Evening Wire: France in Chaos & FCC and Disney Faceoff | 10.6.26

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Over 700 police and 200 demonstrators have been injured in the clashes. Protesters say that the government has underfunded education and complain about water leaks, rat infestations, and absent teachers. While the French government tried to tamp down on the unrest, it strapped for cash under ballooning budget deficits. Macron's government and France's right-wing National Rally Party have accused the Socialist Party of manufacturing the protests, which that party denies. Cornell faculty have introduced a no-confidence resolution against the school's administration over its handling of the Cornell 7 sexual assault case. The resolution states that the faculty senate has no confidence in the administration's ability to address what it claims is an ongoing crisis of sexual assault on campus. Last month, a woman identified in court filings as Jane Doe sued Cornell and seven fraternity members, accusing them of drugging and gang raping her while she was supposedly too intoxicated to give consent. In faculty senate, member said Cornell's decision to discipline the accused men internally, instead of fully giving the case over to law enforcement, quote, "feels like a cover-up. No criminal charges were filed against any of the Cornell 7 after prosecutors determined there was insufficient evidence to prosecute." Attorneys for Disney appeared in a federal court today in the latest flashpoint in its battle with the Trump administration. Daily Wire contributor Tim Pierce has more. Disney's legal team asked the U.S. District Court Washington to step in and stop the FCC which earlier this year launched a review of eight of Disney's broadcast licenses. Those licenses are owned and operated by ABC, a subsidiary of Disney, and are held in major markets such as New York and Los Angeles. Disney says the FCC review is a thinly veiled punishment for airing news and commentary that President Trump doesn't like. Attorneys on Tuesday likened it to a guillotine of the company that all the wild bears increasing legal fees and has self-censored to avoid unpredictable FCC punishments. The FCC's attorney disagreed with the guillotine analogy. He said that Disney's licenses will remain in full effect during the review and any legal challenges. Commissioner Brendan Carr has said that the review is standard and broadcasters need to be held accountable to their public interest and statutory obligations. Judge Lauren Ali Khan said she would need to collect more information before rolling on the matter. President Trump has signed an executive order permitting the purchase of red-dyed diesel tax-free to all American drivers. Here with more as associate producer Wyatt Harms. This specific diesel is typically reserved for farm equipment and other off-road machinery and is distinguished by its red dye and tax-free status. At a rally in Nebraska Monday night, the president said the order would "officially wave the off-road requirement and allow anyone to purchase tax-free red-dyed diesel for any reason." Trump says the change would save truckers 100 dollars per fill-up and help lower grocery prices. Diesel prices have climbed more than 70 percent since the Iran War began in February and hit a record $6.52 a gallon last month. An Islamic group with terrorist ties has collected nearly $1.3 million in taxpayer money since 2023 that's according to a daily wire investigation. Investigative reporter Meg Brock has the exclusive. The state of Washington paid the Council on American Islamic Relations through a federally funded program offering legal services to Afghan evacuees and that money made it roughly a third of the chapter's yearly revenue. Car Washington has grown from six staffers in 2020 and is on track to reach 20 this year. Car is a largest Muslim group in the United States with 25 chapters across the country. The Justice Department named the group "an unindicted co-conspirator in a case involving a Hamas front group and the governors of Texas and Florida declared care a terrorist organization last year." The Care Washington chapter did not respond to the daily wires requests for comment but the Department of Health and Human Services says it's reviewing allegations about the group's use of grant money, adding that Americans deserve full transparency when taxpayer dollars are involved. A devout orthodox Jew invited about a dozen friends to pray in his home, his city required him to get a permit and then recruited his neighbors to spy on him. It may sound impossible but it actually happened in University Heights, Ohio to a man named Daniel Grant. That's why Alliance Defending Freedom and Oric, Harrington and Sutcliffe are defending Daniel at the U.S. Supreme Court. Alliance Defending Freedom never builds its clients and right now your gift will be doubled by a matching grant while matching funds last. Go to joinadf.com/wire or text wire to 83848 to defend the freedom to pray