Georgia Howe

The U.S.

ramps up its military presence in the Caribbean.

New York Attorney General Letitia James enters a plea in her federal bank fraud case.

And California surfers get their boards stolen by sea otters.

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley.

It's Friday, October 24th, and this is Evening Wire.

President Trump has ordered some serious firepower to the Caribbean.

The Pentagon says the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group has been deployed to the region as part of a broader campaign to take down drug smuggling networks.

A Defense Department statement said the move follows President Trump's directive to, quote, dismantle transnational criminal organizations.

and counter narcoterrorism.

Officials say the expanded mission will boost America's ability to track and stop illegal shipments heading toward the U.S., calling it a show of force in defense of the homeland.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has officially put his support behind self-proclaimed democratic socialist Zoran Mamdani to be New York's next mayor.

The Brooklyn Democrat told the New York Times that the party must unite against what he called an existential threat from President Trump.

He praised Mamdani's focus on affordability and his plan to keep NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on the job, calling it a strong step toward public safety.

The endorsement comes less than two weeks before Election Day, signaling the Democratic establishment is finally closing ranks behind the progressive frontrunner.

In a twist straight out of a Hollywood script, or an episode of The Kardashians, federal prosecutors revealed that Kylie Jenner's former New York City townhouse served as the backdrop for a mafia-run poker operation.

Crane & Company host David Cohn has the story.

Former CIA Director John Brennan says that his recent referral for criminal prosecutions is clear proof that he's being targeted personally by Republicans.

Here's Brennan on MSNBC reacting to the referral for charges.

This week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan referred Brennan to the Justice Department over allegations that he lied to Congress about his role in Russiagate, the infamous hoax used to damage President Trump.