Morning Wire - Evening Wire: Iran Rebuffs Peace Plan & Meta Loses Big | 3.25.26

Episode Date: March 25, 2026

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Editor John Bickley. It's Wednesday, March 25th, and this is Evening Wire. The White House responded today to Iran's rejection of a U.S. proposal to end the war. Kavid Phillips, host of Wired and Live has the details. The rejection follows a 15-point plan, the Trump administration, sent to Tehran through Pakistani intermediaries. Pakistan offered to help facilitate talks, and Turkey and Egypt have also emerged as possible venues if negotiations move forward. Even as President Trump says indirect contacts have shown progress, Iranian state media denies

any high-level talks, and the U.S. is preparing to send additional forces to the region, including two more marine units. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt spoke at a press briefing today with more updates. More than 9,000 enemy targets have been struck to date. Iran's ballistic missile attacks and drone attacks are down by roughly 90%. We have destroyed more than 140 of their naval vessels. That's why you're beginning to see the regime look for an exit ram. President Trump, Dutt is not bluff, and he is prepared to unleash hell.

Iran should not miscalculate again. The Department of War announced a series of new deals to quickly increase U.S. weapons production as the Trump administration pushes the defense industrial base toward, quote, wartime footing. Our foreign affairs reporter Cassie Akiva has more. The initiatives spanning missile systems, critical components, and missile defense are part of a broader effort to accelerate production and build what officials are calling the arsenal of freedom. One of the new critical agreements is to accelerate production of the precision strike missile, a long-range weapon capable of striking targets at a range of more than 499 kilometers. Another will quadruple production of a key part

used in the FAD missile defense system. This component enables interceptors to track and destroy incoming missiles moving up to 17,000 miles per hour. These initiatives come after President Trump issued an executive order in January, barring defense contractors from stock buybacks and dividend payments until they accelerate weapons production. The order warned that delays an underperformance by the contractors threatened national security and that production has not yet met the need of the U.S. military and its allies. The jump in oil prices is rippling through the world economy, including into a less obvious realm, plastics.

Dow Chemical will be doubling its price hike on plastic resins as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Last week, Dow announced they'd be raising the price of polyethylene by 15 cents per pound, but on Tuesday they adjusted the raise to 30 cents per pound. Polyethylene is used in everything from plastic bags and food packaging to construction materials. A Democrat flipped a solidly red seat in the Florida State House Tuesday in a special election held in President Trump's home district. Daily Wire Senior Editor, Joel Needler reports. Democrat candidate Emily Gregory defeated Republican John Maples in a district that includes Mara Lago, winning 51% of the vote to Maples's 49.

County data showed Gregory had a significant lead through mail-in voting, while Maples held a slight edge in early in-person turnout. The special election was triggered after Republican Mike Caruso left office to become Palm Beach County Clerk. Caruso had won his last election by 19 points, while Trump carried the district by about 10 points. Trump, who cast his ballot by mail, endorsed Maples on Monday night. Speaking on MS Now after her win, Gregory was asked about the president now being one of her constituents. I mean, I don't think all of that much about it. My opponent made, you know, him forefront in his campaign. and I focused more on the voters in District 87, you know, what everybody needs,

what all of us will do better with, with lower property insurance, with expanded health care, and with strong public schools. The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades as torn homes from their foundations swept cars from driveways and coated buildings in thick red volcanic mud. Daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake has more. The flooding damage hundreds of homes, schools, and a Maui hospital, while prompting more than 5,500 evacuation orders. Though no deaths have been reported,

230 people had to be rescued from the rising waters. New downpours triggered more flooding Monday on Oahu's south side, as residents on the North Shore cleaned up from last week's storms. Officials warned the damage could exceed $1 billion. Governor Josh Green called at the state's most serious flooding since 2004. Thankfully, the National Weather Service said conditions are expected to ease, and the Big Island was able to cancel the flash flood watch this morning. Drought conditions have officials concerned that large parts of the U.S. may be in store for a historic wildfire season.

Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce has the latest. Hot temperatures and low humidity have already created severe conditions across the Midwest and Southwest. Over the weekend, dozens of people across two Colorado counties evacuated their homes under threat from fires. The mild winter is also expected to strain water supplies that were armed winter. already a concern in some of the nation's driest regions, especially within the Colorado River Basin. Officials from seven states have negotiated for years to find an answer to the coming water crisis, but have missed key deadlines of talks have stalled over what to do about the basin's falling water supplies. This episode is sponsored by Brickhouse Nutrition. You've probably heard about those weight loss

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health problems stemming from social media use. The California Superior Court case centered on a 19-year-old woman referred to as Kaylee, who argued that social media platforms have knowingly designed the user experience to get children and young users addicted. The social media giants must now pay $3 million in damages over personal injury caused by their platforms. The ruling follows another big legal blow to META. A court ruled yesterday that the company must pay around $400 million in civil damages for failing to safeguard children from predators online. Daily Wire homepage editor Jordan Schroeder reports.

A New Mexico jury considered arguments from the state attorney general, which claimed the site violated state consumer protection laws. In a 2023 sting operation, government agents posed as a 13-year-old girl online and discovered the account was, quote, simply inundated with images and targeted solicitations from abusers. Meta claimed the case was cherry-picking examples, but the AG said internal communications reveal Meta-news, there was a problem years ago. The next phase of the trial in May will determine whether

meta is liable to pay for programs to remedy the harm caused by their product. Disney's big bet for fans just fell apart before it even began. Daily Wire Entertainment reporter Amanda Harding explains. OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it plans to shut down the video creation platform SORA, which launched in 2024. It didn't give a reason for their decision. This news comes on the heels of Disney announcing a major $1 billion partnership agreement with the tech company, which would have allowed Open AI to use characters from Star Wars, Pixar, and Marvel franchises in its Sora video generator. Much ado was made about users having the opportunity to create fan-inspired videos with Disney's licensed characters, like Mickey Mouse, with Disney plus

adding some of those Sora generated videos as part of the exclusive deal. But that's all apparently off the table now as Disney ends its partnership with Open AI. A California University canceled a debate for gubernatorial candidates due to a lack of of diversity. Daily Wire political reporter Cameron Arcand has more. USC used a data-driven formula to select which candidates would be invited to the debate. Six candidates, two Republicans, and four Democrats were selected. Although the highest polling candidates were invited, California lawmakers raised concerns that all of the excluded candidates were people of color. In a letter to the USC president, California lawmakers wrote that

quote, every excluded leading candidate, Javier Bacera, Betty Yee, Tony Thurman, and Antonio Villarigosa is a person of color. They continued saying, quote, if USC does not do the right thing, we call in California voters to boycott this debate. In response to the condemnation, USC decided to cancel the debate entirely. In a crowded field of contenders, none of the candidates currently pull above 20% for the top two primary election in June. The maker of the game Fortnite, Epic Games is laying off 1,000 employees. Daily Wire Lifestyle reporter Lauren Bear has more. CEO Tim Sweeney in a memo to employees said, quote, the downturn in Fortnite engagement that started in 2025 means we're spending significantly

more than we're making, and we have to make major cuts to keep the company funded. Fortnite rocketed to popularity soon after release in 2018, quickly becoming the most downloaded game in the world. Player counts and revenues steadily rose through 2023, but have recently taken a sharp downturn. While Daily Active Fortnite players averaged around 1.7 million in 20203 and 2024, the first months of 26 have averaged less than $1 million. Sweeney clarified in his statement that the layouts were not in any way related to AI. And an American who the Taliban held captive for over a year just returned to U.S. soil.

Daily Wire reporter's Actual has the good news. Dennis Coyle, who was held hostage for over 400, days set foot on U.S. soil this morning after his release was secured by President Trump. Landing in San Antonio, Texas, Coil was reunited with his family who had spent nearly 14 months working to help secure his release. Coil had lived in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years as an academic researcher and maintained valid visas and work permits during his time there. Coil's return to America comes two months after News Nation host Katie Pavlach asked Trump

about his case. At the time, Trump vowed to, quote, take care of it. On the White House Rapid Response X account, which released footage of Coils Return, they wrote, quote, promises made, promises kept. All right, those are your drive home updates. To learn more about these stories, go to Dailywire.com, and in case you missed it earlier today, we covered some major stories, including pressure ratcheting up in the DHS funding showdown, Trump deploying troops to the Middle East while looking for a diplomatic off-ramp for Iran, and SCOTUS hearing a mail-in ballot case that could affect the midterm elections. Thanks for tuning in. tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning.