Nominee to be the next ambassador to israel. Questions about the Iran Nuclear Deal when he was treasury secretary and the Obama Administration. Some ergonomic is alleged he was not forthcoming about the deal financial implementation. He denied the allegations. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] click. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible] [background noises] the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. Todays hearing carries great importance for the United States, israel and the region. The attacks by hamas over ten days ago in israel of the deadliest day for juice since the holocaust. Objective elevate and wheelchairs, burning people alive, killing babies in front of parents, not only horrific and barbaric but methodically planned and carried out. Hamas started a war. We need someone to reinforce the message the United States
Tem Patrick Mchenry which we have been talking about for a couple of days now is now dead, according to multiple gop lawmakers who have spoken to nbc news, like Kevin Mccarthy and Steve Scalise, the option did not have enough votes. Today in their socalled family meeting, the room got so emotional, matt gaetz confirmed that mccarthy started yelling at him, and Punchbowl News reports another lawmaker nearly lunged at him. Passions are a little inflamed. I think hes working through the stages of grief. Did Congressman Boss Lunge at you at well . I think he was pretty animated. I dont know if i would describe it as a lunge. I said that i thought having speaker light was a bad idea. I think republicans ought to stay in our conference until we elect a speaker. We have a lot of great folks, im supporting jim jordan. That will be how it goes. Joining us now, nbc news capitol hill Correspondent Ali Vitali and Punchbowl News cofounder and political contributor, jake sherman. Ali, what is going
Giving you a front row seat to democracy. Secretary of state Antony Blinken on efforts to secure the release of americans held hostage by hamas. Secretary blinken was joined by the Prime Minister of qatar, also discussing israels response to hamas and gazans moving south. Hostage by hamas. Sec. Blinken let me express my gratitude to my friend muhammad for, as always, very productive discussions. Qatar has been a very close partner on a broad range of issues that are crucial to both of our countries and this region, working together on evacuating americans and others from afghanistan, to cooperating very closely to responding to humanitarian emergencies like the devastating situation in turkey and syria. Were meeting today at what is difficult but also a consequential time for the region in the wake of hamas appalling attack that killed more than 1, 300 israelis and at least 27 american citizens and people from more than 30 countries. Were working with our friends in qatar and those acr
The Kennedy Family despite the fact that their own relative is running against him. President biden will hold events in washington d. C. And in florida where he will deliver a speech on tuesday focused on reproductive rights, one week before a 6 week abortion ban takes effect in that state. That was in biden world. Entrump world, the only Campaign Stop he was able to make this week was at a Bodega In Manhattan which is a county where democrats outnumber republicans 10 to 1 and he continued to spread false claims about rising crime. Otherwise the former president spent most of his week like this, in a courtroom, sometimes nodding off, a preview of what the next 7 weeks of his life will be like as the trial proceeds. It is only the first week and candidate trump is focused on how much of his legal obligations are campaigning his campaign plans. During remarks outside of the courtroom, he complained multiple times about how he should be out on the Campaign Trail instead. To be fair, the f
Jillian, good to have you. The president also reacting to Bernie Sanders e projected victory in the Nevada Democratic caucuses, congratulating the senator while suggesting the Democratic Party may work to block his nomination. Frankly, i dont care who i run against, i just hope they treat them fairly. I hoe its not hope its not going to be a rigged deal, and i hope its not going to be one of those. So well see what happens. But i congratulate Bernie Sanders, and if its going to be him, he certainly has a substantial lead. Well see what happens. David spunt has the latest from the white house. Hi, david. Hi, jillian. President trump, as of today february 23rd believes that Bernie Sanders will be the democratic nominee. Now, for months President Trump has gone after joe biden, the former Vice President , but now hes putting his sights on Bernie Sanders, hoping hes the nominee. The president is pushing the narrative that the system is, quote, rigged against Bernie Sanders, perhaps a way t