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transportation secretary pete buttigieg was testifying before the house committee, and as you would expect, for several hours, they discussed infrastructure. roads, railways, electric vehicles, energy prices, all the usual stuff. until one republican congressman on the committee suddenly took the transportation hearing off the rails. and that joke was for you, transport nerds. youre welcome. have a watch. >> we now have president biden in office for 18 months, and just recently, we now...

tonight with this really weird moment that happened last week at a house hearing. transportation secretary pete buttigieg was testifying before a house committee and as you woulde expect, for several hou, theyfo discussed infrastructure roads, railway, electric vehicles, energy prices, all of the usual stuff until one republican congressman on the committee suddenly took the transportation hearing off the rails. and that joke was for you, transport nerd, youre welcome. have a watch. >>...

hosting a saudi-backed golf tournament at one of his clubs. good morning. and welcome to "way too early." im jonathan lemire. it is friday, july 29th. thanks for being here. lets get started with the news. we begin on capitol hill where senate democrats are racing against the clock to pass a wide-ranging spending bill through the process of reconciliation. with just about a week to go before congress leaves for a month-long recess, a source says that senate majority leader chuck schu...

be a number more than 2,500 is putting a strain on the department, and thats not counting people who committed crimes outside or people involved in the fake elector scheme or people who were and former president trump. and the pace of information is not slowing down. its growing. last night a spokesman for the 1/6 committee said they decided to begin sharing transcript interviews with the justice department. 20 at first but there may be more to come. thats because were seeing more memb...

the vice president votes in the affirmative and the bill, as amended, is passed. >> the bill, known as the inflation reduction act, contains the biggest climate investment in u.s. history. it also makes big changes to health care policies. its headed to the house later this week after enduring more than a year of pain staking debate of more than 15 hours of a vote-a-rama delirium on capitol hill. manu raju is on capitol hill for us. this was once called the build back better agenda for...

this sunday, the sun is in our 11th of vote-a-rama as democrats push to pass legislation that will just -- climate and taxes. if, pass the inflation reduction act would be the largest common act in u.s. history. it also lower the cost of prescription drugs for millions of americans. this potential win for democrats, and addition to the politics of abortion, could result in a boost for them at the polls in the november midterm elections. meanwhile, trump backed candidate swept the arizo...

>> this is an embarrassment to the senate, to the country, to the founders, and all that they profess to hold dear. >> comedian and veterans advocate jon stewart is here, standing up for veterans and explaining why this could be a matter of life and death. plus, right now the january 6th committee is interviewing high profile names from donald trumps white house, and theyre in talks to speak with even more. >> welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. heightened fears that the u.s. econom...

something went wrong in the intervening period which led to the search that happened at the former presidents home in palm beach last week. >> evan, big picture this for us. why are these interviews with trumps former top two lawyers at the white house, why are they significant? >> first of all, these were two of several representatives of the former president named as people to be in touch with the national archives should anything like this happen. so they would be in the position to...

much right at the moment. >> not necessarily feeling it right now, but in the future, i have big plans. if interest rates go up on the home mortgages, i could be a little screwed there. >> im in the corporate world. its concerning. >> with the prices going up, we cannot afford sometimes what i -- you know. so its hard for me. >> have to pinch here and there. still living our life. >> neil: the white house learning what americans knew all along. were indeed in a recession. the economy p...

traditional definition of being in a recession. the second quarter gross domestic product g.d.p. shrank at annual rate of nine tenths of a percentage point. thats the second straight quarterly deficit and that checks the box, historically considered as recessionary. president biden says its no surprise the economy is slowing down because of inflation. but he insists he has the nation on the right path and, quote: it doesnt look like a recession to me. the president also spent time toda...