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[3] I'm Daily Wire, editor -in -chief John Bickley.
[4] It's Wednesday, April 17th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[5] In defiance of 227 years of congressional history, the Democrat -led Senate refuses to hold a full impeachment trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
[6] Democrat Majority Leader Chuck Schumer quickly made.
[7] move today to dismiss both articles, asking for a truncated debate rather than a full trial.
[8] Republicans, including Senator Eric Schmidt of Missouri, objected.
[9] Never before in the history of our republic has the Senate dismissed or tabled articles of impeachment when the impeached individual was alive and had not resigned.
[10] As Senator Schumer said in 2020, quote, a fair trial has witnesses.
[11] A fair trial has relevant documents as part of the record.
[12] A fair trial seeks the truth.
[13] nothing more, nothing less.
[14] I will not assist Senator Schumer in setting our Constitution ablaze in bulldozing 200 years of precedent.
[15] Schumer's motion to dismiss the two articles as unconstitutional passed along party lines, killing the trial before it began.
[16] Republicans say Secretary Majorcas has failed to do his job and comply with U .S. immigration policy.
[17] They've also condemned the Democrats' dismissal of the trial as an attempt to give political cover to President Biden.
[18] Columbia University's president, as well as members of the college's board, were grilled today by the House Education and Workforce Committee in an anti -Semitism hearing regarding faculty comments.
[19] During her testimony, President Namat Shafik, agreed that some professors had crossed the line.
[20] Congresswoman Elise Stefonic pressed Shafik as well as board member Claire Shipman about Professor Joseph Mossade, who's made several anti -Semitic and openly voiced support for Hamas's brutal October 7th terror attack.
[21] Stefanik pointed out the Mossad is the chair of Columbia's academic review committee and argued that he should be removed.
[22] Here's some of that exchange.
[23] So he hasn't been removed as chair.
[24] I would like to confirm that to you.
[25] Do you have my commitment he'll be removed as chair today?
[26] I have my commitment that I will come back to and give you the facts.
[27] So he hasn't been removed.
[28] Let me ask the board of trustees, is that acceptable that he's chair of this committee?
[29] Should he be removed today?
[30] Ms. Shipman.
[31] Congresswoman, you've put your finger on one of the hardest issues we as board chairs face right now.
[32] I think you can see our systems from the videos you played, everything you're talking about, our systems of rules and enforcement are broken.
[33] They're broken.
[34] Ori Berliner, the 25 -year NPR veteran, has resigned.
[35] Berliner was suspended on Friday for publicly criticizing liberal bias at the government -funded organization.
[36] Daily Wire, reporter Megan Basham has the latest.
[37] In a post on X, Berliner posted his resignation letter and said, I cannot work in a newsroom where I am disparaged by a new CEO whose divisive views confirm the very problems at NPR I cited in my free press essay.
[38] Now, that post refers to Catherine Marr, the new chief executive at the organization who took over last month, and posts she made on social media showing her far -left views.
[39] Berliner's suspension and resignation come after he wrote a piece.
[40] in the free press, criticizing various coverage decisions made by NPR.
[41] He also wrote about the large disparity between Republicans and Democrats in the newsroom, saying that staffers were out to damage the presidency of Donald Trump.
[42] Upon being suspended, Berliner was told he'd be fired if he violated NPR's policy about working with outside news organizations going forward, so he resigned.
[43] Seven jurors have been seated thus far in Donald Trump's hush money trial.
[44] Daily Wire's senior editor, Cabot Phillips, breaks down what we know about the jurors.
[45] Juror number one is a middle -aged salesman and will serve as the case as foreman.
[46] He said he gets his news from the New York Times, Daily Mail, Fox News, and MSNBC.
[47] Juror number two, quote, did not know what she was walking into when she reported for jury duty.
[48] She works at a major New York hospital as an oncology nurse and gets her news from the New York Times, CNN, Google, and Facebook.
[49] Juror number three is a corporate attorney who says he gets his news from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Google.
[50] Journal number four said he finds the former president to be, quote, fascinating and mysterious.
[51] He's originally from Puerto Rico and usually gets his news from the Daily News, the New York Times, and Google.
[52] Journal number five is a lifelong New Yorker who said, quote, President Trump speaks his mind and that she'd, quote, rather have that than someone who's in office who you don't know what they're thinking.
[53] She gets her news from Google and TikTok.
[54] Juror number six is a software engineer who works for Disney.
[55] She said she will be, quote, fair and impartial when asked if Trump's candidacy for president would impact her ability to serve fair.
[56] Journal number seven is a lawyer who said he personally does not have any opinions about Trump.
[57] He said he gets his news from the New York Times, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
[58] A U .S. Army Financial Counselor pleads guilty to defrauding Gold Star families out of millions.
[59] The U .S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that Kaz Krafi of Coltsneck, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to obtaining more than $9 .9 million from several Gold Star families to invest in accounts he managed without the permission of the families.
[60] Gold Star family members are the immediate beneficiaries of fallen active duty service members and are entitled to the service member's life insurance of up to $400 ,000.
[61] One person is dead and three injured after men on scooters allegedly shot up a street corner last night in the Bronx.
[62] Police say the four men who were shot were on the corner when four men on two scooters approached.
[63] The rear passengers on each scooter opened fire shooting roughly 10 rounds.
[64] Police say three of the victims were shot in the leg, and one who died from his injuries at a local hospital, was shot in the chest.
[65] During a press conference last night, officials said due to the incident, they will bring back community response teams.
[66] And they will be focusing primarily on individuals riding around with illegal scooters, dirt bikes, and ATVs.
[67] Missouri is moving to only allow U .S. citizens to vote in state elections and ban the practice of ranked choice voting.
[68] Daily Wire Reporter's actual reports.
[69] The Missouri House has advanced H .J .R. 104, which would put a referendum on the ballot, allowing voters to choose whether or not non -citizens in the state are allowed to vote.
[70] The bill also takes aim at ranked choice voting, saying voters shall receive only a single vote, and under no circumstance shall he or she be permitted to cast a ballot in a manner that results in the ranking of candidates for a particular office.
[71] The Missouri Senate previously approved a similar resolution.
[72] And the NBA has banned Toronto Raptors forward John Tay Porter for alleged unethical gambling practices.
[73] According to the league, Porter has been betting on games, giving information to gamblers, and calling out sick to influence certain wagers.
[74] NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement that nothing is more important than protecting the integrity of NBA competition.
[75] He went on to say Porter's violation of the rules has been met with the most severe punishment.
[76] All right, those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
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