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the country is on fire, what can i do to reduce the heat? that picks up on everything we see from the donald, thats classic trump. the former president is not somebody that will reduce the heat simply because he can or should, as a leader, an elder statesman. instead, trump back channels a nefarious message that sounds like a threat and a transaction. he was saying, in effect, according to this report, im going to make him an offer he cant refuse. only it seems that merrick garland did...

on the work of the inspector generals office. also, the source says, the ig told the committee that the secret service had not been fully cooperative with his probe. the source said the inspector generals description left the impression that the secret service had been, quote, foot dragging. the inspector general told the committee, according to the source, that his office is not getting full access to personnel records. the source also said the ig told the committee he brought the iss...

familiar with the matter shows for the first time just how focused the investigation has been on trump himself. the doj itself is not commenting, but one of the reporters who broke the story was on "morning joe" discussing how recent grand jury testimony led to these new revelations. >> the questions that individuals are receiving are overwhelmingly again and again about what did donald trump say, what did donald trump do, then what did donald trump say to the vice president, then what...

good to be with you. im chris jansing in for katy tur. as we come on the air, the federal reserve has just spoken. i am told they are raising interest rates three-quarters of a point as the fed hopes to cool off the economy, slow down growth and in turn control inflation. that change cant come fast enough. inflation is at yet another record high, 9.1%, but this key question remains. will it help americans who are clearly hurting? the average cost of groceries has skyrocketed. a dozen e...

well, its 10:00 a.m. here in jeddah, and u.s. president joe biden will soon begin the second and final day of what is his controversial trip to saudi arabia. on friday the two nations entered into a number of far-reaching agreements on a wide range of issues including on energy and on food security. but its the image of the president fist-bumping saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, or mbs as hes known, that has been grabbing the attention. the saudi government also released this vi...

the president has been meeting this morning with key allies in the east, including the president of egypt and the prime minister of iraq before posing for the traditional family photo at the summit in jeddah. >> one of the most controversial meetings was president bidens sit-down with saudis crown prince, mohammad bin salman. our colleague wolf blitzer is traveling with the president and joins us from saudi arabia. wolf, members of the biden administration have been stressing that thes...

cnn exclusive reporting tonight. the trump legal team, engaging in direct communication with the department of justice about the january 6th criminal investigation. the news comes after we learn the justice department is getting ready for a court battle, which officials might try to keep the conversations with the former president out of reach of investigators. join me now with kim whaley, a visiting professor of law at american university, and the author of the upcoming book "how to t...

when one fundamental right is lost, that means all fundamental rights are at risk. >> i will speak to mr. obergefell in just a moment. some democrats are pressing the representatives to codify presidents like obergefell in the law. a move democrats failed to pursue with roe, so today, house nancy speaker, nancy pelosi, released a statement seemingly in response to those calls. she said, in part, in the wake of the supreme courts outrageous and heart wrenching decision of overturning ro...

look after each other, the animals, and the global poor, for me. all my love, tommy. so, he didnt have anything in there. for i gotta take some time off. and -- ♪ ♪ ♪ [noise] >> why is america such an extraordinary country? we are not unified by virtue of being one ethnicity, or one ideology, or one religion. we are unified by one constitution, and one rule of law, and the values under our constitution. it is an aspiration. its a challenge to us. the constitution shouldnt be some...

trump that the classified materials found at malignancy s found at malignancy h . >> at had been declassified. the fbi is on high alert following an attack at a field office and a wave of violent threats online from trump supporters. >> two republicans who have been critical of the former president face serious challenges from candidates who support him in tomorrows gop primaries. good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this monday, august 15th. im jonathan lemire. thanks ...