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Evening Wire: State Freezes Visas & Walz Stares Down Impeachment

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Evening Wire: State Freezes Visas & Walz Stares Down Impeachment", an episode of Morning Wire published January 14, 2026 (12 min, about 2,050 words). It mentions 13 people, works and ideas, including Golden Dome, Tom H. Homeman, Verizon Wireless, Renee Mlin Good, Russia.

What this episode is about

The Trump administration has announced a freeze on visa applications from 75 countries, including Russia and Iran, while reevaluating screening and vetting processes, and plans to deny visas to applicants unlikely to support themselves. Additionally, President Trump has threatened to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities that do not cooperate with immigration authorities, a move aimed at addressing concerns over crime and public welfare.

Key takeaways

  • Trump hits pause on visas from 75 countries—a bold move or a recipe for diplomatic chaos?
  • Impeachment in Minnesota could pivot on one Democrat; talk about a political high-wire act!
  • Verizon's massive outage serves as a reminder: even tech giants can drop the ball during crunch time.
  • Iran again threatens Trump—a reminder that geopolitical tensions are no meme-worthy joke.
  • Sanctuary city funding cut—will they cooperate or risk financial fallout? The stakes have never been higher.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 3:00: Verizon Wireless, Farhad Shakiri, Russia, Tim Pierce
  2. – 6:00: Tom H. Homeman, Renee Mlin Good
  3. – 9:00: Alu Dade air base, Russia, Golden Dome, Trisha McLaclin
  4. – 12:00: Verizon Wireless, Cameron Arand, Jerome Powell, Venezuela

Notable quotes from "Evening Wire: State Freezes Visas & Walz Stares Down Impeachment"

  • Froze visa applications from 75 countries, including Russia, Somalia, and Iran. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has the latest.
    about Tim Pierce · at
  • Sanctuary cities and states could soon see federal funds dry up. Daily Wire reporter Zach Juul has the details. The president made the announcement in a speech yesterday afternoon, saying localities that do not fully cooperate.
    about Zach Juul · at
  • Marago golf course in Florida. 2 years later, in 2024, the US also stopped an Iranian-led plot to kill Trump following the arrest of Farhad Shakiri, who was, according to court…
    about Farhad Shakiri · at
  • ICE agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis is in hiding after death threats. White House borders are Tom H.
    about Tom H. Homeman · at
  • The US has begun to evacuate some personnel from the Alu Dade air base in Qatar as President Trump weighs military action against Iran. Here with more is Daily Wire assistant editor Nathan Gay.
    about Alu Dade air base · at
  • Once fully constructed, the Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from other sides of the world and even if they are launched from space. and we will have.
    about Golden Dome · at
  • ICE recently arrested a Venezuelan illegal immigrant who allegedly took part in a brutal strangling murder.
    about Venezuela · at
  • Cell service provider Verizon Wireless suffered a nationwide outage today.
    about Verizon Wireless · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Tom H. Homeman — Person · Referenced official / quoted speaker · 3 mentions · first at
    Quoted addressing threats against an ICE officer and describing intensified ICE operations in Minnesota following protests.
  • Renee Mlin Good — Person · Referenced victim · 1 mention · first at
    Her death is the catalyst for protests and threats described, and for comments by Homeman about an ICE officer in hiding.
    Will be evenly split on party lines, necessitating at least one Democrat defector for impeachment to proceed. The ICE agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis is in hiding after death threats. White House borders are Tom H.
  • Farhad Shakiri — Person · Referenced suspect · 1 mention · first at
    Named as arrested in connection with an alleged Iranian-led plot to kill Trump, per court documents cited in the episode.
  • Tim Pierce — Person · Referenced reporter · 1 mention · first at
    Credited for reporting details on the State Department visa pause and screening/vetting changes.
  • Zach Juul — Person · Referenced reporter · 1 mention · first at
    Credited for reporting on the administration’s threat to cut federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions.
  • Trisha McLaclin — Person · Referenced official · 1 mention · first at
    Cited as DHS Assistant Secretary responding to Ellison and accusing him of prioritizing politics over public safety.
    DHS Assistant Secretary Trisha McLaclin responded in a statement accusing Ellison of quote prioritizing politics over public safety.
  • Cameron Arand — Person · Referenced reporter · 1 mention · first at
    Credited for reporting on ICE arrest tied to an alleged gang-related murder and DOJ indictment.
    Daily Wire political reporter Cameron Arand reports.
  • Jerome Powell — Person · Referenced official · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as Federal Reserve chairman amid investor uncertainty and a shift toward precious metals as alternative stores of wealth.
    That investors are seeking alternative stores of wealth, moving away from the US dollar, possibly due to uncertainty around the future of the Federal Reserve and its chairman…

