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--:-- Host (John Bickley): I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, February 27th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): House Republicans have subpoenaed Special Counsel Robert Herr for any transcripts and recordings he may have from interviews with President Biden. This comes after the release of Herr's report on the president's mishandling of classified documents, in which Herr recommended against charging Biden because he could present to jurors as a, quote, elderly man with a poor memory.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): GOP House leaders requested the materials related to Biden's October 2023 interview be turned over to Congress earlier this month and set a deadline of February 19th. That deadline was not met, but the Justice Department said it was working to gather and process responsive documents.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): The subpoena reportedly compels the DOJ to hand over all documents and communications, including audio and video recordings related to Herr's interview with Biden.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): The top four congressional leaders met with President Biden at the White House today. The goal was to hammer out an agreement on a foreign aid package and avoid a partial government shutdown this week.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips has the latest.
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--:-- Cabot Phillips: Senate leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries all favor the $95 million foreign aid bill passed by Congress. But Speaker Mike Johnson and many House Republicans want border security first.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: If the deal cannot be made the departments of agriculture energy transportation veterans affairs and Housing and Urban Development as well as a number of other programs will shut down non-work at midnight Eastern Time Saturday.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Funding for the rest of the government, Defense, State, Homeland Security, and Justice Departments, expires the following week on March 8th.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: The President and Congressional Democrats have stressed the critical need for legislation in both of these areas. Congress has a responsibility from the government. We've got to get about doing a shutdown would damage the economy significantly.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: And I think we all agree to that. And we need a bipartisan solution.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: Meanwhile, in a post-meeting press conference, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed his belief that America's needs should come first.
--:-- Mike Johnson: He stressed that the biggest concern for the American people is the crisis at the southern border. The first priority of the country is our border and making sure it's secure.
--:-- Mike Johnson: I believe the president can take executive authority right now today to change that. And I told him that again today in person, as I've said to him many times, publicly and privately over the last several weeks.
--:-- Mike Johnson: It's time for action. It is a catastrophe and it must stop. And we will get the government funded and we'll keep working on that.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): A senior Hamas official is throwing cold water on the following comments made by President Biden.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Well, I hope by the beginning of the weekend, I mean the end of the weekend. At least my national security advisor tells me that we're close. We're close. We're not done yet. And my hope is by next Monday, we'll have a ceasefire.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): The Hamas official accused the U.S. of leaking proposals for a fighting pause with the intent to pressure the terror group into a deal that would not end the fighting permanently or lead to the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Biden comments come after he appeared last night on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Qatar has mediated talks between Israel and Hamas this week Meanwhile other ceasefire negotiations with U.S., Israeli, Qatari, and Egyptian officials took place in Paris.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Administration officials and Arab diplomats say negotiators are racing to reach a deal on the release of hostages and aid to Gaza.
--:-- Tim Pierce: They also hope to keep unrest down during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, set to begin in March.
--:-- Tim Pierce: As a negotiator in Qatar tells NBC, there has been progress, but there are still obstacles to be resolved.
--:-- Tim Pierce: That includes discussion of the ratio of hostages to Palestinian prisoners that would be freed.
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--:-- Host (John Bickley): Fulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade's former divorce attorney testified today in the hearing pertaining to the romantic relationship between Wade and District Attorney Fannie Willis.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): The presiding judge who's overseeing the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump will allow some communication between Wade and his former attorney to be used.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Here's attorney Terrence Bradley being asked what he learned from Wade regarding him and Willis meeting at an office together.
--:-- Terrence Bradley: I do recall that he would go down to the office or had been down to the office, but I can't tell you in what capacity or when or any of that, no.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Mr. Wade told you that they had sex with the office, correct?
--:-- Terrence Bradley: I don't recall him saying that, no.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): You don't recall it? No
--:-- Host (John Bickley): So it's possible he did say that.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Defendants in the election interference case have alleged that Willis and Wade have enjoyed big financial gains off of this case due to their personal relationship.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): As a result, the judge has said the relationship could possibly disqualify the Fulton County AG from further prosecuting the case against Trump and his co-defendants.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Arrest warrants and affidavits published Tuesday shed more light on the death of Georgia nursing student Lakin Riley.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): The suspect, Jose Antonio Ibarra, is accused of kidnapping Riley between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and, quote, disfiguring her skull with an object.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): The Athens-Clarke County Coroner's Office confirmed the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): The documents also allege that Ibarra dragged Riley from the intramural fields to a, quote, secluded area and prevented her from making a 911 call.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): New York Mayor Eric Adams is now calling for an end to one key part of the city's sanctuary laws.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Prompted by a rash of violent attacks committed by illegal immigrants, the mayor now says he wants to be able to turn those who commit felonies over to ICE.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): This is a major reversal for the mayor, who has supported the city's sanctuary status.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): He made the remarks Monday night at a town hall meeting.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): We need to modify the sanctuary city law that if you commit a felony, a violent act, we should be able to turn you over to ICE and have you deported.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): It is a right to live in this city, and you should be not committing crimes in our city.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Right now, we don't have the authority to do so.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): Those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com.
--:-- Host (John Bickley): 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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