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
group of republican governors set to visit the southern border is greg abbott faces off the biden administration as arizona and california see rising numbers of migrant encounters and they step up enforcement on their side of the border. welcome to fox news lives. is going to be a busy second our. lawmakers prepare for the release of the border and immigration reform package in advance of a vote next week. the republican house speaker mike johnson declares the rumor deal dead on arrival. jeff paulison eagle pass on the ground bringing the latest. reporter: it has been a quiet day in eagle pass, we ve only seen a few smaller groups of migrants trying to enter the us pales in comparison to what we saw a month ago in this exact location. it puts it in perspective. 71,000 apprehensions in the month of december for the entire dell rio sector. 17,000 apprehensions down 76%. part of a reason for the drop, texas governor greg abbott limiting access to shelby park and all the r
border bill. johnson said it is dead on arrival as he reveals a bill for israel alone without a cent for the war against putin in ukraine or the border. top senate negotiator, chris murphy joining us coming up. plus, the pentagon fires off a weekend barrage of preemptive strikes against houthis in yemen after friday night s strikes for the deaths of three u.s. service members. we intend to take additional strikes and additional action to continue to send a clear message that the united states will respond when our forces are attacked or our people are killed. secretary of state blinken has arrived in saudi arabia today starting his fifth shutting mission to the region since october 7th to promote a halt in the fighting in gaza in exchange for a release of hostages. and donald trump widens his lead over president biden in our new poll. steve kornacki is here to break it all down. good day, i m andrea mitchell in washington. senate negotiators from both parties prod
the militias that they sponsor. we are also getting some more details on the timing of the response to those three american soldiers killed in jordan last week and how it unfolded throughout this week. just in a moment, i will talk with deputy director for the very latest response from the administration as well as the defense department. but first, we re going to head to the region and nbc news chief international correspondent, who s joining us from iraq. welcome, here, so has the region reacting? what can we expect next? well alex, i think what we saw last night was not insignificant. that is true. but it was also limited. granted, an escalation by the biden administration. we haven t seen anything like this in recent years, frankly, in this part of the world. but still limited so that the strikes were along the east syria, iraq border in a trench there that we know has a number of militia groups and camped there. now, that s a part of that border that runs through
michael steele. we are following the breaking news on the u.s. air strikes hitting targets in iraq and syria, including new reaction from the iraqi government. also, donald trump s election interference trial is officially delayed, what it means for his legal timeline. it is election day in south carolina. congressman james clyburn joins us as democrats their head to the polls. it is a very busy day of news, welcome to the weekend. we begin this weekend with the breaking news, justin, state media in iraq now reporting that the foreign ministry has summoned the highest ranking u.s. diplomat in baghdad to opper a former protest over last night s airstrikes in iraq and syria. the u.s. military says it hit more than 85 targets facilities used by iran s revolutionary guard and the militias they sponsor in the region. this is the first wave of what officials say could be a weeks- long campaign in response to the deaths of three american soldiers in jordan last weekend. joining us n