Transcript of Evening Wire: Melissa Slams Jamaica & Israel Strikes Back | 10.28.25

Israel strikes back after Hamas breaks the ceasefire. A Category 5 hurricane slams Jamaica and the US and Japan lock in a massive mineral steal. I'm Daily Wire executive editor, John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, October 28. This is Evening Wire.

The IDF has launched strikes on Hamas in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized the strikes after IDF soldiers were fired upon. Israel says Hamas militants launched an anti-tank missile and small arms fire at Israeli soldiers in Rafa. Israeli planes have now launched strikes on Gaza City. An Israeli official told the Jerusalem Post, The response to Hamas's current violations will be much more significant than the response last time.

The Senate is digging into partisan violence today, with Conservatives making the case that most political violence comes from the left. The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution hosted several voices, including the Daily Wire Zone, Michael Knowles.

Even an attack by Antifa that targeted me personally, as well as conservative College students for our political views, appeared in official records and data sets as nothing more than obstructing law enforcement. It turns out the left commits relatively little political violence when you don't count the political violence that the left commits.

Jamaica has been slammed by the strongest storm in the island's recorded history. Hurricane Melissa made landfall at noon today and has already caused multiple deaths. The Category 5 monster storm has clocked wind speeds 185 miles per hour, strong enough to strip leaves from trees and level even well-built structures. Officials warned of storm surges of 20 feet on the coasts, as well as widespread inland flooding from torrential rains. The storm system is expected to weaken slightly to a Category 4 by the time it hits Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.

The Trump administration reached a deal with Japan on rare earth minerals on Tuesday and unbaled a list of projects included in a $550 billion investment proposal stemming from a July Trade Agreement. Daily Wire reporter Zack Juhl has the details.

The rare earth deal, which President Trump signed alongside Japan's Prime Minister, establishes a mutual stockpiling arrangement and stipulates that the US and Japan will cooperate with international partners to protect the mineral supply chain. Trump has been pushing to better secure the rare earth supply chain and confront China's stranglehold over rare earth minerals. Along with the rare earth deal, the US and Japan released a list of proposed projects to boost Japanese investment in in the US. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik said at a press conference alongside Trump on Tuesday that the initial investment, called the launch phase, totals $490 billion.

Also in that vein, Toyota has pledged several billion dollars to new manufacturing plants in the US. Speaking to American soldiers aboard a ship stationed in Tokyo, the President warmly welcomed Japanese Prime Minister, Senai Takahichi, to the stage. He announced Tokyo's investment later in the speech.

I was just told by the Prime Minister Toyota is going to be putting auto plants all over the United States to the tune of over $10 billion.

That's Toyota. Go out and buy a Toyota.

On the domestic front, we have our first major Tylenol lawsuit since HHS warned of evidence linking it to autism. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Presta Giacomo has the exclusive.

Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, is suing the makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson, and its former subsidiary, Ken Buh, for, deceptively marketing Tylenol to pregnant mothers, despite knowing that early exposure to acetaminophen, Tylenol's only active ingredient, leads to a significantly increased risk of autism and other disorders. Paxton said that these corporations lied for decades while knowingly endangering millions to line their pockets and accuse them of being in violation of Texas's consumer protection laws. Texas is the first state to sue the makers of Tylenol after Health and Human Services has highlighted a link between the drug and incidents of autism and ADHD in newborns.

A Utah judge has ruled that the man being tried for the assassination of Charlie Kirk will be able to wear civilian clothes in court. Daily Wire reporter Tim pierce has more.

The 22-year-old suspect will be allowed to ditch his prison garb, but he will have to stay shackled. That's what Utah Judge Tony Graff decided yesterday after Tyler Robinson's attorneys argued that appearing like a prisoner would bias a jury's perception. Though they also wanted him unshackled, Judge Graff said that was too much. But the high-profile nature of the case, the judge said, played a role in his ruling. He said, The case has attracted extraordinary public and media attention. Images of Mr. Robinson in jail clothing are likely to circulate widely and influence prospective jurors. Given the scale of that publicity, the risk of prejudice is significant.

As the government shutdown continues, one Democratic senator notably struggled to defend his party's demands to reopen the government. In a fiery exchange on CNBC yesterday, Squackbox host Joe Kern impressed Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego on the Democrats' supposed focus on extending Obamacare subsidies. The subsidies were originally introduced as an emergency measure during COVID and are set to expire this year. Democrats have made this a sticking point to negotiations to reopen the government. Kernan noted that funding the subsidies for one additional year would cost roughly $40 billion. But the current Democratic proposal to end the shutdown reportedly includes $1. 5 trillion in additional spending. Here's Gallego.

