{"id":1957634,"date":"2023-06-26T19:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T23:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monday-afternoon-update-merrick-garland-impeachment-covid-report-dumped-on-friday-night-latest-white-house-biden-spin-is-a-sight-to-behold\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T19:25:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T23:25:08","slug":"monday-afternoon-update-merrick-garland-impeachment-covid-report-dumped-on-friday-night-latest-white-house-biden-spin-is-a-sight-to-behold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monday-afternoon-update-merrick-garland-impeachment-covid-report-dumped-on-friday-night-latest-white-house-biden-spin-is-a-sight-to-behold\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Afternoon Update: Merrick Garland Impeachment? COVID Report Released Late, White House Biden Spin Astounds."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fmonday-afternoon-update-merrick-garland-impeachment-covid-report-dumped-on-friday-night-latest-white-house-biden-spin-is-a-sight-to-behold%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=1957634&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--><h2>This article is adapted from today\u2019s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/podcasts\/morning-wire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/h2>\n<h3>McCarthy Raises Prospect Of Impeachment Hearings Against Merrick Garland<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy<\/strong> said today that impeachment articles against Attorney General Merrick Garland could be raised. At issue are IRS Whistleblower allegations that the DOJ ran a \u201cdelay, divulge, and deny\u201d campaign as it related to the IRS\u2019 investigation into Hunter Biden. Here\u2019s Speaker McCarthy on Fox News:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIf it comes true what the IRS whistleblower is saying, we\u2019re going to start impeachment inquiries on the Attorney General.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Fox &#038; Friends hints at potential impeachment proceedings against Merrick Garland over Hunter Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BFUKFOb9Tw\">pic.twitter.com\/BFUKFOb9Tw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1673322813980123138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/scotus-denies-louisiana-appeal-to-keep-congressional-map-clears-way-for-2nd-majority-black-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Congressional Map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Louisiana\u2019s Congressional map, ruling today to deny the state\u2019s appeal and sending it down to the lower courts which found that the map created by the state\u2019s Republican majority violates the voting rights act, by diluting the voting power of black voters. The Pelican State will now have to redraw its congressional map before the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/energycommerce.house.gov\/posts\/chair-rodgers-statement-on-odni-s-covid-19-origins-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>COVID Report Dumped On Friday Night<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its report on The Potential Links Between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Origin of the COVID-19 Pandemic as required by Congress, but critics say that the document left more to be desired. That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/ODNI\/documents\/assessments\/Report-on-Potential-Links-Between-the-Wuhan-Institute-of-Virology-and-the-Origins-of-COVID-19-20230623.pdf\">report<\/a> was just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/monday-afternoon-update-merrick-garland-impeachment-covid-report-dumped-on-friday-night-latest-white-house-biden-spin-is-a-sight-to-behold\/\" title=\"Monday Afternoon Update: Merrick Garland Impeachment? COVID Report Released Late, White House Biden Spin Astounds.\">10 pages long including<\/a> the cover, table of contents, and a three-page appendix of definitions. It was blasted by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who said that it was a \u201cslap in the face\u201d to all Americans and did not comply with the Covid-19 Origins Act. The act requires the U.S. federal government to declassify all intelligence relating to how COVID-19 began.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/polls-finds-rising-tide-of-voters-worried-biden-lacks-fitness-to-be-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>White House\u2019s Latest Spin For Biden\u2019s Bad Poll Numbers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new NBC poll shows a growing number of voters are increasingly anxious about President Biden\u2019s fitness to serve as commander-in-chief as he seeks a second term. More than two-thirds of registered voters \u2014 68% \u2014 said they have moderate to major concerns about Biden \u201cnot having the necessary mental and physical health\u201d to be president. That marks a 17-point increase from when voters were asked the question in October 2020. Other polls show that Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-lies-about-vaccine-mandates-come-to-light\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s lies about vaccine mandates come to light\">approval rating remains<\/a> near record lows, but his defenders at the White House claim his unpopularity is because Americans have yet to feel the weight of his actions as president:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Top Biden advisor Anita Dunn says Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newt-gingrich-predicts-gop-could-gain-up-to-70-house-seats-in-midterms\/\" title=\"Newt