significantly decreases illegal immigration, and we sabotage that, that is inconsistent with what we told our voters we would do. what s with all the maneuvering, are you trying to torpedo any deal? that makes me question your intentions. maybe it s like the issue of fund-raising. that s republican congressman dan crenshaw of texas with more criticism for members of his own party who are trying to tank a bipartisan border deal before it has even been released. we ll have the latest from capitol hill on where that legislation stands. plus, a legal development in donald trump s favor. his federal election interference case is no longer on the court calender here in washington. we ll explain what s behind that delay. and also ahead president biden hits the campaign trail with a stop in a key swing state seeking another high profile endorsement. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, february 2nd, ground-hog day. one of the greatest movies of all-time,
welcome back to the weekend everyone. this morning, the world is reacting to new round of airstrikes from the united states and the middle east. last night, the united states and united kingdom targeted houthi rebels and iran-backed militant group in yemen. the government says they struck 36 targets and 13 locations across the country. all of this comes just one day after a separate series of very consequential strikes by the united states targeting iran- backed militias militants in iraq and in syria. let s get right to an msnbc news correspondent, matt riley, in tel aviv. thank you for being with us this morning. matt, these airstrikes and these retaliatory met, these airstrikes and retaliatory strikes, how do they complicate things for secretary blinken as he heads to the region? well, i think that this is a perfect timing for secretary blinken. and what he will be doing, he ll be coming here to israel. he ll also be going to places like egypt, saudi arabia. these
iran, while already existing domestic politics had a lot to do with iran s shift in government, many experts say that trump s pressure campaign hoisted the hard-liners to the front and the top of the iranian regime. so, when president biden came into power, negotiated with iran was nearly impossible. it wasn t for lack of trying. for the first year of biden s presidency, his administration attempted a resurrect the 2015 nuclear deal, but tehran refused to engage directly with u.s. diplomats. talk about stop and go for several years, then, something happened in 2022, which made matters even worse. the war in ukraine. you see, the original nuclear deal depended on cooperation between the west and russia. but once russia invaded ukraine, any collaboration with moscow was off the table, and now, iran is helping russia in its war. iran s attack drones are a common feature in russia s campaign against ukraine. the 2015 iran nuclear deal built at least a little good faith between ir
here are some of the key conversations you might have missed. oklahoma is calling out republicans who are openly criticizing the bipartisan bill on the border without even reading it. not only the leaders, fellow republicans, but you have people on all of the networks that you would expect, all of the pro trump networks, lying through their teeth. you ve got these clowns that bounce around and do whatever trump tells them to do. this is the worst deal ever. this will ruin america. haven t even read the bill. again, republicans in the states, toughest security brought bill ever. when you have people like the senator who has been right wing as long as you can track him, saying that this is the toughest bill we can get, and then everyone flips because donald trump says, no, i want an issue. mind you, and issue to run against joe biden. forget about the issue. forget about what it s causing the country, i need this for political reasons, it shows you why this is confirmatio
counterattack. more strikes as the u.s. hits iranian-backed targets in the middle east. can america avoid a wider conflict? i don t think we need a wider war in the middle east. national security advisor jake sullivan is next. sweet carolina. president biden sweeps south carolina and tries to shore up support with a key part of his base. joe knows us. can biden convince voters to turn out this fall? south carolina congressman james clyburn joins me. home turf. three weeks until republicans in south carolina vote. donald trump s team says it s over. as nikki haley ups the ante, what s her end game? i m not going anywhere. gop presidential candidate nikki haley is here exclusively. hello. i m dana bash in washington where the stat state of our uni striking back. biden warns of a dangerous and extreme opposition led by donald trump. biden is facing a growing crisis in the middle east with enormous security and political implications. the u.s. struck a houthi