Comedian and Veterans Advocate, John Stewart, goes off on the Senate, calling some Republican

Senators out by name after they blocked a bill to increase care for veterans exposed to burn

pits. The move has some Democrats speculating that this is a retaliation for an unexpected compromise

on Capitol Hill.

We'll show you Stewart's impassioned remarks.

Plus, more missing texts tied to the January 6th attack on the Capitol.

This time, it's messages from former President Trump's Homeland Security Department.

And the former president is also making headlines for what he said about September 11th while hosting a Saudi-backed golf tournament at one of his clubs.

Good morning and welcome to way too early. I'm Jonathan Lemire. It is Friday, July 29th.

Thanks for being here. Let's get started with the news. We're going to begin on Capitol Hill,

where Senate Democrats are racing against the clock to pass a wide-ranging spending bill

through the process of reconciliation. With just about a week to go before Congress leaves for a month-long recess,

a source says that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on his caucus to stick together

during a closed-door meeting yesterday. Just one day earlier, Schumer and West Virginia Democrat

Joe Manchin sent shockwaves through Congress by announcing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 seemingly

out of left field. The majority leader says he plans to bring this package to the Senate

floor for a vote next week. And despite the tricky timeline, Democrats are expressing cautious

optimism about its chances of moving forward. That includes President Biden,

who had this to say at the White House yesterday. I know it can be sometimes seem like nothing

gets done in Washington. I know it never crossed any of your minds, but the work of the government

can be slow and frustrating and sometimes even infuriating.

Then the hard work of hours and days and months from people who refuse to give up pays off.

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