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Way Too Early with Jonathan Lemire

933 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 170 ratings

“Way Too Early” covers both the day’s inside-the-beltway political news as well as the critical stories shaping the national conversation leading into “Morning Joe.”

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Episodes

Way Too Early 4/27/21

April 27, 2021 10:11 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

Bodycam video showed Andrew Brown Jr. with hands on car wheel before N.C. deputies shot him, family says.

Morning Joe 4/26/21

April 26, 2021 10:13 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

President Biden’s approval remains strong at the 100-day mark

Way Too Early 4/23/21

April 23, 2021 10:18 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop, was remembered by friends, family and community members in an emotional funeral service in Minneapolis.

Way Too Early 4/22/21

April 22, 2021 10:08 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after a jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.

Way Too Early 4/21/21

April 21, 2021 10:07 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MB

Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts Tuesday for causing George Floyd's death, a verdict that could send the disgraced former Minneapolis police officer to prison for the rest of his life.

Way Too Early 4/20/21

April 20, 2021 10:10 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

Jury deliberations begin in Derek Chauvin trial

4/19/21

April 19, 2021 10:11 - 36 minutes - 24.7 MB

Prosecutors secure first guilty plea in Capitol riot

Way Too Early 4/16/21

April 16, 2021 10:09 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB

At least eight people were killed after a gunman opened fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis late Thursday before also killing himself, police said.

Way Too Early 4/15/21

April 15, 2021 10:08 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he plans to fully withdraw troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, ending 20 years of United States military involvement in the country.

Way Too Early 4/14/21

April 14, 2021 10:20 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday that the United States will fully withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, a symbolic deadline marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, senior administration officials said Tuesday.

Way Too Early 4/13/21

April 13, 2021 10:09 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

Minnesota police chief says he believes officer meant to grab Taser before shooting Black man during traffic stop

Way Too Early 4/12/21

April 12, 2021 10:10 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MB

Crowd protests after police near Minneapolis shoot Black motorist

Way Too Early 4/9/21

April 09, 2021 10:08 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MB

One person was killed and five others were wounded Thursday after a gunman opened fire at a manufacturing facility in Bryan, Texas, officials said.

Way Too Early 4/8/21

April 08, 2021 10:12 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

The U.S. reached a milestone in its vaccination efforts on Wednesday, with new data showing that close to 25 percent of adults in the country have been fully vaccinated.

Way Too Early 4/7/21

April 07, 2021 10:18 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that all adults in the U.S. should be eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine by April 19 as he pleaded with Americans to not let their guard down in the coming weeks as the number of new infections continues to rise.

Way Too Early 4/6/21

April 06, 2021 10:09 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

Derek Chauvin 'absolutely' violated policy, Minneapolis police chief testifies.

Way too Early 4/5/21

April 05, 2021 10:12 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

Gov. Brian Kemp criticizes MLB for moving All-Star game from Georgia

Way Too Early 4/2/21

April 02, 2021 10:08 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MB

A former supervisor of the fired Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death testified Thursday that the officer violated police use-of-force policies in his restraint of Floyd last May.

Way Too Early 4/1/21

April 01, 2021 10:07 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MB

Four people, including a child, were killed in a shooting at a business complex in Orange, California, on Wednesday evening, officials said.

Way Too Early 3/31/21

March 31, 2021 10:13 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MB

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., accused a former Justice Department official of a multimillion-dollar extortion plot on Tuesday, hours after a news report said the lawmaker was being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationship with a minor and paid for her to travel with him.

Way Too Early 3/30/21

March 30, 2021 10:22 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MB

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, warned Monday of "impending doom" because of steady rise in U.S. Covid-19 cases, and she made an emotional plea for people to continue following mask-wearing and social distancing guidelines.

Way Too Early 3/29/21

March 29, 2021 10:12 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

The U.S. reported on Friday a single-day record of Covid-19 vaccine shots administered.

Way Too Early 3/26/21

March 26, 2021 13:52 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MB

Georgia Republicans passed restrictive changes to the state election process Thursday after weeks of debate about how to tighten voting laws. 

Way Too Early 3/25/21

March 25, 2021 10:13 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

President Biden appoints VP Harris to lead efforts to fix border crisis.

