Washington Today (1-12-24): Pres. Biden says Houthi strikes 'delivered a message to Iran'

United States and United Kingdom launch airstrikes against Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, after President Joe Biden and allied nations warned the militant groups backed by Iran of consequences of their attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea. We will hear from President Biden, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Lt Gen. Douglas Sims, Director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon and British Prime minister Rishi Sunak. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says he plans to stay with the federal government spending agreement he reached with Democrats. Thursday, after meeting with conservative House Republicans, he had suggested he may look for additional spending cuts. President Biden travels to the Allentown, PA area to meet with small business owners and employees. The Biden Administration also announces additional steps on student loan debt relief. The House passes a bill to block a new regulation that would make it easier for contract and franchise workers to unionize. FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker talks about the investigation into Boeing after the door plug on a 737 Max 9 airliner blew out shortly after takeoff. NASA unveils a new supersonic aircraft designed not to make a sonic boom, which could be a step towards faster-than-sound commercial flights over land. 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