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--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Wednesday, January 25th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
--:-- John Bickley: President Biden announced this afternoon that the United States is sending 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The U.S. will also provide the necessary training and supplies needed to operate and run the tanks.
--:-- Georgia Howe: In his remarks announcing the move, Biden emphasized that the 31 tanks are the equivalent of one Ukrainian tank battalion. So the United States is standing shoulder to shoulder with allies and partners.
--:-- John Bickley: He going to continue to do all we can to support Ukraine Putin expected Europe and the United States to weaken our resolve He expected our support for Ukraine to crumble with time He was wrong. He was wrong. He was wrong from the beginning and he continues to be wrong.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy fired back at reporters questioning why he removed Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff from the House Intel Committee, arguing that Schiff had previously used the position for partisan gain.
--:-- John Bickley: Hakeem Jeffrey has 200 other people who can serve on that committee. This is the right of the speaker. And the one thing I will always do, I will put the national security ahead of partisan politics any day. I don't care if they're in my party or not. Integrity matters. And we're going to make the Intel Committee back to what it was supposed to be.
--:-- Georgia Howe: McCarthy has also removed Congressman Eric Swalwell of California from the committee. McCarthy has also announced that New York Republican Representative George Santos will be removed from Congress if the Ethics Committee finds he broke the law.
--:-- John Bickley: Santos has been accused of making a variety of false claims, as well as secretly cross-dressing as a woman and stealing thousands from a charity meant for a veteran and a sick dog.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Nancy Pelosi is being criticized for a conspicuously timed stock move after it was revealed on Wednesday that she dumped Google stock just weeks before the DOJ announced an antitrust lawsuit against the platform Pelosi and her husband Paul have regularly outperformed the market but have claimed that they do not use intelligence gained from Pelosi position for their financial decisions
--:-- John Bickley: In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press Pope Francis said being homosexual is not a crime, but it is a sin. He also called on bishops to welcome LGBT people into the church. This is the first time a pope has discussed homosexuality criminalization laws in an interview, according to the Associated Press.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit about 10 miles south of Malibu, California early this morning. The quake was centered offshore and there were no reports of injuries or damage despite several aftershocks. The National Weather Service says it is not expecting a tsunami.
--:-- John Bickley: In the UK, a 21-year-old asylum seeker was sentenced to a minimum of 29 years for killing an aspiring Royal Marine in March of last year. The man, an Afghan migrant, who was allowed into the country after falsely claiming to be 14 at the time, was also convicted of committing two additional murders in Serbia.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Lawmakers are now demanding changes to the asylum process. State senators in Arkansas passed a bill on Tuesday that would classify drag shows as adult-oriented businesses, which would prevent children from being present for events like Drag Queen's Story Hour or Drag Brunch. among other controversial programs. The bill now heads to the Arkansas House
--:-- John Bickley: And Walmart announced this week that it will be upping its pay for lots of associates It anticipated that workers at the mega chain will make an average of above an hour in the U
--:-- Georgia Howe: Well, 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 the latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.
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--:-- Georgia Howe: Hello Miami. Vives para viajar con tus amigos. Vivimos para ofrecer paquetes de vuelo y hotel por menos. Expedia. Vivimos para viajar.
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--:-- Georgia Howe: That's all for today's drive home update. We'll be back tomorrow with more news and analysis.
