Evening Wire: Trump Is America-Bound & SCOTUS Backs Mail-Order Abortions | 5.15.26

Summary

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Morning Wire: Trump Is America-Bound & SCOTUS Backs Mail-Order Abortions | 5.15.26

Date: May 15, 2026
Hosts: Georgia Howe & John Bickley, The Daily Wire

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Episode Overview

This Evening Wire episode delivers updates on President Trump's return from a pivotal trip to Beijing, the Supreme Court's recent decision on abortion by mail, leadership changes at the Federal Reserve, worsening crises in Cuba, national security alerts, tech vulnerabilities, rising U.S. grocery prices, birth tourism concerns, and unique human interest stories—including the ordination of a cosmetics mogul as a Catholic priest. The episode maintains a factual, rapid-fire tone, aiming to provide concise yet detailed coverage of top headlines.

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Key Discussion Points

Trump’s Beijing Trip: Business, Diplomacy, and Iran

• President Trump's Unplanned CEO Summit
  • Trump returns stateside after a "big Beijing trip," hailing progress for American interests.
  • Notably, he brought top American tech CEOs—including Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and Jensen Huang—into an unscheduled meeting with China's Xi Jinping.
    • Donald Trump (01:04): “China will invest, quote, hundreds of billions of dollars in major American tech firms… The CEO introduction was a surprise to President Xi, but after they… got used to the fact that we're a little off schedule here, they really had a good time.”
  • Key outcomes: Talks on future Chinese investments and Xi's renewed pledge not to arm Iran, with continued support for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open amid regional tension.
• Iran and the Strait of Hormuz
  • Trump's firm rejection of Iran’s new proposal to end the war, dismissing it after reading the first sentence.
    • Donald Trump (01:57): “If I don't like the first sentence, I just throw it away. They have fully agreed no nuclear and if they have any nuclear of any form, I don't read the rest.”
  • Iranian lawmakers draft a law offering a €50 million reward for President Trump’s assassination.
    • Quoting Ibrahima Zizi, Iran Security Committee: “We believe the vile president of the United States, the ominous and disgraceful Zionist prime minister and the CENTCOM commander must be targeted…” (02:07)

Federal Reserve: Powell Out, Warsh In

• Jerome Powell’s term as Fed Chair concludes; Kevin Warsh steps in as Trump's pick.
• Recap of Powell's controversial tenure, steering the Fed through the pandemic and inflation but frequently clashing with Trump over interest rates.
  • Georgia Howe (02:37): “While Trump threatened to push him out early, Powell was able to hang on until the end of his full term. Now, the Warsh era officially begins.”

Supreme Court: Abortion By Mail Temporarily Allowed

• Emergency Supreme Court order blocks the lower court’s ban on mail-order abortion drugs for now.
• Sharp dissents from Justices Alito and Thomas.
  • Justice Alito (quoted, 03:14): “[A] scheme to undermine our decision in Dobbs…”
  • Justice Thomas: Calls the abortion by mail industry “a criminal enterprise.”
• Erin Hawley (Alliance Defending Freedom) vows continued legal battle.
  • Erin Holley (03:14): “We expect the merits to wind their way back to the court, and once there we expect a win that finally restores Dobbs promise…”

Cuba: Blackouts and High-Level Talks

• Island-wide blackouts trigger protests; the U.S. signals willingness to engage.
  • CIA Director John Ratcliffe visits Havana, pushing for economic and security reforms.
    • Tim Pierce (04:27): “Ratcliffe told CUB officials they have a limited window to stabilize the island’s economy and engage with the Trump administration.”
• Rumors of the U.S. planning to indict former President Raul Castro for a decades-old incident.

National Security

• FBI announces a $200,000 reward for Monica Witt, a former Air Force agent who defected to Iran with classified info.
• Witt remains at large after espionage charges.

Domestic Security: Mobile, Alabama Bomb Threat

• Authorities in Mobile, Alabama, remove a grenade-like IED from a crucial water reservoir. FBI and bomb squad involved.
  • Andy Valdez (05:46): “The IED was retrieved and destroyed.”

Tech Vulnerability: Apple’s Security Cracked via AI

• California hackers use Anthropic's Mythos AI to compromise Apple's new security protocols in just five days.
  • Nathan Gay (07:29): “The Caliph researchers were able to use the AI tool CLAUDE to create their hack in just five days.”

