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--:-- John Bickley: I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Thursday, June 27th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: The Supreme Court has released several rulings today, including a rejection of the nationwide settlement with opioid maker Purdue Pharma. Daily Wire reporter Spencer Lindquist has the latest.
--:-- Spencer Lindquist: In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the Sackler family cannot be shielded from future legal action tied to opioid abuse. The court found such protections violate bankruptcy laws. The ruling also puts billions of dollars in opioid crisis relief in jeopardy.
--:-- Spencer Lindquist: Justices also ruled on abortion in Idaho. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled that hospitals in Idaho will be required to perform emergency abortions, but avoided making a wider ruling on the subject due to other pending litigation.
--:-- Spencer Lindquist: In another decision SCOTUS blocked a Biden administration rule on interstate air pollution in a 5-4 decision. The regulation was aimed at curbing harmful air pollution that crosses from one state to another and contributes to smog.
--:-- John Bickley: An illegal immigrant in upstate New York has been arrested for the alleged abduction and rape of a 15-year-old girl. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has more.
--:-- Joel Needler: According to court documents, the 21-year-old Turkey National threatened the girl with a metal pole if she didn't get in his car. The man then drove the teenage girl to a secluded location and assaulted her. The migrant who entered the country illegally faces a slew of charges including first-degree rape.
--:-- Joel Needler: He was caught by police last week and is expected to appear in court later this week. Police and Democratic lawmakers upstate are being accused of covering up the incident. In a tweet, Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin said, quote, a 15-year-old girl raped by an illegal alien in the city of Albany and the public doesn't get notified? We were supposed to believe this wasn't covered up by the city administration?
--:-- John Bickley: A newly released projection of the 2024 presidential race presents some good news for Donald Trump ahead of tonight's debate. Daily Wire senior editor Ash Short has the numbers.
--:-- Ash Short: Statistician and pollster Nate Silver released his predictions for the 2024 presidential election yesterday. His analysis gave former President Donald Trump a 66% chance of winning the election based on 40 simulations of voting tendencies.
--:-- Ash Short: In his review of the data Silver said quote You expect Biden to be in deep trouble if the popular vote is roughly tied. Silver's analysis favored Biden in the popular vote 51 to 49. And it's worth noting Silver is not a conservative. In that same article, he said the candidate who I honest to God think has a better chance isn't the candidate I'd rather have win.
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--:-- John Bickley: South Korean military officials are downplaying concerns over North Korean missile tests, which would signal stunning new progress from the totalitarian state. Daily Wire contributor Matthew Sanofsky has the latest.
--:-- Matthew Sanofsky: North Korea's military launched three missiles yesterday, which they say were successful tests of multi-target technology. That means one missile that can split off to hit multiple targets. This sort of technology is more difficult to defend against and would significantly raise the country's threat to the United States and its allies.
--:-- Matthew Sanofsky: However, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff dismissed the tests as, quote, deceptive and exaggerated. While North Korea has come clean on recent military failures, it does have a history of lying about weapons advancements.
--:-- John Bickley: Soldiers in Bolivia attempted to take control of the nation government yesterday. The army former top General Juan Jose Zuniga led troops who repeatedly slammed the presidential palace with armored vehicles. Zuniga said he wanted to restore democracy and free the nation's political prisoners.
--:-- John Bickley: Tensions eased after he was arrested and Bolivia's new commanding general ordered the troops to go home. Some people have been speculating that this was actually a self-coup. Here's International relation and politics professor Eduardo Gamara on CBS.
--:-- Eduardo Gamara: This is a coup that was largely orchestrated by the sitting president as a way to regain strength and to position himself well for next year's election. But I'm sure that now in the aftermath of this, there will be claims that there were foreign powers behind the coup and that the opposition was behind the coup. But largely, it's a little bit of political theater more than anything else.
--:-- John Bickley: The alleged Highland Park shooter rejected a plea deal yesterday stunning the victim's families. The suspect reportedly stared into the court gallery before declining a deal that the prosecutor said he'd previously agreed to. The suspect now faces 55 charges, including seven counts of first-degree murder.
--:-- John Bickley: While his mother celebrated, families of the victims said the move was heartbreaking and evil. 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 our latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
