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Evening Wire: Trump Courtside & How Far Will Democrats Go to Win? | 6.8.26

08 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the current status of the fragile Iran ceasefire?

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The fragile Iran ceasefire appears to be back on for now. The Graham-Plattner fallout continues, and Trump will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Monday, June 8th, and this is Evening Wire. Iran and Israel exchanged fire last night, rattling peace negotiations.

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Daily Wire foreign affairs reporter Kassia Kiva has the latest.

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The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to go back into place Monday afternoon after a dramatic overnight exchange of fire that marked Tehran's first direct attack on Israel in months.

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Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in the Graham-Platner fallout?

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Iran launched at least 24 ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes and Hezbollah targets in Beirut. The IDF says all of the missiles were intercepted or hit open areas and no casualties were reported.

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Israel responded with strikes on military and missile production targets inside Iran before President Trump publicly pushed both sides to stop fighting so he could resume peace negotiations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has paused attacks on Iran for now, but warned that any future Iranian strike would be met with force.

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Fallout from the many scandals of Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner continues. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce has the latest. The most recent set of allegations against Plattner came from former girlfriends who told the New York Times that he was demeaning towards women, drank heavily, and was at times physically abusive.

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Chapter 3: How is President Trump involved in the NBA Finals this year?

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One former girlfriend said Plattner twisted her arm during an argument and locked her in a room for several hours. Plattner has denied the allegations as, quote, politically motivated. Establishment Democrats have stood by Plattner as their best shot to take down moderate GOP Senator Susan Collins in November.

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She has given cover and comfort to the most corrupt, incompetent president we've ever had. And hopefully the people of Maine will take away the seat from her, whoever the nominee is.

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Plattner is expected to win tomorrow's Democratic primary election handily, even after it was revealed he had a tattoo of a Nazi SS symbol.

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Chapter 4: What are the implications of Iran's missile strikes on Israel?

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At a rally over the weekend, one of his supporters explained which tattoo she felt would actually be disqualifying.

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What if he has, like, an Israeli flag tattoo or something? Would that be a deal-breaker? For me? Yeah. Honestly, yeah. Israeli? Yeah, because I don't support genocide.

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President Trump will be attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight at Madison Square Garden. Daily Wire assistant editor Nathan Gay has more. Due to increased security, fans are encouraged to get to the stadium at least two hours in advance. The stadium has also instituted a strict no-bag policy for the event.

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The Knicks currently lead the series 2-0 over the Spurs, but the event has also made headlines for the sky-high cost of entry. The cheapest tickets are currently running at over $7,000, with a median ticket price of over $14,000. This will be the first time a sitting president has attended an NBA Finals game.

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A Californian ex-Navy sailor has been arrested alongside two co-conspirators who are planning to join ISIS and kill U.S. commandos. Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewell has the story.

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Two of the men, Barin Zahi and Elias Shamseldin, come from California, while the other, Bissam Kafour, hails from Kansas. Prosecutors say that the three men spent over a year communicating their plans online to leave the U.S., join ISIS, and kill U.S. service members.

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Prosecutors allege that Gaffour wanted to behead a female soldier and Zayi, a former Navy sailor, suggested using drones to kill U.S. soldiers. The three were busted after trying to spend $2,000 to buy UAVs and rocket-propelled grenades to use in their attacks.

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Over the weekend, protesters outside of a Turning Point USA event in San Antonio, Texas, mocked the death of the group's founder, Charlie Kirk. One of the protesters dressed up as Kirk and reenacted his assassination at a Turning Point event last year. Another protester was able to get inside the event, a leadership summit for women, when Kirk's widow, Erica, was speaking.

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Here's what that sounded like. And it's important to remember that happiness comes and goes. It is so fleeting. But the joy of the Lord withstands all. It's important to remember that happiness comes and goes. And I pray that you find it. Actress Mayim Bialik suffered shocking side effects from taking a GLP-1 drug. Daily Wire lifestyle reporter Lauren Baer has the story.