Crime & Policing: UK Racism Incident

• Details on the stabbing death of British student Henry Novak following suspicions of racism and a controversial police response.
  • Drew Berkmeyer (08:08): “British police put the bleeding Novak in handcuffs until he collapsed… then took emergency steps… but failed.”

Democratic Strategy: Kamala Harris on Reform Ideas

• Kamala Harris floats “no bad idea brainstorm”—talks of Supreme Court packing, Electoral College reform, and multi-member districts.
  • Kamala Harris (08:54): “There are no bad ideas. No bad idea brainstorm is what I’d like to call it… Supreme Court reform, which includes expanding the Supreme Court…”

U.S. Economy: Soaring Grocery Prices

• Global conflict strains supply chains, driving up prices of essentials.
  • Jordan Schroeder (09:29): “Frankfurters rose 10.7%... frozen fish and seafood 12%... tomatoes nearly 40%.”

Congressional Probes: Birth Tourism

• Oversight Committee investigates companies promoting birth tourism, noting that while the practice isn't a crime, lying on visa applications is.
• White House mulls issuing 250 presidential pardons for America’s 250th birthday, triggering bipartisan debate.

Notable Human Interest: Beauty Tycoon Turned Priest

• Scott Vincent Borba, co-founder of e.l.f., to be ordained a Catholic priest after giving away his fortune.
  • Scott Vincent Borba (11:30): “I had this massive flood of love and mercy… I have never been happier in my life once I started to recalibrate myself with God’s help.”

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Trump on deal-making:
  Donald Trump (01:57): “If I don't like the first sentence, I just throw it away.”
• Justice Alito on abortion ruling:
  (03:14) “[A] scheme to undermine our decision in Dobbs…”
• Kamala Harris on Democratic tactics:
  (08:54) “No bad idea brainstorm is what I'd like to call it.”
• Scott Borba on faith transformation:
  (11:30) “I have never been happier in my life once I started to recalibrate myself with God’s help.”

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• 00:37 — Show Headlines & Episode Start
• 01:04 — Trump’s China Trip & CEO Meetings
• 01:49 — Iran Tensions, Assassination Threats
• 02:37 — Federal Reserve Leadership Change
• 03:06 — Supreme Court & Abortion by Mail
• 04:21 — Cuba’s Economic Collapse
• 05:06 — FBI Seeks Monica Witt, Intelligence Leak
• 05:36 — Bomb Disarmed in Mobile, Alabama
• 07:20 — Apple’s Security Compromised via AI
• 07:58 — UK Stabbing Incident with Racial Undertones
• 08:39 — Kamala Harris on Democratic Reforms
• 09:20 — U.S. Grocery Prices Jump
• 09:58 — Birth Tourism Congressional Probe
• 10:38 — Trump’s Plan for 250 Pardons
• 11:13 — e.l.f. Co-founder’s Ordination to Priesthood

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Tone and Closing

The episode remains fast-paced, driven, and information-dense, typical of Morning Wire's “just the facts” approach. The language is direct, with punchy quotes and pointed attributions, giving listeners a swift rundown of the day’s most urgent headlines.

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Transcript

[Megan Basham]

This is Megan Basham of the Daily Wire inviting you to join me for the 2026 issues etc making the case conference Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13 at Concordia University Chicago. I'll be speaking and signing copies of my book Shepherds for Sale. And joining me at this annual conference for Christian laity are Molly Hemingway of the Federalist, Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch and Erin Holley of Alliance Defending Freedom. Learn more at issuesetc.org issuesetc.org

[Georgia Howe]

President Trump heads back to the States after his big Beijing trip. The Supreme Court deals a blow to the effort to end abortion by mail, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's troubled tenure officially ends. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Friday, May 15th, and this is Evening Wire.

[Narrator/Reporter]

President Trump departed Beijing this morning and said he made big progress on America's Priorities. Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewell has the details.

[Donald Trump]

Donald Trump said China will invest, quote, hundreds of billions of dollars in major American tech firms after he brought top CEOs, including Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Jensen Huang into an unscheduled meeting with Xi Jinping. Trump said the CEO introduction was a surprise to President Xi, but after they, quote, got used to the fact that we're a little off schedule here, they really had a good time. President Trump's itinerary change was a bold but he says it helped spur investment talks, while also claiming Xi pledged not to provide military equipment to Iran and express support for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open amid ongoing regional tensions.

