scheme. these things happen, at all levels of government. but, that wasn t what this was. this was something stranger. michigan township, part of a statewide investigation. sources tell news a, michigan state police raided irving township home, and berry county, this past friday. this, after someone was allegedly given improper access to voting machines. the investigation, starting here in roscommon county. michigan state police say, there, a third party, allegedly, was given unauthorized access to voter tabulation machines, and data drives. state police confirmed, the investigation has since spread to several other counties in the state, but would not, explicitly, confirm if irving township was on that list. they say this township in the hall, is part of the investigation. state police, rating the town hall, investigating whether someone was given unauthorized access to voting machines. the township supervisor, later confirming, a state police seized voting tabulator
lost. after the laughable landscaping company press conference. even after the attack on our nation s capital. no. instead it is escalating. that anti-democratic cancer is metastasizing. just look at pennsylvania today. the two high-profile races for the open and the governor s mansion and have huge implications for both the commonwealth and the nation at large. as they do every year. the editorial board of the philadelphia inquirer, one of the nation s biggest newspapers, in a crucial swing state wanted to endorse a republican candidate for those races. but they couldn t. they write that they sent every republican candidate in the senate race a survey to see where they stood on a number of issues. but the candidates felt the questions were quote, biased and unfair. what hard-hitting questions did the paper ask these candidates who want to represent the keystone state in congress? in their view, among the most problematic queries that we asked was: who won the 2020 presid
it is escalating. that anti-democratic cancer is metastasizing. just look at pennsylvania today. the two high-profile races for the open large. as they do every year. the editorial board of the philadelphia inquirer, one of the nation s biggest newspapers, in a crucial swing state wanted to endorse a republican candidate for those races. but they couldn t. they write that they sent every republican candidate in the senate race a survey to see where they stood on a number of issues. but the candidates felt the questions were quote, biased and unfair. what hard-hitting questions did the paper ask these candidates who want to represent the keystone state in congress? in their view, among the most problematic queries that we asked was: who won the 2020 presidential election? the only two options and the multiple choice format were george biden or donald trump. only one candidate agreed to acknowledge reality. one. one candidate agreed to acknowledge the reality that joe biden won
what specifically is the kremlin considering? the united nations confirms a horrific discovery near kyiv as it steps up its investigation into russia s alleged war crimes inside ukraine. with us this morning, a great group. msnbc contributor mike barnicle. the host of way too early and white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. she is an msnbc political analyst. let s dive right into it this morning. we begin with the major step from the house committee investigating the january 6th attack, issuing subpoenas for five sitting republican lawmakers who have refused to cooperate in the investigation. including the top republican in the house, minority leader kevin mccarthy. congressman biggs of arizona, scott perry of pennsylvania, jim jordan of ohio, and mo brooks of alabama, seen on january 6th firing up the crowd before the attack on the capitol, all being compelled to testif
Personnel. Were taking steps to make sure we can defend our people and respond decisively if we need to. This is not what we want, not what were looking for. We dont want an escalation. We dont want to see a second or third front develop. We dont want to see our personnel come under fire, but if that happens, were ready for it. Thats Secretary Of State Antony Blinken on the expected provocation from iran connected to the israel hamas war. It comes as Israel Defense forces are expanding significantly. Air strikes in gaza. Well get the live report from israel straight ahead. Plus an update on the hostages still being held by hamas after the Terrorist Group did release two americans on friday. And also coming up, well go through the nine republicans now running to be House Speaker following jim jordans failed bid to lead the lower chamber. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, october 23rd. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us. And well beg