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Evening Wire: Former Prince Andrew Arrested & Trump’s Iran Timeline | 2.19.26
19 Feb 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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It's Thursday, February 19th. This is Evening Wire.
Former Prince Andrew was arrested today in connection with his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake has the details.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who turned 66 on the day of his arrest, was taken into custody Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Police say they were conducting searches at his home in Berkshire and Norfolk. And according to the BBC, law enforcement said, quote, it was assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material with Epstein.
This confidential material reportedly included trade documents, with one email appearing to forward Epstein official trade reports for Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam. The disgraced former prince was stripped of his royal titles back in October of last year, following revelations about his ties to Epstein. If convicted, he could face life in prison.
President Trump hosted the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace today, where he signaled a stark deadline for Iran. Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips reports. President Trump spoke on the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, saying that peace in the Middle East won't exist as long as Iran has a nuclear weapon.
He then said they need to make a deal and that, quote, bad things will happen if they don't. Here he is laying out a timeline.
Maybe we're going to make a deal where you're going to be finding out over the next probably 10 days.
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Chapter 2: What led to the arrest of Former Prince Andrew?
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The U.S. is withdrawing all remaining troops from Syria. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has more. Following a decade-long presence to combat the Islamic State, the final 1,000 troops remaining in Syria will be withdrawn over the next two months. A senior administration official clarified that the U.S.
would still be able to respond to a resurgence of the Islamic State in the region, but that a standing presence of U.S. troops is no longer necessary. The Trump administration instead plans to foster strengthened diplomatic relations with newly situated Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharra, who will now take on an increased role in ensuring security in the region.
A judge declared a mistrial in the federal case against alleged Antifa terrorists who ambushed federal immigration agents in Alvarado, Texas last year. Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Taher has the story.
During jury selection on Tuesday, a U.S. attorney raised concerns about defense attorney Marketta Clayton, who was wearing a T-shirt under her blazer plastered with civil rights figures. Judge Mark Pittman declared a mistrial before the jury was seated. The judge told Clayton, quote, I don't know why in the world you would think that's appropriate.
Pittman, who said he admired the civil rights figures, likened the shirt to a prosecutor sporting an ice pin or a shirt with Donald Trump riding an eagle and waving an ice flag. The judge went on to say politics, as prevalent as they are, as divided as they are, don't have any business here.
As President Trump prepares to deliver his State of the Union address next Tuesday, some congressional Democrats are planning to protest or skip the speech altogether. Daily Wire congressional reporter Breka Stoll has the details.
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Chapter 3: What is Trump's new deadline regarding Iran?
AI company Anthropic, which makes the only large language model that can be used in classified settings, landed a military contract worth up to $200 million last summer. But now that high-dollar contract is at risk. Anthropic says it doesn't want its AI tools used for domestic surveillance and autonomous lethal activities, even when performed lawfully.
That's opening the door for rival AI companies OpenAI, Google, and XAI, which have all said their models could be used for any lawful use cases. Emile Michael, the Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering, said this week, quote, We have to be able to use any model for all lawful use cases. If any one company doesn't want to accommodate that, that's a problem for us.
And Goldman Sachs is dropping its DEI requirements for board members. The Wall Street Journal reports that the influential firm will no longer consider race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other diversity factors when evaluating board candidates. Last year, Goldman Sachs also eliminated similar DEI considerations for companies it was considering taking public.
The decision follows petitions from conservative nonprofit National Legal and Policy Center, which owns a small stake in the bank.
All right, those are your drive home updates. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And in case you missed it earlier today, we covered some major stories, including the Trump administration gearing up for a substantial response to Iran, Washington state spending millions on gender surgeries for inmates, and the FDA reversing its decision to not review Moderna's new flu vaccine.
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