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--:-- John Bickley: Welcome to Morning Wire, I'm your editor-in-chief John Bickley.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And I'm Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, February 6th.
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--:-- Georgia Howe: At least 32 Israeli hostages held in Gaza are dead, according to the New York Times today, citing information from the IDF. That number represents nearly a quarter of the remaining 136 hostages still in Hamas control. The names have not been publicly released, but family members have reportedly been informed.
--:-- John Bickley: A three-judge panel in a U.S. court of appeals says former President Donald Trump is not immune to the charges he faces in the federal election interference case. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The judges wrote that they reject Trump's claims to presidential immunity, both as a categorical defense to federal criminal prosecutions of former presidents and as applied to this case in particular. The court also said it cannot accept former President Trump's claim that a president has unbounded authority to commit crimes, writing that it would neutralize the most fundamental check on executive power. The court gave Trump until February 12th to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.
--:-- John Bickley: This decision comes one week after U District Judge Tanya Chutkin postponed the March 4th start date for Trump trial while awaiting the immunity decision. Back in August, Trump pleaded not guilty to the charges, claiming he has absolute immunity for any alleged action he took while serving as president. The appeals court took up the case after the Supreme Court denied Special Counsel Jack Smith's request for a ruling on the former president's immunity claims.
--:-- John Bickley: Today is the Nevada GOP primary, and former President Trump is not on the primary ballot, while former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is. Here with more on the Nevada primary confusion is Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips.
--:-- Cabot Phillips: While Nevada has historically held a caucus on election night, a new law passed by Democrats in the state mandates that a traditional primary election be held instead. In protest of that law, Nevada Republicans have opted to continue hosting a traditional caucus on Thursday, along with today's primary. That caucus, not the primary, will determine which candidate receives the state's all-important delegates. Candidates can only appear on the ballot in one of those contests. Haley has chosen the primary route, while Trump will appear on caucus ballots. Both candidates are expected to declare victory after each day of voting, but Trump will be the one going home with the delegates.
--:-- John Bickley: Following a weekend full of U.S. strikes against Iranian proxy groups in various parts of the Middle East, Iran is warning the U.S. not to target one of its ships in the Red Sea. U.S. officials suspect the ship of providing intel for attacks on other vessels in the area and say it may be serving as a base for Iran's commandos.
--:-- Defense Department Press Secretary: We are very well aware of the Bashad. As you've heard NavSent talk about before, It's pretty standard for Iran to have a ship in the Red Sea conducting operations, as you've highlighted, so that in and of itself is not unusual. We're there, again, to support freedom of navigation, to work with the international community to ensure that vessels can safely transit this waterway. We are not there to seek confrontation or war with Iran. But if our forces are threatened, we will take appropriate action.
--:-- John Bickley: The new head of the FAA promised Congress today that the agency will reserve more people for aircraft manufacturing monitoring and to hold Boeing accountable for any safety regulation violations. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker faced questioning from the House Transportation Committee during today's hearing on FAA oversight. This comes after a door panel blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jetliner mid-flight last month. Criticism of both the company and the regulator can be traced back to 2018 and 2019 when two Max 8 jets in Indonesia and Ethiopia crashed and killed 346 people.
--:-- John Bickley: Over the weekend, Boeing said they discovered improperly drilled holes in the window frames that will delay the delivery of about 50 planes to customers.
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--:-- John Bickley: A jury has found Jennifer Crumbly the mother of the Oxford Michigan school shooter guilty of four counts of manslaughter. Crumbly is the first case of a parent being prosecuted for the actions of their mass shooter child. She now faces up to 15 years in prison.
--:-- Ash Short: The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested for a DWI over the weekend, just one week before his son's fourth Super Bowl appearance. The elder Mahomes was driving slowly with an expired registration when he was pulled over Saturday night. An open beer can was in the car and he told police he had a few beers at a bar before driving home. He was released the next day on $10,000 bail. This is Pat Mahomes Sr.'s third DWI since 2008, and if convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison.
--:-- John Bickley: Multiple illegal immigrants suspected of being involved in the beating of New York City police officers were arrested at a Greyhound bus station in Phoenix, Arizona on Monday. Authorities are working to determine whether the four are the same individuals suspected of boarding a bus out of New York using false names after being freed without bail.
--:-- John Bickley: And beloved country music star Toby Keith, who was known for his pro-American anthems and hit song Red Solo Cup, has died. He was 62. According to a statement posted on Keith's website, the singer-songwriter, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully Monday surrounded by family. He announced his cancer diagnosis in 2022.
--:-- John Bickley: All right, 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.
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