in the next couple of days. this after senate negotiators actually reached a deal, but could it all fall apart even before the tex is released? we ll talk to a top opposition leader from venezuela where hundreds of thousands of people are risking everything to come to the united states. in a few minutes, president biden and the first lady will head to dover air force base as we await the dignified transfer of three u.s. service members killed in a drone attack in jordan. plus, a major court date for donald trump s federal election interference case dropped off the court s docket. we ll explain why. and in just 24 hours, south carolina democrats will head to the polls in what marks a major test of enthusiasm among black voters, who are essential to joe biden s re-election. we begin with breaking news on capitol hill. this morning, house judiciary committee chairman jim jordan subpoenaed fani willis, demanding documentation from following allegations that willis fired
ohio and i think he has much to teach us about how to win in november for democrats. the recipe to the secret sauce for democrats. and alex, i don t know if you have a policy on this. maybe you do. what s your policy when a guest shows up in formal wear. i celebrated, lawrence. mine is just no comment, no questions. black tie, where have you been, i don t think that it s i think it s because you expect your guests to arrive like. that it throws me every time. and that s all i m going to say about it, okay? i am not going to,. and we ll know who the guest is momentarily. the audience will figure it out. they can ask their own questions on twitter. who knows. i ll be watching. thanks alex. have a good show. we have breaking defendant trump news tonight, but first, secretary of defense lloyd austin offered a new description today of how president biden will respond to the attack in jordan that killed three american personnel. i would just tell you tha
so we are intent on doing both. that is standing up for our people when they re attacked while at the same time working every single day to prevent the conflict from growing and spreading. that s secretary of state antony blinken laying out the priorities of the biden administration in the middle east which is becoming more volatile by the day following a deadly strike on three u.s. service members. and on capitol hill we ll bring you new details about the bipartisan border deal in the senate that are starting to leak out. we ll go through what s in the bill and the response from lawmakers. and meanwhile, the republican controlled house continues to focus on grievance over government as it moves forward with a possible impeachment of the homeland security secretary. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, january 30th. i m jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin with the defense department, which has identified th
good morning. it s saturday, february the 3rd. i m ali velshi. the israel, gaza war continues. it s steady creep outward, threatening to explode into a widespread regional conflict or worse at any moment. now, the united states has upped the ante, conducting what the biden administration says is the first in a series of strategic retaliatory strikes against iranian-backed proxy forces operating in iraq and syria. and their iranian handlers operating alongside them. these groups are among those responsible for more than 160 tags on u.s. troops in the region since the october 7th attack on israel. that include last sunday s deadly attack on tower 22. it s a u.s. base in the extreme northeast corner of jordan. right near the border with iraq and syria. more than 40 u.s. service members were wounded and three u.s. soldiers died in that attack. 24-year-old specialist, kennedy sanders, was posthumously promoted to sergeant. 46-year-old sergeant, william jerome rivers, and 23 year o
this is my understanding of the history of cabinet impeachments, and it goes back to william belknap in 1876, when it was a serious thing. brendan buck, my friend, thank you for your time tonight. good to see you. that is our show for tonight, now it s time to the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. evenin good evening, alex. tonight s tonight, i just can t take it anymore. i have to unburden myself. republicans, the nfl and taylor swift. it s time. listen, i unburdened myself last night and almost took another pass at it today because it s so absolutely bonkers. the whole thing. it just keeps getting more insane, but i hope to make serious points within that story about the dangerous spread of this kind of insanity and what it can reach and what insanity does reach to on the republican side of politics. most republicans have none of these crazy thoughts, but the ones who do can end up being extremely dangerous. yes, insanity coupled with