Morning Wire - Evening Wire: One Month Of Epic Fury & French Paintings Heist | 3.30.26

Episode Date: March 30, 2026

Operation Epic Fury passes the one-month mark, the U.S. allows some much-needed oil into Cuba, and the Supreme Court takes up birthright citizenship. Get the facts first with Evening Wire. - - - Ep. 2708 - - - Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3  - - - Today’s Sponsor:  Good Ranchers - Get $25 off your first order and free meat for life when you use code WIRE at https://GoodRanchers.com - - - Privacy Policy: ⁠https://www.dailywire.com/privacy⁠ morning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Operation Epic Fury passes the one-month mark. The U.S. allows some much-needed oil into Cuba. And the Supreme Court takes up birthright citizenship. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Monday, March 30th, and this is Evening Wire. The war in Iran is now into its 31st day. Daily Wire Foreign Affairs reporter Keseechiba has the latest developments. The Israeli defense forces say they carried out a targeted strike in Imam Hussein University.

describing it as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' primary military academic institution and alleging it operates under civilian cover while supporting advanced weapons research tied to the regime's military and terrorist capabilities. Meanwhile, in Washington, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt insisted that peace talks are ongoing in making progress. It's no surprise that we are seeing the remaining elements of the regime become increasingly eager to end the destruction and come to the negotiating table. they still can. Despite all of the public posturing you hear from the regime and false reporting,

talks are continuing and going well. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, expressed a similar message on Monday, saying the U.S. still prefers a diplomatic resolution, but warned, quote, we also have to be prepared for the fact that that effort might fail, citing concerns that Iran's leadership may not negotiate in good faith. At the same time, Donald Trump says the U.S. engaged in, quote, serious discussions with what he called a, quote, more reasonable Iranian regime. He said this could end the conflict in weeks, though also warned that if a deal is not reached, the U.S. could escalate dramatically, including potential strikes on critical infrastructure. President Trump may order a military operation to take Iran's nuclear material and estimated

1,000 pounds of uranium. According to the Wall Street Journal, the president has not made a final decision on whether to approve the mission, but Pentagon officials have crafted plans in case the order comes down. The operation would likely involve U.S. forces on the ground in Iran for several days. The future of the material has been a key part of peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran. Trump has told his diplomats to press Iran to give up all of its nuclear material for any agreement. They're going to give up nuclear weapons. They're going to give us the nuclear dust. They're going to do everything that we want to do. And you know what? They're going to go on and maybe have a great country again.

But if they don't do that, they're not going to have a country. A Russian tanker carrying hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil is expected to arrive in Cuba, easing a crisis that had pushed Cuba's communist regime to the brink. President Trump confirmed the decision saying he won't block humanitarian fuel shipments, but made clear it won't save what he called a corrupt and failing regime. Here's the president. I told them if a country wants to send some oil into Cuba,

right now? I have no problem with it. Do you worry that that helps a lot of Putin, though? Does that help him? He loses one boatload of oil. That's all it is. It's fine. If he wants to do that and if other countries want to do it, it doesn't bother me much. It's not going to have an impact. Cuba's finished. They have a bad regime. They have very bad and corrupt leadership. And whether or not they get a boat of oil, it's not going to matter. The move avoids a direct clash with Russia, even as the Trump administration maintains its pressure strategy aimed at forcing change in Havana. ICE has responded after a large no-kings protest in downtown Los Angeles escalated over the weekend.

Daily Wire Culture reporter Megan Basham reports. Left-wing demonstrators vandalized a federal building with messages calling for the killing of ICE agents, clashed with law enforcement, and sparked multiple arrests on Saturday. The violence came amid a day of demonstrations that drew tens of thousands into the city streets, with organizers estimating attendance as high as 50,000. The LAPD placed the city on tactical alert and issued a dispersal order, warning demonstrators to leave one area or face arrest. Federal officials also reported violence directed at law enforcement.

In response, federal officials say they're coming for the agitators, warning in a statement, quote, if you threaten ICE or their families, you will face the full force of federal law. U.S. Attorney Bill Assaley said, quote, to those who are smashing concrete blocks and throwing them at our officers, We have you on video. We will find you and arrest you, too. You have been warned.

The Trump administration announced a new program today that could award potentially millions of dollars to those who alert federal authorities to fraud. As the New York Post reports, the Treasury Department could pay up to 30% of a fine issued for an actionable tip that leads authorities to fraud in Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal programs.

