Iranianlinked group amid a rise of attacks targeting u. S. Service members. All this as a top israeli official arrives in washington, d. C. The latest on the escalating tensions just ahead. Plus, holiday returns. The latest from the roads and the air as millions of americans head back home, while shoppers rush to bring back those not so great gifts before time runs out to make their returns. Thanks for being here. We begin this hour with the expected visit tomorrow to mexico. By Secretary Of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Both are set to meet tomorrow with mexicos president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and first on the agenda will likely be the socalled caravan of migrants heading toward americas Southern Border. Organizers say 8,000 people, including thousands of children under the age of 14, have started the more than 3,000 mile journey from Southern Mexico to the United States and they are walking. Sam brock is following this for us. Sam, goo
iranian-linked group amid a rise of attacks targeting u.s. service members. all this as a top israeli official arrives in washington, d.c. the latest on the escalating tensions just ahead. plus, holiday returns. the latest from the roads and the air as millions of americans head back home, while shoppers rush to bring back those not so great gifts before time runs out to make their returns. thanks for being here. we begin this hour with the expected visit tomorrow to mexico. by secretary of state antony blinken and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. both are set to meet tomorrow with mexico s president andres manuel lopez obrador and first on the agenda will likely be the so-called caravan of migrants heading toward america s southern border. organizers say 8,000 people, including thousands of children under the age of 14, have started the more than 3,000 mile journey from southern mexico to the united states and they are walking. sam brock is following this
Bermuda. Four years since the killing of george floyd, in our next hour, a look at how much has not changed. Plus, he sure likes his papers. In moments, what to make of all those stacks of printouts Donald Trump Holds when he speaks to reporters. A good day to all of you from msnbc World Headquarters here in new york. Welcome everyone to alex witt reports. Begin with President Joe Biden wrapping up his Commencement Address to the u. S. Military academy in west point, new york, with a promise to keep american soldiers out of the war in ukraine. Theres never been a time in history where weve asked our military to do so many Different Things in so many different places around the world, all at the same time. There are no american soldiers in the war in ukraine. Im determined to keep it that way. But we are standing strong with ukraine and we will stand with them. And Breaking News in Donald Trumps classified documents case, Special Counselor jack smith is calling out trumps claims that fb
president obama and house majority leader eric cantor. a happy passover phone call turned into an immigration smackdown. they can t even agree on how that phone call went down. it doesn t bode well for cooperation between the president and republican-led house on immigration or any other issue. let s bring in our strategist victoria difrancesco soto at the lbj school of public policy. alex stewart is former press secretary for rick santorum. good to see both of you. good morning. good morning. let me lay this out chronologically on how this came to be. the president put out a statement putting out the anniversary of the gang of eight bill. unfortunately, republicans in the house of representatives have repeatedly failed to take action seemingly preferring the status quo of a broken immigration system over meaningful reform instead of
we ve seen millions of people being deported and dozens of people going on hunger strikes and they say okay, republican house, you don t want to do a gang of eight bill and still we have seen nothing. nada. alex, eric cantor made it clear, house republicans don t support the bill and theyor opposed, and cantor can blame the president, but to victoria s point, be where what is the alternative. what are they waiting to do? you want a piecemeal approach? we all agree there needs to be some type of immigration reform and it s disingenuous for the president to go out and say there s no desire to work together by the republicans and then call and really force his position on this issue down their throat and the republicans in the house have made it quite clear. we need confirmation on border security first. i was in washington, d.c., last week at an immigration event for