{"id":754609,"date":"2021-09-15T09:36:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T13:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=754609"},"modified":"2021-09-15T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T13:36:09","slug":"wednesday-september-15th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wednesday-september-15th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday | September 15th, 2021"},"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\">10<\/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%2Fwednesday-september-15th-2021%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=754609&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 class=\"p1\">It\u2019s Wednesday, September 15th, and this is your Morning Wire. Listen to the full podcast:<\/p>\n<p>&lt;iframe src=\u201dhttps:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/wednesday-september-15-2021\/id1576594336?i=1000535393766&amp;amp;itsct=podcast_box_player&amp;amp;itscg=30200&amp;amp;ls=1&amp;amp;theme=auto\u201d height=\u201d175px\u201d frameborder=\u201d0\u2033 sandbox=\u201dallow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\u201d allow=\u201dautoplay *; encrypted-media *;\u201d style=\u201dwidth: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; border-top-left-radius: 10px; border-top-right-radius: 10px; border-bottom-right-radius: 10px; border-bottom-left-radius: 10px; background-color: transparent;\u201d&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>1) <\/b><b>Democrats\u2019 $3.5 Trillion Bill In Jeopardy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The Topline: <\/b><span>Democrats are attempting to push their massive social spending bill through Congress, but are hitting some major roadblocks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2021\/09\/12\/joe-manchin-3-5-trillion-economic-bill-sot-sotu-vpx.cnn\"><b>Quote Of The Day:<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201c<\/b><span>He will not have my vote on 3.5 and Chuck knows that and we\u2019ve talked about this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV)<\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"6.5\">\n<div id=\"attachment_286273\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286273\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-286273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Caroline-BrehmanContributorQ-Roll-Call-Inc-via-Getty-Images.jpg\" alt width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/09\/Caroline-BrehmanContributorQ-Roll-Call-Inc-via-Getty-Images.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/09\/Caroline-BrehmanContributorQ-Roll-Call-Inc-via-Getty-Images-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-286273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caroline Brehman\/Contributor\/Q-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>The Two Bills<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>First, the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed the Senate last month. It <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/08\/10\/1026081880\/senate-passes-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill\"><span>includes<\/span><\/a><span> what Americans typically consider infrastructure \u2014 roads, bridges, water systems. However, now it\u2019s held up, because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is trying to pass it along with the second bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That bill is a $3.5 trillion social spending law with zero Republican support. They hope to pass it by using the budget reconciliation process, which would allow them to pass the Senate with a simple majority. In the House, Democrats can afford no more than 3 defectors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The second bill includes efforts to expand social policies and medicare, address climate change, provide universal pre-K and 2 years of \u2018free\u2019 community <\/span><span>college. Some even want to include immigration proposals like providing green cards to millions of undocumented immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pushback<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has suggested he won\u2019t support more than $1 to $1.5 trillion in spending. <\/span><span>He\u2019s also asked Democrats to take a pause on passing the bill while the economy struggles under rising inflation and poor unemployment numbers, despite the many jobs available.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) has also said she won\u2019t support a $3.5 trillion measure, and some Democrats in the House have also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/09\/12\/nation\/democrats-ponder-big-challenge-their-35-trillion-reconciliation-bill-how-pay-it\/\"><span>voiced<\/span><\/a><span> concerns about how to pay for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Democrat Payment Plan<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>According to a leaked Democrat tax-plan draft, they\u2019re looking at proposing $2.9 trillion in increased taxes by rolling back Trump-era tax cuts and targeting businesses and higher-income Americans.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_286272\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286272\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-286272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KARIM-SAHIBContributorAFP-via-Getty-Images.jpg\" alt width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/09\/KARIM-SAHIBContributorAFP-via-Getty-Images.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/09\/KARIM-SAHIBContributorAFP-via-Getty-Images-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-286272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KARIM SAHIB\/Contributor\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>2) <\/b><b>Afghanistan Situation Worsens<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The Topline: <\/b><span>Following the 20th anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks, the situation in Afghanistan continues to worsen after the U.S. withdrawal completed late last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLeeZeldin\/status\/1437769149653164032\"><b>Quote Of The Day:<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cGreen card holders is something that we don\u2019t track directly, so what we\u2019ve done is solicited people if they are green card holders to let us know. I think the best estimates are that there are several thousand green card holders in Afghanistan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2013 Secretary of State Antony Blinken<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Afghanistan Update<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Fighting is ongoing between the Taliban and resistance forces in the Panjshir province. In recent days, communications have been cut in the more remote valley, but the BBC recently reported the Taliban have been torturing and murdering civilians in the strategic stronghold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Panjshir Valley is the last region to hold out after the Taliban swept to power last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The United Nations is seeking to raise more than $600 million in aid for Afghanistan, warning the country is facing a major humanitarian crisis. The Secretary General of the UN, however, admitted they were working with the Taliban to distribute aid, leading many to question whether any of this aid would ever reach the Afghans who need it most.