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--:-- Georgia Howe: And I'm Georgia Howe. It's Wednesday, November 12th.
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--:-- Georgia Howe: The longest government shutdown in history may be nearing its end as the House races to vote on a funding resolution.
--:-- John Bickley: We're delighted to be able to keep the government moving forward, keep spending relatively flat, and then do our job.
--:-- Georgia Howe: I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe.
--:-- John Bickley: The FDA says black box warnings for hormone replacement therapy drugs will be a thing of the past, calling them a product of fear, not fact.
--:-- Georgia Howe: People think about hormone replacement therapy after menopause in terms of the short-term benefits, but there are profound long-term health benefits.
--:-- John Bickley: And we look at the role media bias has played in shaping the way Americans have viewed the shutdown battle and which parties to blame.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Thanks for waking up with Morning Wire. Stay tuned. We have the news you need to know.
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--:-- Georgia Howe: The government shutdown appears to be on the verge of finally ending as both parties debate the future of health care.
--:-- John Bickley: And Chuck Schumer fends off calls for his resignation.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire political reporter Cameron Arcand is here to break down another packed day from Washington.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: Hey, Cameron. So all eyes are on the Hill today as Congress works to end this record-breaking shutdown finally.
--:-- John Bickley: Where do we stand?
--:-- Cameron Arcand: Well, we could finally see the government reopen later today. After the Senate approved their vote, they broke through with the help of eight Democrats to essentially open the government once again.
--:-- Georgia Howe: But that bill will now need to go to the House side, and they're expected to start taking votes today at around 4 p.m.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: Now, this is obviously a major development after the longest government shutdown in American history.
--:-- John Bickley: So it definitely comes at a time where, you know, things are very politically split and we're seeing a lot of pushback, not only to the Democrats who voted for reopening the government, but we're also seeing pushback against minority leader Chuck Schumer, who is now facing calls to step down or even be primary to 2028.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: Yeah, a lot more people wondering now if AOC will end up running to unseat him then.
--:-- John Bickley: So if and when this shutdown actually ends, where will the focus turn in D.C.?
--:-- Cameron Arcand: Well, once we have things back up and running, the focus is very quickly going to shift back to the health care debate, but it's going to look a little bit different.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Keep in mind, during this shutdown, the Democrats said that they wanted the continuing resolution to be contingent upon continuing subsidies for Obamacare.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: Obamacare. Now, as part of this deal, they want to essentially bring it back next month, this discussion, as the government will only be funded through the end of January as it stands right now if this goes through.
--:-- John Bickley: So we very well could see this debate rise again after that if they don't figure this out before then.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: This is because premiums are set to spike if the subsidies don't continue.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Opponents have said this is just proof that the Affordable Care Act was not sustainable in the first place.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: Meanwhile Speaker Mike Johnson said hey that was the Senate side's thing. We didn't really make any promises too much on our own end right now.
--:-- John Bickley: So there hasn't really been a whole lot of commitment yet in terms of looking at on the House side, in terms of figuring out a solution there on Obamacare subsidies.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: There's been some discussion in terms of tax-advantaged health savings accounts. That's been floated.
--:-- John Bickley: President Donald Trump has also floated, you know, giving back some of that money in terms of the subsidies back to the American people, saying this really only, a lot of these subsidies only benefit large insurance companies.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: Instead of going to the insurance companies, I want the money to go into an account for people where the people buy their own health insurance.
--:-- John Bickley: If we did that, that would be so exciting. Call it Trumpcare.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: All right, so Trumpcare. We'll see if that's really in the works here.
--:-- John Bickley: Before you go, let's get to what else President Trump did yesterday.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: He was very busy yesterday. What did we see and hear from the president?
--:-- Mary Margaret Olihan: President Donald Trump commemorated Veterans Day with remarks honoring our military's legacy of gallantry and daring, and he expressed gratitude to American veterans for their service to our country.
--:-- John Bickley: He specifically reflected on the stories of American valor and shared these stories of titans, icons, innovators, and trailblazers.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: And to honor some of these veterans, he told specific stories of Major Sullivan Ballou of Rhode Island, who fought in the Battle of Bull Run.
