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
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
neil: the bombardment is on now that the truce is off a, and it doesn t look like another truce is coming anytime soon. israel just pulled its team of negotiators from qatar after criticizing what it called dead end talks. this as israeli war planes found over 50 targets in gaza. the united nations a says that israel is overdoing it. and now reports even the white house has had enough of it. we ll take you behind the scenes of those reportedly very frank discussions secretary of state annie blinken had with top antony blinken had with top israeli officials this week. we ll ask prime minister benjamin netanyahu s top adviser and reports his nation vows to hunt down hamas if leaders all over the world long after this war. all that and trouble in party paradise. not the republican party, we re talking the president s party. and for democrat dean phillips, that s the season is, it s too much the president s party. why he says he s being iced out in, of all places, the sunshine
from washington tonight. trial by error. that s the focus of tonight s angle. they might be asking why is public trust in the american judicial system declining? well, it s not simply the blm propaganda, flooding our schools, our universities, that s told young people that disproportionate kin car ration of african-americans equals racism. it s not just that respect for our justice system is also cratering due to democrats crusade both against trump and against traditional americans in general. now, for the most egregious example, look no further than trump s civil trial in new york brought by trump hating activist letitia james. judge arthur engram who looks like any random legal panelist on msnbc. he went so far as to mock trump s phrase about the perfect phone call. even using air quotes as he said it. now a conversation with the president. let me get this right. a conversation that the president had with zelenskyy is somehow fair game for a fraud trial that deals with
alert, two major stories this morning as israel continues to the expand ground and airstrike ises in gaza. families and friends of the hostages still in the region are begging officials in tel aviv to bring their loved ones home. israel s says its minister of defense is set the meet with ta. the idf confirms one of its drones hits a terrorist cell many lebanon. pete: officials also say ground and airstrikes will continue in gaza until new orders are in as the idf if killed a senior hamas military leaders and took out at least 150 underground terrorist sites during airstrikes overnight. and an overnight update on the mass shooting in lewiston, maine. robert card was found dead we an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a two-day manhunt. our community can now breathe a sigh of relief, mr. card is deceased and no longer a threat to our community if or any other community. i just don t want to forget the families that are grieving and will continue to grieve. i don t wa