they keep trying to stop trump and they keep failing. late tonight, the minnesota supreme court dismissed a lawsuit that would have kept the former president off the ballot entirely. that was based on a totally bogus claim that he is disqualified from being president under the 14th amendment. it is not going to work. so, what s next in their bag of dirty tricks to try to stop this guy? well, we are going to discuss it a little later. but, first, what happened and what s next? that s the focus of tonight s angle. no getting around it, republicans were once again disappointed last night. big weed and big abortion won in ohio. the g.o.p. lost its dream of taking control of the virginia state house. and the incumbent democrat in kentucky andy beshear, he won. now, naturally, democrats are leaping to the conclusion that biden emerges as superman. it was a significant victory for democrats and it couldn t come at a better time for them as there is tremendous anxiety about preside
i m jake tapper. this hour, the wait for answers more than a month into the israel-hamas war. hundreds of families still do not know the fate of their loved ones being held hostage. right now, two families are here in d.c., hoping u.s. lawmakers can help. they will join me in the studio this hour. plus, america s latest abortion referendum as ohio voters make abortion rights part of their constitution. even conservatives are coming to terms with the shift in tide sense the u.s. supreme court overturned roe v. wade. take a listen. on the issue of abortion, in ohio tonight, we continue the losing streak in the pro-life movement. our pro-life movement, and i am part of it, needs to be better about the way we discuss this issue. and leading this hour, another historic day of testimony in the new york city courtroom. this way from ivanka trump, donald trump s oldest daughter. she just wrapped up her testimony and now states attorneys say they have rested their case. new yo
thanks, greg. greg: you got it. bret: good evening. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, the u.s. strikes back hitting iran-backed proxies carrying out a series of airstrikes today in eastern syria. this, as houthi militants have shot down an american reaper drone off the coast of yemen. that follows dozens of recent attacks we have been telling you about against facilities housing u.s. troops. this is increasing. another pushback by the u.s. chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin is at the pentagon tonight with the latest. good evening, jennifer. jenngood evening bret. new airstrikes against iranian targets in northeastern syria. we now have a statement from defense secretary lloyd austin, quote: today at president biden s direction, u.s. military forces conducted a self-defense strike on a facility in eastern syria used by iran s islamic revolutionary guard corps. the irgc, and affiliated groups. this strike was conducted by two u.s. f-15s against a weapons
spokesperson, the president told blinken there should be an 88 cease-fire between israel and hamas, and that humanitarian aid must be allowed into gaza. state department officials say secretary blinken made it clear in this meeting that the u.s. has a quote, commitment to the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance, and resumption of essential services in gaza, and made clear that palestinians must not be forcibly displaced, and quote. blinken s visit came right after another israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in central gaza early this morning, which killed at least 47 people and wounded dozens more, according to the health ministry and gaza. this brings the death toll in gaza up to more than 9700 since october the 7th. 4800 of those dead are believed to be children, though nbc is unable to independently verify those numbers. the attack came as israel said it would press on with its offensive in gaza, despite appeals from the united states and other nations for a pa
my first conversation with would be a part of my banned book club, and when i should talk about literature and writing and the pressures that it is under in america. let s do that another time, but thank you for being with us this morning. i appreciate it. tony kushner is a tony award winner in a pulitzer prize-winning activist. thank you so much for watching, alex witt reports begins right now. a very good day of all to you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. it is noon here on the east coast. six pm in gaza, and we begin with breaking news on the israel hamas war. here s what is new at this hour. there you hear it. israel s grinding retaliation in gaza bringing new claims of attacks on schools, refugee camps, and ambulances. and new calls for humanitarian pauses. israel s military temporarily shut down a main highway to allow evacuations in gaza, but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a big no to secretary o