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[0] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[1] It's Tuesday, June 20th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] Hunter Biden has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors on charges relating to tax crimes and illegal possession of a firearm.
[3] Here with more is Daily Wire reporter Tim Pearce.
[4] Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two charges regarding his failure to pay about $1 .2 million in taxes in 2017 and 2018.
[5] In exchange, prosecutors will reportedly ask that he receive two years probation with no jail time.
[6] Biden will also admit to the illegal purchase of a firearm in 2018 and enter a diversion program typical of drug abusers.
[7] The felony gun charge will be wiped from his record if he successfully completes the program.
[8] The White House issued a short statement in response, saying, The President and First Lady loved their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life.
[9] Critics accuse the Justice Department of violating its own internal policies, Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley weighed in on Hunter's plea deal on Fox this morning.
[10] It is historic in the sense that the president's son is going to plead guilty to criminal act.
[11] It is going to be very controversial for critics.
[12] I think for many, this is going to look like you ticketed the getaway driver after a bankrupt.
[13] Many people view the influence peddling allegations as being a very serious form of corruption.
[14] For more on this story, tune in to tomorrow morning's episode of Morning Wire.
[15] The trial for former President Trump over his alleged mishandling of classified documents has been set for August 14th.
[16] Here with more is Daily Wire Senior Editor, Joel Needler.
[17] The date was set by Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee to the U .S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
[18] Trump is facing 37 counts of wrongdoing and is accused of the willful retention of national defense information, corruptly concealing documents or records, and making false statements.
[19] The former president has pleaded not guilty to all charges and said the prosecution is politically motivated.
[20] The search for a submersible vessel that went missing on its descent down to the wreckage of the Titanic earlier this week continues as time is running out.
[21] The sub, which reportedly costs a quarter of a million dollars per passenger, lost contact with a surface ship on Sunday, sparking a massive manhunt.
[22] All five people on board the missing Titanic submarine have been identified, and they include a seasoned diver, a maritime expert, a father -son duo who are members of one of Pakistan's wealthiest families, and the CEO of the company in charge of the voyage.
[23] According to experts, those on board have until about Thursday morning until they run out of oxygen inside the sub that's about the size of a minivan.
[24] This is a complex search, and it's complex for a variety of reasons.
[25] You're talking about a search area that's 900 miles east of Cape Cod, 400 miles south of St. John's.
[26] So logistically speaking, it's hard to bring assets to bear.
[27] Several tornadoes touched down across Mississippi overnight Monday, leaving at least one person dead and many others injured.
[28] According to officials, emergency workers were still in the process of assessing damage from earlier storms.
[29] The death and nearly two dozen injuries that were reported happened in eastern Mississippi's Jasper County.
[30] The small rural town of Lewin was one of the hardest hit.
[31] Dron footage and photos showed wide expanses of debris.
[32] covered terrain, decimated homes, and mangled trees.
[33] One resident told CBS News that he and his wife hid in a closet while the tornado tore apart their home around them.
[34] The wind was blowing.
[35] It got real dog.
[36] We could hear stuff falling all around, debris and everything.
[37] Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are considering the creation of a federal commission to develop a strategy for regulating artificial intelligence.
[38] Democrat Congressman Ted Liu of California and Republican Representative Ken Buck of Colorado introduced a bill on Tuesday that would require Congress and the White House to create a 20 -person regulatory commission.
[39] According to the Washington Post, the body would be made up of individuals across government, industry, civil society, and the computer science field.
[40] The legislation comes after top tech gurus, including Elon Musk, have called for government regulation of AI.
[41] A more than 3 ,000 -year -old sword has been discovered by archaeologists at an ancient grave site in Germany.
[42] The bronze artifact is so well preserved, it still appears.
[43] almost shiny.
[44] It's believed to date back to the Bronze Age or approximately 1 ,400 BC.
[45] Those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
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