stephanie ruhle starts now. tonight, the chaotic start to this new congress. republicans ran on inflation, immigration, and crime but they are focused on fights, internal vaccinations, and stunts. today removing the presented of a lot and when mark from a committee assignment. then the former president feeling the pressure. a potential new charges for his already jailed money man. and the gun country. the fresh push for more people to legally carry just as we get results of the first federal gun crimes reported in decades. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. house republicans have set off a new fire storm on capitol hill today. minnesota democrat, elon omar, has been officially removed from the foreign affairs committee after a party line vote. republican cited her past eight months criticizing israel, with some democrats saying, it is just political revenge for the removal of marjorie taylor greene and paul
house republicans have set off a new fire storm on capitol hill today. minnesota democrat, elon omar, has been officially removed from the foreign affairs committee after a party line vote. republican cited her past eight months criticizing israel, with some democrats saying, it is just political revenge for the removal of marjorie taylor greene and paul gosar from their committees during the less conference. nbc s ryan nobles has more. tonight, democratic congresswoman ilhan omar divided. my leadership and boys will be diminished. if i am not on this committee for one term. after republicans took the dramatic step, but to remove her from the foreign affairs committee. how speaker, kevin mccarthy, says it is in response omar s past comments. with both republicans and democrats of condemns antisemitic. including support for israel was all about the benjamins. and that israel has hypnotized the world. comments omar has apologized for. when it comes to foreign affairs, e
Those comments come as Israeli Forces continue to strike targets in gaza. Israel has cut off fuel, water and electricity supplies to more than 2 Million People in an effort to force hamas to release some 150 israeli hostages. Amid the destruction on the ground, the un also warns some 50,000 pregnant women in gaza are unable to Access Essential Health services or clean water. Israeli tanks were seen gathering thursday along the boundary with gaza signs of a possible ground invasion. Meanwhile, the confirmed death toll continues to rise Gazas Health Ministry says at least 1,537 palestinians have been killed in israels retaliatory air strikes so far. That number includes 276 women and 50 children. Another 6,612 palestinians have been wounded. And in israel, more than 1,300 people have been confirmed dead from hamas surprise attacks over the weekend. Us Secretary Of Defense lloyd austin is travelling to israel on friday one day after Secretary Of State Antony Blinkens visit hell meet with
Strikes hitting buildings in the territory earlier. Israel has cut off fuel, water, and electricity supplies to more than two Million People in an effort to force hamas to release some 150 israeli hostages. Amid the destruction on the ground, the un also warns some 50,000 pregnant women in gaza are unable to Access Essential Health services or clean water. Israeli tanks were seen gathering thursday along the boundary with gaza signs of a possible ground invasion. Meanwhile, the confirmed death toll continues to rise. Gazas Health Ministry says at least 1,537 palestinians have been killed in israels retaliatory air strikes so far. That number includes some 276 women and 50 children. Another 6,612 palestinians have been wounded. And in israel, more than 13 hundred people have been confirmed dead from hamas surprise attacks over the weekend. Us secretary of defence lloyd austin is travelling to israel on friday, one day after Secretary Of State Antony Blinken s visit, to meet with Prime M
on infighting, investigations, and misdirected spending showdowns means this congress is off to a really slow and really messy start. one congressman even compared to the situation to a side folks get. and that is not good for a president who is hoping to make good on promises ahead of 2024, which is exactly what republicans are. doing today, the congressional black caucus met with president biden, and vice president harris, about one of those very promises. police reform. they agreed to start working on the new legislative package last year and bipartisan bill ended up stalled in congress. today south carolina republican senator, tim scott, who worked on that very bill tweeted this. resurrecting the house progressives police reform bill is a nonstarter. and quotes. with that, let s get smart with the help of our lead off panel. nbc, capitol hill and ryan nobles was so great that package. we have to bring mom for her life. msnbc political analyst and