Congressional coverage here to you can watch that online at cspan. Org. We will take you live now to the senate for where lawmakers will see about extending federal spending past october 30. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, sovereign, source of wisdom, hear our prayers. Listen as we lift our hearts to you in our times of distress, answer us quickly. Strengthen our lawmakers. Keep them restless until they find rest in you. Keep them dissatisfied until they find their satisfaction in you. Lord, give them the wisdom to make wise choices that will glorify your name. Help them to keep their hearts and minds responsive to you, enabling them to help make a better nation and world. Remind them that you keep a protective eye on the godly so that they may be surrounded with the shield of your divine favor. May our senators, with faith, expect you to provide them with strength for each task. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of
Smiths case . Plus, americans in iran, out of prison and now under house arrest. The rare move marking a bright spot in u. S. Iran relations. The new details were learning about the tentative deal to free them and what iran is getting in return. And senator joe manchin says hes seriously thinking about leaving his party as he weighs his own political future. Why manchin might be stepping away from the democrats and what it could mean for the Balance Of Power on capitol hill. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 11th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin with breaking and tragic news out of hawaii where wildfires continue to ravage the Island Of Maui. At least 55 people are now confirmed dead, and that number is only expected to rise. Four major fires are currently burning across the island. Theyre being fueled by dry conditions and strong winds caused by a passing hurricane. The fires have destroyed Historic Buildings and
Corruption is piling up. Newly revealed Bank Records Show millions of dollars went to hunter biden and his associates appointed to the House Oversight committee. This money coming from foreign oligarchs in russia, kazakhstan and ukraine while joe biden was Vice President. I asked House Oversight james comer if he is trying to seek a response from President Biden on all of this. Heres what he said. This is always going to end with the bidens coming in front of the committee. We are going to subpoena the family. If i had subpoenaed joe and hunter biden before i became chair of the committee it wouldve been tied up in court and the judge would have thrown it out. We put together a case that i think would stand up in any court of law in america and we hope to hear from the bidens to. I wish the media would ask the president what exactly did your family do to receive the 21 million that the House Oversight committee has proven. He continues to say that is a lie. We have their bank records.
Newly revealed Bank Records Show millions of dollars went to hunter biden and his associates appointed to the House Oversight committee. This money coming from foreign oligarchs in russia, kazakhstan and ukraine while joe biden was Vice President. I asked House Oversight james comer if he is trying to seek a response from President Biden on all of this. Heres what he said. This is always going to end with the bidens coming in front of the committee. We are going to subpoena the family. If i had subpoenaed joe and hunter biden before i became chair of the committee it wouldve been tied up in court and the judge would have thrown it out. We put together a case that i think would stand up in any court of law in america and we hope to hear from the bidens to. I wish the media would ask the president what exactly did your family do to receive the 21 million that the House Oversight committee has proven. He continues to say that is a lie. We have their bank records. Bank records dont lie. Ma
Of cash to the biden family and Business Associates from Foreign Countries across the globe, including some of our nations biggest adversaries. Trace, thanks for jumping in today. Trace john has the day off. Im trace gallagher. Box obtaining the 19page memo revealing how hunter biden and his associates received millions from russian, ukraine, kazakhstan. Sandra more than 20 million in total foreign funds to the bidens and their associates. Oversight Committee Member Byron Donalds and Marc Thiessen will weigh in on all of that. But first, our senior Congressional Correspondent chad Pergram Keeping Track of all of this live on capitol hill. Kick things off for us here. Good afternoon, the third dump of bank records, they say it reveal 20 million went from foreign sources to the bidens and biden Business Associates. Democrats say this is some illusion of access, that looks like real access to me, when you have 30 some times Hunter Bidens Business Partner showing up at bidens house or meet