members at a base in jordan. joining us now, nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons joins us from erbil, iraq. we do not have keir yet. we are waiting to get him. we are waiting to get in to you some of our correspondents waiting at the pentagon. help us understand the planning that did or did not go into this attack, the targets of this attack, the significance of this group. again, this is breaking news happening as we come on the air. we have learned that there has been a strike against an iran-backed armed group in iraq. the pentagon suspects led the broad coalition of iran-backed militias behind the attack in jordan that killed three u.s. troop members. we are getting on air, our correspondents at the pentagon to break down what this all means, the planning that was behind this attack, whether or not this was part of the tiered approach we have heard so much about from the u.s. government in the past few days, the significance of the attack, how these ta
heard when the former president united states, and wants to return, tells people on christmas day that they can rot in hell. just as congresswoman debbie dingell says, trump s rot in hell christmas mers it was, to say the least, unpresidential. special counsel jack smith is filing a new motion to block trump for making political arguments during his criminal trial. also tonight, michigan supreme court decides against removing trump from the 2024 ballot, unlike colorado s highest court and now extra security is needed for those justices. plus, the republicans all out assault on voting rights, which includes plans to ask the u.s. supreme court to preserve their undemocratically gerrymandered maps in wisconsin. good evening. and charles coleman, in for joy reid, and we have got a lot to talk about. we begin tonight with a new year faster protesting, many looking head to 2024 and wondering what else could be in store. that certainly appears to be the case for former president d
and wants to return, tells people on christmas day that they can rot in hell. just as congresswoman debbie dingell says, trump s rot in hell christmas message was, to say the least, unpresidential. now, special counsel jack smith is filing a new motion to block trump for making political arguments during his criminal trial. also tonight, michigan supreme court decides against removing trump from the 2024 ballot, unlike colorado s highest court and now extra security is needed for those justices. plus, the republicans all out assault on voting rights, which includes plans to ask the u.s. supreme court to preserve their undemocratically gerrymandered maps in wisconsin. good evening. i m charles coleman, in four joy reid, and we have got a lot to talk about. we begin tonight with a new year faster protesting, many looking head to 2024 and wondering what else could be in store. that certainly appears to be the case for former president donald trump who has been the holidays not
yes. thank you, my friend. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour in 1952, in the middle of the korean war, the united steel workers of america threatened to strike. but before they, could president truman shocked the nation with a televised address announcing he was seizing control of the steel plants so as not to interrupt the war effort. within half an hour of that address, lawyers for the steal companies had driven to a district court judges home in washington, d.c., and gotten the judge to set a hearing for the next morning. a hearing as to whether or not a could actually do that. now, the merits of that case a really interesting, but the reason the steele seizure case matters today is the speed at which was heard by the supreme court. the issue was so urgent for the steel workers, the unions, the steel companies, the u.s. military, it was so pressing that the case skipped the appeals process and the supreme court heard oral arguments just a little over a
truman shocked theco nation wita televised address announcing he was seizing control of the steel plants so as not to interrupt the war effort. within half an hour of that address lawyers for the steel companies had driven to a district court ivjudge s home i washington, d.c. and gotten the judge to set a hearing for the next morning, a hearing as to whether or not a president could actually do that. now, the merits of that case are really interesting. but the reason the steel seizure case matters today is the speed at which it was heard by the supreme court. the issue was so urgent for the steel workers, the unions, the steel companies, the u.s. military, it was so pressing that the case skipped the appeals process, and the supreme court heard oral arguments just ad little over a month after truman s announcement. they decided the case less than a month after that, which is like light speed in supreme court time. and that is why in special counsel jack smith s filing before