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[0] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[1] It's Monday, June 5th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[2] House Oversight Chair James Comer announced today that the FBI has refused to hand over the unclassified record that allegedly links then -VP Joe Biden to a pay -for -play bribery scheme with a foreign national.
[3] Comer announced that Congress will now proceed with contempt of Congress hearings this Thursday.
[4] The confidential human source who provided information about the end -for -played, Vice President Biden being involved in a criminal bribery scheme is a trusted, highly credible informant who has been used by the FBI for over 10 years and has been paid over six figures.
[5] These are facts and no about a spin and frankly lies from the White House or congressional Democrats can change this information.
[6] Former Vice President Mike Pence made his run official after filing FEC paperwork to run in the GOP presidential primary.
[7] Pence is expected to officially announce in Iowa on Wednesday.
[8] Here he is on Sunday at Iowa's Roast and Ride.
[9] And I don't have anything to announce today, but I can tell you, when I got time to announce come this Wednesday, I'm announcing in Iowa.
[10] Meanwhile, New Hampshire GOP Governor Chris Sununu announced in the Washington Post that he would not be running in 2024 because, quote, beating Trump is more important.
[11] Here he is on CNN.
[12] If we do what we did in 2016, you're going to have somebody win this nomination with 35 % of the Republican support.
[13] That's not where we should be as a party.
[14] That's not where anybody wants to be.
[15] But it's not just somebody for you.
[16] It's Donald Trump.
[17] Well, it is.
[18] But again, it's somebody who is in the past.
[19] So far, one Major League baseball team, the Texas Rangers, has announced that they will not be holding a Pride Night event.
[20] When asked about their decision, the Rangers released the following statement.
[21] Our commitment is to make everyone feel welcome and included in.
[22] in Rangers baseball.
[23] That means in our ballpark, at every game, and in all we do, for both our fans and our employees.
[24] We deliver on that promise across our many programs to have a positive impact across our entire community.
[25] Three bodies, all adult men over the age of 40 were recovered this weekend at the site of an apartment collapse in Davenport, Iowa.
[26] According to officials, the six -story apartment building collapsed last Tuesday, and a rescue operation has been underway around the clock since then.
[27] Here's Davenport Police Chief Jeffrey Bloddell.
[28] Three Davenport community members through this tragic event.
[29] So far, our community has rallied around these families.
[30] Continue to honor those families.
[31] Continue to respect the families and what we do and how we act accordingly.
[32] And keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
[33] Donald Trump's attorneys met with the Justice Department today to discuss complaints about the special counsel investigation into the former president's handling of classified documents.
[34] Here with more is Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce.
[35] Trump's legal team arrived at the DOJ this morning weeks after accusing Special Counsel Jack Smith of misconduct.
[36] According to reports, Trump's attorneys were to meet with DOJ officials about those accusations, as well as to get a feel for the state of Smith's investigations.
[37] Signs suggests that Smith is nearing a decision on whether to charge Trump over classified documents recovered from Marlago last year.
[38] No details have yet been released from that Monday meeting.
[39] Over the weekend, Trump attacked the DOJ's treatment of Biden and the myriad of a alleged crimes connected to the current president's family.
[40] Austin, Texas has its first serial killer in more than a century, according to authorities.
[41] Last week, police in Texas announced the arrest of 62 -year -old Raul Meza Jr. in connection with two murders.
[42] Meza turned himself in after a statewide manhunt was launched after the May 20th killing of an 80 -year -old, former probation officer Jesse Fraga.
[43] After turning himself in, police say he admitted to an additional murder of 66 -year -old Gloria Lofton in 2019.
[44] Mesa has been in and out of prison for decades, most notably serving time for the rape and murder of an eight -year -old child in the 1980s.
[45] Police say they do not believe he's responsible for the recent series of deaths at Lady Bird Lake.
[46] Local authorities have jailed a tuberculosis patient in Washington state who refused medical treatment for more than a year.
[47] Daily Wire reporter Brandon Dre has the details.
[48] A Washington judge issued an order in May for the unnamed woman to be involuntarily detained for treatment, which is legal under state law.
[49] Pierce County Sheriff Deputies located and detained the woman Thursday, and she is now being housed in Pierce County Jail.
[50] This is the third time in 20 years that Pierce County officials have had to pursue a court order to force tuberculosis treatment.
[51] Indian authorities are searching for what went wrong in a deadly train crash that killed nearly 300 individuals with more than 1 ,000 injured in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Friday.
[52] Authorities say initial data shows that an electronic signaling system error is the likely cause of the crash.
[53] It's one of the worst train crashes in the country's history.
[54] And torrential rain in Haiti over the weekend caused catastrophic flooding, leaving at least 42 dead, 85 injured, and nearly 14 ,000 houses damaged and many crops ruined.
[55] More than 13 ,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in the Caribbean Island.
[56] Those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
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