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Colbert’s Timeslot Literally Sold & How The Republican Party Unified | 5.21.26
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- May 21, 2026
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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