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--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Wednesday, July 10th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: Thanks for joining us, Georgia. Let's dive right in.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has filed articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. She cites their alleged failure to disclose gifts from individuals with business before the court and their refusal to recuse themselves from related cases.
--:-- John Bickley: That's right. Ocasio-Cortez argues that such actions would lead to removal in any lower court and disqualify nominees to the Supreme Court. The impeachment effort is extremely unlikely to move forward.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A congressional investigation has uncovered evidence of an advertising coalition influencing online speech. That's according to a House Judiciary Committee report.
--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire editor Brent Schur has more. The report alleges that the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, or GARM, has encouraged its members to steer ad dollars away from disfavored content and specifically names news outlets including The Daily Wire Fox News and Breitbart as targets.
--:-- Brent Schur: The report came just ahead of a hearing today on whether GARM is violating federal competition laws. Daily Wire editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro testified at that hearing and made the case that GARM operates like a cartel.
--:-- Ben Shapiro: Its members account for 90% of ad spending in the United States, almost a trillion dollars. In other words, if you're not getting ad dollars from GARM members, it's nearly impossible to run an ad-based business. And if you're not following their preferred political narratives, the ones that Kara Swisher and Dianne Feinstein would follow, you will not be deemed brand safe. Your business will be throttled.
--:-- Brent Schur: We at Daily Wire have experienced this firsthand. Shapiro went at it with Democrat members of the committee, most notably Eric Swalwell, who instead of engaging on the censorship issue, drilled Shapiro with questions about Project 2025.
--:-- Ben Shapiro: From looking at social media, most viewers say Shapiro came out on top. On just like a scale of zero to 100 percent, how much do you support Project 2025? I think like President Trump, I haven't looked all that deeply at Project 2025, but it seems that Democrats on this committee, sort of like Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, if they say Project 2025 enough, their presidential candidate becomes alive again.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Israeli Defense Forces called on civilians to evacuate Gaza City as it signals a continuation of its war against Hamas. Here with the latest is Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The message was delivered online and via leaflets dropped in the area, calling Gaza City a dangerous combat zone. It's the latest in a string of warnings urging Palestinian civilians to evacuate combat areas.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The move follows an airstrike in southern Gaza yesterday that hit a shelter. The IDF said it was targeting Hamas militants, but will conduct an investigation.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Meanwhile, the USAID pier in Gaza will be rebuilt and then permanently disabled. The pier ceased operations in June with the US military citing security concerns before being dismantled due to bad weather. It will be reinstalled for several days before being permanently removed. So far, the pier has cost U.S. taxpayers $230 million.
--:-- Georgia Howe: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre now admits that the president was in fact seen by a Parkinson's specialist at the White House after telling reporters the opposite.
--:-- John Bickley: This comes as more influential figures call on the president to step down. Today, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi voiced support for Biden, but stopped short of a full-fledged endorsement.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Following Biden's exclusive interview with ABC News host George Stephanopoulos, Stephanopoulos himself also voiced concerns over whether the president could serve another term.
--:-- George Stephanopoulos: What do you think? Do you think Biden should step down? You talk to him more than anybody else have lately. And you can be honest. You don't think you can serve four more years? All right. That's an answer.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Six illegal immigrants have been charged in a massive credit card skimming scam, spanning six East Coast states. The suspects are all in the country illegally hailing from Romania and the British Isles.
--:-- John Bickley: The scam involved putting fraudulent devices at ATMs and retail checkouts, which look like and are placed over real card readers. Skimming devices capture a card's information while it's inserted, which can then be transferred and used on a fake card. The suspects allegedly used the stolen card information to withdraw over $300,000 and make an unknown number of retail purchases.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Opening arguments in a new trial against Alec Baldwin got underway today. Prosecutors argued that Baldwin's firearm safety rules violation during the filming of Rust led to the fatal 2021 on-set shooting.
--:-- John Bickley: The evidence will show ladies and gentlemen that like in many workplaces there are people who act in a reckless manner and place other individuals in danger and act without due regard for the safety of others. That, you will hear, was the defendant, Alexander Baldwin.
--:-- Georgia Howe: While prosecutors highlighted Baldwin's unsafe handling of the gun, the defense stressed the critical issue of how and why a live bullet ended up on set.
--:-- John Bickley: In this case, this unique case on a movie set, the prop gun was placed in Mr. Baldwin's hands and cold gun was announced, meaning it had been checked and double checked by those responsible to ensure the gun was safe. It was just a prop. They all thought it was just a prop and could do no harm.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The actor was practicing a cross draw when the Colt 45 revolver fired, killing cinematographer Helena Hutchins and wounding director Joel Sousa. Baldwin previously pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
--:-- John Bickley: The trial of New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez concluded today with the defense wrapping up its closing arguments.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo has more. Menendez is facing charges from an alleged bribery scheme where prosecution says the senator sold the power of his office.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: The prosecution focused their closing arguments on the gold bars and almost $500,000 cash that was found in Menendez's home. The defense closed by arguing that the evidence presented was not reliable and called the case cherry-picked nonsense.
--:-- John Bickley: The senator has not resigned despite calls from most of his Democrat colleagues. He was previously put on trial for an unrelated corruption charge in 2017, but that case ended in a mistrial.
--:-- Georgia Howe: 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 the latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
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