--:-- Mary Margaret Olihan: He told the story of Colonel Bull Wolverton, the commander of the 3rd Battalion, who parachuted in on D-Day and was killed by German soldiers as he hung from a tree.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: He also told the story of Army Captain William Swenson, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor after he valiantly defended his comrades in the Afghan mountains when they were under attack.
--:-- John Bickley: So just multiple stories of these American war heroes.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: Needless to say, things are starting to get moving again here in Washington.
--:-- Mary Margaret Olihan: 10. Indeed.
--:-- John Bickley: And hopefully this time tomorrow, we're talking about something other than a shutdown.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: Cameron, thank you so much for reporting.
--:-- Cameron Arcand: Thank you.
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--:-- Georgia Howe: The FDA is removing black box warnings from hormone replacement therapy for menopause symptoms.
--:-- John Bickley: The reversal is earning high praise from both the medical establishment and medical outsiders.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Here with the details is Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: So Amanda, this is really a landmark decision for the medical establishment. But first, can you tell us why these warnings were there in the first place and why they're removed and why this is so significant for women?
--:-- John Bickley: Well, these warnings were slapped on HRT for menopausal and perimenopausal women more than two decades ago by the FDA.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: But the current FDA under Dr. Marty McCary, the commissioner, he says those warnings were really unnecessary. They were harmful and they were based off a significantly flawed 2002 Women's Health Initiative study that connected this treatment to an increase in breast cancer risk.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Experts now agree with McCary that that was not accurate.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: As for why this is so significant, currently fewer than 5% of menopausal women take HRT.
--:-- John Bickley: Dr McCary says that between 50 to 70 million women have been denied or discouraged from taking this treatment since that study was mainstreamed.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: And he said that the vast majority of those women were denied life or even life treatment.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Morning Wire was able to speak to Dr. McCary about this decision.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Here's what he told us about potential HRT benefits when this therapy is given to women within 10 years of the onset of menopause.
--:-- John Bickley: Women who go through menopause and start hormone replacement therapy have profound short-term and long-term health benefits, including reducing the risk of bone fractures by 50 to 60% later in life, reducing the risk of fatal heart attacks by 30 to 50%, that's the number one cause of death in women, and reducing cognitive decline.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: There may be no medication in the modern era, aside from perhaps antibiotics or vaccines, that can improve the health outcomes of women on a population level more than hormone replacement therapy started within 10 years of the onset of menopause.
--:-- Georgia Howe: McCary noted that this treatment is really for the vast majority of women in this phase of life, though he said that there are some rare exceptions to that.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: For example, if a woman currently has breast cancer, women should talk to their doctors about this.
--:-- John Bickley: He also stressed that the FDA no longer adheres to harmful groupthink, and he said that evidence will trump fear under this administration.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: The FDA is taking action to remove these black box warnings so that women have the right information and are making the decision based on evidence and not on the fear machine.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Now, for decades, there's been trepidation about these treatments.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: What kind of reaction are we seeing from the medical community?
--:-- John Bickley: Well, major medical groups are supporting this.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, they represent 60,000 physicians and medical professionals. They praise the FDA for effectively empowering women.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The Menopause Society, the American Association of Clinical Urologists, and the National Consumers League, which is a consumer advocacy organization, they all applauded the FDA for this.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Also of note, just last year, Harvard Medicine Magazine acknowledged that this women's health initiative study was widely considered flawed.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And, you know, it's not just the medical establishment. We're also hearing from medical professionals who might be considered heterodox.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: They, too, they're on board with this.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Dr. Peter Atia, for example, he's a very popular podcast host and author.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: He's a doctor who specializes in preventative and longevity medicine.
--:-- Georgia Howe: He was recently on 60 Minutes just before the FDA made this announcement.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Here's how he framed the issue.
--:-- John Bickley: An incredible mistake was made 25 years ago.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: And it's very hard not to argue that this is the greatest single failure of the modern medical system.
