--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley. It's Tuesday, May 9th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: Welcome to the show, Georgia. Let's dive into the top stories of the day.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Former President Donald Trump was found liable Tuesday of sexual abuse and defamation in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit that accused him of raping her decades ago. Here with more is Daily Wire senior editor Ash Short.
--:-- Ash Short: A jury in New York City has found former President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation in a civil lawsuit brought by former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. The jury, however, rejected Carroll's claim that Trump had raped her.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Carroll claimed in her 2019 book that Trump raped her at a department store and sued him for defamation after he denied the allegations on social media. The jury has awarded Carroll $5 million in damages.
--:-- Ash Short: Law enforcement is sweeping the streets of El Paso, Texas, for thousands of illegal immigrants camped out in the city. Late Monday night, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a targeted enforcement operation taking place in El Paso ahead of the repeal of Title 42.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more on this story.
--:-- Tim Pierce: About 2,500 migrants are living on the streets of El Paso, some reportedly with gang ties. The operation comes as thousands more migrants are expected to cross the border from Mexico into El Paso after Title 42 is lifted on Thursday at 11 p.m.
--:-- Georgia Howe: El Paso Mayor Oscar Leiser previously estimated that up to 15 migrants could be in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, preparing to enter the U.S. later this week.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Meanwhile, in the last week, Border Patrol agents made 55,000 apprehensions of individuals who crossed the border illegally.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A new report indicates that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen contacted multiple prominent American business leaders on Monday to detail the financial risk stemming from the current debt ceiling controversy. Here with more is Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: In recent days, Yellen held multiple one-on-one conversations with individual executives about the, quote, dangerous consequences of the current brinkmanship, according to a report from Reuters.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Biden administration officials have repeatedly claimed that Republican lawmakers are risking a worldwide recession by insisting that any amendment to the debt ceiling must be accompanied by meaningful spending cuts.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Meanwhile, Biden is meeting with congressional GOP and Democratic leaders Tuesday afternoon to discuss a plan to raise the limit.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force is planning to change their mammogram recommendation timeline, lowering the age to start the breast cancer screening test from age 50 to age 40.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: The draft proposal recommends the X screenings take place every two years.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Attorneys for the IRS whistleblower who alleges the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden has become corrupted by lies and politics reportedly met with members of Congress. Here with more is Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler.
--:-- Joel Needler: Sources told CNN the conversation on Friday with investigators from the GOP-led House and Democrat-controlled Senate helps lay the groundwork for what could be a formal disclosure involving sensitive tax information in the near future.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Meanwhile, House Oversight Chairman James Comer is urging the Justice Department not to indict Hunter Biden until Republicans hold a press conference.
--:-- Joel Needler: They intend to present evidence showing how a web of LLCs is being used by foreign adversaries to improperly pay members of the Biden family in exchange for favors.
--:-- Georgia Howe: We don't believe this was just a coincidence. We believe this was done in exchange for something that then Vice President Biden and now President Biden would have done.
--:-- Joel Needler: So this whistleblower is going to provide some very crucial information to our investigation. And we've given the FBI until May the 10th to produce this document. So the ball is in the FBI's court with respect to this whistleblower.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The press conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.
--:-- Joel Needler: A 22-year-old campaign volunteer for a political organization called One PA allegedly fatally shot a 46 fellow volunteer on Monday afternoon while out canvassing.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The volunteers were reportedly out garnering support for Helen Jim, a Democratic candidate for the Philadelphia mayoral primary.
--:-- Joel Needler: Police have not yet revealed a motive behind the shooting, but according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer, the two had engaged in a dispute beforehand.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Right now we have multiple witnesses at homicide, and detectives, of course, are going to interview all of those witnesses separately.
--:-- Joel Needler: The former prime minister of Pakistan was arrested on Tuesday by paramilitary forces as the popular leader faces terrorism and corruption-related charges.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Imran Khan was ousted from his role as prime minister in April of 2022 by a no-confidence vote in parliament after being accused of corruption and violating the constitution.
--:-- Joel Needler: Khan survived a shooting in November and has claimed that corrupt officials coordinated his removal from office.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Police say after his arrest, he was taken to the National Accountability Bureau for questioning.
--:-- Joel Needler: Supporters took to the street in protest, starting fires and clashing with police.
--:-- 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. Bye.