Way Too Early 3/24/21

March 24, 2021 10:14 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MB

Victims in Colorado grocery store shooting include workers, officer, soon-to-be grandfather.

Way Too Early 3/23/21

March 23, 2021 10:13 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

Ten people are dead, including a police officer, after a shooting Monday at a Colorado grocery store that the governor called an "unspeakable tragedy."

Way Too Early 3/22/21

March 22, 2021 10:11 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

AstraZeneca says U.S. trial data shows its Covid-19 vaccine is 79 percent effective.

Way Too Early 3/19/21

March 19, 2021 10:09 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Asian American community leaders during a scheduled visit to Georgia on Friday in the wake of the spa shootings in Atlanta that left eight people dead, six of whom were women of Asian descent.

Way Too Early 3/18/21

March 18, 2021 10:10 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Suspect in spa shootings charged with eight counts of murder.

Way Too Early 3/17/21

March 17, 2021 10:08 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

A man captured in Georgia on Tuesday night is suspected in three shootings at Atlanta-area massage parlors or spas that killed eight people, officials said.

Way Too Early 3/16/21

March 16, 2021 10:11 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB

Germany, France and Italy said on Monday they would hit pause on AstraZeneca Covid-19 shots after several countries reported possible serious side-effects.

Way Too Early 3/15/21

March 15, 2021 10:13 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MB

Biden, Harris to begin ‘Help Is Here’ tour this week

Way Too Early 3/12/21

March 12, 2021 11:15 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

President Biden directs states to make all adults eligible for Covid vaccinations by May 1.

Way Too Early 3/11/21

March 11, 2021 11:07 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Record-breaking $1.9T relief bill passes Congress.

Way Too Early 3/10/21

March 10, 2021 11:11 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

President Biden’s relief bill nears the finish line in Congress.

Way Too Early 3/9/21

March 09, 2021 11:11 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MB

CDC releases new Covid-19 guidelines for fully vaccinated people.

Way Too Early 3/8/21

March 08, 2021 11:11 - 36 minutes - 24.7 MB

Two new women accuse Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate behavior.

Way Too Early 3/5/21

March 05, 2021 11:09 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

President Biden's Covid-19 relief bill advances in the Senate.

Way Too Early 3/4/21

March 04, 2021 11:12 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI sent a joint intelligence bulletin to state and local law enforcement agencies late Tuesday warning that some domestic groups have "discussed plans to take control of the U.S. Capitol and remove Democratic lawmakers on or about" March 4

Way Too Early 3/3/21

March 03, 2021 11:09 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States will have enough vaccines for every adult by the end of May, two months earlier than the administration had previously estimated.

Way Too Early 3/2/21

March 02, 2021 11:11 - 36 minutes - 25 MB

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rochelle Walensky says she is concerned about the leveling off in recent declines of COVID-19 cases across the country.

Way Too Early 3/1/21

March 01, 2021 11:09 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

The first shots of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine could be administered as early as Tuesday, senior Biden administration officials said Sunday.

Way Too Early 2/26/21

February 26, 2021 11:07 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB

President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered airstrikes on buildings in Syria that the Pentagon said were used by Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for rocket attacks on U.S. targets in neighboring Iraq.

Way Too Early 2/25/21

February 25, 2021 11:11 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

Acting Capitol police chief says intel warned of violence before riot, but no specific credible threat

Way Too Early 2/24/21

February 24, 2021 11:05 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MB

Capitol security officials blame poor intelligence and one another for January 6 riot.

Way Too Early 2/23/21

February 23, 2021 11:10 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

President Joe Biden marked the grim milestone of 500,000 lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic.

Way Too Early 2/22/21

February 22, 2021 11:10 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 500,000 on Sunday, according to an NBC News tally

Way Too Early 2/19/21

February 19, 2021 11:12 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

Some power restored in Texas but water crisis grows

Way Too Early 2/18/21

February 18, 2021 11:08 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MB

Texas power crisis: How long will it last?

Way Too Early 2/17/21

February 17, 2021 11:10 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

Trump hits back after Sen. McConnell blamed him for provoking riot.