{"id":1917477,"date":"2023-04-21T02:10:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T06:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thursday-afternoon-update-hunter-biden-bombshell-plus-elons-rocket-explodes-and-so-does-buzzfeeds-news-division\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T02:11:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T06:11:46","slug":"thursday-afternoon-update-hunter-biden-bombshell-plus-elons-rocket-explodes-and-so-does-buzzfeeds-news-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thursday-afternoon-update-hunter-biden-bombshell-plus-elons-rocket-explodes-and-so-does-buzzfeeds-news-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Afternoon Update: Hunter Biden Bombshell, Plus Elon\u2019s Rocket Explodes And So Does Buzzfeed\u2019s News Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthursday-afternoon-update-hunter-biden-bombshell-plus-elons-rocket-explodes-and-so-does-buzzfeeds-news-division%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1917477&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><em>This article is adapted from today\u2019s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/podcasts\/morning-wire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>IRS Whistleblower Drops Hunter Biden Bombshell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An IRS agent seeking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/irs-whistleblower-alleges-hunter-biden-probe-misconduct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whistleblower<\/a> protection claims the investigation into Hunter Biden is being deliberately mishandled by the Biden administration. In a letter yesterday, attorney Mark D. Lytle told members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate that his client has been overseeing a \u201chigh-profile, controversial\u201d investigation since 2020 and wants to make \u201cprotected whistleblower disclosures to Congress.\u201d White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed the allegations in today\u2019s briefing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe president has been very clear,\u201d Jean-Pierre said. \u201cThis is something for the Department of Justice, which is independent, and we have been very clear since the campaign that this is something that they need to speak to and that\u2019s why we refer you to the Department of Justice. We are just not going to speak \u2026 about it from here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elon Musk\u2019s Rocket Explodes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elon Musk\u2019s newest rocket, the SpaceX Starship, exploded this morning during a launch. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ship was not manned, so nobody was hurt. Musk and SpaceX say the launch was, in fact, successful because it gives the company new opportunities to learn. Starship was the tallest rocket ever built and exploded in midair after it apparently failed to separate from its \u201cSuper Heavy\u201d Booster. The outcome wasn\u2019t unexpected; last month, Musk gave the rocket a 50-50 chance of blowing apart. Video of the Starship launch showed the SpaceX crew cheering loudly even after the rocket exploded.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The tallest and most powerful rocket ever built launching. The liftoff of SpaceX Starship <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/meav59yVmn\">pic.twitter.com\/meav59yVmn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rainmaker1973\/status\/1649045478456295433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Buzzfeed\u2019s News Division Explodes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BuzzFeed is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/buzzfeed-news-to-shut-down-after-11-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">permanently shuttering<\/a> its news division as part of a cost-cutting move after the digital news site reportedly lost roughly 10 million dollars a year. A letter to employees from the CEO said: \u201cWe are reducing our workforce by approximately 15 percent today,\u201d adding that the company will now focus its news content on the profitable \u201cHuffPost\u201d website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--focus-visible\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>House Passes Women And Girls In Sports Act<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/zero-democrats-vote-for-house-bill-to-protect-womens-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act \u2014\u00a0sponsored by Florida GOP Congressman <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greg Steube \u2014\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by a narrow party-line vote of 219-203. Zero Democrats supported the bill, which would bar federal funds from going to schools and sporting organizations that allow males to compete in women\u2019s sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, however, says that GOP characterizations of the issue are misleading.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries says biological males competing on female sports teams is &#8220;an issue that doesn&#8217;t really exist&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9cQrnOwocv\">pic.twitter.com\/9cQrnOwocv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1649068399585050627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Judge Rules Former Manhattan Prosector In Trump Case Can Be Subpoenaed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/judge-rules-house-gop-can-subpoena-ex-prosecutor-from-trump-probe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled<\/a> on Wednesday that Congress can in fact subpoena a former Manhattan prosecutor in the indictment of former President <\/span>Donald Trump<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Alvin\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bragg had attempted to block the subpoena of Mark Pomerantz \u2014 the prosecutor who worked extensively on Trump\u2019s case, but left after a disagreement with Bragg. Pomerantz has since given media interviews and even written a book about the efforts to nab the former president. The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the former prosecutor earlier this month and accused Bragg and his office of acting politically in the Stormy Daniels hush money case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicago Mayor-Elect Continues Excusing Rioters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson addressed the mob of teens who rioted in downtown Chicago last weekend again on Wednesday, doubling down on his claims that the teens should not be demonized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDemonizing children is wrong,\u201d he said. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you understand the risks that young people take just because they are young? Do you know that the home plate is at the bottom of my stairs? I found that out when my son was sliding down those stairs trying to score! They\u2019re young, sometimes they make silly decisions! They do! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So we have to make sure that we are investing so that they know they are supported.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson doubles down on defending the rioters:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemonizing children is wrong!\u201d<br \/>\u201cSometimes they make silly decisions!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/26IkldAWFL\">pic.twitter.com\/26IkldAWFL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1648850540950966275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>To listen to the audio version of this podcast,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/morning-wire\/id1576594336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>. And for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to the latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is adapted from today\u2019s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click\u00a0here. IRS Whistleblower Drops Hunter Biden Bombshell An IRS agent seeking whistleblower protection claims the investigation into Hunter Biden is being deliberately mishandled by the Biden administration. In a letter yesterday, attorney Mark D. 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