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I'm Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Wednesday, June 12th, and this is your Morning Wire Afternoon Update. The US is looking to cast a wider net in regard to its sanctions against Russia. Daily Wire reporter Tim pierce has the latest.

The sanctions package announced today seeks to zero in on several Chinese companies which have helped Russia pursue its war in Ukraine. The US is also targeting Russia's financial infrastructure in hopes of slowing the flow of money into Moscow. The Moscow Exchange has since said it would suspend transactions in dollars and euros. Even with the thousands of Russian businesses sanctioned by the US, Russia continues to rework supply chains with new companies popping up. State Department officials say the goal is to make it harder for Russia to source crucial tech while driving up the price on other goods. The sanctions announced Management comes just before the G7 summit, where leaders look to further aid Ukraine, including turning frozen Russian assets into billions of dollars of support for Kyiv.

A federal judge in Texas has blocked President Biden's Title IX guidance for public schools Schools. Daily Wire investigative reporter, Mareida Lordy, has more.

The Tuesday ruling says that Biden's Education Department does not have the authority to rewrite the law and reinterpret prohibitions against sex discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation. The 2021 guidance would have opened up the door for schools to be liable for discrimination if, for example, they block boys from using girls' bathrooms. Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, sued the administration last year to shield Texas from any enforcement of the policy.

The Fed left rates unchanged today after the consumer price index rose by 3.3% year over year and remained the same as last month. The CPI measures the cost of goods and services across the economy, and prices continue to go up, they are going up just a bit slower than they were last year. Economist E. J. Anthony says that means consumers are still feeling inflation pain.

That's not great news for many Americans who still are making far less than they did just a few years ago after adjusting their salaries and wages for inflation. The other thing to keep in mind is that so many of these official government metrics don't actually capture the real inflation rate. In other words, they're not actually measuring what the typical American is feeling day by day, whether it's at the gas station, the grocery store, the hardware store, you name it.

The woman charged with fatally stabbing a three-year-old boy in Ohio had been released from custody just days before the attack. According to local TV station, Fox 8, the attacker had previously claimed to have killed a woman in California and has several warrants out for her arrest. Rocky River Judge Brian Hagen told Fox 8 he's confident in the way his court handled the ruling, which resulted in her release.

There wasn't any, as you would say, that red flag shooting up that pole. There wasn't any indications here. No sign of any mental distress, no sign of any previous violent acts.

During that court proceeding, however, the magistrate showed concern about the suspect's mental state. Here's some of that court audio.

Ms. Ellis, can you hear me? Can you tell me, North Olmsted, is she falling asleep or what's going on? Can you acknowledge me, Ms. Ellis, please? I think we need to get a mental health evaluation. Let's hold her for an evaluation from Recovery Resources.

Police say the suspect then went on to fatally stab three-year-old Julian Wood on June third. The attack left his mother, Margot, injured as well. North Dakota voters have made a big statement regarding their stance on age restrictions for political candidates. Voters in the Peace Garden State approved a new measure that would amend the state's Constitution and bar candidates from representing the state in Congress if that person could attain 81 years of age by the end of their term. Yesterday, 61% of voters approved the measure while 39% opposed it. It's believed to be the first measure in the nation that would limit the age of candidates running for federal office, but it's also expected to be challenged in court. Here's political consultant Jared Hendrix, who led the effort.

We do think that there is a lot of wisdom that comes with age, but of course, there's a limit to where we all face a decline of some kind at some point. And so we wanted to try to find the right balance. We thought 80 was the balance.

And there is real beef in the professional hot dog eating world. Defending champion Joey Chesnut is banned from this year's Nathan's famous fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. Major League Eating, the company behind the event, announced that it had banned Chestnut because he signed a sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods, the alternative meat brand and competitor of Nathan's. Chestnut posted on X that he is gutded about not being able to compete. The 40-year-old has won the title 16 times and holds the world record for stomaching 76 hot dogs in 2022. All right, those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire. Com. And for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to our latest full episode of MorningWire every morning.