A Democratic state senator said she almost cried after Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak discussed his Medicaid fraud findings during congressional testimony on Wednesday. Ohio Democratic state Sen. Nickie Antonio, whom lawmakers also questioned Wednesday, claimed that the hearing was full of “hateful rhetoric.” “I was almost brought to tears just now because the rate and level of hateful rhetoric … the lack of humanity … I am shocked,” she said. WATCH:     As part of his testimony before the House Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses led by Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX), Rosiak revealed that 100% of the companies he found suspected of Medicaid fraud were owned by foreigners.  “You looked into hundreds of companies, and 100% you are telling me had names of a Somali, Bhutanese, or other sort of an African origin?” asked Gill. “Correct,” Rosiak answered.  Earlier in the hearing, Rosiak explained that “Refugees are using [Medicaid] to bring money back to their home countries. So Congress created this program as medical aid and there are people turning it into foreign aid.” After Gill finished his line of questioning for Rosiak, he turned to Senator Antonio and asked her, “Has Somali immigration been good for your state?”  “You know, that’s really outside of my purview of information,” she said. Through his investigations, Rosiak found that Ohio spent roughly $1 billion on home healthcare services in 2024 alone, with most of the funds loosely monitored. The lack of oversight allowed relatives to receive taxpayer funding for providing in-home “personal services” such as cooking, cleaning, and companionship. Rosiak found entire office buildings filled with Medicaid-billing home health companies, many run by individuals with little or no healthcare background, and in some cases, histories of fraud, unpaid debts, or criminal convictions. At another point during the hearing, a Democratic lawmaker interrupted Rosiak and called his findings “ridiculous.” “I’m not waiting on the committee, but this is ridiculous,” Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH) exclaimed as Rosiak was in the middle of his testimony. Brown, who represents Ohio’s 11th district covering Cleveland, is not even a member of the bipartisan task force, which includes six Republicans and four Democrats.

The trial of accused murderer Karmelo Anthony kicked off this week in Collin County, Texas, drawing supporters of the 19-year-old defendant who gathered outside the courthouse and chanted for his “freedom.” Anthony is facing life in prison after allegedly fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track event in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025. The case has garnered nationwide attention, including scrutiny of legacy media coverage surrounding the killing, which routinely highlights and escalates white-on-black incidents. In this case, the accused perp, Anthony, is black, and the victim, Metcalf, is white. “I declare, I decree, Karmelo Anthony is free,” was chanted by Anthony supporters who gathered outside the courthouse on Monday, when jury selection started for the trial. About a dozen people in Karmelo Anthony T-shirts participated in the demonstration, according to video footage captured by The Dallas Morning News. Anthony has also raked in more than $600,000 from an online fundraiser that was started in the wake of the killing. Some people who contributed to the fundraiser added racially-charged comments of support. I haven’t moved on from the Karmelo Anthony fundraiser. They donated half a million as a reward for killing a white kid. Zero evidence or reason to think it was “self defense,” and they didn’t care. It was a reward for killing a white kid. I’ll never forget it. Neither should you — Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 1, 2026 According to eyewitness accounts, the confrontation began when Metcalf told Anthony to leave his team’s tented area during the track event. It’s unclear if Metcalf touched Anthony at all before the stabbing. Witnesses told investigators that Anthony then pulled out a knife, threatened Metcalf, and stabbed him. Metcalf later died in his twin brother’s arms. Anthony admitted to police that he stabbed Metcalf, reportedly telling officers, “I’m not alleged, I did it.” Jeff Metcalf, Austin’s father, said after Anthony was indicted last year that he’s confident justice will be served. WATCH FROM TODAY’S EPISODE OF MORNING WIRE:      “I am pleased that we are moving forward,” he said in a statement. “With the first-degree murder indictment, it now goes into the court system. I fully believe that justice will be served for Austin Metcalf. I look forward to the forthcoming trial. But it will never bring my son back.” Anthony is being tried as an adult and facing a first-degree murder charge. His defense team is expected to claim he acted in self-defense when he stabbed Metcalf.

