A vehicle slammed into St. David’s North Austin Medical Center emergency room in North Austin on Tuesday evening‚ according to local law enforcement officials. The Austin Police Department‚ Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services‚ and the Austin Fire Department responded to the crash at 5:38 p.m. CST. Initial reports said that there were at least 11 people injured during the car crash; however‚ that number appeared to be revised down to five people. First responders tried to save the driver by administering CPR‚ but the driver ultimately died. “Four victims were transported to other hospitals‚ including an adult and a child who were in critical condition‚” CNN reported. “One patient was admitted to St. David’s North Austin Medical Center‚ where the crash occurred.” The Austin Police Department said that they do not believe that the crash was intentional. “There is no threat to the general public‚” the department said. “Based off preliminary information and details gathered at this time‚ this incident does not appear to be an intentional act. APD officers continue to assist our first responder partners‚ and the investigation is ongoing.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Eight other patients at the hospital were being transported to other hospitals to “decompress” from the stress the incident generated. Stephen Hughes‚ who was in the hospital when the car slammed into the emergency room‚ described the incident to CNN. “At first I thought it was an explosion‚” Hughes told CNN. “Then I heard screaming and saw the smoke coming from the ER entrance.” Video of the incident shows that the driver likely was incapacitated as the car’s engine was still going and the tires were generating considerable smoke in the area. WATCH: JUST IN: Video shows scene inside St. David's North Austin Medical Center in Texas after authorities say a vehicle crashed into the emergency room‚ injuring multiple people. Austin police said "this incident does not appear to be an intentional act." https://t.co/25ZJjgK1v1 pic.twitter.com/WavaVhy7zw — ABC News (@ABC) February 14‚ 2024

The House GOP’s narrow majority is poised to get even smaller with the result of Tuesday’s special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District to replace freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY) following his ouster. News outlets called the race in favor of Democrat Tom Suozzi over his GOP rival‚ Mazi Pilip‚ in their race to finish out what is roughly 11 months left in the two-year term for the Long Island seat a couple within a couple hours of polls closing. The contest reached a conclusion on the heels of a failed GOP bid to stop no-excuse mail-in voting for the special election and‚ in a twist of fate‚ a winter storm hit the area just in time for election day‚ lowering expectations for turnout. Suozzi‚ who previously held the seat for six years‚ and Pilip both offered voters rides to the polls and the Congressional Leadership Fund‚ a House GOP super PAC‚ hired snow plow companies to help clear roads. Heading into the special election‚ the House party breakdown was 219 Republicans and 212 Democrats‚ with four vacancies in the 435-member chamber. Lawmakers voted to expell Santos in early December following a scathing ethics report. He also faces 23 federal charges — including aggravated identity theft‚ wire fraud‚ and conspiracy — to which the ex-congressman has pleaded not guilty. After losing the speakership in October‚ Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) opted to leave Congress at the end of last year. California settled on a March 19 primary and general election on May 21 if no candidate beats the 50% threshold. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) left office in January to become president of Youngstown State University. Ohio is going with a special election primary for Johnson’s vacant seat on March 19 and a general election on June 11. And one Democrat‚ Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY)‚ stepped down in February to become president and CEO of Shea’s Performing Arts Center. April 30 is the date chosen for the special election to snag the Buffalo-area seat. Beyond vacancies‚ the both major parties in the House have grappled with absences due to medical reasons. A bid to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas just barely failed last week with attendance being key to whether House Republicans could overcome a trio of defections. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) showed up at the last moment to cast what amounted to the decisive vote against impeachment while in a wheelchair after being rushed from a hospital where he had been recovering from abdominal surgery. Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) was the sole missing vote as he had been out of Washington and working remotely for several weeks to undergo a stem cell transplant for his fight against blood cancer and then recover from the treatment. With Scalise back on Capitol Hill this week‚ the GOP-led House voted 214-213 earlier on Tuesday to impeach Mayorkas despite three Republican defectors joining with all voting Democrats to oppose the effort. Other issues that House lawmakers are expected to consider include appropriations legislation to avert a government shutdown‚ FISA reauthorization‚ and whether to bring articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke last month about the political situation for House Republicans as he faced pushback from a group of conservatives‚ including members of the Freedom Caucus‚ amid negotiations on spending and border security with a Senate and White House that are controlled by Democrats. “Everyone understands the reality of where we are‚” Johnson said at a news conference. “The House Republicans have the second-smallest majority in history. We’re not going to get everything that we want. But we’re going to stick to our core conservative principles.”

On Tuesday‚ hosts for The Daily Wire reacted to the Republican-led House impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis. Daily Wire Co-CEO Jeremy Boreing took a moment during a “Backstage” conversation on Dailywire+ to share what had just happened on Capitol Hill. “I led the show by saying I don’t want to talk about news‚ but something happened since we’ve been sitting here that merits discussion‚” Boreing said. After assuring everyone that President Joe Biden is still kicking‚ Boreing announced that Mayorkas became the first Cabinet member since the 1800s to get impeached by the House. The Daily Wire hosts react to Mayorkas being impeached live@michaeljknowles: "I think one would argue that Mayorkas is being criminally negligent here."@JeremyDBoreing: "Well‚ they should impeach Joe Biden for the exact same thing then‚ because he's Mayorkas' boss." pic.twitter.com/5bF08M2qEY — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) February 14‚ 2024 Daily Wire host Michael Knowles noted the last Cabinet member to be impeached was William Belknap‚ the secretary of war‚ in 1876. Amid some banter with Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro and the other hosts present‚ Knowles predicted that there are going to be “a lot of Democrats who start arguing that there’s no basis to impeach him.” Their point of view‚ according to Knowles‚ is that Republicans are “merely impeaching him on maladministration‚ which is not a sufficient cause for impeachment.” The two articles of impeachment that the House passed on Tuesday accuse Mayorkas of “willfully and systemically” refusing to comply with federal immigration laws and that he “breached the public trust” with false statements and obstructing lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP They now head to the Democrat-controlled Senate‚ where leadership signaled a trial will begin later this month. A two-thirds vote is required for a conviction‚ which would lead to removal from office. Knowles said Belknap was impeached for “failing to fulfill his duties” as secretary. “And in this case‚ I would argue that Mayorkas is being criminally negligent here. He’s actually violating the law‚” he added. Some laughs ensued as host Andrew Klavan quipped about “the spirit of Aloha” — a reference to a Hawaii court ruling last week in a gun rights case — and Knowles brought the conversation back to impeachment. “Well‚ they should impeach Joe Biden for the exact same thing then‚ because he’s Mayorkas’ boss‚” Boreing said. Daily Wire hosts Candace Owens and Matt Walsh were also part of the “Backstage” discussion.

