Georgia Howe

Now, this all comes as President Biden has announced billions in new funding for the Ukrainian war effort. Tell us more on that front.

Now, this all comes as President Biden has announced billions in new funding for the Ukrainian war effort. Tell us more on that front.

A lot of scrutiny over the funds being sent to Ukrainian in these final weeks. Kevin, thanks for reporting. Anytime. Debate erupted among Republicans over the weekend after Elon Musk and other high-profile Trump advisors called for the expansion of the H-1B visa program. President-elect Trump indicated his support for the program, but did leave the door open for reforms.

A lot of scrutiny over the funds being sent to Ukrainian in these final weeks. Kevin, thanks for reporting. Anytime. Debate erupted among Republicans over the weekend after Elon Musk and other high-profile Trump advisors called for the expansion of the H-1B visa program. President-elect Trump indicated his support for the program, but did leave the door open for reforms.

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2024 was a landmark year in American politics, with a presidential campaign that saw unprecedented twists and turns and culminated in the most stunning electoral comeback in modern history. In this special end-of-year edition of Morning Wire, we're going to take a step back to look at the bigger picture, as what was once breaking news makes its way into the history books.

2024 was a landmark year in American politics, with a presidential campaign that saw unprecedented twists and turns and culminated in the most stunning electoral comeback in modern history. In this special end-of-year edition of Morning Wire, we're going to take a step back to look at the bigger picture, as what was once breaking news makes its way into the history books.

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Sunday, December 29th, and this is your Morning Wire Year in Review.

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Sunday, December 29th, and this is your Morning Wire Year in Review.

Looking back, unprecedented might be the word of the year for 2024. Donald Trump was reelected to the presidency after a narrow defeat in 2020, becoming the second president to serve two non-consecutive terms and the first in more than 100 years. For the first time in American history, a major presidential candidate was convicted on felony charges.

Looking back, unprecedented might be the word of the year for 2024. Donald Trump was reelected to the presidency after a narrow defeat in 2020, becoming the second president to serve two non-consecutive terms and the first in more than 100 years. For the first time in American history, a major presidential candidate was convicted on felony charges.

The other major candidate, Joe Biden, dropped out of the race less than a month before his party's convention. And the future of that political party is now totally up in the air. Joining us to discuss all of this is Daily Wire researcher and contributor Michael Whitaker. So, Michael, let's start at the beginning. How did we get here?

The other major candidate, Joe Biden, dropped out of the race less than a month before his party's convention. And the future of that political party is now totally up in the air. Joining us to discuss all of this is Daily Wire researcher and contributor Michael Whitaker. So, Michael, let's start at the beginning. How did we get here?

Well, that unbeatable coalition somewhat evaporated, it sounds like.

Well, that unbeatable coalition somewhat evaporated, it sounds like.

And none of those people are laughing anymore.

And none of those people are laughing anymore.

So Trump's political strategy was unconventional, but it proved to be remarkably successful. Of course, that's only half the story. What went wrong for Democrats?

So Trump's political strategy was unconventional, but it proved to be remarkably successful. Of course, that's only half the story. What went wrong for Democrats?