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--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Friday, December 16th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its final meeting Monday, wrapping up its year-and-a-half-long inquiry by asking the Justice Department to investigate potential crimes.
--:-- John Bickley: The committee of seven Democrats and two Republicans has interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses, held several hearings, and collected millions of documents all related to the events of January 6, 2021.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Russia's foreign ministry warned Thursday that if the United States confirms reports that it plans to deliver sophisticated air defense missiles to Ukraine, it would be, quote, another provocative move by the U.S. that could prompt a response from Moscow.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A ministry spokesperson said in a weekly briefing that the U.S. had, quote, effectively become a party to the war in Ukraine following reports that it will provide Kiev with Patriot surface missiles.
--:-- John Bickley: A coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station was likely caused by a micrometeorite strike a Russian space official said Thursday.
--:-- John Bickley: Both NASA and their Russian counterpart have said that the incident hasn't posed any danger to the station's crew.
--:-- Georgia Howe: New York City's Mayor Eric Adams is requesting $1 billion from the Biden administration to assist with more than 30,000 illegal immigrants who have entered the city.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Two men in New Hampshire and New Jersey have been charged with smuggling military equipment to Russia and could face 30 years in prison. According to the DOJ, authorities have arrested one Russian national but are still looking for others connected to the case.
--:-- John Bickley: The Washington Post says that layoffs will continue into early next year. Publisher Fred Ryan said Wednesday that the cuts will probably amount to a single-digit percentage of the company's 2,500 employees but did not provide specifics.
--:-- John Bickley: Later, in an email to staff, Ryan said that the plan to cut jobs, quote, in no way signals that we are scaling back our ambitions, but that, like any business, the Post cannot keep investing resources in initiatives that do not meet our customers' needs.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp has banned the use of TikTok, WeChat, and Telegram on all state-owned devices due to data security concerns.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Well, 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.
--:-- John Bickley: From all of us here at Morning Wire, we hope you're enjoying the show.
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