Evening Wire: Jack Smith Is Grilled on Capital Hill & Fraud Crackdown Targets Billionaires | 9.29.26
Summary
The episode covers Jack Smith’s Senate testimony defending his Trump investigations, Marco Rubio’s comments on the RAF Fairford incident, and the guilty verdict for Caleb Flynn. It also details the Senate’s passage of the Protect College Sports Act, FBI’s $17 billion seizure in Operation Blackstop, and a new report on billion-dollar Medicare fraud. Additional stories include the shooting of NYT executive Jonathan McKenzie, a Texas Senate candidate’s contradictory trans sports comments, expanded federal foster care funding, and the launch of the "America.gov" AI chatbot.
Topics discussed
Sponsors and introduction to Evening Wire
Report on $1B in Medicare and Medicaid fraud
Jack Smith testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee
Marco Rubio comments on UK terror plot incident
Caleb Flynn found guilty of murdering his wife
NYT executive Jonathan McKenzie shot and killed
Sponsors: ShipStation and Quince
Senate passes college sports overhaul bill
FBI Operation Blackout seizes $17B in scam assets
Undercover video of James Talarico on trans issues
Federal foster care prevention funding expansion
Launch of America.gov AI chatbot and sign-off
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