Welcome to the beat with Ari Melber.

We are covering several stories,

including the news out of Washington,

more of the same today,

but with high consequences.

Republicans failing to agree amongst themselves

on their leader.

That's another losing vote today for Trump and Dorsey Jim Jordan,

who spent the afternoon actually finishing

with fewer votes than he had yesterday.

So we have more on that coming up this hour

while we begin in the Middle East with a truly historic measure.

President Biden making the first wartime visits to Israel

by an American president,

as roughly a handful of Americans,

remain hostages of a mosque.

We should note with the president there earlier today,

31 Americans were killed in those mosque attacks,

and 13 are estimated unaccounted for.

This trip, diplomatically significant,

it was also obviously a security test.

Biden did his meetings and is now in route back safely.

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