Thousands of airline flights are cancelled, Merck requests FDA approval for its new “game-changer” Covid treatment, and tensions escalate between China and Taiwan. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

Vaccine mandates impact crucial industries, new reports of violence and oppression in Afghanistan, and San Francisco’s downtown remains largely empty post-pandemic. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

NASA announces historic defensive mission, new polling spells trouble for President Biden, and controversy erupts at ESPN. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

Ten GOP governors gather at the border to call out the president, Australia abandons its “zero Covid” policy, and several former NBA players arrested for an alleged fraud scheme. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

Covid is in retreat, the Biden administration reverses a Trump-era pro-life policy, and Republicans condemn the attorney general for “weaponizing” the FBI. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

The FBI will investigate threats against teachers and school board members, the DOJ sues Texas over its abortion law, and a “whistleblower” testifies before Congress about Facebook. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

President Biden warns the U.S. may default on debt payments, the Supreme Court begins its new term, and China grows increasingly aggressive toward Taiwan. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

Biden’s meeting with House Democrats backfires, California mandates Covid vaccines for public and private schools, and China cracks down on free speech again. Get the facts first on Morning Wire. 

YouTube announces a ban on all content claiming that approved vaccines are harmful, Hollywood faces a potentially devastating labor strike, and Texas teachers are told to hide students’ gender identity from parents. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.

Biden’s agenda faces key votes in the House Thursday, the administration introduces a new DACA policy, and Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe is under fire. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.