Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ Underway & SCOTUS Rules On Abortion Access | 5.5.26
5/5/202618 min
The U.S. shepherds oil ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the Supreme Court weighs in on mail-order abortion drugs, and the House Judiciary Committee digs into the Democrats’ primary fundraising platform. We speak with Victoria Coates, Erin Hawley & Jim Jordan. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.
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First 90 secondsGeorgia Howe· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Iranian forces fire on US Navy ships and commercial vessels as Trump intensifies pressure on Tehran.
John Bickley· Host0:11
The Iranians do not have control of the strait. We have absolute control of the strait. Their economy is in free fall.
Georgia Howe· Host0:17
I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor, John Bickley. It's Tuesday, May 5th, and this is Morning Wire.
Speaker 2· Host0:23
[upbeat music] The legal battle over mail-order abortion drugs ratchets up with the Supreme Court intervening. Telehealth is the way that about a quarter of women get abortion drugs nowadays.
Georgia Howe· Host0:41
Yeah.
Speaker 2· Host0:41
So this had extreme consequences.
Georgia Howe· Host0:44
And House Republicans' investigation into Democrat fundraising machine ActBlue ramps up. We talk to the chair of the committee leading the probe.
Jim Jordan· Guest0:52
We brought those five people in for depositions, and every single one of them took the Fifth, would not answer our questions.
Speaker 2· Host0:58
Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire. Stay tuned. We have the news you need to know.
Georgia Howe· Host1:02
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