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Episode Date: July 9, 2025

 Flash flooding devastates yet another state, the election interference case against a pro-Trump meme-maker is tossed out, and jets take to the skies as Russia hits Ukraine with another record-setting attack. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Flash flooding hits another state. The election interference case against a pro-Trump meme maker is tossed out, and Russia hits Ukraine with another record-setting attack. I'm Georgia Howe. John is out on vacation this week. It's Wednesday, July 9th, and this is Evening Wire. Catastrophic flooding has hit another state, leading to tragedy in a mountain village.

Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more. Officials say a man and two kids have died due to flash flooding in Redoso, New Mexico. The Rio Ridoso surged over 19 feet in minutes, sweeping away homes, including one cut on video floating downstream. Officials say the conditions are a product of wildfire scorched terrain, meeting the torrential rain that fell and exceeded last year's levels. Ridoso's mayor called it worse than expected and urged residents to report missing loved ones as search efforts continue. Here's what he told the Associated Press. We have a hotline setup for those that have someone missing so we can, you know, look for them and let them know if we found them. The flood-ravaged Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, had its emergency plan approved by state inspectors just two days before the deadly flood.

27 campers and counselors died in the Guadalupe River surge. According to state records obtained by the AP, the camp had complied with various regulations regarding procedures to be implemented in case of disaster, including evacuation plans. President Donald Trump will visit Texas on Friday to meet with victims. Joined by First Lady Melania Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Christy Knoem. The president says he doesn't want to distract from rescue efforts still underway. That's what happens. The president goes and everyone's around focused on. I don't want anyone to focus on us. Over 170 people remain missing, including children from Camp Mystic.

Trump has approved a major disaster declaration and praised coordination with Texas officials. The case of a pro-Trump meme maker found guilty of a. election interference, or making memes, will soon be dismissed. Daily Wire reporter, Amanda Presta Giacomo, has the latest. In a post on X, Douglas Mackey said, quote, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out my conviction for lack of evidence. The case has been remanded to the district court with orders to immediately dismiss. Previously, Mackey had faced up to 10 years in prison for posting satirical memes suggesting Clinton supporters could vote by text. Prosecutors said it was a scheme to mislead minorities and suppress turnout. The defense argued the memes were protected free speech.

Many had raised serious First Amendment concerns after Mackie was convicted. Jeffrey Epstein's brother is blasting federal officials for insisting the disgraced financiers' 2019 jail death was a suicide, all while frustration mounts inside the White House. Daily Wire senior editor, Cabot Phillips, has the latest. Mark Epstein told News Nation's Chris Cuomo that he, quote, laughed at FBI director Cass Patel's claim that he, quote, knows a suicide when he sees one, dismissing Patel's lack of medical expertise. Here's some of that exchange. Is he a forensic pathologist?

Does he have a medical degree? Does he have a certificate that he passed a CPR course? Does he have a Boy Scout merit badge for first aid? What is he basing his expertise on? Contrast that to Dr. Roman, who was a city pathologist, who did the autopsy, she came out of the autopsy and said she couldn't call it a suicide. because it looked too much like a homicide. Meanwhile, frustration with the administration continues to mount, including from close advisors to the president.

The DOJ recently concluded Epstein's 2019 death was a suicide and that no client list exists, contradicting earlier public claims by Bondi and others. Critics say she overpressed and underdelivered while some of Trump's key supporters are calling for her dismissal. Justice Department says no further documents will be released. President Biden's former doctor Kevin O'Connor is pleading the fifth. O'Connor refused to answer questions before the House O'Connor and a deposition about Biden's cognitive health while in office.

O'Connor declined to respond when asked if he was ever told to lie about Biden's fitness or believed the president was unfit to serve. House Oversight Chair James Comer called the silence unprecedented, fueling claims of a cover-up. Democrats say doctor-patient privilege limits what O'Connor could legally share. Morning Wire spoke to Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Project. He said the doc's silence tells you everything you need to know. You don't plead the fifth if it's just checkups in the clean bill of health that he was so happy to brag about to the country for so many years. And so what happens next is the house needs to flex its muscles.

