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RFK sits in the hot seat for a fiery Senate hearing.

The DOJ is now investigating Fed Governor Lisa Cook, and a viral story about Israeli forces gunning down a young Gazan boy is proven false.

I'm Daily Wire, Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe.

It's Thursday, September 4th, and this is Evening Wire.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Kennedy Jr.

testified before the Senate Finance Committee today, but for Democrats, the gloves were were off.

In one particularly fiery exchange, Democrat Ron Wyden accused Kennedy of endangering children by sidelining doctors and embracing conspiracy theories.

But Kennedy hit back.

This is about kids being pushed in harm's way.

by reckless and repeated decisions to get scientists and doctors out of the way and allow conspiracy theories to dictate this country's health policy.

Senator, you've sat in that chair for how long?

20, 25 years, while the chronic disease in our children went up to 76%.

And you said nothing.

You never asked the question, why it's happening?

Why is this happening?

Today, for the first time in 20 years, we learned that infant mortality has increased in our country.

It's not because I came in here.

It's because of what happened during the Biden administration that we're going to end.

The clash comes one day after more than a thousand HHS employees called for Kennedy's resignation, citing supposed risks to public health.

Kennedy is also facing backlash for firing CDC Director Susan Menares.

The District of Columbia is suing the Trump administration over the crime crackdown in the Capitol.

D.C.

Attorney General Brian Schwab filed the lawsuit today.

He argues President Trump's decision to federalize the police force and deploy National Guard troops is unlawful.

Schwab says the deployment violates the Posse Comitatus Act and threatens civil liberties.

The White House defends the move, saying the president acted within his authority to stop violent crime.

The 30-day order expires next week, but Vice President J.D.

Vance has suggested extending the mission, though it would require congressional approval.

Democrats in New Orleans are sounding the alarm over President Trump's offer to deploy the National Guard to help with crime intervention, but the state's Republican governor welcomes it.

Daily Wire reporter Amanda Press DiGiacomo has more.

The city council president, Democrat Helena Moreno, claimed the Democrat-run city doesn't need any help, and she accused accused Trump of attacking blue cities.

She said, quote, there are many cities with mayors aligned with this president whose crime issues are severe, but they're not targeted.

That clearly shows that this is about scare tactics and politicizing public safety.

We cannot allow this, and I will fight to prevent any federal takeover of New Orleans.

The state's governor, Jeff Landry, though, had a very different response.

He said he will, quote, take President Trump's help from New Orleans to Shreveport.

The Justice Department has opened a criminal criminal probe in the Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook.

Fox News reports that the formal investigation is part of an effort to determine whether she submitted fraudulent information on mortgage applications.

The announcement comes on the heels of Cook filing a lawsuit against Trump's order to fire her from the board.

Both parties have been ordered to a U.S.

district court for a status hearing on the lawsuit.

Now the new probe could further complicate the case and heightens Trump's standoff with the Fed over the interest rate.

Some people who identify as transgender may soon have a hard time purchasing a firearm.

Daily Wire senior editor Joel Niedler has more.

DOJ officials say they are exploring ways to block people diagnosed with gender dysphoria from buying firearms.

A spokesperson says Attorney General Pam Bondi is considering, quote, a range of options to keep unstable individuals from committing violence, especially in schools.

The DOJ's consideration comes after last week's shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis, where police say a trans-identifying suspect killed two children and wounded many others.

That attack comes two years after a similar case in Nashville.

While critics warn the measure unfairly stigmatizes the transgender community, some on the right argue the trend of violence justifies tighter scrutiny on those who are mentally unstable.

A story about Israeli troops allegedly gunning down a young Gazan boy has been debunked.

The Daily Wire confirms that the boy who was falsely identified as Amir is alive and safe.

His real name is Abdul Rahim Muhammad Hamdan, known as Abud.

Video shows him smiling and speaking to interviewers, contradicting the account of former Gaza Humanitarian Foundation contractor Tony Aguilar.

Aguilar's story, which was shared on major media outlets and podcasts, alleged that he saw the child gunned down by Israeli forces in May.

But body cam footage tells a different story.

This little young man here, obviously pretty young.

He has food.

Go home, go home.

Okay?

Thank you.

A spokesperson says false claims about his death spread quickly online and were exploited by Hamas and others for propaganda.

A new investigation reveals that Al Jazeera works with Hamas to silence and even torture independent reporters in Gaza.

Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has the details.

