Transcript of Evening Wire: Jill Biden’s Debate Confession & US-Iran Deal Nears The Finish Line | 5.28.26 New

Iran negotiators agree on a 60-day ceasefire extension. Matthew Perry's assistant has been sentenced, and Jill Biden faces blowback over her comments about her husband's horrible debate.

I'm Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. George is out today.

It's Thursday, May 28th. This is Evening Wire.

Iranian negotiators have agreed on a 60-day ceasefire extension.

Daily Wire foreign affairs reporter Kassia Kiva has the latest.

American and Iranian negotiators are reportedly moving closer to a temporary 60-day agreement that would extend the current ceasefire and restart nuclear talks, though President Trump has not yet approved the framework. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant declined to confirm reports of a finalized deal, but said President Trump has made several red lines clear: Iran must surrender its highly enriched uranium, abandon any pursuit of a nuclear weapon, and guarantee free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Iranian state-linked media is pushing back on reports that an agreement has been finalized, calling those claims false and insisting that the text is still being negotiated. Israeli media is reporting that Iranian leader Masha'allah Khomeini has yet to approve the agreement as well.

Jill Biden is getting blowback, including from the left, over her comments in a new interview. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pearce has more.

The former first lady told CBS that her husband's disastrous final debate with Trump frightened her. The now infamous debate in which the former president appeared feeble and confused started a flood of calls for him to drop out of the race, which he eventually did. Here was Jill Biden in a CBS Sunday Morning clip released on Wednesday.

What happened? I don't know what happened. I mean, when I— as I watched it, I thought, oh my God, he's having a stroke. And it scared me to death.

Jill Biden's candid admission comes after she praised her husband's performance right after the debate.

Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question.

You knew all the facts.

The full interview with Jill Biden is set to air on Sunday.

Guatemala has agreed to join the U.S. in joint strikes against drug gangs. Daily Wire assistant editor Nathan Gay has more.

The president of Guatemala agreed to both airstrikes and other military action against drug trafficking groups in a call with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The action will begin as early as next month, with danger in Guatemala warranting the U.S. State Department's addition of a terrorism risk indicator to the country's travel advisory. The terms of the agreement were finalized on May 19th, but the specific details have not been disclosed.

Planned Parenthood is thumbing its nose at the FDA by selling abortion pills to women before they're pregnant. Daily Wire reporter Megan Basham has the story.

Officially launching the Just in Case program last week, Planned Parenthood aims to, quote, offer peace of mind for patients who are not currently pregnant. The program is a 2-pill regimen making mifepristone and misoprostol available to clients with pregnancies up to 12 weeks of gestation. However, the FDA only approves mifepristone for pregnancies up to 10 weeks of gestation, and it does not approve mifepristone for quote-unquote advanced provision. While Planned Parenthood is not the first business to ship abortion pills to women without asking if they're pregnant, it is the first to do so with federal funding.

A former senior CIA official has been arrested after authorities found a small fortune stashed in his home. Daily Wire reporter Zach Jewell reports.

The FBI began to look into David Rush after a routine audit failed to locate a number of assets Rush had requested from the CIA. Agents raided Rush's home last week, uncovering $2 million in currency, $40 million in gold bars, and dozens of luxury watches. The investigation also revealed false statements Rush had made about his work history and certifications, which include claims that he received a pilot's license from the Navy as well as a degree and graduate degree from universities that have no record of him. Rush allegedly told these lies on his way to receiving top-secret security clearance and a high-level position in the CIA. He is being held in federal custody in Virginia on charges of stealing public money and filling out fraudulent timesheets.

Democrat and activist complaints about a facility for illegal aliens haven't budged Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen. The Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Terre explains.

Protesters and Democratic lawmakers say that aliens being held in a New Jersey detention center are being mistreated, but Mullen says that the complaints are political theater. Here's Mullen this morning on Fox News.

This isn't a Holiday Inn, Brian. We're not providing luxury housing. What we're doing is we're providing a sanitary place for them to be detained. Remember, we're detaining murderers, we're detaining rapists, pedophiles, drug dealers, gun traffickers. I mean, we have some real serious criminals there. Plus, every one of them broke the law. That's why they're there to begin with. And we're providing them 3 meals a day. We're meeting the calorie standard.

Detainees being held at the Delaney Hall facility in New Jersey have gone on a hunger and labor strike over what they claim are poor conditions at the facility. The complaints have ranged from racism at the detention center to live worms found in the food.

Costco grape plants are reportedly threatening American farms. Daily Wire writer and Costco correspondent Nick Sheehan has more.

An invasive pest has been found in grape plants sold at California Costcos, putting the agricultural industry on high alert. Inspectors discovered the glassy-winged sharpshooter hidden among the plants at 4 separate locations in Stockton, Lodi, Manteca, and Tracy, California. All of the plants had been sourced from a wholesale nursery in Fresno. The insects spread a disease that devastates grapevines and can also harm citrus and almond trees. County officials are working with Costco to identify the infested plants and are urging anyone who purchased them to immediately contact the Agricultural Commissioner's Office.

