Opportunity and justice, not for some but for all. And so we have 106 days until election day, and in that time we have some hard work to do. And so over the next 106 days we are going to take our case to the american people, and we are going to win. We are going to win. Thats Vice President Kamala Harris making her first visit to Campaign Headquarters after taking over the democratic president Ial Campaign. Well have more of her comments straight ahead. Meanwhile, her candidacy is simply shattering fundraising records. Restocking the democratic war chest, which had seen far fewer donations in the final weeks of President Bidens reelection bid. And this all comes as Donald Trumps Campaign Scrambles to shift its focus from biden and his age to a completely different and younger candidate. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early this tuesday, july 23rd. Im jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. And this morning the Democratic Party is coalescing around Kamala Harris
rights heats up as protesters show up at the home of justice samuel alito. the author of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn roe v. wade. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, may 10th. i m jonathan lemire. french president emanuel macron is throwing cold water on ukraine s hopes of joining the european union. in an address to the european parliament yesterday, the newly-re-elected macron pushed back against the possibility that ukraine could join the group in the near future. instead, saying the membership process would likely take decades. despite calling for a quote stronger and more sovereign europe, macron argued that expediting ukraine s membership would lower the standards of the bloc. to join the eu, a country s candidacy needs to be approved by all 27 member states. instead, macron proposed a new quote european political community. yesterday, to include countries with aspirations of joining the eu. but his comments come in direct c
intercontinental missile which putin says will make others think twice before issuing a threat. it was a success, they say and because it uses domestic policy sanctions and supply chain issues won t affect further production. russia says it did notify the u.s. about the launch due to treaty negotiations and it was not a threat to u.s. or the allies. the u.s. cancelled a missile test last month out of concern it would be seen by russia as a provocation during the war. the russia missile launch fed into a growing concern inside the biden administration that russia is now so isolated from the rest of the world that mr. putin sees little downside to provocative actions. putin is now ordering his sources not to store the last ukrainian strong hold in the besieged city of mariupol and instead continue blocking it so that not even a quote fly could pass through. this just happened, putin held a public event just a few minutes ago, we re seeing it here, with his defense minister. his
right now with connell mcshane. the consumer is really feeling it. not in a good way. in a perfect world, americans would have slowly built confidence back post pandemic. there s now the new signs where actually that we re going back in time instead of moving forward. look at this chart. today s reading on consumer confidence, the lowest since february of last year. mostly because people continue to say their present situation, how they are right now, is getting worse, thanks in large part to inflation. too much of a hassle. we have two kids, both work. drive to a different supermarket, go somewhere else or look for savings. we re biting the bullet. everything is more expensive. supplies for him. i spend a lot of money on blackberries and cherries. so i m cutting back on my fancy fruits. for those worried about recession, walmart s profit forecast didn t help. gigantic retailer that is the largest private employer in the country cut its outlook. saying consumers are
they do ask questions, and i think they re objectively i think it makes sense why people are asking will he be on some sort of energy drinks or something. that was house speaker mike johnson insisting that donald trump s claim that president biden will use drugs ahead of tomorrow night s debate was a joke. we ll dig into those remarks and the new conspiracy theory one republican is floating, which includes, mountain dew. plus, we ll bring you the key take-aways from last night s primaries where progressive democrats in new york suffered a major blow, and republican congresswoman lauren boebert won her race after she switched districts. and also ahead judge juan merchan partially lifts donald trump s gag order in the hush money case. who the former president is now free to talk about and who remains off-limits. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, june 26th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we have a lot to get to t