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Thank you, Lumen, for sponsoring this episode. Trump slaps tariffs on countries that buy Venezuelan oil, a journalist is added to a text chain with U.S.
defense officials, and Canada moves up their election. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley.
It's Monday, March 24th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. After a judge forced the Trump administration to rehire 16,000 federal workers, the administration has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in.
The ruling, which was issued by Judge William Alsup in San Francisco, said the mass firings across six federal agencies violated the law. In an emergency filing today, officials argued that the judge overstepped by mandating the reinstatement of probationary employees and called on SCOTUS to pause the order.
Trump is seeking to cut off the spigot in Venezuela, announcing steep penalties on any country that purchases its oil or gas. In a post today on Truth Social, Trump said any country doing business with Venezuela's energy sector will be forced to pay a tariff of 25% on any trade they do with our country.
The move targets what he calls the dictator regime in Caracas and is one of the toughest economic actions yet by the administration. The tariffs will take effect April 2nd, when Trump is also expected to unveil a broader set of global trade measures.
The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic says he was accidentally added to a signal group chat used by top Trump officials to plan U.S. airstrikes in Yemen.
Daily Wire reporter Tim Pearce has more. The chat included high-ranking Trump officials such as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, and Vice President J.D.
Vance. Messages to the group contained sensitive operational details before the attacks.
The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg says he received a signal connection request from a user identified as Michael Waltz. Experts warn that the use of an unsecured app for classified planning may have violated federal law and endangered national security.
The White House said Goldberg's addition was an inadvertent error and called the thread a demonstration of the deep and thoughtful policy coordination between senior officials. In his first TV interview, FBI Director Kash Patel says he's putting more agents in the field to combat what he calls a violent crime explosion across the country.
Daily Wire Deputy Managing Editor Tim Rice has the latest. Patel tells Fox News' Trey Gowdy that about a third of FBI agents are based in D.C., but a third of the nation's crime doesn't happen there.
He wants the bureau to focus more on drug trafficking, sex crimes and gang violence, blaming illegal aliens for much of the surge in violent offenses. The plan comes as the FBI scales back some domestic counterterrorism operations, prompting questions about how Patel will fund the changes amid broader federal cost-cutting.
He didn't give a timeline, but emphasized rebuilding trust and restoring law enforcement's credibility nationwide. Meanwhile, Patel said this regarding the agency's progress under his leadership.
Just in the last three weeks, Trey, the FBI has arrested and brought to justice, thanks to the Department of Justice and Pam Bondi, three top 10 of the FBI's most wanted. Let me just say that again.
Not one, not two, but three of the FBI's most wanted top 10

are now in custody

because of our relationships

with folks like Director Ratcliffe

and Secretary Hexth and Rubio,

and the list goes on.

And in the last 12 months

before I got into this seat, Trey,

do you know how many top 10 FBI's most wanted

were arrested by the FBI?

Zero.

That's the difference.

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Officials in Greenland are expressing outrage over the visit of a top-level American delegation.

Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo has the latest.

Greenland Prime Minister Mutubi Agde slammed the visit as highly aggressive.

Second Lady Usha Vance and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz are among those who plan to visit this coming Thursday, part of what the Trump administration has called a friendly outreach effort. But Greenlandic leaders say the uninvited trip disrespects their sovereignty, especially amid post-election negotiations.
Danish leaders echoed the concern, warning that the visits can't be separated from Trump's past statements. President Trump has repeatedly said that he wants to bring Greenland under U.S.
control one way or the other. Canada appears poised to head to the polls next month after Prime Minister Mark Carney called a snap federal election.
Daily Wire reporter Maraid Elordi has the details. Carney cites what he calls an unprecedented crisis sparked by President Trump's tariffs and threats to Canadian sovereignty.

The former central banker and political newcomer claimed Trump is trying to break Canada and warned against forgetting the betrayal.

Here's Carney.

I'm asking for a strong, positive mandate from my fellow Canadians.

I've just requested that the Governor General dissolve Parliament and call an election for April 28th. And she has agreed.
We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes. The election, which will likely take place on April 28th, sets up a fierce contest between Carney's centrist, liberals and conservative leader Pierre Polyev.
Recent polls show the race is now neck and neck after the Liberal Party gained some ground. Polyev today took aim at Trump's tariff policies and the liberals, he says, handed over control to Trump.
Trudeau and Carney raised taxes on work, investment, and small business, driving a half trillion dollars out of our economy to the U.S. They blocked pipelines, mines, LNG plants, forcing our energy companies to sell almost 100% of their product to the Americans at discount prices.
They have buried us in bureaucracy. And Donald Trump knows that a weak, out-of-touch liberal government, given a fourth mandate, will only make Canada a bigger target for him.

And Oklahoma State's Wyatt Hendrickson pulled off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA wrestling history this weekend, winning the D1 championship.

Hendrickson defeated Minnesota's Gable Stevenson, ending a 70-match win streak.

After the match, Hendrickson, who is an Air Force second lieutenant,

saluted Trump, who was in the crowd.

Captain America.

Rob, I can't believe it.

My job's on the floor.

He did it.

The NCAA champ credited his faith and military mindset,

saying he drew inspiration from the biblical story of David and Goliath.

Here he is after the match.

That's my commander-in-chief'm very, very proud of that. He came here to support his troops.
I put on a show for him. I won that national title.
Those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com.
And in case you missed it this morning, we covered some big stories, including Democratic infighting, Wisconsin Supreme Court showdown and a cooperation between the IRS and ICE.