fall with octoberpest. i can octoberfest. i can almost set my clock to the show, it s a good old time. will: it s a fun time. sausages, mustard, sauerkraut. rachel: i think rick s still going, it s a theme from yesterday, right? [laughter] pete: yeah. rick and and will and i did some extra extracurricular team building after the show, we celebrated and watched texas mow down oklahoma. will: yes, we did. pete: and we mowed down just a few adult beverages, but we got to know each other just a little bit better. will: which means we might have gotten a little bit of a head start on the competition for later today where we re going to have a stein-holding competition pete: does that mean we hold it will: i have been to germany for octoberfest, and that s what you do. rachel: are you going to be a beer maid? pete: maybe. [laughter] will: how many, if that s case rachel: my arms are pete: i think we re going to see who can hold the glass up the longest maybe? if. will: real
search warrant set to be released but only after the department of justice submits its redactions. the judge giving the d.o.j. a thursday deadline to make that decision. team trump saying put it all out there quoting here, the whole affidavit should be released given the democrats penchant for using redactions to avoid government corruptions just like they did with the russia hoax. the burden is on the d.o.j. the burden is on the government to prove that this is not just a continuation of what has been a seven-year crusade to get trump. the senior membership of this agency has been targeting trump for years. they ve got the documents they went in for. i see no reason not to release this affidavit except for if they have confidential informants in it. mark meredith is live with more on this from palm beach. good morning. good morning. we re in a holding pattern here. the judge giving federal prosecutors until thursday next week to figure out which items in the affidavit
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
going to pay for it. maria: coming up, texas senator ted cruz on the bill moving through the senate this morning and fresh off of his committee testimony of fbi director christopher wray. so do you agree the allegation of secret collusion between president trump and russia was a hoax? yes or no? i, i don t think that s the terminology i would use. do you agree that the hunter biden laptop was not russia disinformation? now you re asking about an ongoing investigation that i expect our folks to pursue aggressively, and i can t comment on that. okay. maria: yes, a fake russia collusion investigation, a potential made-up attack on michigan s governor while putting ordinary, honest americans many jail. what happened to the nbi? fbi? plus, more buses are moving illegal migrants right to washington d.c. now you re catching ire from the mayor of new york, mayor of d.c. they want federal funding, they want the national guard. tell us about that. it s making my day. it s
the former president himself is set to testify on monday of next week followed for now by ivanka trump next wednesday. she appealed the judge s decision requiring her to testify. see if that schedule holds. bill: we ll see where it leads today. thank you. dana: house republicans are about to hold a news briefing one week after electing mike johnson as the new house speaker. right now they re ready to vote on a stand alone emergency aid package for israel and then they plan to hold a vote on a bill that pairs u.s. border security with fresh aid for ukraine. we ll monitor what they have to say and bring you the news as it happens. biden administration is under intense pressure to confront hamas one day after f.b.i. director christopher wray warned about mounting terror threats on u.s. soil. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: nice to be back with you. good morning. i m bill hemmer. good morning at home. the justice department considering