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[0] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[1] It's Tuesday, May 9th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] Former President Donald Trump was found liable Tuesday of sexual abuse and defamation in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit that accused him of raping her decades ago.
[3] Here with more is Daily Wire Senior Editor Ash Short.
[4] A jury in New York City has found former President Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and a civil lawsuit brought by former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll.
[5] The jury, however, rejected Carol's claim that Trump had raped her.
[6] Carol claimed in her 2019 book that Trump raped her at a department store and suit him for defamation after he denied the allegations on social media.
[7] The jury has awarded Carol $5 million in damages.
[8] Law enforcement is sweeping the streets of El Paso, Texas, for thousands of illegal immigrants camped out in the city.
[9] Late Monday night, U .S. Customs and Border Protection announced a targeted enforcement operation taking place in El Paso ahead of the repeal of Title 42.
[10] Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.
[11] About 2 ,500 migrants are living on the streets of El Paso, some reportedly with gang ties.
[12] The operation comes as thousands more migrants are expected to cross the border from Mexico into El Paso after Title 42 is lifted on Thursday at 1159 p .m. El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser previously estimated that up to 15 ,000 migrants could be in Ciadad Hwada, across the border from El Paso, preparing to enter the U .S. later this week.
[13] Meanwhile, in the last week, Border Patrol agents made 55 ,000 apprehensions of individuals who crossed the border illegally.
[14] A new report indicates that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen contacted multiple prominent American business leaders on Monday to detail the financial risk stemming from the current debt -sealing controversy.
[15] Here with more is Daily Wire senior editor, Cabot Phillips.
[16] In recent days, Yellen held multiple one -on -one conversations.
[17] with individual executives about the, quote, dangerous consequences of the current brinkmanship, according to a report from Reuters.
[18] Biden administration officials have repeatedly claimed that Republican lawmakers are risking a worldwide recession by insisting that any amendment to the debt ceiling must be accompanied by meaningful spending cuts.
[19] Meanwhile, Biden is meeting with congressional, GOP, and Democratic leaders Tuesday afternoon to discuss a plan to raise the limit.
[20] The U .S. Preventative Services Task Force is planning to change their mammogram recommendation timeline, lowering the age to start the breast cancer screening test from age 50 to age 40.
[21] The draft proposal recommends the X -ray screenings take place every two years.
[22] Attorneys for the IRS whistleblower, who alleges the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden has become corrupted by lies and politics, reportedly met with members of Congress.
[23] Here with more is Daily Wire senior editor, Joel Needler.
[24] The sources told CNN the conversation on Friday with investigators from the GOP -led House and Democrat -controlled Senate, helps lay the groundwork for what could be a formal disclosure involving sensitive tax information in the near future.
[25] Meanwhile, House Oversight Chairman James Comer is urging the Justice Department not to indict Hunter Biden until Republicans hold a press conference.
[26] They intend to present evidence showing how a web of LLCs is being used by foreign adversaries to improperly pay members of the Biden family in exchange for favors.
[27] We don't believe this was just a coincidence.
[28] We believe this was done in exchange.
[29] something that then Vice President Biden and now President Biden would have done.
[30] So this whistleblower is going to provide some very crucial information to our investigation.
[31] And we've given the FBI until May the 10th to produce this document.
[32] So the ball is in the FBI's court with respect to this whistleblower.
[33] The press conference is scheduled for 9 a .m. Eastern Time on Wednesday.
[34] A 22 -year -old campaign volunteer for a political organization called OnePA, allegedly fatally shot a 46 -year -old fellow volunteer on Monday afternoon while out canvassing.
[35] The volunteers were reportedly out -garnering support for Helen Jim, a Democratic candidate for the Philadelphia mayoral primary.
[36] Police have not yet revealed a motive behind the shooting, but according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer, the two had engaged in a dispute beforehand.
[37] Right now we have multiple witnesses at homicide.
[38] And detectives, of course, are going to interview all of those witnesses separately.
[39] The former Prime Minister of Pakistan was arrested on Tuesday by paramilitary forces as the popular leader faces terrorism and corruption -related charges.
[40] Imran Khan was ousted from his role as Prime Minister in April of 2022 by a no -confidence vote in Parliament after being accused of corruption and violating the Constitution.
[41] Khan survived a shooting in November and has claimed that corrupt officials, coordinated his removal from office.
[42] Police say, after his arrest, he was taken to the National Accountability Bureau for questioning.
[43] Supporters took to the street in protest, starting fires and clashing with police.
[44] Those are your drive -home updates this afternoon.
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