[Narrator/Reporter]

Iran was a key focus during the Beijing trip and the standoff in the strait continues. Daily Wire foreign affairs reporter Cassie Akiva has the latest.

[Donald Trump]

President Trump said he immediately rejected Iran's latest proposal to end the war, saying the opening line alone was enough to kill the deal.

I looked at it and if I don't like the first sentence, I just throw it away. They have fully agreed no nuclear and if they have any nuclear of any form, I don't read the rest.

Iranian lawmakers are reviewing legislation that would require the government to pay a 50 million euro reward to anyone who assassinates President Trump, according to a report from Iran International on Iranian state television. Ibrahima Zizi, chairman of Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said, quote, unquote, we believe the vile president of the United States, the ominous and disgraceful Zionist prime minister and the CENTCOM commander must be targeted and subjected to reciprocal action.

[Georgia Howe]

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's embattled term ended today with President Trump's pick Kevin Warsh now taking the reins, Powell steered the Federal Reserve through some of its most turbulent times, including the COVID lockdowns and the crippling inflation that followed. Along the way, he earned the ire of Trump for his reluctance to lower interest rates fast enough as the economy recovered. While Trump threatened to push him out early, Powell was able to hang on until the end of his full term. Now, the Warsh era officially begins.

[Narrator/Reporter]

The Supreme Court dealt a blow to the pro life fight against abortion by mail, at least for now. Daily Wire Culture reporter Megan Basham reports.

[Erin Holley]

The high court issued an emergency order temporarily blocking a federal appeals court ruling that struck down a Biden era policy that allowed mifepress to to be prescribed online and shipped by mail. The unsigned order provided no legal explanation. Justice is Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented, with Alito blasting the court's quote, unreasoned order as remarkable. What's at stake is the perpetration of a scheme to undermine our decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which restored the right of each state to decide how to regulate abortions within its borders, alito wrote. Justice Thomas called the abortion by mail industry a criminal enterprise. In a statement to Morning Wire Alliance Defending Freedom's Erin Hawley vowed to continue to fight against abortion by mail until the high court can officially rule on the crucial case, Hawley said. We expect the merits to wind their way back to the court, and once there we expect a win that finally restores Dobbs promise that allows pro life states like Louisiana to protect mothers and babies across our nation.

[Georgia Howe]

Cuba's government says the country has completely run out of fuel needed to keep the lights on, Daily Wire reporter Tim

[Tim Pierce]

Pierce has More extensive blackouts across the island nation have sparked more protests, which have now gone on for several days this week. In response, CIA Director John Ratcliffe flew to Havana Thursday for a rare meeting with Cuban officials, according to the Wall Street Journal. Cuban officials say the U S requested the meeting and that Ratcliffe urged Cuba to make fundamental changes to work with the U S on economic and security issues. The Journal reports that Ratcliffe told CUB officials they have a limited window to stabilize the island's economy and engage with the Trump administration. Meanwhile, the US Is taking steps to indict Cuba's former president Raul Castro, brother of Fidel, over the downing of planes 30 years ago.

[Narrator/Reporter]

The FBI announced a $200,000 reward this week for information leading to the arrest of a former US Air Force special agent and counterintelligence specialist Monica Witt defected to Iran in 2013. Federal prosecutors say she took classified information on national that included research to help

Iran target her former colleagues.

Six years after her defection, the US charged Witt with espionage for Iran. While indicted, she remains at large.

[Georgia Howe]

Mobile, Alabama appears to have escaped disaster after authorities removed a bomb that threatened the city's water supply. Daily Wire assistant editor Andy Valdez has more.

[Andy Valdez]

Earlier this week, divers were in the middle of an inspection of the JB Converse Reservoir dam when they found a grenade like IED underwater. The dam, which has been designated as Critical critical infrastructure, holds back a 17 billion gallon reservoir that is the primary water source for Mobile. The dive team notified authorities, which sparked a multi agency response that included the FBI's bomb squad. The IED was retrieved and destroyed.

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[Narrator/Reporter]

Professional hackers in California say they found a new way to crack Apple's state of the art security system, Daily Wire assistant editor Nathan Gay reports.