Gingrich Predicts GOP Could Gain Up To 70 House Seats In Midterms\">historically low approval rating<\/a> will improve because &#8220;people are just starting to really feel the effects&#8221; of Biden&#8217;s &#8220;truly historic rate of success&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5dkl0xuSVx\">pic.twitter.com\/5dkl0xuSVx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1673339373423853568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/50th-anniversary-couple-stabbed-0f9b9486e3ffe9be1ce644851dac7334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Newton Police Hunt For Killer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Newton, Massachusetts \u2013 a wealthy suburb near Boston \u2013 are searching for answers following the fatal stabbing of three people. Two of the victims were a couple celebrating their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-prince-philip-husband-to-queen-elizabeth-dead-at-99\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Prince Philip, Husband To Queen Elizabeth, Dead At 99\">50th wedding anniversary<\/a>. Police said that the three bodies were found in the aforementioned couple\u2019s home Sunday morning after the husband and wife failed to show up for church. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan is advising Newton residents to remain vigilant as the suspect or suspects remain at large.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rhode-island-police-arrest-democrat-state-senator-after-he-allegedly-keyed-trump-supporters-vehicle-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Democrat Arrested And Charged After Allegedly Keying \u201cAnti-Biden\u201d Car<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police in Rhode Island have arrested and charged a Democrat state senator after he was accused of vandalizing a vehicle with an \u201canti-Biden\u201d sticker. Cranston Police placed State Senator Joshua Miller (D) in custody Thursday after he was accused of keying an SUV in a parking lot that afternoon. The vehicle\u2019s owner identified the 69-year-old politician to authorities, after witnessing him near the car and confronting him about the incident. Miller, who has served as a representative of Cranston and Providence since 2006, first denied the accusation to authorities. Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-fueled-the-wrong-conversation-about-makhia-bryant-lebron-james-avoids-responsibility-portrays-bryant-as-a-victim\/\" title=\"\u2018I Fueled The Wrong Conversation About Ma\u2019Khia Bryant\u2019: LeBron James Avoids Responsibility, Portrays Bryant As A Victim\">police body camera footage<\/a> of Miller\u2019s denial, confession, and the victim\u2019s reaction to the elected officials\u2019 claims.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Surveillance video shows the moments Senator Josh Miller is accused of keying an SUV with an anti-Biden sticker at Garden City<\/p>\n<p>He first tells Cranston PD he didn&#8217;t do it, then when they show up at his house and say they have video, he admits to it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wpri12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wpri12<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fn78uKFKrt\">https:\/\/t.co\/Fn78uKFKrt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vt8Zw3sZD0\">pic.twitter.com\/vt8Zw3sZD0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amanda Pitts (@AmandaPittsTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmandaPittsTV\/status\/1672325061083123714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Authorities charged Miller with vandalism and malicious injury to property and he will be formally arraigned in court on July 18.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fox-replaces-tucker-with-jesse-watters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>New Fox Primetime Lineup<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Fox News announced its new primetime lineup after the network fired Tucker Carlson earlier this year. The shake-up has Jesse Watters moving to the coveted 8:00 p.m. ET hour, Laura Ingraham moving up to the 7:00 p.m. ET slot, and Greg Gutfeld will move into her old 10:00 p.m. ET time. Meanwhile, Sean Hannity will stay at 9:00 pm ET. The move is a bit of a return for Watters, who used to work as a producer for The O\u2019Reilly Factor \u2014 Bill O\u2019Reilly\u2019s 8 o\u2019clock show prior to Carlson\u2019s. The new schedule will start July 17.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-j7qwjs\">\n<div id=\"post-body-text\">\n<div class=\"e1nzmkc90 css-15jw47d\">\n<p><strong><em>To listen to the audio version of this podcast, <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><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-issjf2\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is based on today&#8217;s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To access the podcast, click here. McCarthy suggests possible impeachment hearings for Merrick Garland. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy stated that impeachment articles against Attorney General Garland may be introduced. The allegations stem from IRS Whistleblower claims regarding the DOJ&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":1957635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1957634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1957634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1957635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1957634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1957634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1957634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}