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--:-- John Bickley: Hamas carries out public executions on the heels of Trump's historic peace deal. Pete Hegseth boots media outlets who won't sign on to new Pentagon press policies. And Elon Musk reaches a major milestone in getting people to Mars. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, October 14th. This is Evening Wire.
--:-- Georgia Howe: It's Tuesday, October 14th. Welcome to Evening Wire.
--:-- John Bickley: Hamas carried out mass executions in the streets of Gaza on Monday, hours after inking a peace treaty with Israel. As part of a series of bloody reprisals following the withdrawal of Israeli troops.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Graphic footage shows eight badly beaten, blindfolded men kneeling in the streets before each is shot dead by Hamas gunmen in front of a cheering crowd.
--:-- John Bickley: According to the BBC, Hamas claimed the killings targeted, quote, criminals and collaborators with Israel.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Among those killed was Ahmad Zidane al-Tarabin, accused of recruiting agents to a rival non-Hamas-aligned militia.
--:-- John Bickley: Following the IDF's withdrawal, Hamas has quickly looked to reassert its control over Gaza, targeting the clans or family-based armed groups that had gained strength during the conflict.
--:-- Georgia Howe: As the government shutdown nears two weeks, House Speaker Mike Johnson is accusing Democrats of playing politics.
--:-- John Bickley: Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Johnson says his Democratic colleagues are purposely waiting until after this week's No Kings protest to strike a deal.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Internal documents obtained by The Daily Wire show the No Kings organizers are planning thousands of rallies nationwide, including a major one outside the Capitol, tying their message directly to the shutdown.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The materials urge hosts to feature laid-off federal workers and Medicaid recipients as speakers and include full media kits, chants, and even jail support plans in case of arrests.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The group insists the events will be peaceful.
--:-- Tim Pierce: For his part, Johnson is continuing to shine a light on exactly where the Democrats want the money to go.
--:-- John Bickley: They want to send $3.9 million for LGBTQI plus democracy grants and the Western Balkans.
--:-- Tim Pierce: They want to spend $2.9 million of your dollars for desert locust risk reduction in the Horn of Africa and $2 million for, quote, organizing for feminist democratic principles in Africa.
--:-- Georgia Howe: We are not doing that.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Airports in a handful of cities have refused to air a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blasting Democrats over the government shutdown.
--:-- John Bickley: So far the video has been boycotted by airports in Phoenix, Portland, Seattle, and at least three airports in New York.
--:-- Tim Pierce: In the video the secretary says a Democrat shutdown has caused problems among airport operations and forced TSA employees to work without pay.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The problems have caused significant flight delays across the country.
--:-- Tim Pierce: We will continue to do all that we can to avoid delays that will impact your travel.
--:-- John Bickley: And our hope is that Democrats will soon recognize the importance of opening the government.
--:-- Tim Pierce: War Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed several media outlets on Monday after they refused to sign off on the Pentagon's new press policy.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Daily Wire senior editor Virginia Kruda has more.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: Hegseth says that the new policy will put the Pentagon's press regulations in line with every other U.S. military installation.
--:-- Tim Pierce: But media companies such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Newsmax say that the rules violate the First Amendment.
--:-- Virginia Kruda: According to a memo Hegseth sent in May, reporters must agree to abide by information security requirements before they can be credentialed at the Pentagon.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The Coast Guard will keep getting paid during the shutdown.
--:-- John Bickley: That's according to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who says she has an innovative solution to keep Coasties paid, though she did not elaborate any further.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The move follows President Trump's order to pay all active-duty military despite the funding lapse now stretching into its second week.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The White House says it's tapping research funds to cover the checks, even as thousands of federal workers face layoffs.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Congress remains deadlocked with no deal in sight to reopen the government.
--:-- John Bickley: SpaceX's Starship version 2 has reached a significant milestone in Elon Musk's ongoing effort to make human travel to Mars a reality.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has the details.
--:-- Joel Needler: The upgraded mega rocket has faced several high-profile challenges, with its first three test flights ending in failure.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The fourth test, conducted in August, successfully completed its primary mission, but suffered heavy damage to its engine section during re-entry.
--:-- Joel Needler: In contrast, this latest and final test of the Version 2 prototype was a complete success.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The spacecraft launched multiple mock satellites, reignited an engine while in orbit, and executed a controlled landing in the Indian Ocean.
--:-- Joel Needler: According to SpaceX, the data gathered from these tests will inform the design of Starship Version 3, which is expected to be the first fully operational variant.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The company says version 3 will enable key capabilities such as in-orbit refueling, an unprecedented feat that will be essential for future missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A new report from Goldman Sachs finds American consumers are absorbing more than half of the costs associated with recently imposed U.S. tariffs.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The analysis estimates that as much as 55 percent of the tariff burden under Trump's trade policies has been passed on to consumers through higher prices on goods.
--:-- John Bickley: A White House spokesperson acknowledged the short-term challenges but said they'll lead to long-term gain, saying, quote, the president and administration position has always been clear While Americans may face a transition period from tariffs upending a broken status quo that has put America last the cost of tariffs will ultimately be borne by foreign exporters.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Companies are already shifting and diversifying their supply chain in response to tariffs, including by on-shoring production to the United States.
--:-- Georgia Howe: President Trump's surprise announcement of new tariffs on Chinese imports Friday appears to have sparked a historic sell-off in the cryptocurrency market.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewell has the latest.
