Evening Wire: Noem Out At DHS & Britney Spears Arrested | 3.5.26

0:00In 2024, a truck crashed into Canaw in Moresque, where I work. 146 of our dogs needed homes fast. We asked for help on Facebook. Our story spread through WhatsApp messages and Instagram reposts. Immediately, people stepped up. And just six hours later, every dog was fostered. I'll never forget how our community showed up for us. Learn however, 3.5 billion people connect to what matters with meta at meta.com slash community. Christy Nome is out at Homeland Security. Dozens of states sue the Trump administration over tariffs. And Britney Spears is arrested. I'm daily wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Hal. It's Thursday, March 5th. This is evening wire. President Trump announced today that Christy Nome is stepping down as head of Homeland Security at the end of the month. The president said he'll nominate Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne Mullen to lead DHS writing on truth. Social Trump said he was pleased with Mullen's appointment and that Nome had

1:03quote served as well. Mullen spoke to the press minutes after the news broke and was asked whether he and Nome had discussed the transition. We need to set time to talk. So I'm going to go give her a call and just say, you know, we're our families are very close. And this happened very quick. So we're going to we're going to have a conversation with her in a second. A reporter asked Mullen if he knew what Trump was expecting from him. I will never discuss private conversations. Never have not going to do that now either. Trump announced that Nome will take over a new role called special envoy for the shield of the Americas, which he described as leading quote our new security initiative for the Western hemisphere. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a Wisconsin man died on Wednesday after he initiated a shootout with federal and state authorities in Texas, daily wire contributor Tim Pierce as the latest. Authorities say 33 year old James Douglas Mullen attempted to flee from a border patrol checkpoint after a drug sniffing canine alerted to his vehicle. Law enforcement directed McMillan to pull over for a secondary search when he attempted to flee. DPS said that McMillan was driving a stolen vehicle.

2:05The chase ended when a Texas officer performed a pit maneuver and stopped McMillan. The 33 year old then barricaded himself in his vehicle and aimed a firearm at law enforcement, cromping officers to fire and kill him. Two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over the new round of tariffs. Daily wire legal analyst Heidi Hall has the details. The Supreme Court voided several of the president's tariffs in a ruling last week, Trump announced a blanket 10 percent global tariff rate. The lawsuit, which was filed today, claims the administration does not have the authority to implement these tariffs either. The attorneys general from Oregon, Arizona, California, and New York are leading the case. Oregon's attorney general, Dan Rayfield, said of the lawsuit, quote, the focus right now should be on paying people back, not doubling down on illegal tariffs. The lawsuit is backed by 20 predominantly police states, including Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota. The U.S. and Israel appeared to have both deployed high-intensity lasers to help defend against Iranian drones and missile strikes. The New York Post reports that at least one U.S. destroyer off the coast of Iran is equipped

3:06with a heliosystem that's short for high-energy laser with integrated optical dazzler and surveillance. That's a mouthful. Military experts say the system seemed to be in use in videos released by the Pentagon to take out drones. I also believe that Israel has deployed its iron beam to knock down Iranian drones and missiles shortly after they're launched. Wall Street hit some turbulence today as oil prices spiked and investors braced for more fallout from the Middle East. The Dow fell over 1 percent with both the S&P and NASDAQ's lighting as well. As for oil prices, crude ticked up to roughly $84 a barrel and U.S. oil pushed past $77. Meanwhile, spoke to Dr. Peter Earl of the American Institute for Economic Research who says the closure of the Strait of Hormuz hasn't been as disruptive yet as some have feared. We still haven't seen half of the move in oil markets that we saw when Russia invaded Ukraine. So the wonder right now is, has the Strait of Hormuz its importance been sort of overvalued

4:06in the years? Has it been overstated? Or are the markets just that optimistic that this will be resolved quickly, especially since the President said that there would be military assistance and that would re-government insurance for the traffic that goes through there. So it's kind of an interesting quandary because one would have expected to see upon the closure of the Strait of Hormuz much, much higher oil prices than we see right now. Higher energy prices are also sending treasury yields up, dimming hopes for quick interest rate cuts. The U.S. Senate blocked another attempt to stop the President from engaging in foreign conflicts. On Wednesday, the Senate voted down a resolution to force the President to end the operation in Iran. Senator Rand Paul was the only Republican to join with Democrats. Wednesday's failure marked the eighth time an attempt has been made against the President's military intervention since he took office last year. That's a record for one sitting Congress. Washington revealed this week that Iran was using negotiations with the United States to stall time as its stockpiled materials needed for weapons grade nuclear enrichment.

