of america s newsroom, i m claudia cowen. mike: i m mike emanuel. the act of retaliation coming after an anti-american sanctioned group launched a drone attack on erbil air base in northern iraq that injured three service members, one critically. former national security member telling us last hour president biden should have taken action sooner. i m glad that he finally hit back, but he should do it earlier in the cycle. his red line seems to be if a u.s. troop or a u.s. contractor gets hit, injured or killed, then the united states will hit back. i would rather us hit hard earlier in the cycle so that we can prevent someone from being injured in the first place. mike: right now black smoke rising over gaza as the idf ramps up attacks on hamas terror targets. israel s prime minister visited troops in northern gaza saying there can be no peace until hamas is destroyed. claudia: bring us up to speed, trey. good morning. overnight president biden ordered the u.s. mi
laura: i m laura ingraham, this is the the ingraham angle, thank you for being with us tonight. how to save democracy is the focus of tonight s angle. the most dangerous people in the united states tonight, they are not donald trump supporters. most dangerous people in the united states are those suggesting that somehow a court can vaporize the candidacy of the leading presidential contender and not do damage to the country and its institutions. it is encouraging to see the rule of law working. the colorado supreme court justices did a sensational job. if he s unfit to hold office, we should be encouraged by any action that makes it less likely he will return to the presidency. laura: these people are delusional. they think if the court bars a front-runner from the race, that the election will go on as normal and usual? they are kidding themselves. let s be clear, any decision that prevents voters from deciding donald trump s fate would discredit the next year s ele
laura: i m laura ingraham. this is the ingraham angle. thank you as always for being with us tonight. how to save democracy. that s the focus of tonight s angle. the most dangerous people in the united states tonight, they are not donald trump supporters the most dangerous people in the united states tonight are those who are suggesting that somehow a court can just vaporize the candidacy of the leading presidential contender and not do long-term damage to the country and its institution. it s definitely encouraging to see the rule of law working. the colorado supreme court justices in the majority did a really sensational job. if he is unfit to hold office, we should all be encouraged by any action that makes it less likely that he will return to the presidency. laura: these people are delusional. they actually think if a court successfully bars the frontrunner from the 2024 race that the election is just going to go on as normal that all is going to be well. tha
[applause] can i get an amen i ll tell you the truth. elon musk tweeting great statement by tim scott few hours ago scott responded this is our mission elon musk will save you a seat on monday. that s when senator scott is set to formally announce his bid. former president trump s team using the announcement about scott to hit florida governor ron desantis calling it a path to second place his campaign relesioning a statement that reads, quote, ron desantis failed shadow campaign has opened the floodgates for career politicians looking to see an opportunity to raise profile head of the 2028 race and tim scott aggressive media purchase doesn t need to cap desantis but scott sees same thing as youngkin kristy and others the path to second place is wide open. they smell ron desantis blood in the water and no longer see him as an obstacle kellyanne conway straight to you is this the race to second place? it looks that way and trump is ahead in primarily polls comfortly over
will: did for everyone but you. ainsley: great to be at work. pete: tomorrow is april 18th. it is just finishing their taxes. ainsley: so is everyone else. so stressful. pete: bank statement. ainsley: are yours in? have you completed yours? pete: yes, i need an extension. will: i need extension. it is in my inbox. i need do digital signatures. pete: how about you? ainsley: all mine are finished. done. which is a good feeling. all right, it is 6:01 on the east coast. the house judiciary committee is in new york city this morning to hold a field hearing on violent crime. will: crime victims will testify about the direct impact alvin bragg s policies have had on their lives. alexandria hoff joins us in washington with more. d.a. bragg is calling this is a political stunt which is a term we have heard republicans describe his prosecution of former president trump. spent thousands ton that while declining to prosecute 1200 felony cases last year up from 828