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--:-- John Bickley: I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Monday, June 26th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy said today that impeachment articles against Attorney General Merrick Garland could be raised. At issue are IRS whistleblower allegations that the DOJ ran a delay, divulge, and deny campaign as it relates to the IRS investigation into Hunter Biden.
--:-- John Bickley: Here's Speaker McCarthy on Fox News.
--:-- Kevin McCarthy: If it comes true what the IRS whistleblower is saying, we're going to start impeachment inquiries on the attorney general.
--:-- John Bickley: 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.
--:-- John Bickley: The Pelican state will now have to redraw its congressional map.
--:-- John Bickley: 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.
--:-- John Bickley: Here with more is Daily Wire culture reporter Megan Bashan.
--:-- Megan Bashan: 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 who said that it was a quote slap in the face to all Americans and did not comply with the COVID Origins Act.
--:-- Megan Bashan: That act requires the U.S. federal government to declassify all intelligence relating to how COVID-19 began.
--:-- John Bickley: 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.
--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler reports.
--:-- Joel Needler: 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.
--:-- Joel Needler: That marks a 17-point increase from when voters were asked the question in October 2020.
--:-- Joel Needler: Other polls show that Biden's approval rating 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.
--:-- Joel Needler: 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.
--:-- Joel Needler: 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 in the number of jobs we created in exports again.
--:-- Joel Needler: People are starting to feel that now.
--:-- John Bickley: Authorities in Newton, Massachusetts, a wealthy suburb near Boston, are searching for answers following the fatal stabbing of three people.
--:-- John Bickley: Two of them were a couple celebrating their 50th anniversary.
--:-- John Bickley: 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.
--:-- John Bickley: Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan is advising Newton residents to remain vigilant as the suspect or suspects remain at large.
--:-- John Bickley: Two of the individuals were celebrating a golden wedding anniversary this weekend.
--:-- John Bickley: 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.
--:-- John Bickley: 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.
--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire reporter Brandon Dre has more.
--:-- Brandon Dre: Cranston police placed State Senator Joshua Miller in custody Thursday after he was accused of keying an SUV in a parking lot that afternoon.
--:-- Brandon Dre: The vehicle's owner identified the 69-year-old politician to authorities after witnessing him near the car and confronting him about the incident.
--:-- Brandon Dre: Miller, who has served as a representative of Cranston in Providence since 2006, first denied the accusation to authorities.
--:-- Brandon Dre: Here's police body camera footage of Miller's denial, confession, and the victim's reaction to the elected official's claims.
--:-- John Bickley: Fox News announced its new primetime lineup today after the network fired Tucker Carlson earlier this year.
--:-- John Bickley: The shakeup 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. slot.
--:-- John Bickley: Sean Hannity will stay at 9 p.m.
--:-- John Bickley: The 8 o'clock time slot is a bit of a return for Waters, who used to work as a producer for The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly's 8 o'clock show prior to Carlson's.
--:-- John Bickley: The new schedule will start July 17th.
--:-- John Bickley: All right, those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
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