The far-right Daily Wire faced mass layoffs this week — gutting the team of the long-prominent outlet initially founded by conservative activist Ben Shapiro.

According to The Wrap, "Ben Shapiro’s right-wing media company confirmed the layoffs in a statement to media on Friday afternoon, saying that impacted staffers are 'a number of teams' and layoffs were largely concentrated to its Nashville headquarters. 'Today, The Daily Wire made a difficult decision to restructure the organization, which included layoffs to a number of teams,' a spokesperson said."

The Daily Wire has been the focus of drama in previous years, one of the biggest incidents being the firing of right-wing star Candace Owens for pushing antisemitic conspiracy theories.

The news of the sharp cutbacks led to an immediate reaction on social media.

"Despite the press releases the Daily Wire was pushing to billionaires' blogs that few people read, it's been an open secret in the media that the Daily Wire was crashing," wrote BCC Communications founder Mitchell Jackson, adding, "Many smart people worked there."

"I’ll say this about The Daily Wire layoffs," wrote Democratic strategist Mike Nellis. "When I did their show Bar Fight back in February, the folks I met who were just regular people working there (hair, makeup, production) were very nice and professional. I imagine a lot of them have families, and I’m sending some love to them, even if we have political disagreements."

A federal appeals court dealt a severe blow to abortion access Friday, temporarily reinstating a nationwide requirement that women obtain abortion pills in person, significantly curtailing mail-order access to medication abortion for millions of Americans.

The ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, written by Trump-appointed Judge Kyle Duncan, is a major victory for the anti-abortion movement. While the ruling does not ban Mifepristone outright, women can no longer obtain it through telehealth appointments or by mail while the case proceeds.

"Referring to Louisiana abortion prohibitions, they wrote that the current federal regulations create 'an effective way for an out-of-state prescriber to place the drug in the hands of Louisianans in defiance of Louisiana law,'" CNN reported.

Medication abortion now accounts for roughly two-thirds of all abortions in the United States. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, women have been able to obtain mifepristone through telehealth visits without an in-person doctor's appointment, an option the Biden administration formally enshrined in 2023 rules. Friday's temporary ruling significantly curtails that access.

The FDA conceded its prior regulations were marred by "procedural deficits" and a "lack of adequate consideration" — and launched a review of mifepristone protocols in September that remains incomplete. The appeals court ruled that the ongoing review was not sufficient reason to leave the regulations in place.

The case was brought by Louisiana, which argued that mail-order abortion pills were undermining the state's near-total abortion ban. The court agreed, ruling that federal regulations created an end-run around Louisiana's prohibition.

The ACLU immediately condemned the decision.

“This decision defies clear science and settled law and advances an anti-abortion agenda that is deeply unpopular with the American people,” Julia Kaye, senior staff attorney for the Reproductive Freedom Project of the ACLU, said in a statement. “For countless people, especially those who live in rural areas, face intimate partner violence, or live with disabilities, losing a telemedicine option will mean losing access to this vital medication altogether.”

The ruling comes despite years of data showing mifepristone is overwhelmingly safe, with fewer reported side effects than Viagra or penicillin, according to a CNN analysis.

The case is expected to continue in lower courts before potentially returning to the Supreme Court, which previously ruled on standing issues in a related challenge two years ago.