President Trump has five days to decide whether to release a classified memo to the public that alleges abuses of power by the Justice Department and FBI in the Russia investigation.
Spearheaded by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, the committee voted along party lines to release the classified memo. Democrats are crying foul, saying the report takes information out of context.
Jack Hunter, editor at Rare Politics, discusses the impact the memo could have on the investigation. Hunter says there is no guarantee Republicans even have a real case.
As the countdown continues, President Trump will also be delivering his first State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. Immigration is likely to take center stage as the debate continues in Washington over a permanent solution to DACA.
U.S. weekly jobless claims rose to 362,000 for the week ending September 25th, higher than the 335,000 economists had expected. This figure is also slightly higher than the 351,000 reported a week earlier. Louis Cordone, Senior Vice President of Data Strategy at AST joined Wake Up with Cheddar to discuss.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of illegal campaign financing linked to his 2012 bid for reelection after $54 million was spent on fake invoices. Sarkozy was sentenced to one year in prison.
The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill that will finance the government through December 3. The bill now moves onto the House where it is expected to pass as well.
On Monday, the FBI unveiled a report showing a 30 percent increase in homicides in 2020. Cheddar's Chloe Aiello looks into the bureau's numbers that show a steep increase in gun violence amid the growing pandemic.
