capehart. we begin the saturday show with breaking news from the middle east. the united states and its allies launched another round of strikes against iran-backed militants. the strikes hit at least 36 targets across 13 houthi controlled sites in yemen. the pentagon says these strikes are a message to the houthis to stop interfering with global trade in the red sea. a statement from defense secretary lloyd austin reads, in part quote, they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not and they are illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels. we will not hesitate to defend lies, and the free flow of commerce in one of the world s most critical waterways. however, u.s. officials clarified today s attacks are not in response to the american casualties in jordan. a spokesman for the houthis warned the group would retaliate. writing, quote, we will meet escalation with escalation. this comes as secretary of state antony blinken prepares to depart for
and trying with diplomacy. they and that faith is. jordan put out a very specific statement to say this ain t us, we are not involved in this. guys, thank you so. much and elise, time is up for me. the saturday show with jonathan capehart starts right now. how capehart starts right now. good evening, i am jonathan capehart. we begin the saturday show with breaking news from the middle east. the united states and its allies launched another round of strikes against iran-backed militants. the strikes hit at least 36 targets across 13 houthi controlled sites in yemen. the pentagon says these strikes are a message to the houthis to stop interfering with global trade in the red sea. a statement from defense secretary lloyd austin reads, in part quote, they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not and they are illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels. we will not hesitate to defend lies, and the free flow of commerce in one of the wor
and i aced it. i think it was 35, 30 questions. and let me tell you, they always show you the first one, like a giraffe, a tiger, or this. a whale. which one is the whale? donald trump is again bragging about acing the dementia test. while claiming that presidents should have full immunity for any crimes they might want to commit. former u.s. attorney general eric holder joins me on that. and on a big victory in louisiana, where a new legislative map with two majority black districts is advancing in the state legislature. plus, with a border deal on the table, which senate republicans say is a great deal, trump s maga caucus in the house is saying no. because they want to continue to stoke fear ahead of the fall election. but we begin tonight with donald trump. the leading candidate for the republican presidential nomination telling americans very clearly that he should be able to murder and jail anyone he wants to, and no one should be able to stop him. not a single pe
i believe it is. it remains to be seen if it will hurt him at all politically. he is still the front runner for the republican presidential primary. and trump s campaign is not slowing down at all. today he is on a stump in the south making his first speeches since the indictment in georgia and north carolina. i am simone sanders townsend and i have something to say about it all. what kind of democracy are weak? are we a mature democracy, capable of enforcing its rules and laws? or an immature democracy choosing chaos over the competition. questions after this week s historic federal indictment of former president donald trump. and if you didn t get a chance to read that damning 44-page document, or 45, i highly encourage you to do it. it is all right, because we have got you suffered. on thursday we learned the former president was indicted by the justice department and its investigation of mishandling of classified documents. and yesterday when the indictment was unse
today on inside politics, firing back. the donald trump is on a social media tear sending dozens of posts and reposts that kicked him off the ballot in colorado. republican rivals are standing with him. president biden is grappling with a critical decision on israel. the security council is set to vote on a resolution to stop the fighting in gaza. the big question will the u.s. block it. is and congress is paralyzed. lawmakers heading home for the holidays after one of the moegs unpreductive years in history in 2024 might be even worse. acosta. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. we want to start with jack smith responding to trump s legal team trying to delay the january 6th case. the special counsel is stress ing the gravity and urging the supreme court to immediately hear the dispute over presidential immunity. senior correspondent katelyn polantz is following all the developments for us. what are we hearing about the special counsel s request? the