Companies & orgs

  • Verizon Wireless — Company · Core topic · 2 mentions · first at
    Reported as experiencing a major nationwide outage affecting wireless voice/data and mobile phone use.

Concepts & topics

  • Golden Dome — Concept · Core topic · 1 mention · first at
    Missile defense concept used to justify Greenland's strategic value; described as intercepting missiles globally and from space.

Places & events

  • Russia — Place · Referenced geopolitical actor · 3 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as one of the countries affected by the visa freeze and as a strategic competitor cited in the Greenland/NATO security rationale.
    System for the United States. He also said that NATO would benefit from the US controlling Greenland to ensure Russia and China are kept at bay. Back in May, Trump explained the ambitious project.
  • Alu Dade air base — Place · Referenced strategic location · 2 mentions · first at
    Site in Qatar from which the U.S. is evacuating some personnel amid escalating tensions and potential action against Iran.
  • Venezuela — Place · Referenced descriptor (nationality) · 1 mention · first at
    Used to describe an arrested illegal immigrant alleged to be involved in a murder/racketeering case.

Full transcript with timestamps

The Trump administration halts visas from 75 countries. Minnesota Governor Walls faces impeachment. And Verizon Wireless experiences massive mobile outages. I'm Georgia How with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Wednesday, January 14th, and this is Evening Wire. The Trump administration froze visa applications from 75 countries, including Russia, Somalia, and Iran. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce has the latest.

The State Department directed consular officers to refuse visas under existing law while the screening and vetting process is reassessed. The visa pause will begin January 21st and continue indefinitely until the full assessment is conducted. Consular officers have also been instructed to deny visas to applicants likely to rely on public welfare considering factors such as health, age, English proficiency, finances, and the potential need for long-term medical care. A State Department spokesman affirmed this change, stating, quote, "The State Department will use its long-standing authority to deem ineligible potential immigrants who would become a public charge on the United States and exploit the generosity of the American people."

Sanctuary cities and states could soon see federal funds dry up. Daily Wire reporter Zach Juul has the details. The president made the announcement in a speech yesterday afternoon, saying localities that do not fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities, so-called sanctuary cities and states, should not expect any funding from the government. Here's Trump.

Starting February 1st, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens and it breeds fraud and crime. Trump doubled down when reporters pressed him after the speech. You

said that you're going to be cutting off funding for sanctuary cities on February 1st. That's right. What kind of funding?

You'll see. It'll be significant. And in a truth social post early this morning, the president reiterated his promise and the February 1st timeline, calling the sanctuary cities quote corrupt criminal protection centers. The White House has not yet released additional details. Iranian state TV aired a threat against President Trump's life today. Daily Wire reporter Brea Stole has the latest. The threat featured a photo of the president moments after the infamous assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. But beneath the photo is Persian text reading, "This time the bullet won't miss." This was broadcast nationwide despite the digital blackout and ongoing citizen protests and originates from a pro-regime rally. This isn't the first time Iran has threatened Trump's life.

