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Evening Wire: Snowmageddon Looms & TikTok Goes Domestic | 1.23.26

23 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

2.9 - 26.302 Georgia Howe

The snowpocalypse is coming, TikTok manages to survive in the U.S., and an Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin is arrested after more than a year on the run. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Friday, January 23rd, and this is Evening Wire. Vice President J.D. Vance spoke at the March for Life in D.C. today to an audience of several thousand.

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26.622 - 32.788 Georgia Howe

He addressed the crowd by first calling back to his first speech as vice president at the March for Life in 2025.

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32.92 - 42.495 J.D. Vance

In my remarks last year, I told you all one of the things I most wanted in the United States of America was more families and more babies.

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Chapter 2: What is the Snowpocalypse and how is it affecting the U.S.?

44.037 - 54.253 J.D. Vance

So let the record show you have a vice president who practices what he preaches. Usha and I announced this week that we're expecting our fourth

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54.706 - 64.99 Georgia Howe

The vice president also spoke on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it the most important Supreme Court decision of my lifetime. Then on the Trump administration's vision for the future of America's most vulnerable.

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Chapter 3: What are the implications of the U.S. withdrawing from the World Health Organization?

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Here's Vance.

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66.232 - 86.704 J.D. Vance

Our vision is simple. We want life to thrive in the United States of America. We want Americans, every American from all walk of life, to have happy, healthy children. Under this administration, again, from the President of the United States, the Vice President, you have an ally in the White House.

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A massive winter storm is bearing down on the U.S., threatening more than 240 million people across over 40 states. Forecasters say the system will stretch over 2,300 miles, bringing heavy snow, dangerous ice, and an arctic blast that could trigger widespread power outages.

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States of emergency have been declared across the south and east as airlines cancel thousands of flights and road crews brace for treacherous conditions.

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Chapter 4: How did TikTok secure its future in the U.S. market?

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Some areas could see up to a foot of snow or more, while others face significant ice accumulation. Officials are urging residents to prepare now, warning the storm could disrupt travel and daily life for several days.

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126.103 - 133.33 Georgia Howe

After nearly 80 years, the U.S. is pulling out of the World Health Organization. Daily Wire D.C. Bureau Chief Tim Rice has the latest.

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The move follows an executive order President Trump signed on his first day in office, citing what the administration calls the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, excessive financial demands on the United States, and undue influence from China. Here's HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. explaining the withdrawal.

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151.4 - 173.963 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The WHO has, since its inception, accomplished important work, including the eradication of smallpox. Too often, though, WHO's priorities have increasingly reflected the biases and interests of corporate medicine. Too often, it has allowed political agendas like pushing harmful gender ideology to hijack its core mission.

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174.403 - 180.85 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

And too often, it has become the tool of politics and turned its back on promoting health and health security.

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Health officials say the United States, which funded up to a quarter of the organization's budget, will no longer support institutions that fail to act transparently or in America's interest. The Trump administration insists the withdrawal does not signal a retreat from global health leadership, pointing instead to new bilateral health partnerships with dozens of other countries.

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Critics warn the decision could weaken international disease coordination, while the White House says accountability comes first. TikTok will remain available to Americans after its parent company reached a deal to restructure ownership of the platform. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler explains.

215.772 - 237.138 Joel Needler

The agreement ends years of legal and political battles over concerns that the app could be used by China to collect data on Americans. Under the deal, a new U.S.-based version of TikTok will be created, with ByteDance retaining a minority stake of just under 20% and international investors owning about 80%. Major partners include Oracle, which will oversee U.S. user data, along with several U.S.

237.218 - 252.484 Joel Needler

and international investment firms. The move follows congressional action to ban TikTok under Chinese ownership, a deadline President Trump delayed to allow negotiations. Federal officials say the deal is designed to protect American data while keeping the popular app online.

Chapter 5: What charges are being faced by the Olympic snowboarder-turned-drug kingpin?

253.055 - 273.237 Georgia Howe

A 21-year-old Ohio man has been arrested by federal prosecutors who say he threatened to kill ICE agents in several violent social media posts. The Justice Department says Justin Maceo Nevoa made several online threats to shoot ICE officers, among others, prompting a federal investigation. Authorities say a search of his home uncovered multiple firearms, ammunition, and tactical gear.

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273.637 - 281.526 Georgia Howe

Investigators say Nevoa admitted to writing the posts. He now faces federal charges and could be sentenced to more than 10 years in prison if convicted.

