since 1869 there but nine justices on the bench. before that it fluctuated from 852 as many as ten. this term, court packing stems from 1937 when fdr tried to change it to add more justices had favorable rulings for the new deal. but the senate rejected it overwhelmingly. but in 1983 then senator joe biden of the judiciary committee thought it was a bonehead idea. but now president biden has ordered the 36 person six month study of expanding the court. as a group of progressive democrats as you mentioned introducing a bill changing the number from nine to 13 to shake up the current 63 conservative majority. senator markey one of the bills cosponsors make clear why he believes the changes necessary. we are here because the united states supreme court is broken. the court is out of balance. too many americans view it as a partisan political institution not our impartial judicial branch of government. but republicans are outraged introducing their own legislation to maintain the
about what went into it. forces going after the leader of isis, aka haji abdullah. it sent a strong message to terrorists around the world. we will come after you and find you. the helicopters approached the compound in the middle of the night. according to officials, once on the ground special forces warned civilians to clear out. he then blew himself up, killing his wife and children. a tenant one floor below killed special forces. toward the end of the two-hour operation, two members of the al qaeda affiliate were killed by u.s. forces. they had to keep one of their helicopters on the ground for mechanical failures. there were combatants. that wasn t the plan. this raid was the biggest u.s. operation in syria since the one that killed abu bakr al ba baghdadi, the original terrorist. in march 2020, the state department labeled him a specially designated global terrorist with a $10 million reward. he was responsible for the recent brutal attack on the prison in north
how the operation unfolded. reporter: a u.s. raid shattering the overnight hours in northwest syria. special forces going after the leader of isis,. last night s operation took a major terrorist leader off the battlefield. and it sent a strong message to terrorists around the world we will come after you and fwiend find you. president joe biden watched from the white house as special forces closed in on their target. the helicopters approached the three-story compound in the middle of the night according to senior administration officials. once on the ground, special forces warned civilians to clear out, evacuating ten civilians, including eight children. officials say he then blew himself up, killing his wife and children, and tearing the top of the building apart. his lieutenant one floor below was killed in an exchange of fire with u.s. forces. the pentagon said a child was also killed on this floor but wouldn t say how or by whom. toward the end of the two-hour op
that is tonight s last word. the 11th hour, starting right now. tonight, a convicted capitol rioter, calling for the execution of mike pence, and members of congress. trump, comforts her with a hug. new abortion restrictions, actually, failing and red states. our conservative lawmakers waking up to what voters want? plus, russia launches its largest missile strike in nearly two months. ukraine gears up for a much anticipated counteroffensive. the 11th hour gets underway, on this friday night. good evening, i am ali velshi, and for my friend stephanie ruhle. during a campaign stop in a new hampshire diner, the former president praised, and hugged a woman who served prison time for her actions during the capitol attack. and we see news reports of trump told her to, quote, just hang in there. then he added this. what they re saying is so sad. what they ve done to january 6th. so bad. patriots. i mean, here the woman, she s a terrific woman. a terrific woman. told nbc
election should be executed and she would like a front seat of mike pence being executed. former republican congresswoman, liz cheney, vice chair of the january six committee, responded to this on twitter. quote, trump is embracing a j six defendant, who called for the execution of members of congress. two elected republicans who have endorsed him, you are endorsing his conduct on january 6th and, everyday sense. the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil s forget man to do nothing. trump support for january six defendants comes to this jacks mitt continues his investigation into the former presidents efforts to overturn the 2020 election. earlier today, the former lead counsel for the january six committee said this about donald trump. his support of them, is continual good words to them suggests that he was on board, on january 6th. the central issue for jack smith is what did the president intend with his words, and deeds, or lack thereof of january 6th? did he int