--:-- Zach Jewell: Bitcoin prices fell by 12%, while several smaller cryptocurrencies plunged by as much as 80%, with total sector losses estimated at nearly $19 billion.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Two anonymous investors who took large short positions against the market reportedly profited more than $160 million from the crash.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The timing of their trades, just minutes before Trump's announcement, prompted speculation about possible insider activity.
--:-- Zach Jewell: But the positions were made shortly after China announced its own new trade restrictions, suggesting the trades could have just been the result of shrewd timing.
--:-- Tim Pierce: New York City mayoral frontrunner Zoran Mamdani is drawing ire for his comments on the Gaza peace deal.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The far-left Democrat described the scenes of Israeli hostages coming home as profoundly moving while calling attention to, quote, the first days in Gaza without relentless Israeli bombardment of Palestinians as families returned to rubble and loved ones freed from detention.
--:-- Tim Pierce: He also urged for a future, quote, without occupation and apartheid.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Mamdani's statement comes after competitor Andrew Cuomo called attention to his silence on social media.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Cuomo and fellow mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa had both publicly praised the deal earlier in the day.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Atlanta is moving forward with its Biden-era plan for reparations.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Daily Wire reporter Jenny Tear has more.
--:-- Jenny Tear: The Atlanta City Council voted last week to appoint members to its reparations commission, part of its resolution to research the city's, quote, historical role in the legal discrimination of African-American residents.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Once fault is determined, the commission will then, quote, recommend potential remedies to address the resulting economic, educational, health, and social disparities.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The commission has yet to specify who would be eligible to get the money or how much they'd actually receive.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Three staff members were stabbed at a school for neurodivergent and autistic children in California.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Yesterday, a former student of Switzer Learning Center in Torrance allegedly attacked the staffers and planted pipe bombs near the campus.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The student reportedly told police about the bombs when he was arrested.
--:-- Georgia Howe: A bomb squad later arrived and safely detonated the devices.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Two staffers were hospitalized and all three suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The student's identity has not been released and an investigation is ongoing.
--:-- Tim Pierce: A violent coup led by Gen Z protesters caused Madagascar's president to flee the country.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Sparked by crippling blackouts, water shortages, and corruption, protesters have taken to the streets over the past few weeks chanting Rajalina out.
--:-- Tim Pierce: President Andriy Rajalina has been in charge since 2009.
--:-- Georgia Howe: That's when he himself mounted a successful coup.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The most recent protests have been violent, resulting in at least 22 deaths.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Over the weekend, the country's military sided with the protesters before announcing their full seizure of power today.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The commander of the elite Capsat military unit has been named the interim leader.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Time magazine is tipping its hat to President Trump.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The magazine's new cover hails his triumph in the Middle East after the first phase of his Israel-Hamas peace deal freed Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The issue calls it a potential turning point for the region and a defining achievement of Trump's second term.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The deal, brokered by envoy Steve Whitcoff and advisor Jared Kushner, has critics stunned and supporters calling it history in the making, with Trump declaring, it took us 3,000 years to get here.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Trump was critical of the photo the outlet chose, saying Time magazine wrote a relatively good story about me, but the picture may be the worst of all time.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Classic Trump there.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Alec Baldwin crashed a Range Rover into a tree this week while vacationing in the Hamptons with his brother.
--:-- Tim Pierce: The actor, who has been sober for 40 years, is not suspected of being intoxicated.
--:-- Georgia Howe: At the scene, he blamed the incident on a garbage truck blocking his view.
--:-- Tim Pierce: He also thanked the responding officers and apologized for crashing his wife's car.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Baldwin has had a home in East Hampton since 1995.
--:-- Tim Pierce: He attempted to sell it for $29 million in 2024 after his accidental shooting on the Rust film set.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And the Department of Homeland Security thanked Saturday Night Live on Sunday for its parody of Secretary Kristi Noem.
--:-- Tim Pierce: In the sketch, Tina Fey portrayed Noem complete with hair extensions, inflated lips, and an AR-15.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Speaking of heroes, our government agents are working without pay.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Luckily, my boys at ICE don't mind.
--:-- Georgia Howe: They're in it for the love of the game.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Joined by Amy Poehler as Pam Bondi, Faze Noem fiercely defended the administration while the rest of her cast, playing U.S. senators, heckled from their judiciary committee seats.
--:-- Georgia Howe: The skit also poked fun at the department's new ICE recruitment ads.
--:-- Tim Pierce: In a surprising twist, Homeland Security reposted the clip online, this time with their own real ads tacked on at the end.
--:-- Georgia Howe: Pam Bondi herself joined in, sharing a still from the episode and offering to reenact the scene with Gnome for real.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Despite SNL's obvious mockery, Bondi and Gnome may have landed the show's biggest laugh, proving once again that in American politics, parody is just press you haven't approved yet.
--:-- Georgia Howe: All right, those are your Drive Home updates.
--:-- Tim Pierce: To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com.
--:-- Georgia Howe: And in case you missed it this morning, we covered some major stories, including Trump's return from his Middle East summit, new scandals hitting Zoran Mamdani, and Trump versus the courts on sending in the National Guard.
--:-- Tim Pierce: Thanks for tuning in.
--:-- Georgia Howe: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.
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