Evening Wire: Charlie Kirk Memorial Underway & ‘The Pendragon Cycle’ Charts Top Ten On Amazon

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1:04assassinated my great friend and conservative voice, Charlie Kirk. Because Charlie Kirk spoke the truth. What shocked millions of American was not only the fact that Charlie was murdered as bad as it was, but also how many people made an excuse for it or cheered for it. They were cheering some people, sick people. For a brief moment, the mask came off the radical after you saw what they were really only all about. And now those same people are trying to get power over you in this election, and they are all voting Democrat. They're all voting every one of them, and you can't let it happen. We will not let them win. And Charlie's honor. I just want to say we love you, Charlie. And Erica is here someplace. Yes, I am. Memorials will take place throughout the day at Utah Valley University in remembrance of Charlie.

2:05President Trump is promising every American adult a $5,000 check if Republicans keep control of Congress following the midterm elections in November. Speaking Wednesday at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, the president said the payment would be called the Trump dividend, with the only condition being that recipients have to spend the money in the US. The president did not offer many details on how we'd cover the $1.2 trillion price tag or get it through a Republican-led Congress. Vice President JD Vance defended the plan on Fox News, pointing to revenue from the administration's high tariffs as potentially offsetting the payment. Democrat Senator John Federman shocked the nation by making a surprise video appearance at the Republican National Convention last night. The Democrat appeared to introduce and endorse fellow Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick. For going party orthodoxy, Federman delivered a fiery unity first endorsement for his Republican counterpart. Yes, I'm a Democrat. Why am I here talking to you today? Because, well, I'm a common sense Democrat.

3:07I'm always going to stand with America. I'm always going to reject the extremes and socialism. Dave McCormick is the kind of senator that gets the drop done and he's going to fight for Pennsylvania. I'm proud to count him as my friend. So, for everybody in Dallas, I'm here to introduce Dave McCormick. Federman has faced stiff backlash from his party at recent years for cooperating across party lines, despite voting with Democrats nearly 90% of the time. The surrogate mother who refused a California couple's demand to abort a baby after he was diagnosed with a heart defect is taking her extraordinary custody battle to the U.S. Supreme Court, cultural reporter Megan Basham as a latest. McKenna West, an Alaska nurse who carried and gave birth to the baby in Texas, filed an emergency application yesterday asking the Supreme Court to block a California ruling recognizing the biological parents, Nashine Gilkar and Omar Ahmed as the child's legal parents.

4:08West's attorneys have asked Justice Elena Kagan, who oversees urgent matters on the ninth circuit, to block the California ruling temporarily. Now Kagan has not yet ruled on the request. In most cases, the court's emergency docket justices will refer the matter to the full court for review in order in West's favor would not resolve the custody issue, but rather hit the brakes on the California ruling and bring the surrogate mother back into the fold as the infant child fights for his life. This remarkable custody battle centers around a bitter dispute over abortion, surrogacy and parental rights. West says the California ruling has left her unable to advocate for the medically fragile newborn, whom she calls Gabriel, his genetic parents named him Rumi. The filing reads, quote, Without a stay, the commissioning parties may halt life-saving care for baby Gabriel before this court can even consider a petition of surrogate rarry, much less rule on the merits. When asked about the matter, West told live-action, quote,

5:08nothing was scarier than questioning my own soul and knowing what would happen to this baby boy. There's nothing they could try to come after me for that would be worth his life. Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talleriko is attempting to walk back his support of trans-adventure, a report of trans ideology in a last-digit attempt to appeal to Texas voters. In a Wednesday Fox News interview, Talleriko said this, I oppose trans athletes playing in girls' courts if it is dangerous, safety or parents. He then disavowed his 2021 claim that there are six biological sexes. Texas Attorney General Andrew Public and Senate nominee Ken Paxton pointed out that as a member of the state house, Talleriko voted against two bills that would have barred men from girls and women's sports. Talleriko argued in 2021 that some things are more important than perfectly fair competition in sports. If you've ever sold anything online, you know shipping can become a full-time job. Wrong addresses, comparing carriers, tracking packages, it adds up fast.

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7:12The order is the latest update in a dramatic back-and-forth battle over which districts Missouri voters will see on the ballot in November. Maps passed by the state legislature last year and used during the 2026 primary elections were expected to yield a 71 Republican House-seated vantage. The old maps approved in 2022 led to a 6-2 GOP advantage, adding further complexity to the case, the deadline for Missouri to finalize the ballot was September 8. The city of Denver, along with civil rights groups, are suing the Trump administration to block armed ICE agents from serving warrants at polling places, arguing their presence could discourage people from voting. The lawsuit cites several alleged incidents, including armed agents detaining a person at a San Antonio polling site and ICE questioning an election worker in Syracuse. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Molland says ICE is not patrolling polling places and would only be there in response to a threat or to serve a warrant. The administration says there is no plan to deploy agents to polling sites but is not ruled out their presence.

8:13Federal agents arrested and alleged election fraud ringleader this morning in California. Reporter Zach Jule has the story. James Brass of San Bernardino, California is accused of paying homeless individuals on Skid Row to sign ballot measure petitions using fraudulent identities. Brass was allegedly paid more than $40,000 from an election petition management company for his efforts. The arrest took place early this morning when Brass surprised surveilling authorities by leaving his home around 4.45 am. He was then arrested at a local gas station. Brass along with two co-conspirators are now charged with conspiracy to commit identity fraud and furtherance of a state felony. A Nigerian chief Nathan Ogbetue is drawing eyes after building a palace in Nigeria allegedly with US taxpayer dollars. Associate producer Brooke Morgato has the story. In a viral video showing Ogbetue writing in his lavish motorcade, a videographer can be heard calling him quote, half man, half god for building the palace quote, free of charge for the Oba Tay Tay community.

9:16This one viral because Ogbetue is not just a chief in Nigeria but the CEO of a California Home Health Company that collected more than $34 million for Medicaid, meaning US taxpayers in just three years. Payments made to the company surged from less than $2 million between 2018 and 2021 to roughly $17 million in 2023. When Ogbetue was crowned chief of the small farming town, he swore quote, to place the interests of a bot Tay first in all private and official transactions. So help me God. Ogbetue reportedly paid for a palace, roads and renovations to the town civic center, which hosts multiple painted murals of the Ogbetue family and sits beside two golden statues of himself and his wife. The company denies wrongdoing while experts who reviewed its billing noted major red flags with one calling the operation potentially fraudulent. And the pin dragon cycle rise of the Merlin has erased up the charts on prime video, landing at number one in fantasy number three in drama and number four among all TV series during its first week on the platform.

10:20The seven episode series, which originally premiered on daily wire plus launched on prime video in the US on September 1st after seeing major success overseas. The milestone gives daily wires biggest scripted production yet a major audience beyond its own streaming platform with the epic fantasy series now reaching millions of prime video viewers. If you haven't seen it yet, it's definitely binge worthy. Also look for our interview with one of its stars this weekend. Those of your drive home updates this evening to learn more about these stories go to daily wire dot com. And in case you missed it earlier today, we covered some major stories including the first ever midterm Republican national convention kicking off with President Trump, the Lindsey Clancy jurors making the media rounds and the one year memorial for Charlie Kirk taking place today on Utah Valley University campus. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full episode of Morning Wire. A few minutes with God could change the direction of your entire day with prey dot com. You can begin each morning with powerful daily prayers, inspiring Bible stories and messages created to strengthen your faith.

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