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[3] I'm Daily Wire, editor -in -chief John Bickley, and joining me fresh off maternity leave is Georgia -how.
[4] Georgia, it's great to have you back.
[5] It's great to be back, John.
[6] It's Monday, July 8th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.
[7] President Biden is hoping to shore up support among Democrats as doubts about his re -election and age continue to grow.
[8] In a letter to Democrats, Biden dismissed calls to step aside and doubled down on his commitment to staying in the race.
[9] Following a disastrous debate performance, the president aimed to demonstrate his capability and resilience against Trump's anticipated rematch.
[10] The president called out elites in the Democratic Party on MSNBC this morning.
[11] Here's a bit from that.
[12] Many of these guys don't think I should run against me. Go ahead.
[13] Announce the president.
[14] Challenge me at the convention.
[15] Following this morning's interview, Biden's schedule has been cleared, while the First Lady is making three campaign stops in different states.
[16] First Lady Jill Biden says she's all in on President Biden's re -election campaign.
[17] That's two.
[18] Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud charges linked to two deadly crashes of its 737 Max Planes.
[19] Daily Wire reporter Amanda Presta Giacomo, who's also back today, has the latest.
[20] The Department of Justice alleges that Boeing, deceived regulators about the approval and safety of their 737 Max model.
[21] The DOJ says the plane maker violated an agreement that protected it from prosecution for more than three years.
[22] If the court approves the deal, Boeing will pay more than $240 million for breaching the agreement.
[23] The plea deal covers actions before crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, leaving out recent incidents.
[24] The judge overseeing the case criticized Boeing's conduct, which cast a doubt on the plea deal's fate.
[25] Future U .S. contracts for Boeing, crucial to defense in NASA, could be impacted.
[26] Another airline has also come under fire over safety concerns.
[27] Southwest Airlines is being investigated by the FAA, while it's also battling a takeover attempt by a Wall Street investment firm.
[28] Here are the details as Daily Wire Senior Editor, Joel Needler.
[29] While not facing prosecution like Boeing, Southwest has been scrutinized over recent and alarming pilot mishaps.
[30] Three incidents this year, including sudden altitude.
[31] changes and taking off on a closed runway have reportedly led to an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
[32] The safety concerns put further stress on a boardroom that is battling Elliott Management, an activist investment group trying to take over the airline.
[33] Elliott Management has an 11 % stake in Southwest.
[34] The investment firm is trying to oust CEO Bob Jordan.
[35] In response, Southwest adopted a so -called poison pill plan last week, which discourages investors from holding a large stake in the company.
[36] New reports show alarming actions taken by the Biden administration while it struggled to handle the immigration boom in 2021.
[37] According to the Wall Street Journal, Biden officials sent children to suspicious guardians while struggling to shelter unaccompanied migrant children.
[38] The government repeatedly overrode caseworkers who had initially denied potential housing arrangements over concerns of criminal activity, poor living conditions, and signs of labor trafficking.
[39] Biden officials said at the time they wanted to avoid the kids in cages imagery that plagued the Trump administration.
[40] Notably, that policy began under the Obama administration while Biden was then vice president.
[41] Meanwhile, Texas officials say children crossing is still a huge issue.
[42] That's very very concerning because whether they're sent through a port of entry or outside of a border of entry, those that the unaccompanied children are an exception to being deported.
[43] Columbia University has permanently booted three deans from their posts after their alleged anti -Semitic texts during a campus anti -Semitism panel.
[44] Susan Chang, Kim, Matthew, Tashnik and Kristen Krom were all placed on leave last month after their disparaging messages came to light.
[45] Columbia's president called their behavior unprofessional, and it said it touched on ancient anti -Semitic stereotypes.
[46] The incident, exposed by images from a panel discussion, included emojis mocking concerns over rising anti -Semitism at the Ivy League campus.
[47] Airline travel hit record numbers this weekend after TSA screened over three million passengers yesterday.
[48] That's the highest single -day total in U .S. history.
[49] In fact, eight of the 10 busiest days for the agency have happened this year.
[50] As a result, airlines are expected to have strong second quarter earnings.
[51] However, more travelers has also resulted in more complaints.
[52] Last year saw almost 100 ,000 complaints up from 86 ,000 in 2022.
[53] Tropical storm barrel is ripping across Texas after it made landfall this morning as a category one hurricane.
[54] So far, at least two people have been killed by falling trees and more than two million homes are without power.
[55] Barrel first struck the windward islands where it killed around seven people before heading south.
[56] President Biden is receiving updates on the storm and FEMA is prepared to respond.
[57] Those are your drive home updates this afternoon.
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