at home. That's joinadf.com/wire or text wire to 83848. His former spy chief has been arrested on suspicion of handing state secrets to a foreign intelligence service. August Hanning, who headed the BND from 1998 to 2005, was taken into custody today on suspicion of treasonous espionage and attempted treason, along with his one time chief of staff Manford D. Prosecutors believe the two agreed in 2010 that Manford D would funnel intelligence to Hanning for money, eventually amounting to about 2,000 documents many of them classified. Hanning allegedly used that information in his private consulting work and on one occasion wrote an analysis for an officer of a foreign spy agency. Prosecutors also say he was in close contact for years with a representative of another foreign service passing along political information. The Justice Department on Monday announced de-naturalization cases against 40 foreign foreign citizens. Here with the details is immigration reporter Jenny Tehr. The targets of the latest action, hail from China, Afghanistan, Egypt, Pakistan, Venezuela, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Mexico. The cases involve offenses including acting as an agent of the Chinese government, committing voluntary manslaughter, and various forms of fraud. One of the naturalized citizens allegedly omitted information about sexually assaulting a man with special needs when he applied for citizenship. The federal government alleges that the naturalized citizens obtained citizenship by concealing material facts or by willful misrepresentation. During previous administrations, the federal government brought an average of 15 de-naturalization cases a year. In April, the Trump administration identified 384 targets for de-naturalization. Former American idol contestant and pastor Caleb Flynn was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday. Last week Flynn was convicted by an Ohio jury of murdering his wife. He continued to claim his innocence after the verdict was announced, claiming that a home intruder was the real murderer. Jill Smith, the mother of Flynn's murdered wife, read out loud a letter from one of Flynn's daughters in the courtroom. Here's what that sounded like. Dear Caleb, this is your daughter, Alyssa. I love you deeply with all my heart, and it's sad that you can't love anyone but yourself. I wish that you could come to understand that actions have consequences, and you have a lot to pay. So please, you have already caused so much pain to your family and the world. The least you could do is tell everyone you did it and received your outcome. Also, please repent to God, the one who created you, your time isn't over. Did you really even think about how much pain you would bring your own two daughters? By the way, Ashley Flynn was the best thing that ever happened to you. You had the best life ever, and you decided to throw it away for a girl who is half your age. President Trump has approved a firing squad execution of the Muslim Fort Hood terrorist, Daily Wire reporter Jacob Wheeler has the details. It's set to become the first military execution of a U.S. service member in more than six decades. President Trump on Monday approved Secretary of War P. Haguecess request to execute convicted terrorists Nadal Hassan, the Arab American and former Army psychiatrist was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in the November 2009 shooting at a Texas military base. Prosecutor said he shouted, quote, "Alohu Akbar during the rampage." Trump's stamp of approval fulfills a pledge from Haguecess, who said in September that he was committed to carrying out Hassan's death sentence. The military has not executed a service member since 1961. And Paramount has closed its $110 billion deal with Warner Brothers' discovery after months of wrangling. Here are the details this associate producer, Brooke Morgato. The new media giant called SkyDance began trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SKYD. Hague combines the Paramount and Warner Bros Studios, the Paramount Plus and HBO Max streaming services, and both CNN and CBS News. David Ellison is chairman and CEO with former Mattel executive Inan Kritz. as Co-CEO. While Barry Weiss stays in charge of CBS News, and Mark Thompson remains at CNN, 12 Democratic State Attorney General, led by California's Rob Bonta, challenged the deal in court, but settled last month after Paramount agreed to spend at least $300 million more annually on U.S.-based production, make at least 30 movies in each of the next two years, and 32 movies in each of the three years after that. Paramount also has agreed to create a board of journalists to protect CNN's and CBS's editorial independence. Those of your drive-home updates this evening, 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 U.S. response to a Russian plague scare, the Supreme Court slate of big cases for its new session, and the Trump of the tropics family surging in Brazil. Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.