in washington last hour, crucial developers in northern ireland tonight. the leader of the dup, jeffrey donaldson, has been meeting with executive members of his party to discuss a possible deal to restore power sharing at stormont next week. the dup collapsed the executive nearly two years ago in protest at the post brexit trading arrangements. the party has been in talks with the uk government this past year seeking changes to the so called windsor framework. and it would seem there has been enough progress to put something to the wider party. there are around 130 members of the executive. the party officers are not present at this meeting tonight, and only they would have the power to sign off on any prospective deal. let s speak to our ireland correspondent, chris page. just talk to me about that bit. this is the wider group of the executive, chris, but i guess if they go in behind jeffrey donaldson, he is in business? , , ., behind jeffrey donaldson, he is in business? ,
on a u.s. base in jordan that killed three service members and injured dozens. here s what we know about the attack. you can see it in the middle of your screen, it was a logistics place where army and air force personnel are deployed as part of the effort to prevent the resurgence of isis. the pentagon reporting in the last hour all three killed were members of the army reserve. they are 46-year-old sergeant william jerome river, specialist kennedy l. sanders, 4 years old from georgia and 23-year-old specialist breonna moffett also from georgia. a drone struck the living quarters of the base where some of the troops were sleeping. eight of the injured had to be evacuated out of jordan because of the severity of their injuries. that s according to u.s. central command. an umbrella group of iranian-backed militias has claimed responsibility and brand-new reporting on what went wrong. the new york times reports air defenses failed to stop a deadly attack on a u.s. military ou
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donald trump s iron grip on the gop, now extends from the campaign trail to capitol hill. republicans could tank a border bill just to help them politically. my all-star panel molly jong-fast, michael steele, and luke broadwater, they are here to discuss what is at stake. the magic number, a jury verdict orders donald trump to pay 83 point $3 million for defaming e. jean carroll after she accused him of sexual assault. we ll take a closer look at when or if she will see the money, and what trump s courtroom theatrics could tell us about his upcoming criminal trials. and, mr. wright, first time oscar nominee jeffrey wright joins me to talk about his acclaimed movie, american fiction, how it reflects his life experience, and the role i hope he gets to play one day. i m jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. donald trump and nikki haley are back on the campaign trail tonight, as we countdown to next month s 2024 presidential contest in nevada and south car