appointed christopher wray, before they got the okay from a federal judge. because of that, it certainly feels like we re on the cusp of something big. what that something is is unclear. is it a criminal indictment? legal experts say it is way too soon to say. is it a reinvigoration of president trump s political possibilities in 2024. there was a new york time polling that suggested that half of republican voters wanted someone else to run for president. someone new. is it the start of a series of wrenching politically motivated house investigations into the doj and the fbi? house republicans are promising it will be if they regain control in november. or is it the start of something ugly. something violent. in the hours after the news broke online, searches for civil war spiked. it could be all of these things and it could be none of these things. so let us sort out what we can. joining us now is nbc news correspondent vaughan hillyard who is across the lagoon in west palm
act, sweden and finland s asession to nato, gun control and reconciliation were all passed over the last two months, many with big bipartisan majorities. if it gets to his desks, the president will have pushed through a $3.7 trillion agenda. how is this all going to play in the mid terms? that is the big question. there are a lot of variables, including record inflation and abortion and that stubborn political precedent that the party in the white house almost always loses in the mid terms. joining me is senior white house correspondent kelly o donnell, jake sherman, co-founder of punch bowl news, susan page, washington bureau chief and peter baker, author of the divider. jake, i want to start with you because you re on capitol hill. there was a vote-a-rama over the weekend. it s in the house now. what are the big headlines? the big headlines is that they got it through after 18 months of tortured negotiations over this package and the will he or won t he of joe manchin a
hosting a saudi-backed golf tournament at one of his clubs. good morning. and welcome to way too early. i m jonathan lemire. it is friday, july 29th. thanks for being here. let s 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 schumer called on his caucus to stick together during a closed door meeting yesterday. just one day earlier schumer and west virginia democrat joe manchin sent shot waves through congress by shock waves through congress by introducing the inflation reduction act of 2022 seemingly out of left field. planning to bring it to a vote at the senate floor next week and democrats are expressing cautious optimism about the chances of moving forward and that includes president biden who had this to say at
jon stewart sounding off on senate republicans after they blocked a bipartisan bill aimed at expanding health benefits to veterans exposed to toxins in war zones. the question is, why did 25 republicans who supported a previous version of the bill change their vote to know? stuart, an outspoken advocate for military veterans will join us later this morning. we are following new developments with the january 6th committee. top aides to former president donald trump testifying between closed doors, including one official who resigned the day of the attack. we will tell you who that is. and more text messages from the time of the attack disappear. first from the secret service, now the washington post reporting texts between members of trumps homeland security team are missing as well. good morning, welcome to morning joe. we have the host of way too early and the author of the big lie , jonathan lemaire. gentlemen, good morning. let s start with the texts that have been del
South Korea should deepen its security alliance with the United States by intensifying economic cooperation, as Washington seeks to expand its economic supremacy over China by heightening investments in its manufacturing industry, according to scholars and analysts from Korea and the U.S. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the South Korea-U.S. alliance since the two nations signed the Mutual Defense Treaty on Oct. 1, 1953.