With election day approaching fast, Virginia Lieutenant Governor and Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Winsome Earle-Sears joins the show to discuss the extremely tight race and what role she believes Virginia will play in 2026 and 2028. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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The suspect in the Brown University shooting is found dead, HHS bars so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors, and a positive economic report shows cooling inflation. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead | 12.19.25

Australian police thwart a second suspected Bondi Beach attack, Deputy Director Dan Bongino is leaving the FBI, and the Oscars abandon ABC. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
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Evening Wire: NASCAR Star Plane Crash & Bongino Departs FBI | 12.18.25

President Trump declares a blockade on Venezuelan oil tankers, the president addresses the nation in a rare primetime Oval Office speech, and Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest Conference kicks off under a new kind of spotlight. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Blockade & AmFest Kicks Off | 12.18.25

A fifth person is arrested in the alleged New Year’s Eve terror plot, the U.S. blockades Venezuelan oil tankers, and Warner Bros warns shareholders to reject Paramount’s “hostile” bid. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
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Evening Wire: Fifth NYE Conspirator Charged & U.S. Blockades Venezuela | 12.17.25

President Trump sues the BBC for billions in defamation as the White House rebuffs a controversial exposé, newly declassified documents cast suspicion on the Mar-a-Lago raid, and the University of Michigan launches an investigation as the Sherrone Moore scandal deepens. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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Trump Sues BBC & Michigan Athletics Probed | 12.17.25

New evidence deepens the terror connection in the horrific Bondi Beach massacre, the U.S. offers security guarantees for Ukraine, and the Trump Administration drops a new website for Christmas. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
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Evening Wire: Bondi Beach ISIS Ties & Fentanyl Declared WMD | 12.16.25

Hollywood reels after the gruesome deaths of iconic director Rob Reiner and his wife and the arrest of their son, the FBI says they’ve foiled a major left-wing terrorist plot in Los Angeles, and the manhunt continues for the Brown University shooter. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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Reiner Son Arrested & FBI Kneecaps Terror Plot | 12.16.25

The son of Rob Reiner is in custody following the suspected murder of the famed director and his wife, Chile votes out its socialist regime in a landslide election, and an NFL star stands up for persecuted Christians. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
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Evening Wire: Reiner’s Son Suspected & Chile Swings Right | 12.15.25

Terrorists kill American soldiers in Syria and murder more than a dozen people at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, police hunt for the gunman behind a deadly shooting at Brown University, and a federal judge releases Kilmar Abrego Garcia from ICE custody. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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Islamic Terror Sends Shockwaves | 12.15.25

For decades, the FBI projected an image of discipline, courage, and apolitical integrity. But in recent years, revelations about partisan operations have shattered public trust and raised a chilling question: Has the FBI been fundamentally transformed? Former FBI Special Agent Nicole Parker says yes — and in her new book, The Two FBIs, she reveals what she witnessed from the inside. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. 

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