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--:-- John Bickley: Welcome to Morning Wire, I'm your editor-in-chief, John Bickley.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And I'm Georgia Howe. It's Thursday, March 20th.
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--:-- John Bickley: An American held hostage by the Taliban for two years finally heads home.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Hamas restarts rocket launches, and Republicans gear up to fight judges blocking Trump's agenda. I'm Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe.
--:-- John Bickley: American citizen George Glesman is heading home after over two years in Taliban captivity.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire reporter Mareyda Lordi has the latest.
--:-- Mareyda Lordi: The 65-year-old was taken hostage while visiting Kabul as a tourist in December of 2022. His release comes after negotiations between the Trump administration and Qatari officials with the Taliban calling it a goodwill gesture.
--:-- John Bickley: Glezman left Kabul and flew to Qatar, where he was met by U.S. hostage envoy Adam Bowler.
--:-- Mareyda Lordi: This release follows direct talks with Afghan officials, though it's unclear if this signals a shift in U.S.-Taliban relations.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Secretary of State Marco Rubio celebrated the release, welcoming Glezman home.
--:-- John Bickley: Hamas launched several rockets at Tel Aviv today, marking the terror group's first attack since the ceasefire ended earlier this week.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire reporter Cassie Akiva has more.
--:-- Cassie Akiva: The Israeli defense forces say that three long missiles were launched from the Gaza Strip. One of them was shot down while the two others fell in open areas.
--:-- John Bickley: The Houthi terrorists in Yemen also joined in on the attack in recent days, though their missiles were intercepted by Israeli forces before entering Israeli airspace.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended Tuesday after Israel executed strikes on Gaza and began to move its troops back into central Gaza.
--:-- John Bickley: Israel says it's applying pressure on Hamas after the terror group refused multiple proposals to extend the ceasefire deal.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Congressional Republicans are considering their options to combat what they call activist judges who have slowed down President Trump's agenda.
--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire deputy managing editor Tim Rice has the details.
--:-- Tim Rice: A spokesman for House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized the threat posed by judges with political agendas, stating the Speaker looks forward to working with the Judiciary Committee to explore constitutional measures to address the issue.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The move follows a recent ruling by U.S. District Judge James Bosberg, who temporarily halted Trump's deportation flights targeting Venezuelan nationals under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
--:-- John Bickley: In response, Trump criticized Bosberg and called for his impeachment, questioning judicial authority in matters of national security.
--:-- Tim Rice: Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer today criticized Trump's comments, saying it was wrong to impeach a judge over judicial decisions.
--:-- Georgia Howe: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, however, had a difference in opinion.
--:-- Jim Jordan: Well, normally, as Chief Justice Roberts has pointed out, the remedy for bad decisions is the appellate court. But it seems to me you may have something a little different here.
--:-- John Bickley: I think you might have here a judge who's acting in a political fashion. I mean, he basically said, "Wait, not basically, he did say, 'Turn the plane around, bring back gang members, hardened criminals who done all kinds of bad things who are here illegally.' Turn the plane around and bring those bad guys back to the country."
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--:-- John Bickley: The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on Maine, giving a deadline to remove males from women's sports.
--:-- Georgia Howe: So far, the governor has refused to do so. Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services said Maine's in violation of Title IX by allowing such competition to happen.
--:-- John Bickley: HHS gave the group 10 days to adhere to Title IX rules, warning of enforcement if they don't.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Morning Wire spoke to state representative Laura Libby about how she thinks this will play out.
--:-- Laura Libby: While I would like to see Governor Mills and the Democrat majority do the right thing, I don't believe that they will.
--:-- John Bickley: I'm grateful to see the Trump administration taking action on behalf of Maine girls. And I believe this will ultimately resolve in the courts.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Democrats in the state show no signs of backing down either as they push forward a bill to put tampons in men's restrooms statewide. That's despite how wildly unpopular the issue is with voters.
--:-- Laura Libby: I would not be surprised to see it become law, but I think the Democrats can expect a reckoning at the polls in 2026 if they continue to push this radical left-wing agenda.
--:-- John Bickley: A New York nonprofit that provides deportation defense for illegal aliens has had its federal funding cut by the Trump administration.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire reporter Spencer Lindquist says more.
--:-- Spencer Lindquist: Catholic Migration Services was set to receive nearly from the Department of Homeland Security to provide naturalization services for migrants.
--:-- John Bickley: The grant which was approved by the Biden administration shortly after the 2024 election has now been frozen by the Trump administration.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The nonprofit organization provides a range of services beyond naturalization assistance, and even provides legal aid to illegal aliens who have been given orders of removal from the United States.
--:-- John Bickley: Catholic Migration Services is one of the many religiously affiliated groups that has had its funding frozen by the administration over its role in facilitating mass migration.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A controversial law allowing illegal immigrants in New York City to vote has been struck down.
--:-- John Bickley: A New York Court of Appeals ruled six to one today, saying the law violated the state's constitution, which restricts voting to U.S. citizens only.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The 2021 law had been supported by some city leaders and aimed to give the city's 800,000 green card holders a voice in local elections.
--:-- John Bickley: However, Republican opponents argued it was unconstitutional and undermined the integrity of the voting process.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And nine South African explorers are trapped in Antarctica, with one member of the team reportedly gone mad.
--:-- John Bickley: The three women and six men are locked in a research station outpost 2,000 miles from civilization and cannot be relieved until December, when the weather is at its warmest.
--:-- Georgia Howe: One unidentified male member of the crew is accused of violently beating, threatening, and sexually harassing at least two of his colleagues.
--:-- John Bickley: According to emails sent to authorities, the unidentified crew member became, quote, "deeply disturbed within weeks of embarking on the 13-month expedition."
--:-- Georgia Howe: All right, those are your drive-home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And in case you missed it this morning, we covered some major stories, including the attacks on Tesla, a new investigative report by the Daily Wire, and the problem of judicial overreach.
--:-- John Bickley: Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire. Thank you.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Thanks for listening to Morning Wire.