You're asking for $1. 5 trillion? I'm sorry. Are you an insurance broker? I'm sorry. Are you an insurance broker? Are you an insurance broker? That's not your main to this, Senator. Are you an insurance broker? Because we don't know what you're doing. Are you an insurance broker? No, but I actually understand why I would first go talk to them, right?

Okay, but I don't. New York Governor Cathy Hochul said she thought a socialist chanting Tax the Rich at a Rally, were actually saying, Let's Let's Go Bills. Daily Wire Senior Editor of Virginia Cruta has more.

In a moment, ripped straight from the sidelines at Talladega, the birthplace of Let's Go Brandon, Governor Cathy Hochul claimed on Monday that when a crowd of New Yorkers began chanting Tax the Rich at a rally for mayoral candidate Zora Mamdani, all she had heard was Let's go bills. The governor gave the implausible explanation when she was asked about the chanting and whether she would stand firm on not raising taxes despite Mamdani's repeated calls for higher taxes on wealthy New Yorkers and on corporations that do business in the city, whether or not they are located within the city limits. Here's the exchange.

I couldn't hear what they were chanting. I thought they were saying, Let's go bills. I wasn't sure. When you're up there, I heard some noise. I heard a lot of cheers. But later on, it became clear to me that there is a... I know there's a passion for that. President Trump has asked an appeals court to throw out his so-called Hush Money conviction brought by Democrat Manhattan AG Alvin Bragg. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has the latest.

Trump's lawyer submitted a 96-page legal filing Monday, arguing that the Hush Money trial was, fatally marred by the prosecution and unlawfully used his official acts as president as evidence against him. According to the filing, the trial court violated the evidentiary presidential immunity, which the US Supreme Court ruled last year, bars the use of evidence about a president's official acts while in office. The filing also argues that Bragg used a convoluted legal theory to concoct a purported felony, and that the judge who oversaw the Hush Money trial should have recused himself since he made political contributions to Democrats. Trump's legal team said in a statement shared with the Daily Wire, The Supreme Court's historic decision on immunity, the federal and New York state constitutions, and other established legal precedent mandate that this meritless hoax be immediately overturned and dismissed.

House Oversight Committee Chair, James Comer, issued a scathing Republican report this morning on Joe Biden's presidency, accusing his aides of orchestrating a cover up of his mental decline and suggesting that key executive actions, including pardons, may not be legally valid. Daily Wire Assistant Editor, Andy Valdes, has the details.

In a blistering A 200-page report, the GOP majority on the Oversight Committee charged that Biden's inner circle hid the truth about the former President's condition and fitness for office as his cognitive faculties wanged. The report claims that staffers relied on an an autopen to sign documents, executive orders, and pardons without confirming that Biden himself had made or even understood the decisions. The report declares, Faced with the cognitive decline of President Joe Biden, White House aides at the direction of the inner circle hid the truth. It concludes that any actions taken without Biden's clear personal authorisation do not carry the force of law and should be considered void.

Fourteen alleged drug smugglers were killed in a new a round of US precision strikes in the Pacific. Secretary of War, Pete Hegset, announced Monday that the United States carried out three coordinated attacks against suspected smuggling vessels. The exact location of the operations has not been disclosed, but Hegset confirmed that 14 smugglers were killed and one survivor was rescued. The strikes mark a further escalation of President Trump's campaign against narco-terrorists operating in the Pacific, which has become an increasingly important smuggling corridor amid tighter border security on land.

A startup backed by Peter Thiel has secured $100 million in funding to make computer chips here in the US. The company, Substrate, promises new manufacturing processes designed to reduce US reliance on China. Its founder, James Proud, who's a protege of Thiel, says The company has developed a breakthrough in microchip production, a compact, ultra-short, wavelength laser. The laser allows more efficient etching of silicon wafers. If successful, the company and its new technology could help boost homegrown production of semiconductors.

Microsoft founder and climate activist Bill Gates appears to be backpedaling. In a new memo written by Gates, he says that dire warnings over climate change are overblown. This comes despite Gates spending billions over the past decade pushing policies to curb emissions while hyping the consequences of climate change. In fact, just four years ago, he released a book titled How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. Now, Gates says there's been enough innovation to avoid super bad outcomes of global warming. He says next month's climate conference in Brazil should focus more on human welfare than global temperatures.

All right, there's your drive home updates today. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire. Com. And in case you missed it this morning, we covered some major stories, including the growing fallout from the government shutdown, today's Congressional hearing on the origins of political violence, and Trump's Asia tour and East Wing demolition. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of MorningWire.