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[0] The House held its 7th, January 6th committee hearing Tuesday, focusing on the testimony of White House attorney Pat Cipollone and the involvement of right -wing groups.
[1] Are Americans tuning into the hearings?
[2] And if so, are they having an impact on public opinion?
[3] I'm Daily Wire editor -in -chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe.
[4] It's Wednesday, July 13th, and this is Morning Wire.
[5] President Biden met with the President of Mexico Tuesday.
[6] How did the two countries plan to tackle the record level?
[7] of illegal immigration and high inflation affecting both nations.
[8] And Arizona goes all in on school choice, allowing parents to send their kids to the school they want using state funds.
[9] Will Arizona's new law inspire other states to follow suit?
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[22] The House January 6th committee took center stage again on Tuesday morning in their continuing effort to prove that Donald Trump committed crimes in the run -up to Joe Biden's inauguration.
[23] This latest episode in the ongoing series of hearings focused in on what the committee called extremist groups and their relationship with Trump's inner circle.
[24] Here to discuss as columnist David Marcus.
[25] Hey, Dave.
[26] What did we learn in yesterday's hearing?
[27] Good morning.
[28] Tuesday's hearing was really centered on trying to show that Trump or his associates colluded with extremist organizations like the oathkeepers and proud boys to plan and execute the attack on the Capitol.
[29] The key allegation is that Trump knew there would be an attack and in fact incited it.
[30] They went back over the claim that Trump should have known he lost, you know, with some new testimony from White House counsel Pat Cipollone about an angry meeting in the Oval Office with Sidney and Rudy Giuliani who claimed that Trump won.
[31] Now we heard live testimony as well as videotaped depositions.
[32] Who did the committee call yesterday and why?
[33] Well, we heard from a January 6th rioter who blamed Trump for his actions, as well as a former oathkeeper who testified about how his group operated.
[34] The connection to Trump that the committee had teased seems to be communications between General Michael Flynn and political operative and Trump ally Roger Stone and the proud boys and oathkeepers.
[35] Neither witnesses spoke to that, but the convicted rioted did indicate that Trump was why he traveled to Washington, D .C. A lot was made of a tweet sent by Trump early in the morning after that tense meeting.
[36] What was the tweet and what does the committee claim it proves.
[37] Right.
[38] So after the meeting, Trump tweeted that there would be a rally on January 6th and that it would be, quote, wild.
[39] The committee argued that right -wing media personalities and social media users took this to mean an invitation to violence.
[40] And they had some clips and random posts to back this up.
[41] But, you know, obviously most observers at the time and most people who attended the rally did not take this to be a call for insurrection.
[42] So it's not clear that the committee proved their point there.
[43] How did these new revelations play in the media.
[44] There's been a lot of ink spilled on these hearings.
[45] Was this latest hearing viewed as a success for the committee?
[46] So a pattern has emerged where the morning of each hearing, there's a leak of some testimony, usually to CNN, and specifically having to do with the dots the committee is trying to connect.
[47] So in this case, the relationship between, you know, the proud boys and Flynn or Stone.
[48] And most of the media says, boy, if they can connect these dots, it's really going to be damning.
[49] And of course they do, because it's all scripted.
[50] So it's not clear that any of this has produced an aha moment for the American people.
[51] But the steady hammering may be having an effect.
[52] There hasn't been a knockout punch.
[53] Shots to the body could be having some impact.
[54] On that point, is polling showing that minds are changing?
[55] This has been over a month now of hearings.
[56] Is the needle moving with the American public?
[57] No. Even CNN's polling master Harry Enten through cold water on the idea that hearts and minds are changing.
[58] He showed that the polls really haven't moved.
[59] I mean, slightly, but nothing significant.
[60] And more broadly, this just isn't an issue on the top of voters' minds.
[61] I mean, nobody's staring at a $12 package of bacon at the grocery store and thinking to themselves, I'm really worried about January 6th.
[62] It's just the political reality.
[63] Yeah, that's not the answer the committee or Democrats are hoping for.
[64] No, I would think not.
[65] Thank you for joining us today, David.
[66] Thanks for having me. That was Daily Wire contributor, David Marcus.