--:-- Georgia Howe: We're actually seeing right now that the FDA is finally, after two decades, going to remove a black box warning.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: Well, considering that this affects half the population, it's a pretty notable change.
--:-- John Bickley: Amanda, thanks for reporting.
--:-- Amanda Prestigiacomo: You're welcome.
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--:-- John Bickley: With the government shutdown poised to end on a sour note for most Democrats, it's become painfully obvious just how eager some in the media were to put their thumbs on the scale.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire senior editor Virginia Kruda has more on that story.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Hey, Virginia, is it fair to say the legacy media coverage was in fact biased against Republicans?
--:-- John Bickley: I definitely think that's fair.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: And the numbers really tell that story.
--:-- Georgia Howe: So the Media Research Center did a study on the first full month of the shutdown from October 1st to October 31st.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: And they looked at the evening broadcasts on the three major networks, ABC, CBS and NBC.
--:-- John Bickley: And they found that 87 percent of the network coverage was actually favoring Democrats.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Well, 87 percent.
--:-- Georgia Howe: So how did they arrive at that number?
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Well, when MRC does these evaluations, they only look at statements made by people on the network who are supposed to be nonpartisan.
--:-- John Bickley: So anchors and experts who are supposed to be right down the middle
--:-- Virginia Kruda: They don't look at statements made by partisan actors for pundits or elected officials.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And when they use that framework they found that 83 statements about the shutdown were critical of Republicans and only 12 were critical of Democrats.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Those same people, despite talking about the shutdown on multiple broadcasts, showed very little interest in discussing how the shutdown had actually begun and who was responsible for not voting in favor of the clean continuing resolution that had been presented.
--:-- John Bickley: On both ABC and CBS, according to MRC, only 12.5 percent of the reports on either network mentioned this basic detail.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: And on NBC, that fact was included in just 31 percent of the newscast.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Now, we've reported on the fact that many Democrats are not happy with the ones who broke ranks and made the deal.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: We've also seen a growing number ready to see Chuck Schumer retire force him out.
--:-- John Bickley: How have the networks covered that internal struggle?
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Well, over at CNN, they're really laying it on thick against Schumer.
--:-- Georgia Howe: They're highlighting how much blowback he's getting from within his own party.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Here's CNN pollster Harry Enten explaining that.
--:-- Harry Enten: What about Democrats nationwide feeling about Chuck Schumer?
--:-- John Bickley: I think the word of the day is terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible to quote another Charles, Charles Barkley when it comes to Chuck Schumer.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Look at this. Least popular Dem Senate leader ever.
--:-- John Bickley: I looked at all of the polls going all the way back since 1985.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: The one who has the lowest rating among Democrats is in fact Chuck Schumer.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And on ABC, the hosts of The View have been gunning for Schumer since March, because as they said, he caved to avoid a shutdown early in Trump's term.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: They re-upped calls for him to step aside on Monday, and they spent some of their time on Tuesday yelling at Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman for voting in favor of his constituents not starving.
--:-- John Bickley: Well, Senator, Bernie Sanders said the vote was a horrific mistake.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Governor Gavin Newsom called it pathetic and a surrender.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Poll after poll found more Americans on both sides of the aisle blaming Republicans.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Even Marjorie Taylor Greene blamed the GOP.
--:-- John Bickley: As you mentioned, Democrats had big wins last week, so you had momentum.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Why give in now? Why bring a butter knife to a gunfight?
--:-- Georgia Howe: Are you willing to gamble that the GOP will negotiate on health care in good faith once the government reopens?
--:-- Virginia Kruda: So there's a bit of a pile on effect happening right now.
--:-- John Bickley: The argument appears to be that allowing for the compromise gives Donald Trump a win.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: And that's something that neither Democrats nor media are really happy about doing.
--:-- Georgia Howe: But overall, as MRC has found again and again, the legacy news networks aren't even trying to hide their degree of bias against Republicans at this point.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Yeah, like we said at the top, it's really become impossible to miss it at this point.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Virginia, thank you so much for reporting.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Absolutely. Anytime.
--:-- John Bickley: Thanks for waking up with us.
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