In 2022, the regime produced a fully animated video detailing how the president could be assassinated at his Marago golf course in Florida. 2 years later, in 2024, the US also stopped an Iranian-led plot to kill Trump following the arrest of Farhad Shakiri, who was, according to court documents, tasked by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps to take out the president. Governor Tim Walls is now facing impeachment in his home state. Republican lawmakers in Minnesota have filed articles of impeachment against Walls amid ongoing fraud scandals. State representatives accuse Walls of corrupt conduct and failures of oversight as federal prosecutors estimate over $9 billion in welfare program fraud in the state. Walls has consistently disputed the scale of the fraud in his state and blamed the Trump administration for politicizing the issue against him. Any vote on impeachment could not occur until the

Minnesota Congress reconvenes in February, at which time the state house will be evenly split on party lines, necessitating at least one Democrat defector for impeachment to proceed. The ICE agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis is in hiding after death threats. White House borders are Tom H. Homeman confirmed yesterday that the officer has received an excessive amount of threats against him and his family since Good's death last week. In an interview with the show Will Kain Country Homeman said this

I think he's going, you know, wait for this investigation to pan itself out and wait for them to come out with actual facts what happened. I know for a fact, you know, now he has to be in hiding. I mean, there there are wanted posters with his picture, his license plate number, you know, and uh he's the death threats against him and his family.

Protests following Good's death have featured violent language and threats against ICE and top Trump officials. At a recent protest in Manhattan, activists chanted slogans such as save a life, kill an ice, and Christy Gnome will hang. When asked about Trump's intent for continued operations in Minnesota, Homeman said this.

We're doubling down in Minnesota. You can protest all you want. You have that constitutional right. But when you cross a line of impeding, interfering, and putting hands on ICE officer standing between us and the bad guy, they're going to be arrested. And we got more resources on the ground to do that. I just heard a politician just before I walked in there saying ISIS brought chaos to Minnesota. No, chaos brought ICE to Minnesota. Another Minnesota woman attempted to block ICE vehicles with her car in Minneapolis today. Daily Wire reporter Lynden Blake reports. Video showed agents breaking the glass on the passenger side in an attempt to remove her as she continued to step on the gas.

Meanwhile, a crowd of about 70 to 80 protesters can be seen throwing rocks at ICE vehicles while wearing black hoodies and masks. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison stated a couple of days ago that citizens are afraid to go outside.

Entire districts have had to cancel school for tens of thousands of students to ensure safety and offer online education because of the students and the parents fear of coming into the school. And some retail stores, daycarees, and restaurants have actually closed because people are afraid to go out and to do their shopping, whether they're immigrants or whether they are citizens of many generations. This surge has made us less safe.

DHS Assistant Secretary Trisha McLaclin responded in a statement accusing Ellison of quote prioritizing politics over public safety. The US has begun to evacuate some personnel from the Alu Dade air base in Qatar as President Trump weighs military action against Iran. Here with more is Daily Wire assistant editor Nathan Gay.

Personnel started to leave the base recently as tensions between Tran and Washington continued to escalate. Trump has repeatedly warned the Iranian regime that killing protesters would be a red line and earn retribution from the US. Late last week, the Iranian government cut off internet access in the country and has since reportedly killed thousands of protesters. Toronto said that any action by the US would trigger attacks against US and Israeli military assets in the region. The US has a major presence at Alhudid, which was previously targeted by Iran over the summer during the 12-day war.

The New York Post published an eyewitness account from a young Iranian woman based in Tran Tuesday, providing a harrowing but hopeful account of what's happening on the ground. Daily Wire reporter Amanda Presto Jakamo has the story. The unnamed woman wrote, quote, I have just heard the news of another death, the fifth in just a few days in my close circle. This time, she said it was a close friend's cousin. He was at a protest with his wife and he saw a green light, presumably from a gun laser, that landed on her face. He thought only of protecting his wife, stood in front of her, and he was shot in the face and killed. Like so many of the dead, the regime is now charging families bullet fees before they will return the bodies.

