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Colbert’s Timeslot Literally Sold & How The Republican Party Unified | 5.21.26

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🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Democrats came into the year heavily favored to win the House, but some controversial left-wing candidates have Republicans hoping they still have a shot in November, a surprisingly united Republican Party emerges in the primaries, and Stephen Colbert’s Late Show will air its final episode on CBS tonight after 11 seasons, with Byron Allen literally buying his time slot. Reporting from Ben Domenech and Megan Basham. Plus, we speak with Katie Pavlich. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 2798- - -Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3- - -Today's Sponsors:Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more.Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at SHOPIFY.COM/MORNINGWIRE- - -Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacymorning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Democrats are expecting a blue wave in November, but their new slate of far-left primary

0:09.1

winners will test the party's strength with moderate voters.

0:12.5

If you are a Zionist, meaning that you believe that you are just entitled to land,

0:17.5

I think that you're a danger to humanity and belong in prison.

0:27.9

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Thursday, May 21st, and this is Morning Wire.

0:40.3

Despite some high-profile schisms, Republican voters continue to consolidate behind Trump. Looking at the results from tonight, I think it's clear to me, and it cleared to a lot of people in the political world,

0:46.3

the President Trump still holds an enormous amount of influence and sway in these Republican parties.

0:52.3

And it's the end of an era.

0:54.9

Do not compare ICE or Border Patrol agents to the Nazis.

0:57.9

That's an unfair comparison.

0:59.7

The Nazis were willing to show their faces.

1:02.0

The hyper-political late show with Stephen Colbert comes to an end.

1:05.6

And its replacement could signal a big cultural shift.

1:09.2

Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire.

1:10.8

Stay tuned. We have the up with MorningWire. Stay tuned.

1:11.4

We have the news you need to know.

1:15.4

If you bought anything online recently, especially with Memorial Day sales already starting

1:20.2

to pop up everywhere, you probably know this experience.

1:23.9

Where's my wallet?

1:25.2

Why does this website need my life story just to buy a pair of shoes?

1:30.3

And then you see it. That purple button shop pay. And suddenly everything gets easy again.

1:36.3

I'm always looking for my latest pair of running shoes. This exact same thing happened to me recently.

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