Attorney General, Merrick Garland faced some tough questions from Congress on Thursday.

Many focused on his recent memo directing the FBI to investigate threats against teachers

and school boards.

Will FBI agents be attending local school board meetings?

No, FBI agents will not be attending local school boards meetings.

We have details from Garland's testimony and how he's defending his controversial memo.

I'm John Bickley with Georgia Howe.

It's Friday, October 22nd, and this is Morning Wire.

Police officers and several major cities are fighting COVID vaccine mandates arguing that

the mandates violate their rights.

I've made my status very clear as far as the vaccine, but I do not believe the city has

the authority to mandate that to anybody, let alone that information about your medical

history.

What cities are seeing the biggest pushback and what actions are officers and city officials

taking?

And, those global supply chain problems you've been hearing about, they are getting worse

and will soon lead to even higher grocery bills.

What surprising action is the Biden administration taking to ease those shortages and will those

actions help American consumers?

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