whatever one thinks of that particular president, the fact does congress does not typically question or subpoena presidents. this ain t england. the legislature does not question the president the way you would see in the sessions they hold with the legislature. but tonight the news is that might change. there s solid reporting that the house is eyeing trump himself as the january 6th committee is meeting behind closed doors, weighing what you see here the certainly costly potential clash over trying to make trump testify as well as pursuing an interview with pence. now, going to trump would surely take a subpoena and then a court battle over it. the wall street journal reporting all this. and trump spent his whole career resisting these kinds of moves. we know that. sometimes he prevails. sometimes he loses. there have been court losses that forced him into the taped deposition see here on your screen. that only came after he was forced into that situation. that was also
latest around kevin corke. big news in d.c. and delaware today. very big indeed. tax violations, false statements, just some of the many charges that hunter biden could now be facing. telling fox news the federal investigation into hunter biden and his tax affairs have reached a critical stage with officials looking at whether or not the son should be charged with various tax violations, lobbying violations and much, much more. hunter biden has been under federal investigation since 2018, according to a source familiar with the matter. a separate source tells fox tonight that a federal grand jury looking into hunter s business dealings wrapped up its latest term late last month, the investigation, a prosecutor appointed by former president donald trump. critics point out that another possible nexus of this probe is to what extent did the president have a hand in our knowledge of hunter s business dealings? he has repeatedly denied any knowledge of his business dealings. the
committee is cooperating now with the u.s. justice department. the chairman reveals the feds are interested in information on the collectors plot that was aimed at overturning drums 2020 defeat. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i am wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room. a scenic view in jerusalem at this pivotal moment for u.s. relations in the middle east. president biden is on the ground here in israel. the first top of his trip to the region that includes a very, very sensitive meeting later this week with saudi leaders. cnn white house correspondent jeremy is with us. this is a high-stakes visit for the president as he works to strengthen stability between israel and other allies in the region. that s right. senior u.s. officials have told me they are looking for opportunities on this trip to deepen the emerging partnerships between israel and many arab countries in the region. both those existing and new partnerships that have ha
past 18 months over the course of the biden presidency so far. that came from the heritage foundation from analysts there that compares it to what is basically taking the titanic into an iceberg. art laffer, the economist that helped turn around this ship under reagan said this in reaction to this report. this inflation number is accelerating. it s not toning down or topping out. brit hume joins us in moments on the political blowback for president biden and what that looks like as we head to the mid-term. first, let s bring in jackie deangelis and mark tepper. thanks for being here. $6,800, jackie, is the bite that s been taken out of people s income if you have mom and dad both working in the home. how does this shape up? first, it was 3,500 and then $5,000 and now it s $6,800. it keeps going on. my biggest problem today even though they re trying to explain it away saying it s backward looking, that doesn t mean it didn t have an impact on people. they re paying more
we appreciate it. stick around. we ll talk to you again in a few minutes on morning joe. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this monday morning. morning joe starts right now. to do something with 50 votes is rough. to do small things with 50 votes is rough. to pass such a major piece of legislation with only 50 votes, republican minority, a caucus running from bernie sanders to joe manchin, wow. senate majority leader chuck schumer after the senate passed a sweeping climate health care and tax bill, putting democrats on the verge of another major win ahead of the midterms. republicans also scored a win for big pharma. we ll explain. donald trump s republican party gathered in dallas for cpac this weekend, where the big lie was on full display. along with an incredibly ridiculous guest and this is not the one i m talking about. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, august 8th. with joe and me, we have corresponde