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[81] The president of Mexico visited President Joe Biden in the White House on Tuesday to discuss major topics such as immigration, energy, and inflation.
[82] The U .S. and Mexico have drifted apart on key issues recently.
[83] Here to discuss is Daily Wire's Tim Pierce.
[84] So, Tim, what, if anything, can we expect to come out of this meeting?
[85] Hey, Georgia.
[86] So the meeting yesterday is what some consider a make -up meeting after Mexico's president Lopez Obrador refused to attend Biden's summit in Los Angeles last month.
[87] The two presidents addressed a variety of issues, but immigration was a top priority.
[88] Former President Trump had been able to strong -armed Lopez Obrador into policing immigration to a certain extent by threatening trade restrictions, but Biden has tried a softer approach, which hasn't quite secured as much cooperation.
[89] Biden and Lopez Obrador held a joint press conference prior to the meeting where both men praised the other and the U .S.-Mexico alliance.
[90] Lopez Obrador spoke for about 30 minutes, and while his remarks were overall congenial, he did take a few digs of Biden, such as joking that American drivers were now crossing into Mexico for cheap gas.
[91] On immigration, Biden and Lopez Obrador mainly worked out details for labor migration pathways, which both administrations believe are needed to curb illegal migration.
[92] Migration along the southern border since Biden took office has hit record numbers, which unfortunately fuels a variety of illegal industries, including drug and human trafficking.
[93] Just last month, 53 migrants died while attempting to cross illegally in a tractor trailer.
[94] The event was the deadliest human smuggling incident on record.
[95] As far as raw immigration numbers, each new month sets a new record.
[96] In May, the most recent month we have numbers for, Border Patrol agents had roughly 239 ,000 encounters with illegal migrants.
[97] Right, and that even spurred Texas Governor Abbott to take some additional actions to secure the border.
[98] Tell us about that.
[99] Yeah, that is a pretty big development.
[100] Last week, multiple Texas border counties called the immigration surge a, quote, invasion.
[101] Here's Terrell County Judge Dale Lynn Carruthers.
[102] My county is vast, and I'm here to let you know that the invasion is real.
[103] We are trying to protect the sovereignty of Texas.
[104] I am a constitutional judge, and we are standing behind the Constitution.
[105] In response, Abbott ordered Texas state law enforcement to begin arresting migrants at the border and transporting them to legal points of entry will they'll be processed by border.
[106] Border Patrol before being released into the U .S. Critics say this policy won't have any real impact on stopping immigration and that it will be just a continuation of a catch -and -release policy.
[107] All right, so a new somewhat more aggressive strategy, is that actually legal, though?
[108] Not really.
[109] Only the federal government has the power to manage immigration.
[110] That's actually why Governor Abbott faced pressure to declare the situation in invasion because that would, in theory, allow states to use war powers and send the National Guard to the border.
[111] But realistically, it's likely that Abbott will face a legal challenge over this.
[112] All right.
[113] Well, it'll be interesting to watch.
[114] Tim, thanks for reporting.
[115] Thanks for having me. That was DailyWire's Tim Pierce.
[116] Arizona recently passed a groundbreaking school choice law that could have other states following suit.
[117] Now, any K -12 student in Arizona can take part in the school choice program.
[118] Here to tell us more about the new law is DailyWire's Charlotte Pence -Bahn.
[119] Hi, Charlotte.
[120] What can you tell us about Arizona's school choice law?
[121] Right.
[122] So this is a huge win for those who are in favor of more school choice.
[123] Basically, this law allows any school -age child in the state to use the empowerment scholarship account to fund their education at whichever education option they choose.
[124] Basically, it allows a student to take a portion of the money that would have been used to fund their place at a public school and take it with them to a different school.
[125] How the law works is parents can apply for an empowerment scholarship account, which have also been called education savings account or ESAs.
[126] And they can put around 7 ,000, dollars towards school expenses like tuition for private schooling, homeschooling costs, educational therapy, and tutoring.
[127] According to the Goldwater Institute, 7K is enough to cover 100 % of the median private elementary school tuition in Arizona.
[128] So this law puts private education within reach of even the poorest families.
