jordan, before our service members were attacked we would respond. so iran and its militia groups knew we were going to respond. we also said we were going to do it at a time and place of our choosing. we planned the attack, executed the attack, we hit where we wanted to hit when we wanted to hit. of course, there will always be armchair quarterbacks, but we re confident in the steps we have taken so far and we re confident in the course we re on going forward. that s national security adviser jake sullivan responding to criticism of the retaliatory strikes for the drone attacks that killed u.s. troops in jordan. we ll go through that military action in the middle east and what could come next. plus, we ll bring you the details of the long-awaited bipartisan border deal, which is now getting pushback from members on both sides of the aisle. and also ahead, the latest nbc news polling on a biden/trump rematch. the new data is highlighting some of the president s real str
rights. on his republican opponent focused on inflation and crime. in florida former republican governor turned democratic congressman charlie crist will challenge republican governor and potential presidential candidate ron desantis for the governor s mansion. chris will be here to talk about his uphill battle. the senate candidate in florida is congresswoman and former orlando police chief val demings winning the nomination to challenge marco rubio. and in new york s bitter feud between two powerful democrats for one manhattan seat because of redistricting, jerry nadler defeated caroline maloney. also on the political front, president biden is back from vacation today and will be announcing an extension on student loan forgiveness, a decision unlikely to please partisans on both sides. and a somber independence day in ukraine as the country also marks six months today since russia invaded with boris johnson showing up in kyiv and president so lent skit addressing the u.n. $
Just as noably, you see a lot of red areas in the district. a lot of republican counties where he did just as well as donald trump did. what he didn t get was a comparable level of turnout. so more turnout on the democratic side here. and as we say, this is not just a one off. we have seen a draw line right here. this is when the stream court ruling came down. there have been four special elections since the supreme court ruling. and you see them here. it s a district in nebraska that trump won by 15. the republicans won it, but only by 5. minnesota trump won the district by 10. republicans win, but only by 4. democrats outright win in new york, 19 yesterday. by the way there was a special election in the 23rd district of new york yesterday. thot a lot of money was spent. the district is being blown up by redistricting. nonetheless, trump won the district by 11 points in 2020. the republicans won that race last night. but again, only by 6.