Chapter 5: What controversies surround Graham Platner's Senate campaign?

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A Democratic primary in New York's 10th congressional district is being dominated by the war in Gaza. Daily Wire reporter Jacob Wheeler has more.

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Both candidates are Jewish progressives who call themselves liberal Zionists and are heavily critical of the Netanyahu government. Former city comptroller Brad Lander, a key ally of Mayor Zohan Mamdani, is running against the incumbent representative Dan Goldman, whom he accuses of denying a quote genocide in Gaza, a label Goldman has rejected as quote unhelpful.

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The bitterness of the campaign reflects a broader strain on Jewish Democrats in the city caught between a resurgence of anti-Semitism on the far left and a war in Gaza waged by an Israeli government who many of them oppose.

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The Chicago Bears say they will proceed with plans for a stadium in Indiana moving out of Chicago. Homepage Managing Editor Jordan Schroeder has the latest.

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The Chicago Bears will soon be playing their home games in Indiana. After years of failed negotiations with city and state officials in Chicago, the Bears have officially announced their intention to move the team just across the Illinois border to Hammond, Indiana, which is about 20 minutes from the current downtown stadium.

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Many are now pointing fingers at Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker for failing to keep the team in their state. As regulations and high expenses have pushed the Bears out of Illinois, Indiana has stepped up, offering $1 billion in investment for a new stadium. While the team will soon play across the border, they reportedly will keep the name Chicago Bears.

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Amid financial struggles, Live Golf may be forced to cut their season short. Lyndon Blake, host of That's So Criminal, has more.

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The organization made waves a few years ago as a new competitor to the PGA, signing huge stars like Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, and Phil Mickelson. The new league drew controversy for offering massive contracts to players willing to defect, endangering any future relationship with the PGA. Now amid financial struggles, Liv might not last the year.

Chapter 6: How are Jewish Democrats responding to the Gaza conflict in New York's primary?

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They are running in multiple markets, in live network, not like some experimental test environment. The trucks have multiple cameras mounted to the front and back and also utilize radar and LIDAR to help determine what's on the road. The interior still has a steering wheel, though future models may no longer require them, and several screens that show what the cameras are seeing.

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According to PepsiCo, their new fleet will not go over the speed limit and has not had a single wreck since the dispatch began. A powerful earthquake has rocked the southern Philippines, killing several and causing tsunamis. Daily Wire assistant editor Andy Valdez has more.

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As children were getting ready for their first day of school this morning, an earthquake hit the Philippines with a magnitude of 7.8. 19 people were killed, 130 injured, and 12 are still missing. The initial earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks with one reaching a magnitude of 6.7.

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There was a lot of damage in the city of General Santos with rubble in the streets, cracks appearing across a highway, and the collapse of a central three-story building. Operations were also paused at the city's main airport, and authorities issued tsunami warnings, but luckily, the tallest wave reached only 5 feet.

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The beloved Mr. Rogers program is now on YouTube. Daily Wire Entertainment reporter Amanda Harding has the story.

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Late last week, Fred Rogers Productions started a channel dedicated to the iconic children's hosts. As Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood nears its 60th anniversary, the channel will begin republishing clips along with full episodes, some of which haven't been seen for decades.

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Kristen Diquolo, the creative director of the new channel, said, quote, Our goal is to help make Mr. Rogers more discoverable and shareable than ever. Rogers famously disliked television when he first came across it until he realized it could be used to educate.

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Now, in a saturated online market designed for binge watching and content slop, especially aimed at kids, maybe Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood is exactly what the younger streaming audience needs.

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And Gordon S. Wood, one of America's most influential historians and a leading interpreter of the revolutionary era, has died. The historian passed away Sunday at 92 after being struck by a car in Providence, Rhode Island. In his Pulitzer-winning book, The Radicalism of the American Revolution, Wood argued that the rebelling colonists rose up against an entire worldview, not just taxation.

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