Evening Wire: Student Visa Fraud Exposed & Medicaid Probe Freezes Billions | 5.13.26

At first glance, the buildings didn’t look unusual. Empty storefronts. Generic office signs. Businesses that barely seemed open. But behind many of them was a massive flow of Medicaid money — part of a growing network of home healthcare companies accused of exploiting loopholes in the system and billing taxpayers for questionable services on a staggering scale.On this introductory episode of Behind The Story, investigative reporter Luke Rosiak explains how he used government data, computer coding, and old-fashioned reporting to uncover a billion-dollar fraud scheme hiding in plain sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The AI revolution isn’t just happening online anymore. It’s arriving in towns across America — in the form of massive data centers, new transmission lines, and warehouse-sized buildings that consume enormous amounts of electricity.Supporters say these projects will fuel economic growth and help America stay ahead in the AI race. Critics warn about rising energy demands, water use, and the growing influence of Big Tech on local communities.On this episode of Morning Wire, energy analyst Mark Mills explains what’s really driving the data center boom, why AI requires so much infrastructure, and how the race for artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape America itself. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 2790- - -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.Fast Growing Trees - Visit https://fastgrowingtrees.com to get 20% off your first purchase when using the code WIRE at checkout.- - -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

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. Get the facts first with Evening Wire. - - - Ep. 2789 - - - Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3  - - - Today’s Sponsor: Balance of Nature - Go to https://BalanceofNature.com today and get 10% off the Whole Health System™ supplements when you use discount code: WIRE - - - 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

President Trump’s meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping continue with talks on trade, fentanyl, and Iran, Vice President Vance takes his anti-fraud agenda to Maine, and a disturbing pattern of brazen teen crime escalates with mob-style “takeovers." Reporting from Cabot Phillips, Megan Basham, and Mary Margarette Olohan. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 2788- - -Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3- - -Today's Sponsors: Quince - Go to https://Quince.com/WIRE for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more. Comcast - Learn more about how Comcast is investing in a more connected America at https://ComcastCorporation.com/investment- - -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

President Trump and Xi Jinping agree on opening the Hormuz Strait, another foreign agent has been caught in the U.S., this time running a “secret police station” in New York, and a new AI detects pancreatic cancer far earlier than top radiologists. Get the facts first with Evening Wire. - - - Ep. 2787 - - - Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3  - - - Today’s Sponsor: Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text “WIRE” to 83848 to learn more. - - - 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

A CIA whistleblower testifies that Dr. Anthony Fauci intentionally prevented releasing evidence that COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, JD Vance takes swift action after a series of reports on billions of potential healthcare waste and fraud in his home state of Ohio, and President Trump sits down today in Beijing with President Xi. Reporting from Cabot Phillips, Tim Rice and Ben Domenech. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. - - - Ep. 2786 - - - Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 - - - Today's Sponsors: Vanta - Get started at https://Vanta.com/MORNINGWIRE Pocket Hose - Text MORNING to 64000 for your 2 free gifts with the purchase of any Pocket Hose Ballistic hose. By Texting 64000, you agree to receive recurring automated marketing messages from Pocket Hose. Message frequency varies and data rates may apply. Text STOP at any time to opt out. Text HELP for additional Information. No purchase required. Terms apply, available at ⁠https://PocketHose.com/terms⁠ ZipRecruiter - Post jobs FOR FREE at https://ZipRecruiter.com/WIRE - - - 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

ICE makes a major fraud discovery involving over ten thousand foreign students, President Trump lands in Beijing, and a Daily Wire investigation triggers a $1.4 billion spending freeze by JD Vance. Get the facts first with Evening Wire. - - - Ep. 2785 - - - Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3  - - - Today’s Sponsor: Lean - Get 20% off when you enter code WIRE at https://TakeLean.com - - - 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

President Trump heads to Beijing, the mayor of Arcadia in Los Angeles County quits her job and faces prison after admitting she was a Chinese agent, and nearly three months into the Iran conflict, higher prices are driving down the President’s economic approval rating. Reporting from Tim Rice. Plus, we speak with Seamus Bruner and Brent Buchanan. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 2784- - -Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3- - -Today's Sponsors:Balance of Nature - Go to https://BalanceofNature.com today and get 10% off the Whole Health System™ supplements when you use discount code: WIREEthos - Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at https://ethos.com/WIRE Application times may vary. Rates may vary. Lean - Get 20% off when you enter code WIRE at https://TakeLean.com- - -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

Pete Hegseth sounds the alarm over a Cuban threat to national security, MAHA favorite Marty Makary resigns from the FDA, and President Trump moves beyond Canada–and teases making Venezuela the 51st state. Get the facts first with Evening Wire. - - - Ep. 2783 - - - Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3  - - - Today’s Sponsor: ZipRecruiter - Post jobs FOR FREE at https://ZipRecruiter.com/WIRE - - - 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

Several passengers from the Hantavirus ship MV Hondius enter the U.S., President Trump pushes for Congress to suspend the federal gas tax amid mixed economic news, and outrage against California’s ‘billionaire tax’ grows. Reporting from Megan Basham. Plus, we speak with Aditi Bussells and EJ Antoni. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 2782- - -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.Lean - Get 20% off when you enter code WIRE at https://TakeLean.comNetSuite - Get the free business guide, Demystifying AI, at https://Netsuite.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