Actor Elijah Wood posted a rant on X detailing his negative experience with a QR code menu at the cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse. The “Lord of the Rings” star made a sarcastic dig while describing the new food ordering process, which he called “truly awful.” Wood demanded a return to physical menus. “For the first time yesterday, I experienced the new Alamo Drafthouse QR code ordering system and I can tell you it’s truly awful,” the actor shared on X. For the first time yesterday, I experienced the new @alamodrafthouse QR code ordering system and I can tell you it’s truly awful. Rather than making ordering food and drink more efficient, it actually adds steps to the process AND if you want to order additional items during the… — Elijah Wood (@elijahwood) June 2, 2026 “Rather than making ordering food and drink more efficient, it actually adds steps to the process AND if you want to order additional items during the film you HAVE to open your phone,” the post continued. “No, your cute reference to that irony in your How To Alamo video doesn’t negate how ridiculous this is. Please don’t cut corners with your staff and revert back to physical menus and order cards.” WATCH FROM TODAY’S EPISODE OF MORNING WIRE:      Alamo Drafthouse is a popular cinema chain known for combining new releases and cult classics with full in-theater dining. They are also notorious for a strict “no talking or texting” policy, which is one of the reasons that the QR code ordering was met with such disdain by customers. The company laid off 15 corporate employees in 2025, roughly 9% of its support staff, and an unknown number of hourly cinema workers in January last year. Per The Wrap, a spokesperson for the Alamo claimed that the change would not lead to future layoffs and said all staffers who previously helped with ordering had new positions in the company. That unnamed spokesperson also reportedly said that 85% of guests placed food orders before the movie began. The theater chain introduced the QR code ordering system earlier this year. The company website said it was done in an effort to “reduce distractions (goodbye check drop during the climax) and, in the long term, make the experience even better.” “Putting ordering control directly in our guests’ hands allows us to move faster and more efficiently, creating a smoother, more responsive experience without added distraction,” the original announcement said. The company also said as the policy was introduced that “only a small percentage” of orders were made during films. It also stressed that the no cell phone policy for texting and personal use would remain as a “custom-built, dark-screen system” that’s “designed to minimize distractions” would be used for taking orders. Social media users were not impressed. “They terminated my fiancée and all the others on the IT team who tried to warn management that the company’s infrastructure couldn’t handle it and that the customer base didn’t want it. It’s all about Sony’s bottom line,” one of the commenters on Wood’s post said, prompting the actor to reply, “Ugh. I’m sorry.” “I took someone [to Alamo Drafthouse] for their first time not knowing they changed it and apologized to them,” echoed another. “It used to be so special, I don’t know what happened.” “Experienced this a few weeks ago. Add the zero tolerance policy on using phones during movies, so stuck with no napkins and no water- no service, no call button. The bill comes with an 18% service fee added on then expects additional gratuity- insanity,” a third commenter agreed.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is sounding the alarm that President Donald Trump may be on the verge of accepting a weak deal with Iran — one that fails to eliminate Tehran’s enriched uranium stockpile or guarantee the regime never acquires a nuclear weapon. In an interview with Jewish Insider, the Pennsylvania Democrat warned Trump that caving to political pressure at this critical moment would define his presidency for the worse. “Presidents always talk about their legacy,” Fetterman said. “At this point, if you cave just for political convenience, what kind of legacy is that?” Over the past 90 days, Fetterman has been the sole Democrat to vote against every Iran war powers resolution in the Senate, arguing that executive military authority must not be constrained while the Iranian threat remains active. He has openly praised the military campaign against Iran as “very effective” and moving toward an “appropriate outcome,” even while acknowledging the political cost of agreeing with Trump on anything. His position on Iran has been unambiguous from the start. Before major strikes began, he publicly backed armed intervention, saying, “Why can’t we all agree that Iran is a terrible force in our world, and why isn’t it better to help end their regime?” He compared negotiating with Tehran to negotiating with cancer — impossible and naive. “You can’t negotiate with cancer,” he told Fox News. “You have to attack it and go right at it with superior force.” He also questioned why the United States had waited so long to target Iran’s nuclear facilities, asking why anyone would hesitate to strike a stockpile of 900 pounds of near-weapons-grade uranium. When U.S.-Israeli strikes killed top Iranian regime figures, including the supreme leader, Fetterman was blunt in his approval: “The world is safer, and it’s more just now,” he said, adding that having the top tier of the regime eliminated was “a good thing.” Fetterman has framed the conflict as part of a broader civilizational struggle — and warned that a weak deal with Tehran could signal American retreat to adversaries in Beijing as well. “I hope after that silly visit to China that they aren’t now like, ‘Well, we’re going to turn our back on Taiwan,'” he said. “These are all fights for civilization and democracy … it’s [America’s] special responsibility to stand with these allies.” Fetterman also turned his fire on fellow Democrats who pushed for a Gaza ceasefire in 2024, arguing their efforts would have left Iran’s nuclear program intact, Hezbollah armed, and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar alive. “Where’s the outrage?” he asked. “It was politically convenient to try to push Israel into a position that would put Iran on the path to nuclear power.”

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that seeks more oversight over new artificial intelligence models before companies release them to the public. After months of debate over how to handle AI, Trump took his biggest step yet in regulating the quickly developing tech. Trump’s executive order asks AI companies to voluntarily submit their most powerful models to the government to test for up to 30 days before releasing the models to the public or granting access to other partners. “Advanced AI capabilities make our Nation stronger, but also introduce new national security considerations that require coordinated action across executive departments and agencies,” Trump’s order stated. It added that the Trump administration would work to ensure that “the best and most secure technology is deployed rapidly to confront any and all threats to our country.” WATCH FROM TODAY’S EPISODE OF MORNING WIRE:    The move is a shift in Trump’s previous strategy, which took a more hands-off approach in his goal to place American tech companies ahead of China and bolster the economy. The order also asks the Treasury secretary to create an AI “cybersecurity clearinghouse” designed to review security vulnerabilities AI discovers.  Trump signed the executive order as security concerns rise. Anthropic recently said that its most powerful AI model, Mythos, was too dangerous to be released to the public. The company said Mythos “poses unprecedented cybersecurity risks,” and the company shared its concerns with the government. Anthropic added that the model is “too effective at finding high-severity vulnerabilities, or potential weaknesses, in major operating systems and web browsers,” a danger that can be exploited by cybercriminals and spies.  Last month, Trump nearly signed an executive order that would review new AI models for up to 90 days, but he postponed that signing just hours before it was set to take place. Trump told reporters he delayed the original signing because he thought the executive order “gets in the way” of AI development and he “didn’t like certain aspects” of it.