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Episode Date: September 1, 2026

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U.S. forces hammer Iranian targets in a fresh attack. Meanwhile, Iran condemns 10 activists to death in a sham trial. Foreign Affairs reporter Cassie Akiva has the latest. President Trump says the U.S. is striking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz after Iran's failed attempt to mine the waterway and its missile attack on U.S. base in Jordan. Trump warned Iran that any retaliation would bring a, quote, much harder and higher level attack, with an even larger strike, quote, waiting in the wings. Iran's revolutionary guard is already threatening response. The IRGC spokesperson host of Meneb said, quote, severe punishment awaits the aggressors. the United States will regret its new attacks.

Iran is also intensifying its crackdown at home. Ten protesters arrested during January's nationwide unrest have reportedly been sentenced to death by a revolutionary court in Isfahan, with six others receiving lengthy prison terms. The Trump administration is scrapping an Obama-era housing rule it blames for driving up the cost of new homes. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce says the details. The Department of Housing and Urban Development

and the Justice Department both rescinded a 2013 policy. that let third parties file accessibility complaints over a building's original design indefinitely. A process that left current owners on the hook for flaws they did not even create. Under the new rule, this window is now only open for a year after a building receives its certification from the government, along with a shorter two-year window for federal civil suits. Housing Secretary Scott Turner said that the reforms will save sellers millions of dollars, as the old policy forced property owners to spend more than $112 million on retrofits over the past five years to qualify for federal refinancing loans.

ICE arrested over 2,000 illegal immigrants across New York between July 27th and August 29th during Operation Rotten Apple, including gang members, convicted rapists, murderers, and child predators, according to Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen. Mullen said the operation proceeded, quote, with no help from New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani

or Governor Kathy Hokel, whose administration and city government have backed laws limiting local cooperation with ICE. Here's Mullen. Operation Rodden Apple was an operation we decided to take on because you have a very liberal slash socialist mayor here in New York City that instead of working with law enforcement tries to cut NYPD's budget by $22 million and refuses to work with federal law enforcement. You have a governor that refuses to work with us. While the radical left sanctuary states protect illegals underneath Trump's administration and

Department of Homeland Security, ICE officers, which is our immigration custom enforcement officers, are out there every day protecting Americans. Mullen added that the federal government plans to send even more agents to New York. In other news from New York, a top bank executive was killed in a Times Square stabbing spree on Monday. The stabbing was carried out by 49-year-old Pamela Sistner. described by police as emotionally disturbed. Online video footage shows Cisneros wielding two kitchen knives and refusing to drop them for police.

She even threatened the officers saying, quote, I'm not dropping anything, I would rather kill both of you. Two victims were identified in the stabbing, one being now deceased, 32-year-old vice president of business selection and conflicts at Bank of America, Aaron Piacenti. The second victim has yet to be released, but reports say he's in the hospital in critical condition.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned this week. The service's top civilian leader stepped down after the rollback of a drone program he'd promoted, as well as the ouster of one of his allies from the Army. The New York Times says he's stepping down in the end over disagreements with Pete Hegeseth on personnel matters. Since taking control of the military, the war secretary has shaken up the Pentagon by wiping out identity politics and focusing more on warfighting. Some high-level personnel have been fired while others have been blocked. from promotions. The Times says Driscoll believed that the personnel matters were a distraction from

operations in the Middle East and military supply chain issues. Jury deliberations in Massachusetts continue over the fate of Lindsay Clancy while a jury across the country convicts a gangster in the three decades old murder of Tupac Shakur. That's so criminal host Lyndon Blake has more. Jurors seem to be split in the Clancy trial, but Judge Sullivan has ordered them back into deliberations to see if they can agree on a verdict. The jury told the judge on the judge on. Tuesday that it was, quote, unable to come to a unanimous decision. After the judge ordered them back again, one juror, a woman dressed in pink, seemed to skeptically shake her head. While we still went on a verdict in Massachusetts, a jury in Las Vegas on Monday appeared to have little trouble convicting

63-year-old Duane Keith Davis, a first-degree murder, and the death of hip-hop artist Tupac. Tupac supposedly died due to gang violence in 1996. Authorities learned of Davis's involvement in 2008, but wasn't prosecuted because of an agreement he had struck with police. However, Davis opened himself up to prosecution years later when he began to speak publicly about Tupac's death under the mistaken belief that he was fully immune from prosecution. Freedom is not guaranteed. In fact, right now, its very survival is in question. We're seeing free speech violated, religious freedom trampled, biological truth rejected. Alliance defending freedom is taking on these threats in courtrooms across the country.

