Morning Wire - Friday Afternoon Update | 2.10.23

Episode Date: February 10, 2023

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looking for any more classified materials. The search comes after the former vice president revealed last month that he directed his team to search his home and office at his political advocacy group advancing American freedom and found a few classified documents at his house. His team says the documents appear to have been inadvertently packed up from his office in the White House. Democratic Representative Angie Craig of Minnesota was assaulted in her Washington apartment building on Thursday, suffering bruises while escaping serious injury. According to her chief of staff, the attack does not appear to. to be politically motivated. Craig was assaulted in the elevator at about 7.15 a.m. Called 911 and the assailant fled. The U.S. military has shot down an object that was flying in territorial waters over Alaska. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Friday,

quote, I can confirm that the Department of Defense was tracking a high altitude object over Alaska airspace in the last 24 hours. The object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight. Out of an abundance of caution and the recommendation of the Pentagon, President Biden ordered the military to down the object, and they did. Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson is coming under scrutiny after a new report alleged that his charity, the Why Not You Foundation, has spent 24.3 cents of every dollar on charitable activities in 2020 and 2021. Meanwhile, the foundation has reported. reportedly spent millions on salaries, benefits, and other overhead costs.

Wilson won the 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year award, an honor given to the football player who represents the best of the league on and off the field. With an eye toward the 2024 campaign, President Biden took direct aim at Republicans on Thursday in Florida. The president claimed some Republicans have floated cuts to Social Security in Medicare. The president said to the audience that he would create a nightmare for anyone who dreamed of If anyone tries to cut Social Security, we're going to stop it. If anyone tries to cut Medicare, we're going to stop. And look, when I called Republicans out of this on the State of the Union,

it sounded then they started yelling, liar, not all, so they yelled, liar, liar. And I said, that means you all are for keeping Social Security? You all stood up, said, yeah, I said, well, we got a deal. It sounded like they agree to take these cuts off the table. I sure hope so. The government of India has asked its citizens to hug cows this Valentine's Day. this Valentine's Day, rather than celebrate romance in an effort to promote traditional Hindu values.

Hinduism is the dominant religion in the country, and the Animal Welfare Board of India said this week that hugging cows will bring emotional richness and increase individual and collective happiness. It added, the Western and historically Christian holiday Valentine's Day goes against Hinduism. And for the first time in two years, the Kansas City Chiefs are returning to the Super Bowl on Sunday, but they won't be alone. Native American protesters calling for the chiefs to drop their name, logo, and trademark war chant will also be in attendance. Two years ago, the protesters hired a plane to fly over the arena. Well, those are your drive-home updates this afternoon.

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