Evening Wire: Shots Fired Near White House & Is GameStop Buying eBay? | 5.4.26

Georgia Howe· Host0:00

[upbeat music] President Trump launches Project Freedom to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz. GameStop offers to buy eBay for $56 billion. And Mel Gibson's Resurrection of the Christ wraps production. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Monday, May 4th, and this is Evening Wire.

John Bickley· Host0:21

President Trump launched Project Freedom over the weekend, a military-backed effort to escort stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Daily Wire reporter Cassia Kiva has the latest on the showdown.

Cassia Kiva0:32

Trump announced the project on Truth Social and called the mission humanitarian, but warned any interference will, quote, "have to be dealt with forcefully." Iran pushed back, warning US involvement would violate the ceasefire. Ibrahim Azizi, the head of Iran's parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, took to X, writing, quote, "The Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf would not be managed by Trump's delusional posts." The standoff is rattling global markets and energy flows, with officials warning of increased oil disruptions and broader economic fallout. At the moment, however, negotiations continue. The UAE said its air defenses intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four drones launched from Iran Monday, leaving three people moderately injured. Officials also announced schools will shift to remote learning through May 8th in the UAE due to the situation.

Georgia Howe· Host1:18

The FDA will allow pancreatic cancer patients to access a promising new drug before it's received full approval. On Friday, the agency said that patients with severe and terminal diagnoses