Evening Wire: Democratic Civil War In the Senate & Nvidia Spy Scandal Heads to Capitol Hill | 11.13.26

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In a developing story, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop Friday, halting departures at all U.S. airports due to what it called, quote, extraordinary circumstances and reasons of safety. An air traffic control advisory reposted by Transportation Secretary Scott Duffy announced, quote, all departing traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice. Inbound international flights will be managed on a case-by-case basis, end quote. Officials have initially attributed the ground stop to an equipment outage, immediately triggering a full pause on all flights across the country. Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen addressed the disruption. There is no indication, and we had no reason to believe as of right now that this was a threat to the United States. This was a telecommunication outage throughout FAA. Out of abundant caution, we have grounded all the flights, and all the flights are accounted for. Those flights that are airborne have been told to expect delays on landing. Secretary Duffy says more details will be coming soon. Go to dailywire.com for the latest. Police say that the gunman who shot up a popular D.C. neighborhood before taking his own life was a 55-year-old doctor. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce has more. Police say Matt Lambert shot and killed his building manager in a gym before he barricaded himself in his apartment. Then from his balcony, he wounded four more people before eventually turning his gun on himself. Police said that Lambert may have also attempted to set his building on fire as well. Here was D.C.'s interim chief of police, Jeffrey Carroll. We don't have any indication about how long he was planning this. It was inside containers inside of the apartment. We do know, and there's some video on social media that you've probably seen of the flames coming out of the side of the building. We do suspect that there was probably some level of accelerant. We don't know if it was gasoline or something like that. But we do suspect it was gasoline or something else. There were some other flammable liquids that were found inside of there. So we do believe there probably was some level of pouring there. But again, to finalize, that'll be part of the overall investigation. Before the shooting, Lambert had been locked in a legal battle with his building's management over a mold issue. CNN reports that at least two witnesses say Lambert made several phone calls to explain his actions and reference the dispute. Lambert told one person, according to a witness, that he had to do it to, quote, get attention. Here's what Lambert's attorney had to say. I'm deeply saddened and shaken by the events that took place today. When it matters in litigation, there's never a need to resolve these things by violence. As I understand the facts, I have to say first and foremost that my thoughts and prayers goes out to all the victims and the families that are now dealing with a terrible tragedy today. The first major rift among Democrats post-election has all been in the history of the United States. Already broken out in the Senate. Reporter Zach Jewell has the story. Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen officially launched his bid to replace longtime Senator Chuck Schumer as the party's Senate leader, and he's getting support from some of the party's left wing. Van Hollen, who's best known for flying to El Salvador to hang out with accused MS-13 gang banger Kilmar Abrego Garcia, said he is answering Americans' call by running for Senate leadership and said he's going to help, quote, unrig an economy rigged against working people and fueled by political power. Van Hollen, who's best known for flying to El Salvador to hang out with accused MS-13 gang and said he's going to help, quote, unrig an economy rigged against working people and fueled by political power. Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders said he's backing the push to replace Schumer. Meanwhile, Schumer is digging in, responding to Van Hollen's challenge by saying he's confident he has the votes to stay in power. The challenge to Schumer comes as the senator is facing growing pressure from young left-wing activists. In fact, 54 of them were just arrested yesterday after staging a sit-in inside the senator's D.C. office. The Sunrise Movement activists are demanding that Democrats replace him and abolish the Senate bill. despite Stevens remaining a Democrat. El-Sayed defeated her in the primary, where her support for Israel became a central issue. He has also called for conditioning U.S. military aid to Israel and accused the country of genocide and apartheid. His comments are raising questions about whether pro-Israel Democrats have a place in the party. The NVIDIA scandal has hit Capitol Hill as a senator is demanding answers from two big names. Reporter Drew Berkmeyer explains. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott is demanding testimony from former NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over Huang's alleged Chinese spy affair. Scott sent letters Thursday requesting that both men voluntarily appear at separate public hearings next month, warning that the committee could subpoena Huang if he refuses to cooperate. Scott posted his request on X, saying, quote, recent reports raise serious concerns about our national security and the protection of sensitive U.S. technology. The American people deserve answers. Scott asked Huang to appear on December 3rd and Lutnick on December 10th. The letters cite the committee's authority over export controls and its responsibility to oversee the administration and enforcement of laws governing sensitive technology exports. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is urging owners of more than 720,000 BMW vehicles to park outside and away from buildings until repairs can be completed, warning of a potential fire risk. BMW announced a recall Friday covering more than 720,000 vehicles after discovering that an improperly sealed electrical connector on the water pump could be exposed to water and short circuit. The vehicles were previously recalled in 2024 for the same water pump issue, but the agency says it's aware of 10 fires that occurred after repairs were made. BMW is still developing a fix. The recall affects several models from 2012 through 2018, including the S-Series, 5-Series, X1, X3, X4, X5, and Z4. After a global Microsoft outage that impacted millions of users, The tech giant is now reporting, quote, encouraging recovery progress, but the company is also warning that some users may still have some issues as they work to fully fix the problem. The hours-long outage, which started around noon Eastern on Thursday, affected access to Outlook email, and it impacted not just individual users, but governments, health services, banks, and even railways. Down Detector says the outages reached 74 countries and territories in about an hour. Meanwhile, Microsoft says the outage was not caused by a cybersecurity breach. For any motor enthusiasts out there, there's great news as Ford is opening a massive new archive outside of Detroit, bringing roughly 150 historic vehicles together under one roof. Associate producer Garrett Van Team has the details. The 79,000-square-foot Ford Vault opens today and features everything from a 1910 Model T and World War II-era military vehicles to concept cars, racing machines, and a 10-cylinder Mustang. Ford Archives manager Ted Ryan said the collection includes more than 60 concept vehicles and roughly 50 racing cars that were previously stored across several locations in Michigan. The vault is designed not only to preserve the automaker's history, but also to inspire future generations of designers and engineers. Ryan said of the project, quote, to look forward, you always have to know where you've been. And Trump's ICE just blew past Biden on arrests. Immigration reporter Ginny Terrell reports. ICE recorded the most arrests and deportations in its history during fiscal year 2026. New DHS data shows ICE made roughly 491,000 arrests and carried out 483,000 deportations during the fiscal year, which ran from October 2025 through September 2026. The deportation total topped the previous record of 442,640 set last fiscal year. The arrests from this year alone exceeded the combined total from the three full fiscal years under former President Biden. ICE made fewer than 427,000 arrests during those three years. Meanwhile, the total deportations this year nearly matched the combined total of roughly 486,000 recorded during fiscal years 2022 through 2024 under Biden. All right, those are your drive home updates. - To learn more about these stories, go to dailywire.com. And in case you missed it earlier today, we covered some major stories, including the fallout from the resignation of Nvidia's CEO, Trump saying we don't need a deal with Iran anymore Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with a weekend edition of Morning Wire. Visit joinadf.com slash wire or text wire to 83848 to give today.