Christmas. Plus, president elect joe biden suffers an injury to his foot while playing with one of his german shepherds over the weekend. The question is, how serious is it . And more historic hires as the president elect continues to fill out his cabinet. An allwomen Communications Team and a first to lead the influential white house budget office. The question is, will biden have to fight Senate Republicans to get the Economic Team he wants . Its way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that is definitely still eating turkey sandwiches for breakfast. I dont know about you. Im kasie hunt on this monday, november 30th. Well start with the news. The president elect will be walking in a boot for the next few weeks. Joe biden suffered a hairline fracture in his midfoot while playing with his rescue dog, major, on saturday. His personal physician confirmed the diagnosis, which was initially believed to be a twisted ankle. Biden was seen leaving the Doctor
Treacherous conditions affect efforts to get americans tested and vaccinated . Its way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that is ready to start counting the number of vaccinations instead of cases. Im kasie hunt on this thursday, december 17th. Well start with the news. Theres optimism on the hill this morning that a Coronavirus Relief bill could finally be within reach. We made major headway toward hammering out a targeted pandemic relief package that would be able to pass both chambers with bipartisan majorities. We committed to continuing these urgent discussions until we have an agreement, and we agreed we will not leave town until weve made law. The finish line is in sight. Everyone wants to get this done. Lets push through the few final meters and deliver the outcome that the American People very much need. Congressional leaders in the white house are working out the final details of the likely 900 billion deal that is expected to be released
Hand trump the first and only veto override of his presidency . Also this morning, we are one week away from the pivotal Georgia Senate Runoff Elections. More than 2 million votes have already been cast, and the two Democratic Candidates are now sounding the alarm about running low on funds. The question is, will big spending pay off in next weeks races . Its way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that tried to veto the alarm clock this morning but was overridden. I am kasie hunt on this tuesday, december 29th. Well start with the news. It is now up to the senate, after the house passed a bill yesterday that would increase Coronavirus Relief checks to 2,000 for many americans. 44 republicans, along with the vast majority of democrats, approved the legislation. 275134, narrowly reaching the twothirds majority that the bill needed to pass. The legislation would increase the 600 direct payments to 2,000 for americans who earned less than 75,000 last ye
Big final ploy on capitol hill to overturn reality. This afternoon we learned 11 more gop allies of the president will break from the mainstream view of their own party and stan stand willing to contest some of the results of the Electoral College victory that declared joe biden president elect. Here are the 11 gop senators. Senatorselect were talking about. They want a tenday audit of the Election Results before they will certify the results. The names include staunch trump defenders like ron johnson of wisconsin, but also some surprises like oklahoma senator james languaford. The Trump Campaign wasted no time weighing in, thanking by name all of the senators who stood up to defend Donald Trumps Disinformation Campaign and distance from the reality of how this democracy actually works. And while that is big news, there is little chance that donald trump is staying past january 20th. What is certain, the high stakes of whats about to happen in Georgias Senate runoffs tuesday. Two seats
Hawley says he intends to object to the certification next wednesday. He is the first senator to say hell join the handful of House Republicans who have indicated they also plan to contest bidens victory. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell urged gop senators not to go along with those house members but tonight hawley said he felt he had no choice. Youve got 74 million americans who feel disenfranchised, who feel like their vote doesnt matter. This is my opportunity to stand up and say something. To stand up and point out that there were irregularities in this election. There needs to be an investigation. It should be noted again, no evidence of widespread Election Fraud has been found and none of trumps Court Challenges to the election have been successful. Today several other lawmakers including one Republican House member slammed hawleys move. You inject this information into the constituents and then use that disinformation as a rationalization to protest this. It is unbelievabl