Megan Basham

Now, regular listeners will remember, Georgia, that we talked about the Global Engagement Center last week. That's a controversial State Department agency that is at the center of a joint Daily Wire and Federalist lawsuit alleging widespread censorship efforts against conservatives. Shutting it down has been a top priority for free speech advocates for a while, and its end did look imminent.

Now, regular listeners will remember, Georgia, that we talked about the Global Engagement Center last week. That's a controversial State Department agency that is at the center of a joint Daily Wire and Federalist lawsuit alleging widespread censorship efforts against conservatives. Shutting it down has been a top priority for free speech advocates for a while, and its end did look imminent.

But this bill extended its life for another year. Well, Musk called that criminal, and he said he would support primary challenges against any Republican who voted for it.

But this bill extended its life for another year. Well, Musk called that criminal, and he said he would support primary challenges against any Republican who voted for it.

No, not publicly, but Morning Wire has spoken with some sources on the Hill who say that one of the concerns is that shuttering the agency means that the center's staffers will be moved to other positions in the State Department. They say this would make it harder to root out corruption.

No, not publicly, but Morning Wire has spoken with some sources on the Hill who say that one of the concerns is that shuttering the agency means that the center's staffers will be moved to other positions in the State Department. They say this would make it harder to root out corruption.

So part of the reason some of these GOP leaders might like to see the center stay in place for another year is to allow the fully Republican controlled House, Senate and most importantly, the White House to take action to deal with this agency correctly, whether that's fully shutting it down or rooting out the corruption. So getting back to the bill more generally, why is Johnson supporting it?

So part of the reason some of these GOP leaders might like to see the center stay in place for another year is to allow the fully Republican controlled House, Senate and most importantly, the White House to take action to deal with this agency correctly, whether that's fully shutting it down or rooting out the corruption. So getting back to the bill more generally, why is Johnson supporting it?

Well, he said on Fox Wednesday that Republicans are in an impossible position where they have a razor-thin margin in the House. And he said he didn't like the bill either, but that the House needed to pass it so they could fight for serious cuts after Trump takes office. This was Johnson on Fox talking about his conversations with Musk and Ramaswamy.

Well, he said on Fox Wednesday that Republicans are in an impossible position where they have a razor-thin margin in the House. And he said he didn't like the bill either, but that the House needed to pass it so they could fight for serious cuts after Trump takes office. This was Johnson on Fox talking about his conversations with Musk and Ramaswamy.

But the final nail in the coffin likely came when Donald Trump put out a statement Wednesday night saying that he was totally against the continuing resolution and that the Republicans should pass a bill that doesn't include Democrat giveaways. So now Johnson will reportedly be looking to get a much narrower spending bill passed. All right, well, we'll see if he has better luck with that.

But the final nail in the coffin likely came when Donald Trump put out a statement Wednesday night saying that he was totally against the continuing resolution and that the Republicans should pass a bill that doesn't include Democrat giveaways. So now Johnson will reportedly be looking to get a much narrower spending bill passed. All right, well, we'll see if he has better luck with that.

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So in 2022, when the Supreme Court handed down the Dobbs decision, Texas was one of those states that had a trigger law on the books. Now that law had been passed in 2021, but it was superseded by Roe. Once Roe was overturned, it was then allowed to take effect. Essentially, it's a heartbeat law that bans abortion after around six weeks.

So in 2022, when the Supreme Court handed down the Dobbs decision, Texas was one of those states that had a trigger law on the books. Now that law had been passed in 2021, but it was superseded by Roe. Once Roe was overturned, it was then allowed to take effect. Essentially, it's a heartbeat law that bans abortion after around six weeks.

So the Texas law also requires any physician who provides an abortion-inducing drug to examine the pregnant woman in person, meaning they can't simply have an appointment online or over the phone. This past July, however, New York doctor Margaret Daly Carpenter, who is the founder of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine, a group that seeks to expand abortion access through mail delivery,

So the Texas law also requires any physician who provides an abortion-inducing drug to examine the pregnant woman in person, meaning they can't simply have an appointment online or over the phone. This past July, however, New York doctor Margaret Daly Carpenter, who is the founder of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine, a group that seeks to expand abortion access through mail delivery,

allegedly prescribed abortion pills to a 20-year-old Dallas woman who was around nine weeks pregnant. Now, according to that suit, the woman received the pills via the mail and after she took them, she began to experience serious complications and called the father to take her to the hospital.

allegedly prescribed abortion pills to a 20-year-old Dallas woman who was around nine weeks pregnant. Now, according to that suit, the woman received the pills via the mail and after she took them, she began to experience serious complications and called the father to take her to the hospital.