they re clearing the house from room to room, that was pretty funny. it was great to be with you. not just house republicans i can t get their act together. senate republicans are a hot mess as well. republicans in both the house and senate in what can be called disarray. after failing the actions. projecting americans strength around the world. joe manchin is here. one day away from the first real case before the supreme court. trying to keep his name on election ballots across country. his actions are coming into question ahead. this critical moment for his legal team trying to keep the court out of politics. four months to the day since the terrorist it talks on the cease-fire proposal that contains crazy demands from hamas. there was a showdown on the senate floor today as republicans failed yet again to agree on a border bill. with what republicans themselves have been demanding. this is one of the most remarkable turns in political history. last fall, senate r
members at a base in jordan. joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons joins us from erbil, iraq. we do not have keir yet. we are waiting to get him. we are waiting to get in to you some of our correspondents waiting at the pentagon. help us understand the planning that did or did not go into this attack, the targets of this attack, the significance of this group. again, this is breaking news happening as we come on the air. we have learned that there has been a strike against an iran-backed armed group in iraq. the pentagon suspects led the broad coalition of iran-backed militias behind the attack in jordan that killed three u.s. troop members. we are getting on air, our correspondents at the pentagon to break down what this all means, the planning that was behind this attack, whether or not this was part of the tiered approach we have heard so much about from the u.s. government in the past few days, the significance of the attack, how these ta
to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. erin burnett out front starts right now. out front next, we are live at the supreme court where in just hours a crucial hearing to determine whether trump is disqualified from the ballot will begin. it is a decision that could up end the 2024 election. one of the attorneys in the courtroom tomorrow is out front. plus, putin s american friend, the russian president sitting down for an extensive conversation with tucker carlson who has never shied away from pushing putin s propaganda. the. chinese headlines saying texas is about to secede from the union and a civil war is breaking out in america. why is the communist government letting the lies flourish. let s go out front. good evening. i m erin burnett. out front tonight the supreme court front and center. the first case that could impact the 2024 election begins in just hours. the justices tomorrow morning will hear oral arguments there in an unprecedented case t
right now on early start, americans are lined up outside the supreme court to witness the biggest presidential election case since bush v. gore almost a quarter century ago. plus round two here. otherwise we re getting nothing on the border. two big republican priorities go down in flames in the same week. when can congress get its act together. and foul play, the new nikki haley campaign ad that called donald trump chicken. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it is thursday, february 8, 5:00 a.m. on an historic day in washington. the supreme court will consider a question that has never before been asked. did donald trump engage in insurrection and if so does that allow him to be disqualified from the ballot before the justices answer has the potential to upend the 2024 race. trump is now for all intents and purposes the presumptive nominee and that is exactly how his party is acting. following his lead congressi
middle east. cbs evening news starts now. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and we are coming on the air on this wednesday night following a number of breaking stories involving the u.s. military, including that drone strike in iraq that the pentagons has killed a high-ranking commander of kataib hezbollah. that is the iranian-backed militia that is blamed know my claim for the death of three soldiers. the commander killed is responsible for directly planning and participating in terrorist attacks against american forces in the middle east. there have been 168 attacks on u.s. service members in iraq, syria, and jordan since october. the strike targeted a single car on a busy street in the eastern part of the iraqi capital. this is the first time since the deaths of those soldiers that the united states has targeted a specific person after a major strike last week against buildings and weapons depots. the president has vowed that attacks on these militia groups will con