John Bickley

Embassy in Jerusalem has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members, with Ambassador Mike Huckabee telling staff in a Friday email that those who wish to leave should, quote, do so today.

At the same time, public bomb shelters have been opened in the southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva.

The United States is also continuing to strengthen its military presence in the region.

Over the past week, 14 American refueling tankers have landed at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport.

while F-22 fighter jets have been positioned on the runway at Avda Air Base in southern Israel.

Despite the heightened tensions, the State Department confirmed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Israel on Monday is still on, where he is set to discuss Iran, Lebanon, and the implementation of President Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza.

As the dust settles from Trump's raucous State of the Union, the two parties set their sights fully on the midterms.

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley.

It's Thursday, February 26th, and this is Morning Wire.

And New York's Democratic Socialist mayor is under fire again, this time from his own police force.

Both parties in Washington are racing to win the post-State of the Union messaging battle with midterms fast approaching.

Daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake joins us now with the details.

So, Lyndon, let's start with Bill Gates.

What came out about him recently?

Now, that town hall that Bill Gates spoke at was on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, we heard more news about Larry Summers.

What happened with him?

And we're about to get more information because the Clintons are due to testify this week.

What are we expecting to hear from them?

Well, this has taken years, but potentially more dominoes to fall.