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28 Jan 2026
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Chapter 1: What are the impacts of winter storm Fern on the South?
The aftermath of winter storm Fern continues to grip the South. The Fed holds interest rates steady. And Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is assaulted during a town hall event. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Wednesday, January 28th, and this is Evening Wire.
Dangerous winter conditions are paralyzing parts of the South as temperatures plunged below freezing overnight, turning roads into sheets of ice. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has the latest.
Chapter 2: What decisions did the Fed make regarding interest rates?
In northern Mississippi, major interstates including I-22 and I-55 are at a standstill, with drivers stranded for hours after melted snow refroze once the sun set. Governor Tate Reeves says emergency responders, drones, and National Guard units are working to evacuate motorists and clear wrecks, urging residents to stay off the roads.
Chapter 3: What happened during Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's town hall event?
Similar impacts are being felt across the region, with more than 380,000 customers still without power in the south. Ferry service in and around New York City has been suspended due to ice buildup. President Trump has approved emergency disaster declarations for more than a dozen states as crews race to restore power and prepare for another blast of extreme cold in the days ahead.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced Congress today defending the Trump administration's operation to remove Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, insisting it was not an act of war and that no further military action is planned there.
The only military presence you'll see in Venezuela is our Marine Guards at an embassy. That is our goal. That is our expectation. And that is what everything that outlines towards.
Rubio also addressed Iran, saying the U.S. has no immediate plans to strike, but warned that military buildup in the region is deliberate. He cautioned lawmakers that regime change in Iran would be far more complicated than what unfolded in Venezuela.
I don't think anyone can give you a simple answer as to what happens next in Iran if the supreme leader and the regime were to fall, because you're talking about a regime that's in place for a very long time. So that's going to require a lot of careful thinking if that eventuality ever presents itself.
During the hearing, some senators used their time to attack President Trump, such as Tim Kaine, who scolded the president for once mistakenly calling Greenland Iceland. But it wasn't just Democrats throwing barbs. On the Republican side, Rubio took tough questions from Senator Rand Paul, who's been outspoken against U.S. involvement in Venezuela.
So I would ask you if a foreign country bombed our air defense missiles, captured and removed our president and blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
So I will point to two things. The first is it's hard for us to conceive that an operation that lasted about four and a half hours and was a law enforcement operation to capture someone we don't recognize as the head of state, indicted in the United States.
Wanted with a $50 million bounty. My question would be, if it only took four hours to take our president, would it be an act of war?
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