the militias that they sponsor. we are also getting some more details on the timing of the response to those three american soldiers killed in jordan last week and how it unfolded throughout this week. just in a moment, i will talk with deputy director for the very latest response from the administration as well as the defense department. but first, we re going to head to the region and nbc news chief international correspondent, who s joining us from iraq. welcome, here, so has the region reacting? what can we expect next? well alex, i think what we saw last night was not insignificant. that is true. but it was also limited. granted, an escalation by the biden administration. we haven t seen anything like this in recent years, frankly, in this part of the world. but still limited so that the strikes were along the east syria, iraq border in a trench there that we know has a number of militia groups and camped there. now, that s a part of that border that runs through
what could only be described as a wild day for the 2024 presidential campaign. what was once a pretty crowded republican field, only a couple of months ago, is now down to a two-person race. as of today. after florida governor ron desantis dropped out and endorsed donald trump, immediately, basically, just hours ago. now this was a rocky road for desantis from the very beginning, i think it was fair to say. because remember back in the spring when he kicked off his campaign with a glitchy twitter live stream, we all kind of remember that, it turns out things never went up from. there i know it may be hard to picture, especially tonight, before he entered the race, desantis was thought about as the next great hope of the republican party. he was the big story of the 2022 election on the republican side. and he was thought of as donald trump s biggest threat. but from messaging mistakes to money issues, his campaign quickly, and i mean, quite quickly fell apart. he was a bit of
new hampshire. on what could only be described as a wild day for the 2024 presidential campaign. what once was a pretty clap only a couple of months ago, is now down to a two-person race, as of today. after florida governor ron desantis dropped out and endorsed donald trump, immediately basically, just hours ago. now this was a rocky road for desantis from the very beginning, i think it is fair to say. because remember back in the spring, when he kicked off his campaign with a glitchy quid twitter live screen. we all remember that. it turns out things never really went up from there. i know it may be hard to picture, especially tonight, before he entered the race, desantis was thought of as the next great hope of the republican party. he was the biggest story of the 2022 election on the republican side, and he was thought of as donald trump s biggest threat. but for messaging, for messaging mistakes to money issues, his campaign quickly, and i mean quite quickly, fell apart
the job support job report out shattered expectations. employers added 329,000 jobs which is way more than the 190,000 that was expected. the jobs did tip up to more people entering the workforce looking for jobs. the federal reserve is looking to this report as to whether or not to raise more the interest rates. wow. this is more than was thought. you are looking at the big headlines of the big companies doing the layoffs, but small businesses can finally get their hands on workers and hire. and the hiring here is broad based and centered here. tech workers and hospitals and nursing homes and construction sites and everything but manufacturing, because there is a little bit of weakness in manufacturing, and it is showing strong hiring. it is showing the signs of resiliency in the signs of everyone taking the 39,000 jobs and new added, and christine, you pointed out new interesting numbers related to women. the workforce sales force of women 29-54, the biggest share of
was placed on unpaid suspension on the first day of a new assignment. congressman jim jordan is expected to take the podium any moment and we ll take you there live. we know there is interest in what is going on there. ainsley: one agent lost his security clearance yesterday. brian: so much going on. think about this, a whistleblower comes out and says, i cannot knowledge the irs is not moving forward with the investigation to hunter biden. now other whistleblowers are saying, i have a problem with the way this group this is law and lack of order and in the backdrop of all of that is the release of the durham report and all the different ways the fbi let america down during the trump years. ainsley: and some were investigating child abuse cases and claim the agency said, those are not your priority anymore, you need to focus on january 6. steve: as soon as they take the stage in the house, we ll take you there live. meanwhile, one case that captivated since may 1 is