[129] In 2011, Arizona was actually the first state to put forward an ESA policy.
[130] But at that time, the ASAs only applied to students who had special needs.
[131] Since then, legislators in the state have continued to broaden the policy.
[132] And this initiative has been on the docket in Arizona for some time now.
[133] Here's Governor Doug Deucy at his state of the state address earlier this year.
[134] This session, let's expand school choice any way we can.
[135] Greater open enrollment.
[136] New transportation models.
[137] More charter schools and more educational freedom for families, especially those in failing schools or who can.
[138] can't afford to pick up and move to a new neighborhood.
[139] Let's think big and find more ways to get kids in the school of their parents' choice.
[140] Now, there's been some strong pushback to these laws.
[141] What's the argument against school choice?
[142] Yes, there are a variety of criticisms.
[143] One of the main criticisms is that ESAs primarily help the wealthy because there's no restriction on wealthy families using the funds to supplement their child's private school education.
[144] They also say that public schools will lose students.
[145] and rural communities could suffer because the local public schools are often the main employers in these remote areas.
[146] Critics have also argued that there are no quality controls over ESA education.
[147] If parents have free reign over how to educate their kids, the state then can't guarantee what or whether that child is learning.
[148] They also say there will be less opportunity to monitor kids for potential abuse or neglect.
[149] Arizona Majority Leader Benjamin Toma addressed some concerns in an op -ed for Fox News.
[150] He argued that fears about students abandoning public schools and huge numbers are overblown.
[151] He pointed out that over 250 ,000 students are eligible right now for ESAs, but only around 11 ,000 took advantage of the program even after it had been around for 10 years.
[152] So the argument there is that when communities provide excellent public schools, students tend to stay in them.
[153] According to a report from the Goldwater Institute, students who have historically used ESAs have disproportionately come from poorest areas of the state, suggesting that low -income families are most inclined, to take advantage of the program.
[154] So do we expect this to become a trendsetter?
[155] Will school choice become more popular in other states?
[156] Well, there are other states with less expensive school choice laws on the books now, but historically, it hasn't been a major issue for voters.
[157] That said, we've been hearing for some time now that this is the year of the parent, and we're seeing education rising to the top of voter concerns for the first time.
[158] So it's possible this will be a motivating issue for voters come November.
[159] Regardless, I think a lot of states will have their eye on Arizona as this law, gets rolled out, and we could start seeing similar legislation popping up in other states.
[160] Yeah, I certainly wouldn't be surprised.
[161] Charlotte, thanks for coming on.
[162] Thanks for having me. That was DailyWire's Charlotte Pinsbaugh.
[163] Other stories were tracking this week.
[164] Footage of the Uvaldi Shooter's Rampage at Rob Elementary School was released Tuesday.
[165] The disturbing footage shows the shooter roaming down a hallway and entering a classroom, as well as the police massing in the hallway, where they remained for over an hour until officers finally breached the room.
[166] California Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation Tuesday, allowing victims of shootings to sue the manufacture of the guns used in the crime.
[167] This week, NASA released the clearest and deepest photos of the universe ever seen, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, the world's most powerful telescope.
[168] For the first time in 20 years, the U .S. dollar and the euro now have the same value.
[169] This after the euro dropped 12%.
[170] The Biden administration's Health and Human Services Department issued new guidance Monday, mandating that physicians and hospitals perform abortions if they are deemed necessary, even if abortion is illegal in that state.
[171] Two brothers, ages 10 and 14, turned themselves into police Monday for beating a 73 -year -old man to death in Philadelphia.
[172] By 2023, India will overtake China as the most populated country in the world, with an anticipated population of more than 1 .4 billion people.
[173] German farmers have joined their Dutch neighbors in protesting the world economic forms climate policies.
[174] Similar protests have erupted in Poland and Italy.
[175] The leader of the Syrian Islamic State was killed by a U .S. drone strike.
[176] The U .S. military confirmed on Tuesday.
[177] There were no civilian casualties.
[178] Escapeed felon, Casey White was charged with felony murder for the death of Vicki White, the prison guard who helped him escape in May. Thanks for listening to Morning Wire.
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