U.S. Defends Tanker Seizure & Senate Subsidy Standoff | 12.12.25

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🗓️ 12 December 2025

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American forces seize an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, the Senate shoots down competing bills on the future of health care, and a prominent college football coach is fired from his position—then arrested. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. - - - Ep. 2532 - - - Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 - - - Today's Sponsors: Ethos - Get your free life insurance quote at https://Ethos.com/WIRE UATX - To apply to the University of Austin, visit https://UAustin.org - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy morning 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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0:34.1	Caracas accuses the U.S. of international piracy after military forces sees a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker.
0:41.4	It was seized for a very good reason.
0:43.3	What happens to the oil on that ship?
0:45.7	Well, we keep it, I guess.
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1:01.5	Thank you. How? It's Friday, December 12th. This is Morning Wire. Three-fifths the senators duly chosen and sworn. Not having voted in the affirmative,
1:06.0	the motion is not agreed to. The Senate showdown over Obamacare subsidies ramps up as votes on dueling health care plans fall short.
1:14.6	And after being fired by the university, the now former Michigan head football coach is arrested on suspicion of assault.
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