But even amidst the horror, she said there is a belief that this time it's different. Everyone believes that this time the regime will come to an end. President Trump said this morning that Greenland is non-negotiable for US security. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has more. The president argued that Greenland is vital for his plans to build the Golden Dome missile defense system for the United States. He also said that NATO would benefit from the US controlling Greenland to ensure Russia and China are kept at bay. Back in May, Trump explained the ambitious project.

Once fully constructed, the Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from other sides of the world and even if they are launched from space. and we will have the best system ever built.

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with foreign ministers from both Denmark and Greenland at the White House today to discuss efforts to acquire the large island territory. Greenland is a self-governing nation within the Kingdom of Denmark with control over most domestic affairs while the European nation has authority over foreign policy and defense. On Truth Social, Trump wrote that quote, "NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. Then in all caps, if we don't, Russia or China will, and that is not going to happen.

ICE recently arrested a Venezuelan illegal immigrant who allegedly took part in a brutal strangling murder. Daily Wire political reporter Cameron Arand reports.

The arrest comes as part of an investigation into a violent death that led to the victim being stuffed into a suitcase and buried in a remote part of New Mexico. The alleged trend Arua gang member is one of 11 people indicted by the justice department in December for the case. He is one of seven individuals facing charges for quote conspiracy to conduct racketeering activity, murder and aid of racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracy. DHS said he crossed the southern border into the United States illegally in October 2023 during the Biden era and he had a final order to exit the country in June 2024, just days before the murder occurred.

Cell service provider Verizon Wireless suffered a nationwide outage today. Confirmed this morning, the tracking site Down Detector showed nearly 200,000 reports of outages prior to 12 p.m. 62% of the outages were regarding mobile phone use. Verizon's engineers reported they are quote aware of an issue impacting wireless voice and data services and are working to fix the problem. The Smithsonian has turned over additional records to the White House following threats to its federal funding. Daily Wire assistant editor Andy Valdez has more.

In August, the Trump administration directed the institution to provide information on its exhibitions, programs, and archives. After facing resistance, the White House warned it could withhold funding that accounts for roughly 62% of the Smithsonian's budget. The move follows an executive order from President Trump last April that targets what he described as ideological bias in public museums, parks, and monuments. The order argues that these institutions emphasize America's flaws, particularly in the issues of race and gender rather than a fair assessment of the nation's history. And the price of silver has skyrocketed in recent weeks, shattering all-time highs amid economic uncertainty. At the time of this reporting, silver is currently trading just north of $90 per ounce, more than triple its price this time last year, surging around 40% in the last month alone. The US Mint announced yesterday

that it has temporarily suspended all sales of silver products amid the massive price uncertainty. Gold is also currently at an all-time high, but has remained relatively stable compared to silver. The massive bull run signals that investors are seeking alternative stores of wealth, moving away from the US dollar, possibly due to uncertainty around the future of the Federal Reserve and its chairman, Jerome Powell. Those are 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 President Trump suggesting he may come to the aid of Iranian protesters, inflation holding steady as the administration pushes for affordability, and Congress tossing around a bill that could keep the lights on until October.

Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Evening Wire: State Freezes Visas & Walz Stares Down Impeachment"?

Georgia How (Host), John Bickley (Host), Tim Pierce (Guest), Zach Juul (Guest), Brea Stole (Guest), Tom H. Homeman (Guest), Keith Ellison (Guest), Trisha McLaclin (Guest).

What is "Evening Wire: State Freezes Visas & Walz Stares Down Impeachment" about?

The Trump administration has announced a freeze on visa applications from 75 countries, including Russia and Iran, while reevaluating screening and vetting processes, and plans to deny visas to applicants unlikely to support themselves. Additionally, President Trump has threatened to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities that do not cooperate with immigration authorities, a move aimed at…

What is mentioned in this Morning Wire episode?

13 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Golden Dome, Tom H. Homeman, Verizon Wireless, Renee Mlin Good, Russia, Alu Dade air base. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Evening Wire: State Freezes Visas & Walz Stares Down Impeachment"?

The episode runs 12 min; the transcript is about 2,050 words in 25 timestamped sections.

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