since early years of the trump administration. but the situation on the ground remains tenuous. israeli police engaged in what they call operation law and order, rounding up hundreds of people accused of criminal acts around the violence and protests of recent weeks. and saying they made at least 74 arrests just today. meanwhile, new details on president biden s first face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin as the biden administration responds to another budding crisis in eastern europe. western governments accusing belarus putin-backed president lukashenko of orchestrating a hijacking of an airliner to capture a prominent dissident. they believe the russian kgb agents used a bomb threat as cover for belarus to dispatch a fighter jet and force the plane to land in minsk. in minutes, the opposition leader who faced lukashenko in last year s election, now living in exile will join me live. we start in the middle east with the latest. joining us from jerusalem
pretty slim this weekend. democratic congressman jonah boost told msnbc what could happen if the filibuster is used to block it. i can think of no better signal that the united states senate is fundamentally broken as an institution, if it is bipartisan commission that would investigate the events of january 6th and if that is the case the caucus will have to step forward and eliminate the filibuster once and for all so that we can finally deliver for the american people. new reporting in politico reveals some democrats are raising concerns for safety as a bill to bolster capital security faces an unnamed fate in the senate. opposition could mean months of delays for help that the democrats say it s sorely needed. new fallout related to the death of a black man after his arrest by troopers in louisiana. we will have the breaking details as well as new analysis on ronald green s arrest later this hour and this comes as congress appears likely to miss the may 25th deadline
from florida that has been one of the most stanch and flamboyant defenders of former president donald trump. first reported that matt gaetz is currently under federal criminal investigation for allegations of alleged sex trafficking of an under aged girl. this started during the trump administration with bill barr being personally briefed on the matt gaetz investigation on multiple occasions. it is examining whether federal campaign funds might have been used congressman gaetz said they are all made up and he did nothing wrong. the breaking news in the times tonight puts the denials in a different light. here is the lead from the new york times. michael schmidt is the lead on the story along with maggie representative matt gaetz republican of florida was one of president trump s most vocal allies in his term. in the final weeks congressman gaetz sought something in return. privately asking the white house for blanket preemptive pardons for himself and unidentified congres
this-past summer in their arguments. will you then respond to maxine waters with a number of other democrat officials not speaking out against the antifa and other-extremist rallies over the last summer? i think, you can count on that. the my if my eyes look a little red to the viewers, it s because i have been looking at a lot of video, the last several days. plus, congresswoman marjorie taylor greene says she s been freed to push the republican party further to the right. this, amid growing divisions within the gop. exactly one month, after the capitol insurrection, the new york times releasing a breakdown of who has been arrested. including, at least 22 current members or former members of the military. and health officials, warning super bowl watch parties could spark a coronavirus explosion. even worse than holiday gatherings. good, saturday morning. happy to be with you. i m lindsey reiser. and i m kendis gibson. we have a big hour ahead for you. we ha
end of october. after years at the center of republican politics, house speaker john boehner step down in 2015. since then, he has mostly been absent from public life, with the exception of calling senator ted cruz, who suffer in the flesh. last week, and one of his peers interview since leaving office, speaker boehner talked to vice founder shane smith about the race for president and where politics had from here. there you go. this is the coolest why no burner ever. i do not remember the last time i didn t interview with the class of one. [laughs] cool. cool. in 2015, the speaker the house, john boehner, retired. being speaker the house is a stressful job in the best of times, but there was other stressors of the job that maybe pushed john boehner closer to a red wine and cigarette filled retirement at an accelerated pace. john boehner resigned from congress in the middle of a projected leadership struggle and republican politics. the most conservative wing of the par