A years-long investigation uncovered emails, grant documents, and internal communications showing how LGBTQ activists and researchers sought to influence child welfare policy through federal programs and agency guidance. Reporter Megan Brock joins Tim Rice to explain the operation that the documents revealed, the families it tore apart, and what it could have meant for child welfare systems across the country.

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How a Hidden Web of Biden Activists Destroyed Families

Chinese automakers were once dismissed as low-quality imitators. Today, companies like BYD are producing vehicles that many industry experts say rival Western competitors on technology, quality, and price. As Chinese brands gain market share around the world, Congress is moving to keep them out of the United States. Automotive expert Lauren Fix joins us to explain why lawmakers and automakers see Chinese vehicles as a growing threat and whether America can realistically keep them out for good. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.
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The Race to Stop Chinese Cars

The highly anticipated IPO for SpaceX blasts off, a new tranche of government UFO materials causes a stir, and Team USA faces off with Paraguay tonight. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
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Evening Wire: Elon Becomes The World’s First Trillionaire & USA’s First World Cup Match! | 6.12.26

President Trump cancels his scheduled strikes on Iran as a peace deal could be signed in “Coming days”, consumer prices continue to surge as new inflation numbers jump more than four percent, and Bill Gates appears before the House Oversight Committee to explain his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Reporting from Ben Domenech and Megan Basham. Plus, we speak with EJ Antoni. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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The Elusive Iran Deal & Bill Gates Pressed on Epstein Ties | 6.12.26

Trump calls off the Iran strikes, Southern Baptists vote to ban female pastors, and the Knicks see the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history! Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
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Evening Wire: Trump Endorses Susan Collins & Baptists Ban Female Pastors? | 6.11.26

A brutal stabbing attack by an asylum-seeker has sparked protests, riots, and a lockdown in Northern Ireland, the White House pre-blames Europe in case the FIFA World Cup ends up superspreading Ebola, and Republicans grill the SPLC over its financial schemes and the targeting of conservatives. Reporting from Cabot Phillips. Plus, we speak with Bev Turner and Ryan Bangert. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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Violence Grips Northern Ireland & Will The World Cup Spread Ebola? | 6.11.26

The war simmers with Iran as Lebanon verges on a new civil war, an investigation into the LA Mayoral race suggests the homeless were paid to vote for Democrats, and several birth tourism schemes have been shut down. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
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Evening Wire: Inflation Hits Three-Year High & Homeless Paid To Vote Democrat? | 6.10.26

"The U.S. retaliates against Iran, a Daily Wire investigation finds that taxpayer-funded “cultural orientation programs” are teaching refugees basic hygiene, and new legislation seeks to stop China’s efforts to infiltrate the US car market. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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Trump Retaliates For Downed Helicopter & America's Refugee Hygiene Problem | 6.10.26

The jury in the Karmelo Anthony case reaches a verdict, Trump vows retaliation after Iran shoots down an American helicopter, and Spencer Pratt is pushed out of the LA mayor's race. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
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Evening Wire: Karmelo Anthony Verdict Reached & Trump Retaliates Against Iran | 6.9.26

President Trump calls on Iran and Israel to stand down as they exchange missile strikes, Democrats circle the wagons around Senate candidate Graham Platner, and federal agents raid a $35 million estate owned by an Iranian American businessman. We speak with Behnam Ben Taleblu, Batya Ungar Sargon, and Ben Chapman. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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The Democrats’ Platner Problem & The Tech CEO Who Smuggled for Iran | 6.9.26

The fragile Iran ceasefire appears to be back on, for now, the Graham Platner fallout continues, and Trump will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
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Evening Wire: Trump Courtside & How Far Will Democrats Go to Win? | 6.8.26

The Trump DOJ clashes with California after a flood of late votes tips the scales against Spencer Pratt, tensions roil at home and abroad over the stabbings of Karmelo Anthony and Henry Nowak, and a pair of outsider films dominate the box office. What does this mean for the future of filmmaking? Reporting from Cabot Phillips and Megan Basham. Plus, we speak with Christian Toto. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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DOJ Digs Into LA Ballots & Racial Tensions Smolder Over Stabbings | 6.8.26

For years, Pastor Ezra Jin led one of China's largest Christian churches, even as government pressure mounted around him. When authorities shut down his church, it only grew larger online until Jin and dozens of church leaders were arrested.

On this episode of Morning Wire, Jin's daughter, Grace Jin Drexel, shares her father's story, the conditions of his imprisonment, and why his family believes international pressure may finally bring him home. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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The Pastor China Won’t Let Go

A nationwide protest drew millions and went viral online, but many participants struggled to explain why they were there. Reporters repeatedly asked a simple question - why are you here - and often received vague or contradictory answers. It raises a broader question about modern protest movements: are they driven by clear ideas, or by emotion and online momentum? Get the facts first with Morning Wire?

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The Protest That Couldn't Explain Itself

For years, recycling was treated as an unquestioned good—just sort your plastics and you’re helping the planet. But what if we all stopped recycling tomorrow?

Behind the blue bins is a global network of sorting facilities and landfills, where much of what people recycle is never actually reused. What looks like environmental responsibility is, in many cases, something far more convoluted.

On this episode of Morning Wire, investigative journalist Ken LaCorte explains how plastic recycling really works and why its effectiveness may be far lower than advertised. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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The Recycling Scam We All Believe In

The US jobs report smashes expectations, Graham Platner goes on the defense after damaging new claims, and a California Tech CEO is arrested and accused of giving American tech to Iran. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.

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Evening Wire: Platner Accuser Blasts New York Times & A Shocking New Jobs Report | 6.5.26

The racially charged Karmelo Anthony murder trial comes under the national spotlight as his trial begins amid fresh controversy over jury selection, Progressive Democratic candidate Adam Hamawy is cruising toward a House seat even though he once testified on behalf of the terrorist mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Will Democrats embrace him? And a new Justice Department indictment levels explosive allegations against the Southern Poverty Law Center. Reporting from Megan Basham. Plus, we speak with Audrey Fahlberg and Tyler O'Neil. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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A Killing at a Texas Track Meet & The Democrat With a Terrorism Problem | 6.5.26

New allegations drop against Graham Platner, two key California races still remain in limbo, and a former national security adviser to Trump pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.


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 Evening Wire: Platner’s Ex-Girlfriends Reveal Sordid Past & Ex-Trump Advisor Pleads Guilty | 6.4.26

More pieces fall into place for the elections that will determine who controls Congress and key state and local offices, a congressional hearing on Medicaid fraud featuring our own Luke Rosiak turns fiery, and fresh outrage erupts over males competing in female sports. Reporting from Ben Domenech. Plus, we speak to Brandon Gill & Jim Campbell.  Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

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The Fight Over Medicaid Fraud & Why Can’t California Count Votes? | 6.4.26

Iran attacks Kuwait, protests continue to spread across the UK & the vote counting continues in California. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
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