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I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley.

It's Wednesday, February 28th, and this is your morning wire afternoon update.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he will step down from the top spot in the Republican conference,

a position he's held longer than any other person in Senate history.

The Kentucky Senator made the announcement from the Senate floor today.

To serve Kentucky and the Senate, it's been the honor of my life

to lead my Republican colleagues has been the highest privilege.

But one of life's most under-appreciated talents is to know when it's time to move on to life's next chapter.

The 82 year old is regarded as one of the most influential lawmakers in Washington.

An election to replace him as leader will occur in November.

He'll stay on as a senator from Kentucky.

In a closed-door deposition today, Hunter Biden faced questioning from members of two House committees

after refusing to appear for months. Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips

says the latest. During a prepared opening statement Hunter Biden claimed he would

end the inquiry into him and his father with the quote fact that he did not involve President Biden in his business.

The younger Biden said quote, not while I was a practicing lawyer, not in my investments or transactions, domestic international, not as a board member and not as an artist, never.

Hunter also criticized the investigation as a quote baseless and destructive political charade.

Republicans like Oversight Chairman James Comer, however,

say they do have evidence disputing Hunter's claims.

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