strained relationship between china and the united states. and on capitol hill, kyrsten sinema is in the spotlight. the arizona senator is staying sigh leapt on whether she will support a major bill for her own party. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we re going to begin with that major victory for abortion rights. voters in kansas have rejected an effort to remove the right to the procedure from the state s constitution. this marks the first time abortion rights was put to a vote since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade back in june. with the november midterms coming up, the kansas vote signals that abortion could be an energizing issue. according to an associated press estimate, turnout for yesterday s primary far exceeded other recent contests with about 900,000 kansas voters casting a ballot. president biden celebrated the win, writing in part, this vote makes clear what
anything delayed after the recess into the fall has a far weaker chance of passing because there s so much little time now before the midterms. endangered to be sure. i got a story today how the white house feels like they got renewed momentum on the heels of that drone strike that killed the kabul leader. and with the gas pits going down, and the reconciliation bill signed into law. if this reconciliation bill passes they think things are turning around tour biden but you ve gotten calls for democrats to replace biden. where is this call coming from to change the top of the ticket? well, it s really interesting. i think the mosts forful, you know, outcry from this is from minnesota democrats, people like dean phillips, congressman from minnesota, angry craig who have been office for years.