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explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea, like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he ll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military camp ....
a king by wiping out half a trillion dollars of debt and make you, the taxpayer, pay for it. but not so fast. a coalition of six g.o.p.-led states are fighting back, and now the top court will decide if joe overstepped his authority. chuck schumer and the squad bashing the conservative justices and demanding they won t side with biden. 90% of the relief going 2 out of school borrowers will go to those earning less than $75,000 a year. this isn t a handout to the wealthy. callous and spiteful republican officials, disconnected from the hardship of every day folks, who are burdened by this debt. they want this radicalized, extremist supreme court to take away the hope that the president of the united states has given those of us who have been rallying for this call. this unhinged supreme court can make these decisions but we are not going anywhere. the president of the united states that i hope can hear me does have the legal authority to cancel debt. jeanine: but ....
policies. bragg s investigation of alleged financial crimes. we will talk live with chairman jordan shortly on this program. first, correspondent david spunt has our top story tonight from the justice department. good evening, david. bret, quite a rare moment to see such a public fight between a local district attorney and the chairman of the house judiciary committee. this all spilled out just hours ago in a federal lawsuit filed in the southern district of new york in federal court. now, alvin bragg, of course, the district attorney in manhattan, he made history last week by indicting the former president, donald trump, on 34 felony counts. he says republican house judiciary chairman jim jordan needs to stay in his own lane and stay out of the donald trump prosecution. bret, the lawsuit is aimed at strong former assistant district attorney mark pomerantz from complying with the house judiciary committee subpoena to spill the beans on the inner workings of the offi ....
we re now about an hour away from the house reconvening and hopes to vote immediately or eventually will make him the next speaker of the house. spending the night trying to twist these arms belonging to the six hard right republicans that you see on the screen. it was so close, that absent members some of them came out of surgery or other medical provide tour procedures making they are way to the chamber. all of this has extra resonance. manu, so, we talked to you in the last hour, it seems to change over the hour, what s the latest. reporter: there s still growing confidence that they will get the vote. the longest speaker s race that we ve seen since the mid-18 hundreds. but, they believe they ve gotten there. the question will ultimately be on which members ultimately flip. you showed the six on your screen, some of those, they will need all members come and vote for a specific candidate, they will need four of those six. but, there are other strategies now bein ....