Washington Today (1-29-24): Def Sec expresses 'outrage' and 'sorrow' after drone attack in Jordan

Iran denies it had anything to do with the drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan that killed three American troops and wounded many more, but the Biden Administration says Iran is to blame and the U.S. will respond. We will hear from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK). Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary General talk about U.S. suspending aid to the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA after reports some of its members were involved in Hamas' October 7 deadly attack on Israel. Qatar Prime Minister in Washington, DC gives an update on the meeting over the weekend in Paris with the CIA and Israel and Egypt's intelligence services about brokering a deal with between Hamas and Israel to release more hostages held by Hamas. Congress is back to work this week, and a bipartisan U.S. border security deal may or may not be ready to pass the Senate, while a House committee plans to take up impeachment articles against Homeland Security Sec Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border. We get the latest from The Hill's Congressional reporter Mychael Schnell. (29) The man who pleaded guilty to intentionally getting a job with IRS to illegally release the tax records of Donald Trump and thousands of other wealthy individuals is sentenced to five years in prison. Actors Chris Evans and Mark Kassen describe how they got involved in bipartisan civics, launching their website exploring controversial issues called "A Starting Point". Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. https://www.c-span.org/c-spanNow/ Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at https://www.c-span.org/quickguide/ Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at https://www.c-span.org/classroom/ C-SPAN: Created by Cable in 1979. Offered as a public service. Support C-SPAN by Donating Today: https://donorbox.org/support-c-span?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video_Description&utm_campaign=Donations&utm_content=Donate Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CSPAN Twitter: https://twitter.com/cspan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cspan/ Subscribe: C-SPAN Podcasts: https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/ Newsletters: https://www.c-span.org/connect/ Visit the C-SPAN Shop: https://c-spanshop.org/ #cspan