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile in Kabul, the Taliban have formed their new interim government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Women In Afghanistan`<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The world is watching a return to the type of widespread discrimination faced by women and girls under the Taliban prior to 2001. The Taliban recently told women they can only study in gender-segregated universities where Islamic dress will be compulsory. The Taliban\u2019s so-called \u201cministry of virtue and vice\u201d has also reportedly returned. The group is a religious police force which viciously enforces Sharia law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Hostages<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>American citizens, green card holders, and Afghan allies are still reportedly scattered throughout Afghanistan, with many effectively being held hostage by the Taliban, and there are still no clear plans being shared when it comes to their rescue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Secretary of State Antony Blinken \u2014 who testified to Congress this week \u2014 admitted the number of green card holders still in Afghanistan is largely unknown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Biden Administration Backlash<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Since the beginning of his presidency, Biden has enjoyed healthy approval ratings, but recent numbers dropped below 50% in mid-August because of the Afghanistan withdrawal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Big Picture: <\/b><span>The Biden administration is choosing to focus on other domestic issues like the economy and COVID-19 in an effort to move away from the Afghanistan crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_286199\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286199\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-286199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/4767D2D9-D058-4E25-866B-710FA85A55F7_1_201_a.jpeg\" alt=\"Texans Rally At State Capitol Against New Abortion Bill AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 11: An abortion rights activist holds a sign in support of Planned Parenthood at a rally at the Texas State Capitol on September 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Texas Lawmakers recently passed several pieces of conservative legislation, including SB8, which prohibits abortions in Texas after a fetal heartbeat is detected on an ultrasound, usually between the fifth and sixth weeks of pregnancy. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar\/Getty Images) Jordan Vonderhaar \/ Stringer\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/09\/4767D2D9-D058-4E25-866B-710FA85A55F7_1_201_a.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/09\/4767D2D9-D058-4E25-866B-710FA85A55F7_1_201_a-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/09\/4767D2D9-D058-4E25-866B-710FA85A55F7_1_201_a-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-286199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordan Vonderhaar\/Stringer\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>3) <\/b><b>Companies Respond To Texas Pro-Life Law<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The Topline: <\/b><span>The CEO of a videogame company was forced to step down after voicing his personal support for Texas\u2019 new abortion law while other companies are showing their opposition to the legilsation through corporate policy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The CEO<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>John Gibson was the co-founder and CEO of TripWire Interactive, which publishes games played by millions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On September 4th, Gibson posted a tweet on his personal account expressing support for Texas\u2019s new pro-life law.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gibson was soon swarmed with thousands of angry comments, as were Tripwire\u2019s corporate accounts. Two of their development partners released statements slamming Gibson and one studio announced it was cancelling all its existing contracts with TripWire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>TripWire put out a statement saying they were \u201c<\/span><span>deeply sorry\u201d about what Gibson said and promised that the company would \u201ctake swift action.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Later that same day, Gibson announced he was resigning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Other Side<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Other companies went beyond issuing official statements opposing the law, and instead implemented new policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lyft announced it would pay any legal fees of drivers who might get sued under the law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The company\u2019s CEO gave an<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/09\/08\/1035045952\/lyft-uber-will-pay-drivers-legal-fees-if-theyre-sued-under-texas-abortion-law\"><span>interview<\/span><\/a><span> to NPR in an official capacity and said, \u201cWe do not appreciate how this law limits a woman\u2019s right to choose\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another company, Match Group, which owns the dating apps Tinder and OKCupid,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/match-group-ceo-starts-healthcare-fund-texas-regressive-abortion-law-2021-9\"><span>announced<\/span><\/a><span> it is setting up a fund for Texas employees who might want healthcare outside of the state.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a memo to staff, CEO Shar Dubey said she \u201cfervently [cares]\u201d about \u201cwomen\u2019s rights, including the very fundamental right of choice over her body.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"6\">\n<div id=\"attachment_286320\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286320\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-286320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/David-McNewStringerGetty-Images.jpg\" alt width=\"700\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/09\/David-McNewStringerGetty-Images.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/09\/David-McNewStringerGetty-Images-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-286320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David McNew\/Stringer\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Other Stories We\u2019re Tracking<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Newsom Recall Election<\/b><\/p>\n<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom is projected to have survived his recall election. The governor needed a simple majority to keep his position. The recall election is just the second ever for a governor in the state.<\/p>\n<p><b>Norm MacDonald<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Comedian Norm Macdonald died Tuesday \u201cafter a long and private battle with cancer.\u201d The former Saturday Night Live cast member had reportedly been fighting cancer for nearly a decade and was 61 years old.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/i>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Wednesday, September 15th, and this is your Morning Wire. 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