The Whiskey Glut Upending America’s Bourbon Heartland

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WSJ What’s News

2026-05-22

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A.M. Edition for May 22. The U.S. puts arms sales to Taiwan on hold, saying the munitions and arms are needed for the war with Iran. Plus, weight-loss drugs like WeGovy and Mounjaro show a surprising ability to stall cancer. And WSJ’s Laura Cooper details how bourbon distillers are facing a hangover as more Americans pinch pennies and join the ranks of the sober-curious. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • The U.S. Puts arms sales to Taiwan on hold.

  • Plus, weight loss drugs show a surprising ability to slow down cancer.

  • And we look at how the slowdown in alcohol sales is impacting the U.S.'s native spirit, bourbon.

  • A lot of folks are trying to kind of recalibrate with taking their stills

  • offline for a period of time and putting less liquid in barrels as the others

  • come to maturity because they need to be able to figure out where they will sell that in the future.

  • It's Friday, May 22nd.

  • I'm Daniel Bach for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vardas.

  • And here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

  • House Republican leaders have yanked a plan to vote to restrict

  • President Trump's ability to conduct military strikes against Iran.

  • That's after it became clear that the resolution, forced to the floor by Democrats, would likely pass.

  • People can't afford their groceries.

  • Is that why you're pulling it?