Treasury Secretary Besson talked to Fox about this new effort to crack down on fraud. This is money. that is not going to where it's supposed to go, but more importantly, it's being stolen from the American taxpayer. We need to be a high-trust society. We need to understand that this is where the money is going. And this could be hundreds of billions of dollars in recouped money. And again, the programs are supposed to go to those in need. Should birthright citizenship remain? The Supreme Court will take up that question this week.

Daily Wire legal analyst Heidi Hall has more. The court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in the case of Trump v. Barbara, which centers on an executive order from President Trump's first day back in office. The order would revoke birthright citizenship for babies born after February 19th of last year to non-citizen parents and would end the practice in perpetuity. Barbara is a pseudonym for a Honduran woman whose child was born last October. Trump's lawyers argue that the current practice of automatically extending citizenship to babies born within the U.S. is a a misinterpretation of the 14th Amendment. The amendment states, quote, all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. Arguments are set to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The weather is finally

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CEO Michael Rousseau says he plans to retire by the end of the third quarter, while the company maintains the decision aligns with long-term succession planning, but critics, especially in Quebec, argue his handling of the tragedy disrespected French-speaking Canadians. In the video, he expressed his, quote, deepest sorrow for everyone affected, yet spoke only minimal French, fueling outrage in a region where language laws require equal service in both French and English. Beyond the law, one of the pilots killed. Antoine Forrest, grew up in a French-speaking city in southwestern Quebec. The controversy follows the fatal March 22nd crash when an Air Canada jet struck a rescue vehicle, killing both pilots and

injuring dozens. In later remarks, Rousseau admitted he was, quote, deeply saddened that his limited French, quote, diverted attention from victims and said he's continuing his efforts to improve. Pennsylvania House Democrats quickly withdrew a symbolic resolution to honor March as National Women's month after a Republican lawmaker filed an amendment defining the word woman. Here's a clip from that moment. Madam Speaker, this amendment is very straightforward and clear. It defines what a woman actually is because we do know what that is. Thank you. The resolution is temporarily over. The lawmaker responsible for the amendment defining a woman as a person with two X chromosomes called his amendment a common sense measure. Catholic Church authorities and Israeli police said Monday they had resolved a

dispute after senior church leaders were initially prevented from entering the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday over safety concerns. Daily Wire homepage editor Jordan Schroeder has the latest. The announcement comes after officials representing the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the custody of the Holy Land said police blocked them from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the historic site. Israeli authorities pointed to safety concerns, noting that Sharpenov from Iranian missile attacks had fallen near the church in recent days. On Monday morning, both sides said they had reached an agreement on how to handle church customs during wartime conditions. Israeli police said a mutual framework has been established for upcoming Easter ceremonies,

adding that events would be scaled back. Due to the complex security reality of Operation Roaring Lion, ceremonies including the Holy Fire will be held in a symbolic limited format, police said. This coordination ensures that freedom of worship is maintained alongside our shared primary duty, the protection of human life. On Wednesday, NASA will send four astronauts back to the moon's orbit for the first time since 1972. Daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake reports.

A spokesperson for the Artemis II crew confirmed that systems are running smoothly, saying, quote, rockets ready, spaces ready, ground systems are ready, and we only need to have the weather cooperate. According to forecast, there is about a 20% chance that the weather in Cape Canaveral will be unfavorable, resulting in a delay. When Artemis II does launch, four astronauts will go on a 10-day mission into deep space around the moon, then back to Earth with a dramatic, ocean landing. The crew will not be landing on the moon, but the mission is in preparation for a

moon landing in the next couple of years. And Italian police said today that paintings by Renoir, Céz, and Matisse were stolen from a museum. Daily Wire Lifestyle reporter Lauren Baer has more. Three paintings by the three famous French artists estimated at $10 million in total value were stolen from a museum in northern Italy last week, but officials are just now revealing the details. The Carboneari Police said in a statement today that the theft took place at the Fondationi Magnani-Roka during the night of March 22nd. As Reuters notes, the thieves broke into the building's main entrance

and took Cézanne's painting of a cup and plate of cherries, Renoise's La Poisson, and Matisse's Odelisk. The museum says the theft took less than three minutes. 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 the No King's protests sweeping through major cities,

Marines arriving in the Middle East as the Pentagon prepped for a ground operation, and the Trump administration working to shorten airport security lines as DHS funding stalls. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.