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inquiry back here in washington, with senate intel leaders demanding the fbi show them the receipts, formalry asking to see those classified documenting taken during the mar-a-lago search. plus, two primary elections that could tell us about the state of the republican party, all happening just hours from now. were in wyoming and alaska with what might be the final stand for at least one former leader in the republican party. im hallie jackson in washington. we have a lot to get to. co...

witness known to have testified so far. and well talk more about what that might say about the justice departments criminal investigation, and how far it can go. also late today, president biden weighed in on the central figure in thursdays january 6 hearings. >> we saw what happened. the capitol police, the dc metropolitan police, other law enforcement agencies were attacked and assaulted before our very eyes, speared, sprayed, stomped on, brutalized. and lives were lost. and for thre...

two republicans on the committee. his questions about some of the most damning revelations so far during this hearing. congress and kinzinger said the former president told him cummaquid, just say that the president was corrupt, leave the rest to me and the republican cupboard and. >> a short time ago i spoke with congress and kinzinger about todays hearing, whether he thinks the former president directed the justice department to break the law. members of congress leading up to genera...

ready to discuss a prisoner swap. former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul and the executive director of the wnba players association will join us to break down the latest. also ahead, democrats reach an agreement on their economic package helping president biden make good on a major campaign promise. well have the latest from the white house. >> that is because, and willie, my gosh, our economy later job numbers have just come out. you talk about a resilient economy, man. it ke...

official told the panel that they raised text messages from the day of the capitol attack and the day before. we have new reaction from a congressman this morning. >> the odds of these texts being deleted that they are not the same odds that someone was audited by the irs randomly. >> the committee is gearing up for the final hearing on thursday. we have more on that in just a moment. also new today, growing frustration among democrats after senator joe manchin once again pulled up log...

hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we start here in the uk — where the bank of england is poised for the biggest rise in the cost of borrowing for 27 years — to rein in the soaring cost of living. economists expect the central bank to raise its main interest rate by half a percentage point — something it hasnt done in one go since 1995. that would take it to 1.75% the most expensive borrowing costs the uk has seen for almost a decade and a half — wit...

president trump. well have more on that speech and why he gave it just ahead. plus the january 6th committee releases more of what the former president wouldnt say the day after the insurrection. meanwhile, on capitol hill, covid is complicating crunch time for congress. democrats are running out of time to get things done before a month-long august break. good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this tuesday, july 26th. im jonathan lemire. thanks for being here. there ar...

im yasmin vossoughian in for another busy hour. this morning were tracking major developments in each of the three -- yes three -- separate investigations related to the 2020 election and the big lie spread by the former president and his allies. first in the justice department investigation. a source telling nbc news mark short, former chief of staff to mike pence appeared before a federal grand jury on friday to discuss what? well get into that. second n the house january 6th committ...

focusing on the elaborate effort by then president trump to pressure state officials to overturn the 2020 presidential election. plus the latest on the bipartisan group of senators negotiating new gun legislation in a moment well speak with chris coons of delaware on just how close senators are on a final bill. also ahead, were keeping an eye on wall street as stock futures soared overnight following a brutal week. well get a live report from cnbc. and it is primary day for several s...

stagflation has been... after announcing the single biggest great ride since 1995, interest rates now at 1.75%, the governor told us the recession later this year will be long, and as long as the one we endured through the financial crisis, as deep as that in the 19905. crisis, as deep as that in the 1990s. on top of that, they forecast the average household energy bill will be three times what it was a year ago, will be three times what it was a yearago, by will be three times what it...