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President Trump says that his administration is closely watching Iran for signs that it's killing protesters and has sent a big flotilla toward the region just in case. Talking to reporters aboard Air Force One yesterday, the president said he hopes the U.S.

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Chapter 6: What recent threats against ICE agents have been reported?

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fleet is not necessary, but it's still touch and go right now.

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299.157 - 326.052 Donald Trump

We have a big force going toward Iran. I'd rather not see anything happen, but we're watching them very closely. I stopped 837 hangings, and I said, if you hang those people, you're going to be hit harder than you've ever been hit. It'll make what we did to your Iran nuclear look like peanuts. And an hour before this horrible thing was going to take place, they canceled it.

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326.072 - 333.45 Donald Trump

But we have an armada. We have a massive fleet heading in that direction. And maybe we won't have to use it. We'll see.

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Chapter 7: How are celebrities responding to the rise of AI in the creative industry?

339.337 - 359.472 Georgia Howe

Meanwhile, Trump filed a $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and the bank's CEO Jamie Dimon on Thursday. The allegations, it closed Trump's accounts in 2021 over woke motivations following the January 6th riot at the Capitol. The suit says the bank violated its own principles when it terminated multiple accounts belonging to Trump and his business.

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359.452 - 381.983 Georgia Howe

It states, quote, plaintiffs are confident that JPMC's unilateral decision came about as a result of political and social motivations and JPMC's unsubstantiated, quote, woke belief that it needed to distance itself from President Trump and his conservative political views. In essence, JPMC debanked plaintiffs accounts because it believed that the political tide at the moment favored doing so.

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The president also rescinded his invitation last night to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to join his Gaza Board of Peace. Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewell has the details.

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The president wrote on Truth Social, quote, Dear Prime Minister Carney, please let this letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada's joining what will be the most prestigious board of leaders ever assembled at any time.

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Trump's reversal followed Carney's speech on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum, where he appeared to take a shot at the U.S. and Trump, saying that, quote, American hegemony once helped provide public goods, open sea lanes, a stable financial system, collective security, and support for frameworks for resolving disputes. This bargain no longer works. Let me be direct.

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We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.

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Federal investigators are looking into the death of longtime Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, focusing on his medical treatment and reported drug use. According to the Washington Post, the FBI had issued subpoenas seeking records tied to prescriptions for opioids and ketamine, as well as his relationship with a California addiction doctor. Irsay died in May at age 65.

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No autopsy was performed and the investigation is ongoing.

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Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding has been arrested after nearly a year on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list. FBI Director Kash Patel says Wedding was taken into custody in Mexico and is being transferred to California to face federal charges.

Chapter 8: What are the recent developments in the news covered by Evening Wire?

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and Canada. He's also accused of running a violent transnational drug trafficking organization and faces life in prison.

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486.554 - 494.742 Georgia Howe

Several A-list celebrities have helped launch a new anti-AI campaign. Daily Wire Entertainment reporter Amanda Harding has more.

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Scores of Hollywood stars are backing a new campaign launched Thursday to protest the theft artificial intelligence allegedly engages in to generate output.

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An organization called the Human Artistry Campaign debuted the Stealing Isn't Innovation initiative, declaring that, quote, America's creative community is the envy of the world, but some of the biggest tech companies are using American creators' work to build AI platforms without authorization or regard for copyright law.

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Among the celebrities signing on are Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Fran Drescher, and Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, to name a few. CBS News editor-in-chief Barry Weiss appears vindicated after months of criticism from the left. Daily Wire reporter Lyndon Blake has the latest.

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CBS Evening News with Tony DeCoppo pulled in 6.4 million viewers on January 19th, its biggest audience since 2021. The first flashpoint of Weiss's stewardship came when she spiked an investigative segment by Sharon Alfonsi titled Inside Seacott, which focused on a notorious prison in El Salvador.

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Weiss said the segment lacked sufficient context and did not include a response from the Trump administration. The backlash later escalated when roughly 200 former CBS staffers and industry figures signed an open letter to Paramount CEO David Ellison, urging him to protect the network's, quote, crown jewel.

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Even David Letterman called the media outlet a, quote, wreck, saying its integrity has been, quote, eviscerated by these idiots that have taken it over.

588.445 - 604.446 Georgia Howe

And Daily Wire host Andrew Klavan has been nominated once again for a prestigious award from the Mystery Writers of America. His book, The Kingdom of Cain, Finding God in the Literature of Darkness, has been nominated for the 2026 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Biography.

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