The Trump administration has formally subpoenaed Harvard University for information related to, quote, criminality and misconduct of foreign students on its campus. The Department of Homeland Security alleges that Harvard enabled foreign students to advocate for violence, and terrorism on campus in a blatant abuse of their visa privileges. Administration officials also accused Harvard of refusing to cooperate with previous information requests tied to its international student program. The Trump administration is suing the state of California over allowing men in women's sports. The DOJ claims that California's policies of inclusion violate Title IX and jeopardize the

state's $44.3 billion in federal funds. The lawsuit states that the current practice, upheld by the California Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation, quote, erodes the integrity of girls' sports, diminishes their competitive experience, and undermines the very purpose of Title IX. California Governor Gavin Newsom stumped through small towns in South Carolina yesterday, campaigning for next year's midterms and casting speculation of a potential presidential bid. South Carolina is known as an early bellwether state in the Democratic presidential primary,

And Newsom's two-day trip suggests he has his eyes on a 2028 run. Here's Newsom speaking at a restaurant in Florence, northwest of Myrtle Beach. I think it's really important for Democrats that we spend time in parts of our state and parts of our country that, frankly, we haven't spent enough time in. This presidency will end with you and the House of Representatives in 2026. This is the opportunity, and this is why I know you're all here as well. presidency will end next November. NATO jets took to the skies early this morning in response to a record-setting Russian drone attack on Ukraine. Russia launched a whopping 728 drones and 13 missiles into Ukraine near

several military airfields. One missile landed roughly 100 miles from the Polish border. Poland activated all available forces and resources, including Ukrainian and allied fighter jets to the highest state of readiness. Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky said the majority of incoming drones and missiles were shot down, though several regions sustained damage. He's calling on Western allies

to increase pressure on Russia. In business news, Linda Yaccarino stepped down as CEO of X. Yaccarino has been the CEO for two years. She joined the company six months after Elon Musk bought the platform. Yaccarino says she's incredibly proud of the X team, and during her tenure as CEO,

she led the company through its rebrand from Twitter to X. Under her leadership, the company also restored accounts banned by Twitter, such as the one belonging to President Donald Trump. Her departure comes as Musk is combining X with his AI platform XAI. XAI bought the social media platform in March. NVIDIA became the first publicly traded company to hit the $4 trillion value mark. Shares hit an all-time high of $164. The company recently committed half a trillion dollars to build

AI infrastructure entirely in the U.S. The company designs graphics processing units that power AI programs such as chat GPT. The rally comes after stocks dropped in April following tariff announcements. The Dow rebounded today, jumping 200 points. The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ both stayed relatively flat, rising less than a percent each. Investors brushed off escalating tariff moves by the president who announced new duties on goods from six more countries and hinted at steep living. on imported pharmaceuticals. Markets appeared confident negotiations could ease the impact. New data from the CDC shows that one in three teens and preteens are pre-diabetic.

This means nearly 8.4 million people or 32.7% of the United States adolescent population had the disease in 2023. Pre-diabetes significantly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, which can pose a significant threat to a person's health. Additionally, new diabetes diagnoses among adults have also stopped decreasing after declining for more than a decade, with 1.5 million people being diagnosed in 2023. And heavy metal legend, Ozzy Osbourne is calling it a career. Despite having Parkinson's and a host of other injuries, over the weekend, Osborne was joined

by his original Black Sabbath bandmates to go off the rails on a crazy train one last time. The Back to the Beginning show drew 45,000. fans and nearly six million online viewers with rock legends from Metallica to Aerosmith paying tribute. The show also had a little bit of drama behind the scenes as Sharon Osborne revealed that she disinvited a major band from the show. Speculation has exploded online about which band it was. Those of your drive home updates this evening. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And in case you missed it this morning, we covered some major stories, including the sixth cabinet meeting of Trump's second term, the continued fall.

out from the flash flooding in Texas and the administration's plan for illegal immigrant farm and hospitality workers. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.