[background sounds] pete: israel continues its strikeses against hamas against forces in gaza advancing its ground activity in the region. the idf says its iron dome intercepted a drone coming from the lebanon earlier today after taking down rockets from gaza overnight. wisconsin e will this comes as iran said the u.s. would be, quote, hit hard if washington did not implement a ceasefire in gaza, but israel s maintaining a ceasefire is not an option. look, we re not going to have a ceasefire with hamas. it s like you having a ceasefire after the bombing of pearl harbor or with isis, it s absurd. and i was glad to see the administration say heir not even asking for a ceasefire. pete: meanwhile, thousands of pro-palestinian protesters raging through the streets of our nation s capital yesterday. rachel: vanned arals hitting vandals smearing red paint on the northwest gate. some even tried to climb over the gate. will: jonathan hunt is on the ground in jerusalem with the lat
election-year issue. meanwhile, the ongoing ethics scandal surrounding some of the justices could also be a major factor this fall. recent efforts to hold the justices accountable have largely stalled in congress and this week, senate republicans blocked a democratic sponsored bill that would have required the supreme court to adopt a more binding code of conduct and would have exposed the justices to greater oversight. democratic representatives alexandria ocasio-cortez and jamie raskin also announced that they plan to introduce legislation in the house that would do the same thing. but, republicans will likely prevent that from even getting a vote on the house floor and that is just the political reality right now on capitol hill. that means that the future of the supreme court might very well be another important issue that the voters will be forced to reckon with when they had to the polls in november. for more on this, i am joined by molly jong-fast, special corresponden