What do they want to hear . Or is it potentially that they just want to be the ones to hear it. The lead on writing a definitive ruling on something as foundational as whether this president , any president , is above the law. But you cant separate that motivation from the timing. Why did it take so long for the justices to decide to hear it . And why will it take so long for them to actually hear it. The court has worked faster before, including on Hearing Arguments regarding the colorado ballot. Again, the timing here matters. Not just for this case, which is now unlikely to be tried before election day, but Donald Trumps other cases as well. The classified documents at maralago, maybe even georgia, if that case ever even gets off the ground. Or the arguments regarding the colorado decision to remove trump from the ballot. Theres so much to consider. The motivation, the political effect on november, and the future of the court itself. How much public trust can it stand to lose before
returns to the white house, predicting that trump might not leave voluntarily this time. also tonight president biden says he s decided on a response to the deadly u.s. attack the deadly attack that killed u.s. troops. the world is waiting to see what he decided with the president saying he holds iran responsible. also we are seeing dramatic new images of an undercover raid in a hospital in the west bank with israeli commandos disguised as nurses killing suspected terrorists in hiding. i m kaitlan collins, and this is the source. tonight with donald trump well-positioned to close in with the lead on a third republican presidential nomination, one of his former top aides is stepping up his warnings on what a second trump term could look like. and when i say former top aide, of course, there are many who have issued similar warnings about what could happen including trump s own vice president mike pence. but this is one who had an office just steps away from the oval.
that case in just a moment. also on capitol hill republicans and democrats are sticking to their demands on the debt ceiling despite a fast approaching deadline. we ll look at the fall back options being discussed at the white house. and the latest from donald trump s civil rape trial as jurors yesterday watched more of the former president s video deposition. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we ll begin with the scramble to avoid a first ever government default. with the clock ticking both republicans and democrats are still refusing to budge when it comes to debt ceiling negotiations. according to new reporting in the wall street journal the white house is weighing potential fall back options. people familiar with the matter tell the newspaper administration officials and lawmakers are considering alternatives like a short-term increase in the borrowing limit that would buy them time to f
tonight, the israeli government approves a deal to release some hostages. we ll break down the details and look at what it means for israel hamas war. and the speaker at the house visits mar-a-lago to meet with donald trump. what is next for mike johnson, after his meeting with the four-time indicted former president? then what is going on in the tech world? elon musk s new defamation suit as advertisers dropping x. plus big questions about artificial intelligence after the chaos at open a.i.. as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle, live from washington d.c.. and we got some serious breaking news tonight. israel s government says it has approved the outline of a deal to secure the release of some hostages captured by hamas. we just found out qatar had announced the agreement between israel and i moss and includes a pause in fighting with the release of 50 women and children. the deal was signed off by the israeli
approved the outline of a deal to secure the release of some hostages captured by hamas. we just found out qatar had announced the agreement between israel and i moss and includes a pause in fighting with the release of 50 women and children. the deal was signed off by the israeli cabinet just a few hours ago that there is still a 24-hour period in which the families of israeli victims of hamas could appeal to the supreme court. nbc s clare symonds is in israel with more. reporter: tonight, after 45 days, held by hamas, some hostages inside gaza have finally come home. a tense israeli cabinet meeting sighting off on the framework of a deal, which multiple sources, including a senior u.s. official tell msnbc news, reversing hamas, releasing 50 of the estimated more than 230 hostages held captive in gaza. the released hostages will be women and children only, and freed during a four-day pause, they say. and return, israel would release 150 palestinian women and children priso