Welcome to morning, Joe. That's a live picture of Capitol Hill as we come up at 6 o'clock in the morning here on the East Coast. Any moment now, House lawmakers are expected to hold a vote on the Republican Party's sweeping domestic policy bill. This is a live look at the House floor where those lawmakers have been holding an all-night session on the massive

spending package after it passed through the Republican-led Rules Committee following 21 hours

of debate and amendments again. We are keeping a close eye on this, expecting a vote perhaps

within the hour. We'll bring it to you as it happens. Good morning. Welcome to morning.

Joe. It is Thursday, May 22nd, happens. Good morning. Welcome to morning, Joe.

It is Thursday, May 22nd with us this morning, the co-host of our fourth hour,

contributing writer at the Atlantic, Jonathan Lemire, and President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haas. We'll get to that floor vote in just a moment, but first,

some breaking news overnight out of Washington. Two Israeli embassy staff members were shot

and killed in Washington, D.C. just after 9 o'clock last night, it happened outside the

Capitol Jewish Museum where an event was being held. Police say the victims, a man and a woman,

were leaving the event when the suspect approached them and opened fire.

That suspect now in custody. Police say he chanted free, free Palestine while he was being detained.

Let's bring in NBC's Alice Barr from Washington. Alice, what more are we learning this morning?

Willie, with the suspect in custody, investigators do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the community.

They're working to pin down whether this was a hate crime or potentially an act of terrorism.

This morning, a tragedy for the Jewish community and the country striking in the heart of the nation's capital,

where two Israeli embassy staff members were shot and killed overnight while leaving an event at the Capitol Jewish Museum.

The suspect chanted free, free Palestine while in custody.

The suspect, 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez, remains in custody as investigators look deeper into the motive.

The suspect was observed pacing back and forth outside of the museum.

He approached a group of four people, produced a handgun, and opened fire.

Police say he then went into the museum, was arrested, and pointed out where he left the gun.

...