Supreme Court Upends Midterms & DHS Funded, Mostly | 5.1.26
5/1/202618 min
Control of the Senate is on the line with a crucial race in Maine, DHS mostly reopens after 75 days, and this week's SCOTUS ruling on Congressional districts ripples through the midterm elections. Reporting by Cabot Phillips. Plus, we speak with Steve Robinson, Tim Scott, & Harmeet Dhillon. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 2764- - -Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3- - -Today's Sponsors:Good Ranchers - Get $40 off your first order and free meat for life when you use code WIRE at https://GoodRanchers.com Lean - Get 20% off when you enter code WIRE at https://TakeLean.com- - -Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacymorning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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John Bickley· Host0:30
[upbeat music] A major shakeup in Maine's Senate race. Governor Janet Mills drops out, reshaping a high-stakes battle that could determine control of the Senate.
Tim Scott· Soundbite0:42
The contrast between what common sense Mainers want and what the Democrat Party is offering, consistently and completely out of step with Maine.
John Bickley· Host0:52
I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Friday, May 1st. This is Morning Wire.
Georgia Howe· Host0:58
[upbeat music] After weeks of disruption, the Homeland Security shutdown is largely resolved, but funding for key border agencies remains uncertain.
Speaker 5· Soundbite1:13
Democrats that are setting the precedent for taking out ICE and Border Patrol out of the Homeland Security funding. And by the way, two can play at that game, so they're setting a precedent for how this is gonna play out from now on.
John Bickley· Host1:24
And a major Supreme Court decision is already reshaping the political map.
Speaker 6· Soundbite1:29
The Supreme Court