Monday morning news: August 22, 2022

FBI latest » Former Vice President Mike Pence says he’s among those with serious questions about the FBI’s raid of Donald Trump’s Florida home.

He acknowledged over the weekend that he’s had his differences with the former president…

PENCE: But I was deeply troubled when I learned that they’ve executed a search warrant.

But he said he does not want to pre-judge the bureau’s actions before having all the facts.

When asked, Pence also said that he did not take any classified documents with him when he left office.

The vice president made his remarks at the Iowa State Fair. He was one of several possible 2024 presidential hopefuls on hand for the event.

A federal judge could decide this week to release a redacted version of the affidavit the FBI used to get the search warrant.

Republican Congressman Mike Turner said Sunday…

TURNER: Now, what’s important about this affidavit is that it will give us the information to understand - how did the FBI justify raiding Mar-A-Lago and spending nine hours in the president’s house.

Trump insists that any documents he possessed were “all declassified” before he left office.

Cheney speaks out on loss » Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney is speaking out after losing her GOP primary to a Trump-backed candidate last week.

Cheney, who is now rumored to be mulling a White House bid, has vowed to continue campaigning against Donald Trump and others. She told ABC’s This Week …

CHENEY: I’m going to be very focused on working to ensure that we do everything we can not to elect election-deniers. And I’m going to work against those people. I’m going to work to support their opponents.

Former President Trump said her election loss was a “referendum on the never ending witch hunt.”

Cheney’s emphatic criticism of Trump cost her her position as Chair of the House Republican Conference last year. But she said she had no regrets.

Migrant buses » More buses arrived in New York City over the weekend, each carrying dozens of migrants from the Texas border.

City officials complain that the busing program is straining their resources. And New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks added …

BANKS: We think it’s incumbent upon the federal government to figure out ways to help us to meet that need.

But Texas says it's a small sliver of the burden it carries as a border state.

And Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said the same. He and many other Republicans blame President Biden’s border policies.

BRNOVICH: We’re paying a cost in lives and money as a result of the failure of the Biden administration. So New York mayor, DC mayor, call your buddy Joe Biden and tell him to secure the border.

The Border Patrol has recorded more than 2 million migrant encounters since October 1st.

Gas/oil » Republicans also take issue with President Biden’s energy policies. They say those policies are the only reason the United States isn’t producing more oil and gas with global supply down.

But Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm predicts “record” U.S. oil production next year to help keep gas prices in check.

Granholm said the world is still feeling the energy effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

GRANHOLM: That pulled millions of barrels off of the global market. Since oil is traded globally, we have to make up for that lost amount of fuel.

She said US producers will turn out 12.7 million barrels per day in 2023, compared to less than 12 million per day now.

That would top a U.S. record-high of 12.2 million barrels a day in 2019.

Jill Biden negative » First lady Jill Biden has tested negative for COVID-19.

She departed South Carolina, where she had isolated since vacationing with President Biden and rejoined him at their Delaware beach home on Sunday.

The 71-year-old first lady tested positive last Tuesday. The White House described her symptoms as mild.

Box office » At the weekend box office, a Japanese anime import claimed the top spot.

TRAILER: You need to believe in yourself and unleash that power. It’s do or die time.

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero hauled in $20 million in its opening weekend.

The Idris Elba action-thriller Beast finished second with about $12 million.

I'm Kent Covington.

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