5:06Daily wire senior editor Joel Needler has the details. With several rounds of negotiations with Iran, the Trump team, led by Steve Woodcoff and Jared Kushner, was offered an agreement. Iran wanted to continue uranium enrichment for the next decade, claiming it was necessary for a civilian research program. Woodcoff and Kushner asked if they could take the agreement back to the U.S. so they could have nuclear experts weigh in but were refused. Team Trump then discovered that the Iranians were seeking to enrich five times more uranium than was allowed under the Iran nuclear deal. When they looked closer at the Tehran Research Reactor, the civilian research program, and discovered that it was really being used to stockpile seven to eight years worth a fuel. Well, before we continue, I'm excited to give you some amazing news about an issue that we care about here at the Daily Wire. Our friends and alliance defending freedom have just announced that the state of Vermont has agreed to change its policy that discriminated against Christian foster families. Families like the woe teas and gants were model foster parents.

6:06They had taken in siblings and even focused on caring for kids with struggles like fetal alcohol syndrome, and these parents had lost their foster licenses because they refused to compromise their faith by participating in a lie. They were told they had to agree to promote the state's radical gender ideology, including by taking kids to pride parades. Following a victory in a similar case out of Oregon last year, this when in Vermont means we're winning the battle, folks. I can't tell you how inspiring it is to learn about the courage of these families. Families and dads who have answered the call to care for vulnerable children who deserve a loving home. Go to join adf.com slash wire and find out more about this incredible victory in how a alliance defending freedom is standing up for everyday families and protecting our constitutional rights. That's join adf.com slash wire or text wire to 83848 and celebrate this amazing victory with us. CNN has admitted that Operation Epic Fury has in fact weakened our greatest enemies. A CNN senior military analyst said on Tuesday that the demonstration of military force

7:08and precision on display in Operation Epic Fury was enough to make the political leadership in both Russia and China sit up and take notice. Retired Admiral James Dervitas joined anchor Casey Han on the arena with Casey Han, where he argued that in addition to capturing the complete attention of global adversaries, United States was also progressively weakening both Russian and China as a weak in Iran. If you are Xi or Putin, you hate us, but you have to respect the military capability of the United States. When you look at the span of what the U.S. military has done in the last two months, it's pretty extraordinary and it will get your attention in Beijing and Moscow. China looks at Iran as a big investment opportunity. Russia looks at Iran as an arms and technology supplier. Many of the drones flying in Ukraine today were made in Iran. So there's a geopolitical pragmatism that can affix itself to these strikes in terms

8:12of degrading both Russia and China. The Trump administration has issued new guidance over abuse claims for trans identifying children. Daily wire reporter Meg Brock has the story. The administration for children and families ACF at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, has alerted all 50 states that affirming biological reality does not constitute child abuse or neglect under federal law. The Assistant Secretary for the ACF, Alex Adams, said yesterday that letters had been sent reminding states that are moving to child from their home must be based on, quote, objective evidence. The state's decision to break up a family cannot be based solely on a parent's objection to radical gender ideology or irreversible sex rejecting medical interventions. The ACF is asking states to adopt clear definitions of abuse and to protect the rights of parents as well as the freedom of religion. New York City's taxpayers are set to fork out over $36,000 per child under Mayor Zora Mamdani's new free 2K pilot program.

9:15It's around $13,000 more than the average cost of private child care. City officials say the state will cover the bill using current tax revenues, though a detailed long-term funding plan has not been released. The program, a key campaign promise for Mamdani will begin in five school districts with applications opening this summer. Morgan Stanley is laying off 3% of its workforce following record financial growth in 2025. Daily wire reporter Zach Jewel has the reason why. Morgan Stanley plans to cut roughly 2,500 jobs despite impressive gains over the past year. The reason is artificial intelligence. The layoffs began last week and will affect employees in investment banking, trading, and wealth management across both US and international offices. This follows a broader trend of workforce reductions on Wall Street trimming roles including private bankers and back office staff handling client mortgages. Other major financial institutions including Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase are doing

10:16the same in efforts to improve efficiency measures as they increasingly adopt AI over human employees. Popstar Britney Spears was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in Ventura, California last night. Daily wire entertainment reporter Amanda Harding has more. Spears was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on May 4. She's facing possible jail time, several years of probation, and the loss of her license. The arrest follows a pattern of increasingly erratic behavior over the past few months. newly released dispatch audio reveals that she was swarming in and out of lanes before being pulled over. Tributes continued to pour in for legendary Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz after he passed away this week at age 89. Holtz was considered one of the most influential coaches in college football history, winning

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