THE SHOW NOTES: The New National Security Threat, Jon Stewart, & The Special Election

Welcome! The House formally impeached Alejandro Mayorkas last night.

INSANE: California Democrats want a $50 minimum wage?!

BREAKING: Three DC police officers were injured in a shooting this morning.

NEW: Democrats inch closer to taking back the House by winning the seat vacated by George Santos.

🚨 HEADLINE: Denver police, public safety, elections departments among those told to cut budgets to fund migrant crisis - 9 News

REFUND: Tax refunds are almost 29% smaller this year - Yahoo

LYFT: A typo in a press release sent Lyft stock soaring until it was corrected. - CNBC

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🚨 DEVELOPING: National Security Threat

Rep. Mike Turner of the House Intelligence Committee just released this memo with no additional context. This is all we know.

Jon Stewart

The famed former host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show made his highly anticipated return to the network as media pundits and Democrats salivated over the prospect of Jon Stewart relentlessly hammering Donald Trump once again.

That did not happen. Watch:

Democrats and members of the media were furious with Stewart’s decision to poke fun at Biden’s age which resulted in headlines like:

Rolling Stone: Liberals Are Not Laughing About Jon Stewart’s Jabs at Joe Biden

New York Times: You Might Not Like What Jon Stewart Has to Tell You

The Daily Beast: ‘The View’ Flips Out Over Jon Stewart’s Biden Criticism: ‘Sick of This Ageism!’

The result of Stewarts’ performance was a six-year high viewership record for The Daily Show with 900,000 people tuning in. However, this is still far behind the more than 2 million people who watch Gutfeld on Fox News.

Impeachment

HHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was impeached by the House of Representatives last night following an embarrassing failed vote from the previous week. The largely symbolic move is heading nowhere in the Senate as the Democratic-controlled upper chamber has preemptively killed any chance of conviction.

U.S. Probes Israeli Strikes That Killed Civilians in Gaza, Possible Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon

The U.S. is investigating several Israeli airstrikes in Gaza that killed dozens of civilians and the possible use by Israel of white phosphorus in Lebanon, as part of a probe by the State Department to determine whether America’s closest ally has misused its bombs and missiles to kill civilians, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal.

The process shows the dilemmas facing the Biden administration, which so far has ruled out putting conditions on arms transfers to pressure Israel, but faces increasing calls from some members of Congress to do so as the war wears on.

Full story at The Wall Street Journal (paywall).

Artificial intelligence, real emotion. People are seeking a romantic connection with the perfect bot

A few months ago, Derek Carrier started seeing someone and became infatuated. He experienced a “ton” of romantic feelings but he also knew it was an illusion. That’s because his girlfriend was generated by artificial intelligence.

Carrier wasn’t looking to develop a relationship with something that wasn’t real, nor did he want to become the brunt of online jokes. But he did want a romantic partner he’d never had, in part because of a genetic disorder called Marfan syndrome that makes traditional dating tough for him.

Full story at AP.

Trending news:

• Israel releases video purportedly showing Hamas leader Sinwar in tunnel under Khan Younis - Yahoo

• Migrant teen accused in Times Square attack on cops is arrested again for Macy’s robbery - NY Post

• Americans with low credit scores use ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ more often - CNN

• Kushner says he's not looking to return to White House - Axios

• Republican Pollster Issues Warning to GOP: 'Final Wakeup Call' - Newsweek

• A gynecologist accused of secretly being a ‘serial sperm donor’ died in an aircraft crash. A lawsuit against him is still pending - CNN

• Mortgage rates surge higher again, causing homebuyers to pull back - CNBC

• Frustrated CNN host threatens to cut off heated interview with GOP lawmaker on border security: 'May I speak?' - Fox News

• The Small University Endowment That Is Beating the Ivy League - WSJ (paywall)

• Trump On Pace to Drain Legal Funds by July, With Only $27 Million Left - Bloomberg (paywall)

• A Texas Oil Driller Banks a $26 Billion Deal, With Regrets - WSJ (paywall)

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