Morning Wire - Garland Impeachment Inquiry & COVID Origin Report | Afternoon Update | 6.26.23

Episode Date: June 26, 2023

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I'm Daily Wire, editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Monday, June 26th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy said today that impeachment articles against Attorney General Merrick Garland could be raised. At issue, our IRS whistleblower allegations that the DOJ ran a delay, divulge, and deny campaign as it relates to the IRS investigation into Hunter Biden. Here's Speaker McCarthy on Fox News. If it comes true what the IRS whistleblower is saying, we're going to start impeachment inquiry. on the Attorney General. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked Louisiana's congressional map, ruling in agreement with lower courts which found that the map created by the state's Republican majority violates

the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting power of black voters. The Pelican State will now have to redraw its congressional map. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its report on the potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of COVID-19 as required by Congress. But critics say that the document left, more to be desired. Here with Morris Daily Wire Culture Reporter, Megan Bastian. That report was just 10 pages long, including the cover, table of contents, and appendix of definitions. It was blasted by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Kathy McMorris Rogers, who said that it was a, quote, slap in the face to all Americans and did not comply with the COVID-19 Origins Act. That act

requires the U.S. federal government to declassify all intelligence relating to how COVID-19 began. A new NBC poll shows a growing number of voters are increasingly anxious about President Biden's fitness to serve as commander-in-chief as he seeks a second term. Daily Wire's senior editor, Joel Needler, reports. More than two-thirds of registered voters, 68 percent, said they have moderate to major concerns about Biden, quote, not having the necessary mental and physical health to be president. That marks a 17-point increase from when voters were asked the question in October 2020. Other polls show that Biden's approval rate, remains near record lows, but his defenders at the White House claim his unpopularity is because

Americans have yet to feel the weight of his actions as president. People are just starting to really feel the effects of these programs that got put in place the first two years of Joe Biden's presidency. He had a truly historic rate of success when it comes to major economic programs that are building the foundation and the infrastructure for America to lead the world, not just in innovation, but in manufacturing. But in manufacturing, manufacturing in the number of jobs we've created and exports again. People are starting to feel that now. Authorities in Newton, Massachusetts, a wealthy suburb near Boston, are searching for answers following the fatal stabbing of three people. Two of them were a couple celebrating their 50th anniversary. Police said that the three bodies were found in the couple's home Sunday morning after the husband and wife failed to show up for church.

Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan is advising Newton residents to remain vigilant as the suspect or suspects remain at large. Two of the individuals were celebrating a golden wedding anniversary this weekend. As you can imagine, this would be tragic on any day. To have family gathered for this kind of a celebration makes it particularly tragic, yes. Police in Rhode Island have arrested and charged a Democrat state senator after he was accused of vandalizing a vehicle with an anti-Biden sticker. Daily Wire reporter Brandon Dre has more. Cranston Police placed state Senator Joshua Miller in custody Thursday after he was accused of keying an SUV in a parking lot that afternoon. The vehicle's owner identified the 69-year-old politician to authorities after witnessing him near the car and confronting

him about the incident. Miller, who has served as a representative of Cranston and Providence since 2006, first denied the accusation to authorities. Here's police body camera footage of Miller's denial, confession and the victim's reaction to the elected officials' claims. I heard a loud scratching noise and as I turned the corner, there he was with keys in his hand facing the vehicle. He was blocking my way saying I scratched his car, I didn't scratch his car. I'm a state senator. I think he recognized me.

I think he's one of the gun nuts. I don't even know any of the senators, to be honest. Why would you keys? That's why, that's, I didn't, listen, he was threatened me already. Is a video. Okay, he was threatening already. authorities charge Miller with vandalism and malicious injury to property and he will be formally arraigned in court on July 18th. Fox News announced its new prime-time lineup today after the network

fired Tucker Carlson earlier this year. The shake-up has Jesse Waters moving to the coveted 8 p.m. hour, Laura Ingram moving up from 10 p.m. to 7 p.m. while Greg Gutfeld will move to the 10 p.m. Sean Hannity will stay at 9 p.m. The 8 o'clock time slot is a bit of a return for who used to work as a producer for the O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly's 8 o'clock show prior to Carlson's. The new schedule will start July 17th. All right, those are your drive-home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to Dailywire.com, and for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to our latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.