Your gift today powers the legal battles that are defining freedom's future. Every dollar you give to ADF will be matched for a limited time. Visit join ADF.com slash wire or text wire to 83848 to give today. Speaking of the West Coast, President Trump has made an unlikely ally in the fight to save Hollywood. California Democrat Senator Adam Schiff, who led the first impeachment effort against Trump, posted on X that he is in, quote, strong agreement with the president on his proposal for federal production incentives for film and television to stay in America. Trump said the outsourcing of American film production by Hollywood to cut costs have been,

quote, a complete and total disaster for the industry. The entertainment industry has lost 49,000 jobs since 2022. In other Hollywood news, D.C.'s new hit show is already stirring controversy as one of its stars, politicized and racialized its success, trying to compare it to Kamala Harris. Entertainment reporter Amanda Harding has the details. The show Lanterns, based on the DC Comics hero The Green Lantern, now plural, saw a massive launch with over 9 million viewers in its first three days of streaming. Many are already calling the detective superhero show a hit, while others are hesitant to

watch given its latest DCU project orchestrated by James Gunn, who is fresh off the failure of Supergirl and the dubious acclaim of Superman. But now, with lanterns already facing an uphill battle for fanfare, one of its stars has decided to stir the pot. J. Alphonse Nicholson has gone viral for making a strange comparison between the fledgling show's success and the catastrophic 2024 presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Take a listen. Could you imagine where we'll be right now if Kamala got up in there, dog? If you imagine how we would have been, there's a lot different, right? So we're experiencing the consequences of not trusting the black woman.

And now we have this show in a way that can kind of take it. tell you how great it could be and how great of a superhero we can create and have if you trust a black woman. It's really dope. Actors really can be a liability. A Georgia police officer has been placed on administrative leave after fatally shooting a family's baby donkey while searching for a missing child early Sunday. The baby donkey named he-ha was shot after officers entered a pasture at Ellsbury riding in farm in Polk County around 1245 a.m. Officers from the Cedar Town Police Department were assisting Polk County police in the search for a missing child when they entered Hehaw's pasture. The donkey, which is used to interacting with people through various local petting zoos,

approached the officers. Authorities have not explained exactly why the shots were fired, but the donkey was fatally wounded. Farm owner Hannah Israel said officers entered her property without permission or warning before encountering he ha in that quote, he never knew a stranger. In good news, though, the missing child was later found safe at a nearby church. Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is driving division even among the most ardent progressives, with one self-described Democrat activist calling him, quote, dangerous.

Political analyst and lawyer Van Jones went on video this week to address the growing popularity and concern around Abdul El-Sayed. Having known him for years and having worked with him at CNN, Jones said El-Syed's views on Israel and foreign policy are, quote, insane. Abdul's position is a total and complete arms embargo against the state of Israel, including defensive weapons. That's an insane position. That says if Israel wants to pay for interceptors

to stop a rocket coming from Iran or coming from Hezbollah or coming from Los, an interceptor, we should deny them the right to buy the interceptors to knock down rockets going at Israeli children, women, men, babies. That's an insane position. Van Jones also said Al-Said's position, quote, offended him because of Barack Obama's own contributions to the Iron Dome defense system that currently protects Israel. And a Missouri college football player tragically passed away just moments after scoring a touchdown.

Micah Joe Barnett, a 20-year-old running back for the William Jewel College Cardinals, died Saturday following a sudden collapse on the team's sideline during a game in Liberty, Missouri. School officials have not yet released an official cause of death. At William Jewel College, Barnett quickly became a standout star leading the Cardinals with 366 rushing yards and four touchdowns last season, despite missing time due to injury. Off the field, teammates describe Barnett as an inspiring leader and the ultimate go-to guy. The devastating loss sent shockways through the tight-knit campus community, which gathered for an emotional candlelight vigil on the college quad Saturday night. Those are your drive-home updates this evening. To learn more about these stories, go to Dailywire.com.

And in case you missed it earlier today, we covered some major stories, including Islam scoring new wins in the U.S. as California considers formally recognizing two Islamic holidays, the Department of Transportation cracking down on illegal immigrant truck drivers, and the latest on the rescue effort in Arizona after major flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire. What if a few minutes with God could change the direction of your entire day? With pray.com, you can begin each morning with powerful daily prayers, inspiring Bible stories, and messages created to strengthen your faith. Whether you need peace, encouragement, or a fresh start, pray.com helps you make prayer part of your everyday life. Download the pray.com app today.