The Free Press and the Center for Peace Communications released the results of an investigation and reporting from Gaza this week that includes interviews with independent journalists in Gaza.

The journalists say that Al Jazeera reporters work with Hamas in Gaza to help identify Palestinian critics and journalists who have reported information critical of the terror group.

Al Jazeera reporters serve as the terror group's reconnaissance and surveillance because they can move more freely around the strip than Hamas militants.

One Gazan journalist said, quote, you have to be affiliated with Hamas to work at Al Jazeera, especially in Gaza, because most jobs go through Hamas.

So the majority of Al Jazeera staff are an inseparable part of Hamas.

CBS may have a staff mutiny on their hands.

This comes amid reports that they're going to hire journalist Barry Weiss for a plum editorial post.

Weiss is vocally pro-Israel.

She's also clashed with fellow liberals on a variety of issues.

She's reportedly in advance talks for a senior role at the network.

Since departing from the New York Times in 2020, Weiss founded successful media venture The Free Press, which would also be acquired in the deal.

The move could signal a change in tone from new Paramount owner David Ellison, who acquired CBS in August.

The U.S.

strike that took out a drug boat off the coast of Venezuela has ripple effects beyond the incident, according to foreign policy observers.

Former Venezuela diplomat turned dissident Isaias Medina said the strike, quote, marked a turning point in the fight against international organized crime.

11 members of the Trende Aragua gang were killed in the attack as part of what Secretary of State Marco Rubio called, quote, the war on narco-terrorist organizations.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro expressed defiance at any perceived regime change efforts, which the White House denies.

The Pentagon has approved the use of a Navy base for Chicago ICE operations, DailyWire reporters actual reports.

The Trump administration will begin using Naval Station Great Lakes on the outskirts of Chicago as a hub for Homeland Security's immigration operations.

The Washington Post reported that the base could also be used to house troops as the president considers deploying the National Guard to fight violent crime in Chicago.

Democrats in Illinois, such as Governor J.B.

Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, have decried Trump's efforts to deport illegal immigrants and send in the National Guard to go after violent crime.

The DHS said it will continue to target the, quote, worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, including murderers, rapists, gang members, pedophiles, and terrorists across the country.

Students in New York City are heading back to school without their cell phones.

Governor Kathy Hochl signed the Bell-to-Bell ban into law this summer, citing concerns about mental health and academic performance.

Each public school in the city will construct its own plan for enforcing the ban, and the law distributes $25 million in support of these efforts.

The New York Post spoke to parents and students affected by the ban who expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the ban and the ability of parents to reach students in an emergency.

Fashion icon Giorgio Armani died today at the age of 91.

According to a statement from his namesake company, he was the driving force behind the 50-year-old brand, working until his final days despite deteriorating health.

In a tribute post on ex, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloney called Armani a symbol of the best of Italy.

He personally dressed so many Hollywood stars in the 90s that the magazine Women's Wear Daily quipped that the Oscars should be called the Armani Awards.

He continued to personally dress A-list stars like Zendaya into the 2020s.

The Armani fashion and beauty empire got its start in 1975 and as of 2025, is estimated to earn $2.7 billion a year.

American Eagles' stock soared 30% thanks to the hotly debated Sydney Sweeney ad campaign.

The New York Post reports that the stock value surge came after execs reported supercharged sales at the company's earning call on Thursday.

The force behind those sales, the viral Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans campaign.

According to the New York Post, executives told Wall Street analysts that the popular ad campaign drove record record traffic and unprecedented new customer signups.

American Eagles' CMO said, quote, Sweeney is a winner and in just six weeks, the campaign has generated unprecedented new customer acquisition.

And President Trump says he's giving serious thought to revoking Rosie O'Donnell's U.S.

citizenship.

He wrote on Truth Social Wednesday, quote, as previously mentioned, we are giving serious thought to taking away Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship.

She is not a great American and is, in my opinion, incapable of being so.

O'Donnell, a rabid critic of the president, moved to Ireland in March, shortly after he took office.

She said she'll return to the U.S., quote, when it's safe for all citizens to have equal rights.

Those are your drive-home updates this evening.

To learn more about these stories, go to DailyWire.com.

And in case you missed it, this morning, we covered some major stories, including China flexing its military muscles as it hosts leaders from North Korea and Russia, the arrest of an Irish comedian that sparked backlash against the UK, and Trump saying he's prepared to help cities that ask for help fighting crime.

Thanks for tuning in.

We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morningwire.

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