happening now, breaking news. united states conducts another retaliatory strike in the wake of that deadly attack on american forces in jordan. u.s. officials confirmed the operation successfully targeted and killed an iran-backed militia commander in baghdad. also breaking tonight, more chaos on capitol hill. the united states senate rejecting the bipartisan border bill despite months of negotiations. what the sudden failure can also mean for aid to ukraine and israel. plus, final preparations for tomorrow s unprecedented u.s. supreme court arguments on donald trump s colorado ballot ban. we have exclusive new reporting on the trump team s strategy just ahead of the historic hearing. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. first up tonight, breaking news. the united states launching a targeted retaliatory strike against an iran backed militia commander blamed for a
tonight, straight from the source, it s been called an epic fail for republicans is another critical bill goes down. nikki haley is calling it total chaos. donald trump is celebrating. president biden is saying it s time for republicans to decide who they serve. also, history in the making at the supreme court. nine justices will give their first indication of where they lean in the fight over removing trump from the ballot ahead of the election from what he did after the last one. we have new updates tonight as the u.s. striking back the against the deaths of three americans in the middle east. the commission commander did tonight internet dramatic images. i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. in the words of one republican senator tonight, quote, i m just based off. lisa murkowski is hardly the only one in her party who feels that way right now and is completely exasperated by what s been happening on capitol hill. in just the last 24 hours her party lined up to si
in the words of one republican senator tonight, quote, i m just pissed off. lisa murkowski is hardly the only one in her party that feels that way right now and is completely exasperated what s been happening on capitol hill. in just the last 24 hours her party lined up to sink the border bill one of their own negotiated for months. you can hear the frustration in that senator s voice, james lankford, of oklahoma how he lamented the politics have overtaken the policy. this is the pen that i was handed at that desk when i was sworn in to the united states senate. there s no reason for me to have this pen if we re just going to do press conferences. i can do press conferences from anywhere, but we can only make law from this room. no law s being made right now. senator mitch mcconnell was even among the no votes today even after he helped craft this bill, but that was after it was made clear it was not going anywhere. tonight many in the republican conference are sounding t
this is the source. we start with breaking news. as the u.s. retaliation for the deaths of three american soldiers is underway tonight. the u.s. hitting more than 85 targets in iraq and syria against iranian-backed militias. b1 bombers flying nonstop from an air force base in texas ultimately striking 7 facilities in a mission the white house says was successful but also not over yet. it is without a doubt a sharp escalation of the war in the middle east. those bombers in the air today as president biden was attending the dignified transfer for those three soldiers at dover air force base. we start with team coverage tonight. oren leiberman at the pentagon, retired air force colonel cedric leighton in washington, and nic robinson in tel aviv. the pentagon confirming these strikes and laying out their rationale. what s the latest you re learning tonight? the u.s. carrying out strikes in iraq and syria. going after not specifically iran. the u.s. didn t strike directly in i
i m fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining us. new today, iraq is now summoning a top u.s. diplomatic official in protest of a barrage of punishing u.s. air strikes in the middle east. the u.s. says those strikes hit 85 targets linked to iran s islamic revolutionary guard quds force and affiliated militia groups in iraq and syria. the strikes a response to a drone attack in jordan which killed three american soldiers on sunday. iraq is claiming the explosions that just happened involving the u.s. killing 16 people, including civilians. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin says the strikes are just the beginning of the u.s. response. iran says the u.s. has made a strategic mistake, while iraq and syria say the u.s. actions could inflame more conflict in the region. cnn has teams around the globe covering all of these developments. let s go first to cnn s ben wedeman in jordan. ben, these strikes were sudden, devastating. how are officials on the ground? how are thos