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Chapter 1: What happened in the New York City manhunt?
A manhunt is underway in New York City after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside his hotel. Surveillance footage shows the suspect firing several rounds from a handgun with a silencer before riding off on an e-bike into Central Park. The motive remains unclear, but officials say the shooting was not random and the attack appears to have been premeditated.
Chapter 2: Who was the victim of the shooting?
Here's NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch at a press conference this morning.
It appears the suspect was lying in wait for several minutes. And as the victim was walking to the conference hotel, the suspect approached from behind and fired several rounds, striking the victim at least once in the back and at least once in the right calf.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to an arrest. Bans on transgender procedures on children appear likely to prevail. The Supreme Court heard a challenge to the Tennessee law banning these medical interventions this morning. Daily Wire deputy managing editor Tim Rice has the latest.
Chapter 3: What are the latest updates on transgender procedures laws?
The three left-wing justices suggested that these laws discriminate against transgender children and should be struck down. Justice Katonji Brown Jackson even went so far as to compare the laws to bans on interracial marriage.
The law here operates in the same way. There, the question of can you marry this other person depended upon what your race was. You could marry the other person if it was the same, consistent with your race. You couldn't if you couldn't. I take your law to be doing basically the same thing. You can get these blockers if doing so is consistent with your sex, but not if it's inconsistent.
Chapter 4: How did the Supreme Court respond to the transgender laws challenge?
So how are they different?
Meanwhile, Chief Justice John Roberts and the other conservatives suggested that the evolving debate over puberty blockers and sex hormones should be left to elected representatives, not the court. Justice Samuel Alito pushed back on the ACLU's assertions that transgender procedures prevent children from committing suicide.
I don't regard the cast review as necessarily as the Bible or as something that's The case involves laws in Tennessee as well as 23 other states that restrict these so-called treatments.
Daily Wire host Matt Walsh gave remarks outside the court today during opening arguments. Walsh says three truths have led to this point.
Chapter 5: What arguments did Matt Walsh make regarding biology and children?
Biology is a fact that we have a duty to protect our children, that the trans agenda denies the fact of biology. It is a distinct threat to our children. We affirm these truths. We call on the Supreme Court to affirm them, too.
A House committee investigating the pandemic released a report this week summarizing its two-year investigation and offering recommendations for future responses. Daily Wire senior editor Ash Short has more.
The more than 500-page document concludes that the virus likely emerged from a lab in Wuhan, China, but also claims that the origins remain unclear. The report criticizes the World Health Organization's handling of the pandemic and the lack of transparency from China, while applauding early travel restrictions and Operation Warp Speed.
It also calls for improvements to the strategic national stockpile and stronger domestic manufacturing of essential supplies. The report will be reviewed before being submitted to Congress.
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House GOP members have called for an investigation into FEMA over allegations that relief workers intentionally bypassed Trump supporters. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo has the latest.
Committee chairs Sam Graves and Scott Perry have asked Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Kufari to probe claims about the now-fired FEMA supervisor Marnie Washington instructing workers to avoid homes displaying Trump-related signs in Florida. The lawmakers say these practices may have been part of a broader policy
potentially being practiced in other states that could have left victims unaware of available assistance. FEMA Director Deanne Criswell has denied any proactive policies, but she has agreed to request an independent investigation.
South Korea's opposition party has moved to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol after he declared martial law. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has the details.
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