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Aired: 2026-05-04
Duration: 01:59


=== Stay Informed on Iran News (01:55) ===

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[00:00:34]  Before we get to this question, just some of the latest news within the past hour out of Iran.
[00:00:41]  This is the Times of Israel, the headline, Iran fired two missiles at a U.S. Navy vessel after it attempted to pass through the Straits of Hormuz.
[00:00:50]  It's citing the semi-official state FARS news agency in Iran.
[00:00:54]  Fars said that the U.S. vessel was, quote, targeted in a missile attack after ignoring a warning from the naval forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
[00:01:03]  Citing local sources, Fars reports that the vessel was hit by the missiles and unable to continue its course, though that reporting disputed.
[00:01:12]  Axios reporter, foreign correspondent Barack Ravid reporting just a few minutes ago that a senior U.S. official denies that a U.S. warship was hit by Iranian missiles.
[00:01:25]  So we'll just keep an eye on that.
[00:01:26]  Again, that's all within just about the past 30 minutes or so.
[00:01:30]  So as we do that, though, we want to hear from you on this question that we're asking this morning.
[00:01:36]  With the midterms coming up in six months in one day, six months from tomorrow, we're asking if you're voting in the midterms.
[00:01:44]  A lot of folks saying that they do plan to vote in the midterms.
[00:01:48]  A new Washington Post ABC news poll out, and it's on the front page of the Washington Post, asked the question whether you are certain to vote in election 2026.
[00:01:58]  Some 79%.