newton john has died. olivia has been a symbol of triumph and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer. do i expect you to help? yes i do. president biden applauding passage of the senate bill. some g.o.p. members remain skeptical. people in country can t afford everything in their daily lives. this bill does nothing to address that. ainsley: we start with a fox news alert. republican lawmakers are demanding an investigation into the fbi s raid on mar-a-lago. steve: meanwhile former president donald j. trump released a campaign style video on his website, truth social, calling the united states a nation in decline. lawrence: kevin corke joins us live from washington. kevin, what can you tell us? good morning, guys. certainly a day to remember in the nation s capitol. if you ask republicans not for a good reason. president trump s home mar-a-lago comes under siege by the biden administration s department of justice, with the approval of a
has to be more. if not, this doesn t make any sense. the biden administration is also under pressure amid calls to address why the federal raid was necessary. we have fox team coverage tonight. peter doocy with what biden officials knew about the events. jonathan serrie is at the scene of the raid outside of mar-a-lago. we begin with correspondent david spunt at the justice department with what top law enforcement officials are saying or not saying and some new breakdown of the news. good evening, david. bret, good evening to you. i m at the epicenter at the of the investigation into the former president and as you pointed out not saying things are quiet from attorney general merrick garland and fbi director christopher wray across the street at the j. edgar hoover fbi building. both were briefed on this before it happened. they knew well in advance this was going to happen. let s give you a little bit of a timeline how things have played out. had here is what we know. the
good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, august 9th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. it is an extraordinary day and we begin with that dramatic escalation in donald trump s legal problems and the fbi searches his estate in south florida yesterday unannounced. the former president posted just before 7:00 p.m. last night that mar-a-lago was quote currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of fbi agents. adding, they even broke into my safe. a source familiar with the search tells nbc news that the investigation is related to the transfer of class fy classified government documents from the white house to mar-a-lago when trump left office, in february it was reported that 15 boxes were taken improperly to the president s estate. and at the time, the department of justice was asked to investigate. a source familiar with the investigation tells nbc news that boxes of documents were seized during yesterday s fbi search. the for
ex-president to have the fbi execute a search warrant on his home. trump posted just before 7:00 p.m. last night that mar-a-lago was, quote, currently under siege, raided and occupied by a large group of fbi agents. adding, quote, they even broke into my safe. a source familiar with the search tells nbc news the investigation is related to the transfer of classified government documents from the white house to mar-a-lago. the national archives reported in february that 15 boxes of documents were improperly taken to the president s florida estate when he left office. at the time, the agency said it had asked the justice department to investigate. a source familiar with the situation tells nbc news, boxes of documents were seized during yesterday s fbi search. trump s attorney released a statement claiming the former president and his legal team have been cooperative with the fbi and doj, quote, every step of the way. trump slammed the search as, quote, prosecutorial misconduct
just around the corner, republicans and democrats are raising the stakes as senate democrats celebrate the passage of their major spending legislation, republicans also gain an edge of sorts by forcing democrats to vote and show their cards on several key midterm issues. moderates appear to be left with a bad hand. republicans are preparing to up the ante with plans to target moderates in november and beyond in 2024. congressional correspondent asha has any is on capitol hill with our report. good evening, asha. good evening to you, mike. that s right, senators are headed back home for the august recess. handing the baton to the house which is expected to vote on this massive tax and spending plan on friday. republicans in the meantime promising democrats will pay the price in the midterms. [cheers] it was a feat some didn t think was possible. i put in one word persistence. even republican senator josh hawley tweeting tonight i will give the dems this with a 50/50 se