FedEx Founder and Executive Chairman Fred Smith warned during an interview that the BRIC nations — which primarily consist of Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ and China — have set out to dethrone the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency‚ and if that happens‚ the standard of living that Americans are accustomed to will be gone forever. Smith made the warning during an interview with Bret Baier while talking about today’s inflation report showing that inflation was worse than projected and that prices are up overall 17.9% since Biden took office. “I think the issue is much broader than just the CPI that was announced today‚” he said. “I mean‚ we’re the wealthiest nation in the world because of all these wonderful inventions since the end of World War II. But we’re also prosperous because we lead the world in opening markets for trade and protected those trade flows with the American Military and our alliances. And then third‚ and probably equally important‚ we’re the reserve currency of the world‚ the dollar is the medium of exchange and our financial institutions control the movement of money around the world. All three of those things went together.” “And you had a repudiation of both trade beginning in 2018‚ when the trade wars began with President Xi and President Trump‚ and more recently‚ our government has been borrowing money at an enormous rate‚ almost $2 trillion last year‚” he continued. “And the CBO just announced that we’ll spend more on interest this year than we’ll spend on the Defense Department. These subjects are not even mentioned in our political discourse these days. It’s very concerning.” Smith said during a recent speech that in order to avoid a catastrophic fiscal crisis‚ political leaders needed to recognize the extreme and unprecedented dangers that are facing the U.S. and that grand comprise would be needed to fix these problems. When asked during the interview if he was seeing leaders step up to the plate to address the crisis‚ he responded: “No‚ quite the contrary.” “The political process is really focused on the extremes of both parties‚” he said. “No one is supporting trade‚ which made America great‚ really‚ since Roosevelt and his Secretary of State Hall‚ passed the first major trading bill in 1934. And then we led opening the world and restored Germany and Japan‚ our enemies‚ to prosperity through trade and the American Alliance system.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “And then on top of that‚ our financial capabilities to print money at will is dependent on the dollar remaining the reserve currency‚” he added. “And the so-called BRICS alliance — Brazil‚ Russia‚ India‚ and China — have set out on a deliberate course to dethrone the dollar. If that happens‚ and we can’t sell our bonds‚ I can assure you the living standards that we all enjoy today are going to be a thing of the past.” WATCH: WATCH: FedEx founder Fred Smith to @BretBaier: “The so-called BRICs alliance—Brazil‚ Russia‚ India &; China—have set out on a deliberate course to dethrone the dollar. If that happens and we can't sell our bonds‚ I can assure you the living standards that we all enjoy today are… pic.twitter.com/fclTIKHw3A — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 14‚ 2024

During Tuesday’s “Backstage” event on DailyWire+‚ Daily Wire podcast host Candace Owens explained why she sees Taylor Swift as “the most toxic feminist that’s ever existed.” The show hosts — including Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing‚ Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro‚ and their fellow Daily Wire hosts Michael Knowles and Matt Walsh — touched on a wide range of topics‚ including pop star Taylor Swift‚ who has made headlines over the last year for her international concert tour and film‚ as well as her romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. When the topic of Swift came up‚ Owens did not mince words about her views on the pop icon. “Obviously‚ if you’ve seen what she’s even done in business and how she tries to manipulate her audiences to get out of deals and contracts‚ she’s totally insane. She’s the most toxic feminist that’s ever existed‚” Owens began before noting that if Swift doesn’t “get what she wants‚” she has a legion of fans who will target her opponents. Following a brief discussion of Swift’s tendency to write songs about her exes‚ Owens talked about the pop star’s battle with record executive Scooter Braun. “They tried to kill Scooter Braun’s family‚ and he did nothing wrong other than purchase her catalog‚” she said. “And he only had it for like six months before he let somebody else purchase it. But she hated Scooter Braun.” .@RealCandaceO on Taylor Swift: “She’s the most toxic feminist that’s ever existed.” pic.twitter.com/yXtxmZ4udj — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) February 14‚ 2024 Owens went on to cast doubt on the authenticity of Swift’s relationship with Travis Kelce‚ calling it a “business move.” When Walsh commented that calling Swift the “most toxic feminist” was a significant statement‚ Owens explained her choice of phrasing. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Toxic feminism … She literally said‚ ‘Lena Dunham taught me feminism‚’ which basically means that you can get whatever you want so long as you’re able to sell to people that you’re a victim because you’re a woman. And she has done it to the tune of a billion dollars‚” Owens stated. “She re-recorded her catalog and resold the same album because Scooter Braun legally purchased her catalog. Her dad was sitting on the board of the company and she said‚ ‘I didn’t know it was getting sold.’ You didn’t know it was getting sold? Your dad is sitting on the board of the company. What are you talking about? But eight-year-old girls don’t understand business‚ so they then just tried to kill Scooter.”

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