capehart. we begin the saturday show with breaking news from the middle east. the united states and its allies launched another round of strikes against iran-backed militants. the strikes hit at least 36 targets across 13 houthi controlled sites in yemen. the pentagon says these strikes are a message to the houthis to stop interfering with global trade in the red sea. a statement from defense secretary lloyd austin reads, in part quote, they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not and they are illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels. we will not hesitate to defend lies, and the free flow of commerce in one of the world s most critical waterways. however, u.s. officials clarified today s attacks are not in response to the american casualties in jordan. a spokesman for the houthis warned the group would retaliate. writing, quote, we will meet escalation with escalation. this comes as secretary of state antony blinken prepares to depart for
congressional caucus joins me live to discuss it all. mixed bag, president biden wins big in the democrat s first presidential primary in south carolina. but new nbc news polling numbers could be a sign of trouble to come. we ll break down the data with dnc chair jaime harrison. plus, my one-on-one conversation with california governor gavin newsom, and the real reason he thinks taylor swift has conspiratorial conservatives of freaking out. and, a surprise lol on snl. are you doing okay donald? you might need a mental competency test? you know what i did, i took the test, nascent okay, perfect score, they sent him 100 percent mental. i m jonathan capehart, this is the sunday show. we are monitoring breaking news on capitol hill, as we come on the air this evening. any moment now, we could learn the details of a bipartisan senate bill that includes aid to israel and ukraine, and concessions on security at the u.s. mexico border. excuse me, senate majority leader
president biden tonight is managing a high stakes military operation in the mid east, and a reelection fight here at home. national security adviser jake sullivan returning to the region while wanting additional strikes against iran-backed forces could come at anytime. on the political front, biden scored a resounding primary victory in south carolina, with 96% of the vote. we will speak with palm meadows, state congressman jim clyburn in just a moment about the first official democratic contest of the season. but as biden shifts his focus to the next primary state of a new nbc news poll out today showed biden s approval rating nationally is not a new law. and americans say they on issues like immigration and the economy. one silver lining in the numbers, he holds on to a slim lead and a hypothetical former president should be convicted of a crime. south carolina congressman jim clyburn. thank you for joining us. , before we get into politics, with the retaliatory strikes
end platform free of this and misinformation? collins joins us live to break it all down. and later, from pageants to politics, we will talk to the first asian american woman to be crowned miss texas. she is not backing down from taking on the lone star states right wing zealots. all of this and more is coming up. and the good sunday morning to, you i m katie phang. we will start today still with a look ahead at president biden s upcoming 14th international trip as president of the united states. in just about two hours, he will begin a five-day trip to three european countries, for a series of high stakes meetings where russia s inner turmoil and war in ukraine will likely dominate discussions. tomorrow, the president will meet with america s closest allies. he is set to top british prime minister rishi sunak, and king charles the third, in a bid to strengthen nato alliance in support of ukraine. then, later in the week, biden will travel to lithuania for the 74th nato summi
and trying with diplomacy. they and that faith is. jordan put out a very specific statement to say this ain t us, we are not involved in this. guys, thank you so. much and elise, time is up for me. the saturday show with jonathan capehart starts right now. how capehart starts right now. good evening, i am jonathan capehart. we begin the saturday show with breaking news from the middle east. the united states and its allies launched another round of strikes against iran-backed militants. the strikes hit at least 36 targets across 13 houthi controlled sites in yemen. the pentagon says these strikes are a message to the houthis to stop interfering with global trade in the red sea. a statement from defense secretary lloyd austin reads, in part quote, they will continue to bear further consequences if they do not and they are illegal attacks on international shipping and naval vessels. we will not hesitate to defend lies, and the free flow of commerce in one of the wor