and a texas showdown, a judge hearing arguments right now in the high-stakes lawsuit over abortion pills. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you so much for being here. i m kate bolduan. the u.s. state department does not call in the russian ambassador every day, but that is what s happened. this is after the pentagon says a russian fighter jets forced down a u.s. spy drone in international waters in the black sea. according to u.s. officials the russians first dumped fuel on the drone similar to the one you see here and then hit its propeller forcing the u.s. then to bring the drone down. the defense secretary slamming the incident as reckless. this hazardous episode is a part of a pattern of aggressive and risky and unsafe actions by russian pilots in international airspace. so make no mistake, the united states will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows. orrin lieberman joins us from the pentagon. you have new reporting als
The threat of terrorists and weapons in the area and locate hostages. This is not the all out Ground Invasion. Theyve also tweeted moments ago they are striking hezbollah targets in the north inside lebanon Secretary Blinken earlier in doha qatar asking about the larger Military Offensive expected in the coming days. The way israel does this matters. The way any democracy has to deal with such a situation matters, and to that end, we discussed with the israelis, urged the israelis to use every possible precaution to avoid armed civilians. Joining me now, ben rhodes, former Obama National security adviser to president obama. Ben, what Secretary Blinken was saying today and yesterday was that israel has a right to defend itself, that the u. S. Is firmly behind israels military decisions and helping with them, but he was very pointed in, again, today especially in qatar, that theyve urged israel to try to limit the damage to civilians. How do you do that with a Ground Invasion in that urb
Futures. Thanks so much for joining us this morning. Im maria bartiromo. Today, dysfunction and stupidity. A Government Shutdown is looming one week from today as a group of conservative lawmakers blow up republican chances to fund the government at a time that americans are hurting from the impact of the biden administrations terrible policies where pictures expose an invasion underway at the u. S. Southern border. Sky high inflation bankrupting families and businesses and corruption is in plain sight. Republican disrupters are trying the stop funding the government, take down the speak speakerover the house and destroy the victories republicans have had in reversing this bad policy. Now the house gears up to the vote on four Appropriations Bills this upcoming week to partially fund the government just days before the funding deadline. Coming up, House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan On The Budget Battle and if what it means for current leadership. Plus, will Chuck Schumer and
menendez. as we begin a new hour, grasping for a plan. the new house speaker facing a major task to avoid a costly government shutdown. with time running out, republicans and democrats are already criticizing his new plan. also tonight, the israeli prime minister with a significant statement about the future of gaza. and the new warning about the 2024 race. donald trump has a few things planned for the doj and immigration policy if he were to win again. and it is just as dangerous as you would expect. this is american voices. we begin this hour on capitol hill, with yet another countdown to a costly government shutdown. congress has until the end of friday, six days from now, to pass the funding bill. just hours ago, the new house speaker, mike johnson, unveiled his plan to keep the government funded. it is a two state approach, funding some parts of the government until january, others through february. this new plan does not include spending cuts, nor additional milit
just hours ago, the new house speaker, mike johnson, unveiled his plan to keep the government funded. it is a two-step approach, funding some parts of the government until january. others through february. this new plan does not include spending cuts, nor additional military aid to israel. this untested strategy also serves as a major first test for speaker johnson, who has -limited experience with budget battles. he s already getting pushback from his own caucus. texas congressman chip roy saying, today, quote, it s 100% clean and i 100% oppose. nbc confirms roy is one of three republicans already saying no deal. meanwhile, the white house calls this plan, quote, recipe up plan for more republican chaos and more shot down. house republicans wasting precious time with an un-serious proposal that has been panned but members of both parties. nbc news capitol hill correspondent, julie tsirkin, has more. hey, alicia. six days ahead of next friday s government shutdown, deadline