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--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Monday, December 2nd, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: Good afternoon, Georgia. Thanks for joining me today.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Thanks for having me, John. Let's dive right in. One day after President Biden signed a wide-ranging pardon for his son, Hunter, Donald Trump is hinting at mass pardons for January 6th defendants.
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--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire's senior editor Cabot Phillips has the story. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called Biden's 10-year pardon a, quote, miscarriage of justice and criticized the Justice Department for being, quote, Democrat-controlled.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: That's right, Georgia. Trump's team issued a separate statement vowing to reform the Justice Department, calling it weaponized against political opponents.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Meanwhile, Hunter Biden's pardon wipes out his convictions on gun and tax evasion charges, as well as any other crimes he may have committed over the last decade.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: President Biden defended the move as protection against what he called selective prosecution. Congressional Republicans quickly condemned the pardon, accusing Biden of corruption and broken promises.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Millions of Americans are looking for digital deals today. Deputy Managing Editor Tim Rice has more on the Cyber Monday mayhem.
--:-- Tim Rice: Shoppers are expected to spend a record billion online today, according to Adobe Analytics. Cyber Monday is the biggest online sales day of the year. Spending is expected to peak Monday night, with consumers spending nearly $16 million per minute during the busiest hours.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Major retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Target have stretched Cyber Monday into a multi-day event, kicking off sales as early as the weekend. Early data show strong holiday spending, even amid higher prices.
--:-- Tim Rice: More shoppers are using buy-now, pay-later plans to fund their purchases.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The U.S. dollar is strengthening as investors appear to be responding to President Trump's proposed economic policies.
--:-- Tim Rice: Along with his plan to impose tariffs on imports, he's also rebuked efforts to dethrone the dollar as the global reserve currency by BRICS countries.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Many economists believe Trump's policies would raise the value of the U.S. dollar over other currencies.
--:-- Tim Rice: Bullish forecasts about upcoming November jobs data and an expected slowing of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve also appear to have boosted the relative value of the dollar.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Doctors in the U announced last week the first significant medical breakthrough in the treatment of asthma in 50 years.
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--:-- Georgia Howe: Doctors at King College London published a study in Lancet Respiratory Medicine showing promising results for an injection given during some asthma attacks as well as some COPD exacerbations.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: The new treatment showed better efficacy than the current standard treatment of steroid tablets and may reduce the need for further treatment by 30%.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The injection targets eosinophilic flare-ups, which account for almost 50% of asthma attacks and 30% of COPD exacerbations.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: About 10 people currently die each day from asthma in the United States.
--:-- Georgia Howe: California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed spending $25 million to, quote, Trump-proof his state.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Here with more is Daily Wire reporter, Amanda Prestigiacomo.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Newsom has called a special emergency session for the California state legislature, proposing a $25 million legal defense fund for the state's Justice Department to fight Trump.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Newsom said in a statement that California will take action if rights and freedoms are targeted.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: GOP state Senator Brian Jones has called the move a political stunt intended to distract from Democrats' significant losses across the state during the 2024 election.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Notably California has been hemorrhaging residents since 2020, losing more than 700 people.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Meanwhile, states like Texas and Florida have seen significant growth in their populations.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And a Houston Texans linebacker will be suspended after a late hit in Sunday's game against the Jaguars.
--:-- David Cohn: Crane & Company host David Cohn has the details.
--:-- David Cohn: Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence left Sunday's game after a late hit by Texans linebacker Aziz Alshair.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Lawrence had already begun sliding to take himself out of a play when Al Shayer made late contact to the quarterback's head.
--:-- David Cohn: This sparked a brawl between both teams and led to multiple ejections and penalties.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Al Shayer has since apologized for the hit, claiming he didn't realize Lawrence was already sliding, but the NFL is expected to hand down a suspension, although the length of that suspension has yet to be determined.
--:-- David Cohn: Trevor Lawrence reassured fans that he is recovering at home and feeling better.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The question now for the franchise quarterback is, Will Jacksonville shut him down for the remainder of the season now that the team is 2-10 and eliminated from the playoffs?
--:-- David Cohn: All right, there's your drive home updates this afternoon.
--:-- Georgia Howe: To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And for more in-depth reporting on the biggest stories of the day, tune in to our full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
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--:-- John Bickley: Thanks for joining us today, Georgia.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Thanks, John.