There's a reason so many Americans feel called to stand up for children right now, because in a culture that moves incredibly fast, kids deserve protection, guidance, and the chance to grow up without being pushed toward irreversible decisions before they're ready to fully understand the consequences. That's why organizations like Alliance Defending Freedom are stepping in. ADF is working to encourage major corporations to reconsider policies that provide coverage for so-called gender transition procedures for minors through employee healthcare plans. This conversation is bigger than politics. It's about whether our culture is willing to slow down, protect childhood, and support families navigating difficult decisions with care and wisdom. And the reality is, public pressure matters. When everyday Americans speak up together, companies listen. That's why Alliance Defending Freedom is inviting people across the country to make their voices heard by signing their petition to corporate America. If you believe children deserve compassion, protection, and thoughtful care, this is an opportunity to take action. Visit joinadf.com/wire to sign the petition today. Again, that's joinadf.com/wire.

Matthew Perry's assistant has been sentenced for injecting the actor with a fatal dose of ketamine. and Perry's former business manager speaking out. Here with more is Daily Wire lifestyle reporter Lauren Baer.

Kenneth Iwamasa, the longtime assistant to the late Friends star, received a 3-year and 5-month federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in Perry's death. Perry's family and estate representatives accused Iwamasa of repeatedly injecting the actor with ketamine despite his addiction struggles. And failing to seek immediate help on the night Perry died in 2023. Perry's business manager, Lisa Ferguson, alleged Iwamasa, quote, "left him there" after administering the fatal dose, while Perry's stepfather, Keith Morrison, told the court Iwamasa, quote, "could have called someone but kept injecting him." Prosecutors said Iwamasa cooperated with investigators after pleading guilty in 2024, making him the final defendant sentenced in the wider ketamine overdose case.

The Justice Department is looking into whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury in her civil litigation against Trump. Daily Wire homepage managing editor Jordan Schroeder has the details.

According to the Wall Street Journal, federal prosecutors are examining a 2022 deposition in which Carroll claimed that she alone was covering her legal fees for her lawsuit against Trump. That was before court papers revealed that Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn and a prominent Trump critic, covered some of Carroll's bills. Carroll's attorneys admitted Hoffman's involvement in 2023, telling Trump's legal team that Carroll, quote, now recalls that at some point her counsel secured additional funding from a nonprofit organization to offset certain expenses in legal fees. At the time, the judge in the case said that the issue could hurt Carroll's credibility as she accused the president of raping her about 30 years ago.

Federal authorities have arrested two Minnesota women accused of orchestrating a $21 million Medicaid fraud scheme tied to autism programs.

Daily Wire reporter Drew Berkmeier has the exclusive.

Shamsu Ahmed Hassan and Hanan Morsal Youssef were arrested Tuesday by Homeland Security officials on federal fraud and money laundering charges. The two women allegedly carried out the fraud scheme between May 2020 and December 2024 by submitting Medicaid claims for autism treatment services that were never provided. The arrests come days after charges against 15 other defendants accused of stealing more than $90 million from Minnesota Medicaid and other social services programs. —part of the Trump administration's broader anti-fraud push led by Vice President J.D. Vance to root out fraud, waste, and abuse in public assistance.

Canada has struck a deal to deliver liquefied natural gas to Germany. Under the agreement, Canada will export up to 1 million metric tons of the gas a year for 2 decades starting in the early 2030s. The deal is a strategic victory for both countries. Germany is seeking to replace the fuel it once relied on Russia for, And Canada wants to diversify its international trade relationships away from the US. NVIDIA is planning to spend $150 billion a year in Taiwan, the quote epicenter of the AI revolution.

Daily Wire assistant editor Andy Valdez has more. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang hopes this will help strengthen NVIDIA's partnership with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world's largest contract chipmaker. But the decision comes with risks. More of NVIDIA's supply chain will be threatened by China, which has claimed Taiwan as part of its own territory. Huang's investment could also prove unpopular in Washington, where the Trump administration has sought to protect its key industries, such as chipmaking, from Beijing. President Trump has also appeared to bargain with China on whether the US military would supply aid to Taiwan in the case of a Chinese invasion. But with Nvidia's chips being invaluable to the US AI industry, the investment in Taiwan may make the island nation that much more important to the US and its allies.

And a young Scottish boy has gone viral for refusing to bow during a scout trip to a mosque. The Scottish Beaver Scouts, aged 6 to 8, were taken to Central Scotland Islamic Center in Stirling as part of their faith activity badge.

During their visit, the boys were encouraged by a mosque leader to prostrate themselves in prayer to Allah. The image of the boy standing, hands in pockets, as all the other boys and scout leaders kneeled has turned into something of a rallying cry online.

Social media edits comparing the boy to William Wallace from Braveheart circulated.

Many praised the boy's actions, while others asked if Muslim children would be pressured to pray in a Christian church.

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