[Nathan Gay]

Researchers with the cybersecurity firm Callus said they used techniques learned in tests on Anthropic's Mythos AI tack into a Mac, corrupt its memory and access data that should be protected. While the exploit is noteworthy, the Speed of Calif hack is also a concern. In September, Apple rolled out its Memory Integrity Enforcement, which it described as, quote, the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort spanning half a decade. The Caliph researchers were able to use the AI tool CLAUDE to create their hack in just five days.

[Georgia Howe]

According to court testimony, a British university student died as a result of stabbing wounds after authorities arrested him on suspicion of racism. Daily Wire reporter Drew Berkmeyer has the details.

[Drew Berkmeyer]

Prosecutors say 18 year old Henry Novak had been coming home after a night out in December 2023 when he was repeatedly stabbed by a 23 year old Vikram Digua. One of the stab wounds, made with an 8 inch ceremonial Sikh shastar blade, pierced one of Novak's lungs. When law enforcement arrived, Digua accused Novak of racism. British police put the bleeding Novak in handcuffs until he collapsed and then took emergency steps to save the teen, but failed. Digua and his mother are on trial, facing charges related to the incident.

[Narrator/Reporter]

During a recent podcast interview, former Vice President Kamala Harris said Democrats need a no bad ideas brainstorm on how to stop Republicans included in those bad ideas packing the Supreme Court and getting around the Electoral College.

[Kamala Harris]

Look, this is a moment where there are no bad ideas. No bad idea brainstorm is what I'd like to call it. In that no bad ideas brainstorm. We talk about what we need to do and think about doing around the Electoral College. We talk about the idea of Supreme Court reform, which includes expanding the Supreme Court. We invite a conversation about multi member districts.

[Georgia Howe]

U.S. grocery store prices are climbing as the war in Iran continues to put pressure on the global oil supply. Daily Wire Homepage managing editor Jordan Schroeder has the story.

[Jordan Schroeder]

Government data released this week showed that the food prices climbed faster in April than in any month in nearly four years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the price of frankfurters rose 10.7% on an annualized basis in April. Frozen fish and seafood rose 12% and tomatoes rose nearly 40%. Analysts say that the fuel crunch caused by the continued closure of the Hormuz Strait is partly to blame, as well as tariffs and weather events that cause problems with supply chains.

[Narrator/Reporter]

The House Oversight Committee is probing several companies it says are engaged in birth tourism. That's when a foreigner comes to the U.S. to give birth so the child

gets U.S. citizenship, Oversight Chairman James Comer

and Congressman Brandon Gill wrote to maternity firms in California, Florida and Texas on Thursday. They said while an immigrant giving birth

in the US Is not a crime,

the lawmakers noted that lying on a

visa application is, and engaging in birth tourism is barred. White House Officials are weighing a plan for President Trump to issue 250 pardons as a way to mark the celebration of the nation's 250th birthday. Daily Wire lifestyle reporter Lauren Baer has the story.

[Lauren Baer]

The White House intends to go all out for America 250, but one proposed plan is raising eyebrows. Administration officials are reportedly weighing a plan to celebrate America's 250th anniversary by issuing 250 presidential pardons. Although the plan is still in preliminary discussions, it's already garnered much attention and not all of it is positive. President Trump has been criticized from both sides of the aisle for his use of the pardon power. If the plan goes through, depending on the specific nature of those pardoned, backlash could negatively affect midterm elections.

[Georgia Howe]

And Scott Vincent Borba, the co founder of the multi billion dollar cosmetics company elf, will be ordained a Catholic priest later this month. The former makeup mogul gave away his fortune and enter the seminary about a decade ago when he was 42 years old. Now 52, Borba says he's never been happier.

[Scott Vincent Borba]

I asked our Lord to help me be the man that he created me to be. And upon that instance I had this massive flood of love and mercy that came into my life. It was a very mystical experience. I have never been happier in my life once I started to reorient myself, recalibrate myself with God's help to the focus to him the joy sort.

[Narrator/Reporter]

All right, this is your drive Home updates. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com and in case you missed it, earlier today we covered some major stories, including President Trump's meetings with XI VP Vance taking his anti fraud agenda to Maine and a disturbing pattern of brazen teen takeover crimes. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with a weekend edition of Morning Wire.