Congressman Adam Smith of Washington. He's the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. Congressman, good to see you.Thank you for being with us. That's good to see you, Alec. Thanks.Let's first talk about the fact that we are missing an airman right now. There were now two planes that have been shot down by Iran. One airman was rescued.The other one from the A-10 has been rescued. There's one airman not accounted for right now who is likely in Iran. That's correct, yes, and it's something we sho ...

In what's being described as a major setback for the LGBTQ plus community, the Supreme Court ruled this week against a Colorado law that banned so-called conversion therapy for young people. Now, conversion therapy is the practice of therapists trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of LGBTQ minors. In other words, therapists trying to compel LGBTQ kids to be straight or cisgender. The case was brought by Kaylee Childs, a Christian therapist in Colorado, who argued that the state ban vio ...

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War is a messy and typically unpopular endeavor. Over the years, Americans have grown to distrust the government and how it conducts war. 55 years ago, the Pentagon Papers revealed that it was explicit U .S.policy to mislead citizens on the war in Vietnam, which incidentally, like this thing in Iran, was never officially referred to as a war. It was a so-called police action. And because Americans were misled, the American people did not know of the escalating offensives or the widening fronts of that war.W ...

It is Saturday, April 4th. I'm Ali Velshi You've probably heard by now, but the Trump mega loyalist and personal lawyer Pam Bondi is out as Attorney General. Some people are celebrating, pointing to her chaotic tenure that turned the Justice Department into Trump's personal vendetta machine. But one shouldn't get too comfortable. Donald Trump's reported shortlist to replace Bondi doesn't suggest that either reform or order is coming to the Justice Department. In fact, quite the opposite. You see, Pam Bondi ...

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In the midst of a lot of deep economic concern because of the ongoing war in Iran, among other things, we got a better-than-expected jobs report today. We saw 178 ,000 new jobs in March. That was higher, far higher than the Wall Street estimate, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4 .3%.The night cap is still here. Ron, let's start with you. What stood out to you about this report.Well, a couple of things. There were weather-related issues with the prior months, declines in employment that were also, y ...

On day 213 of the second Trump administration a search-and-rescue operation is still underwa for an American servicemember inside Iran. That missing servicemember is one of two crew members. who was aboard a U .S.F-15E fighter jet when it was shot down earlier today. This marked the first time Iranian forces have successfully downed a U .S. fighter jet since the war began.The other crew member has already been rescued, thankfully, according to two U .S. officials who spoke with MSNOW. Iranian officials are ...

a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling, He's the author of If I Don't Return, Father's Wartime Journal. Thank you both to both of you guys for joining us this morning. We really appreciate it.Congresswoman, I want to start with you and see if you have gotten, you know, you're obviously on recess. So I imagine briefings, at least classified ones have been put on hold right now. But have you heard anything from Foreign Affairs Committee staffers about the ...