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What key primaries are taking place in the U.S. today?
Americans in several states head to the polls for key primaries. Justice Alito slams Katonji Brown-Jackson. And Morning Wire wins a big award. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howell. It's Tuesday, May 5th, and this is Evening Wire.
The Trump administration avoided drawing a hard line today on when the U.S.
What did Justice Alito say about Ketanji Brown Jackson?
might renew its assault on Iran. Daily Wire foreign affairs reporter Cassie Akiva has the latest.
On Tuesday, President Trump revealed that the U.S.
What recent award did Morning Wire win?
had intercepted over 100 missiles fired at an aircraft carrier about two weeks ago. But he declined to say what action Iran could take for the U.S. to drop the ceasefire. They've fired at U.S. ships several times in the last 24 hours. What do they need to do to violate the ceasefire? Well, you'll find out because I'll let you know. The Daily Wire put a similar question to leaders at the Department of War this morning. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Kaine, said he would leave it to the White House to decide.
The threshold of restarting is a political decision above my pay grade.
How is the Trump administration responding to Iran's actions?
What I'll say is it's low harassing fire right now. It feels like Iran is grasping at straws to try to do something across the southern flank. It's primary day around the country, and one place we're watching is Ohio. Polls will be open there until 7.30 this evening. A couple races to watch. GOP Senator John Husted will have to defend his seat for the first time, likely against former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown. Brown lost his seat two years ago to Republican Bernie Moreno. For governor, Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy is the odds-on favorite for Republicans. He spoke with The Daily Wire's own Ben Shapiro this morning.
Yeah, look, I mean, the primaries are usually quite competitive. I would say we're cautiously optimistic that we will shatter recent norms for what those primary outcomes are. So we'll see what the results come in. I don't want to count the chickens before they hatch, Ben, but let's see.
Additionally, former Ohio Health Department Director Amy Acton is running uncontested for the Democrats. Results are expected to start rolling in shortly after polls close.
Vice President J.D. Vance is taking action after a bombshell report by Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak. After Rosiak broke open a story of what appears to be a billion dollar Medicaid fraud scheme in Ohio, as we reported on this show yesterday, the VP said his fraud task force was on it. Vance said in a statement, quote, these shocking allegations, if true, show why the fraud task force's work is so important. I'm directing the task force to look into it and take immediate action to prosecute any fraudsters involved and stop all further payments as appropriate.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Karen Bass for reelection for mayor of Los Angeles. Daily Wire immigration reporter Ginny Ter has the details.
In a statement praising Bass, Harris credited the mayor's leadership with L.A. 's, quote, first ever two-year decline in homelessness and a drop in crime not seen since the 60s. Harris also said that Bass refused to, quote, back down from President Trump's immigration agenda. Bass supports L.A. 's sanctuary city policies. She also approved spending $250,000 in taxpayer funds on signs that claim federal agents are barred from city property. For his part, U.S. Attorney Bill Assele has said that the signs have no legal weight and are essentially useless. Virginia Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger recently sat down for an interview with a local ABC affiliate, where she admitted to being open to a wide slate of new taxes on goods such as gym memberships, streaming services, and dog grooming.
idea, as long as it's reasonable and makes some amount of sense, should be entertained and should be discussed. And so, as you mentioned, the one on streaming services, you know, you used to buy a DVD, there'd be a sales tax. I think they're worthy conversations to be had about what does revenue generation look like into the future as our economy changes in so many ways.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What key primaries are taking place in the U.S. today?
0:03–0:23
2
What did Justice Alito say about Ketanji Brown Jackson?
0:23–0:31
3
What recent award did Morning Wire win?
0:31–1:05
4
How is the Trump administration responding to Iran's actions?
1:05–6:41
5
What are the latest updates on Ohio's primary elections?
6:41–11:02
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