today wyoming voters decide if that will cost liz cheney her seat in congress. we begin with important developments in several different investigations involving donald trump. first, a new court filing details the fbi search of mar-a-lago. the justice department asserting the affidavit it filed must be kept secret for now because it implicates highly classified material and because doj says its publication right now would damage the investigation. separately, a dramatic turn in the georgia investigation into trump s effort to overturn the 2020 results. rudy giuliani was told he is a target of that criminal investigation. and in the federal january 6th investigation, the trump white house lawyer is under subpoena to share what he knows with a federal grand jury. let s find out what this new court filing tells us about that mar-a-lago search. reporter: john, the justice department is really tipping their hand a little bit on what is going on in this investigation. and they
need to be somebody s second choice. it can be a confusing process until we all get used to it as more states adopt this practice. but it is a good idea in theory. it is good that you don t only have to appeal to the base of your party and that you have to speak to a wider number of the elec electorate. this could be a little confusing especially if you re not in alaska. today, you re voting twice for the house of representatives. there are three candidates on the ballot today, peltola, begich and palin. in november, we can show you those same three candidates, plus you ll see tara sweeney, plus 18 or 19 others or 20-plus candidates. these are considered the four leading candidates here. let s focus on today and listen to the three candidates, one of whom will be in congress as early as next week.
today wyoming voters decide if that will cost liz cheney her seat in congress. we begin with important developments in several different investigations involving donald trump. first, a new court filing details the fbi search of mar-a-lago. the justice department asserting the affidavit it filed must be kept secret for now because it implicates highly classified material and because doj says its publication right now would damage the investigation. separately, a dramatic turn in the georgia investigation into trump s effort to overturn the 2020 results. rudy giuliani was told he is a target of that criminal investigation. and in the federal january 6th investigation, the trump white house lawyer is under subpoena to share what he knows with a federal grand jury. let s find out what this new court filing tells us about that mar-a-lago search. reporter: john, the justice department is really tipping their hand a little bit on what is going on in this
does reveal that the ig wrote these two members on august 8th and he s explaining that he s not sharing information, so in his words he can protect the independence of his office, also saying that he had shared what he needed to, but thompson and maloney are saying that s not the way it works. that congress has oversight on this. and, john, they re also accusing him of hiding evidence from congress they say of your misconduct and mismanagement. so we have reached out to the ig s office. no response just yet. this is part of this escalating feud and back and forth between these two committees, january 6th and oversight, and the potentially embattled ig here. john? embattled to say the least. appreciate the latest there. thanks so much. let s move on to the white house and right now president biden heading back to the nation s capitol for historic pit stop. he will sign a sweeping health, tax, and climate bill into law this afternoon. what democrats call the inflation reduction act cle
writers say, will reduce deficits. there s been a lot of talk in washington about congress being so dysfunctional and hyperpartisan. but you are starting to see a growing list of bipartisan legislative accomplishments under president biden including things like a gun safety bill. the chips bill that the president signed into law just last week as well as a burn pits bill to help veterans. after this afternoon, john, he is going to add, again, major climate change investments to his list of accomplishments, particularly important for him as his party heads into the midterms. major policy goals achieved for the democrats. one person who will not be at the signing ceremony is the first lady of the united states. tell us why. reporter: she has tested positive for covid. her office is saying that she has coldlike symptoms. she is, of course, very important to note, double vaccinated and boosted.