He is not the majority leader. He's the minority leader. And he is not going to get his way.

We are not going to do what he wants. And that is universal, Rachel, in my caucus, from the most liberal to the most conservative.

We hope in the next day or two, he'll come to his senses and take our offer. But we are not giving in to him. And this morning, the majority leader is

claiming victory after minority leader Mitch McConnell dropped his demand that kept a power-sharing

agreement from moving the Senate forward. The question is, where does that leave the filibuster?

Plus, the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump is now in the hands of the Senate.

With the heart of the trial still two weeks away, the question is, how are both sides preparing?

And Ohio's Rob Portman is now the latest swing state Republican senator to announce his intention

to retire with a third Senate seat now poised to open.

The question is, which party is in better shape heading into 2022?

It really is too early for this.

Thank you. It really is too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that looks far, far ahead to the next election, so you don't have to.

I am Casey Hunt on this Tuesday, January 26th. We will start with the news.

All 100 U.S. senators are expected to be sworn in today as jurors in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump.

The nine House Democrats serving as impeachment managers delivered the single article for inciting an insurrection to the Senate

yesterday night. The trial will begin in earnest on February 8th, giving both sides time to prepare

their cases and the Senate time to confirm some of President Biden's cabinet appointees.

We have also learned that Senate President Pro Tem, the longest serving member of the chamber of the majority side, Patrick Leahy, will preside over the trial.

According to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Leahy was next in line after Chief Justice John Roberts declined to preside over the trial of a non-sitting president. That is technically the rule.

And the Washington Post reports that House Democrats are pouring over hundreds of hours

of video to help build their case that Donald Trump incited the capital insurrection.

Sources tell the paper that one idea under consideration is to produce a video that shows how rioters reacted to the president's January 6th remarks before the insurrection.

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