Evening Wire: Metro Surge Ends, Bondi Defends Epstein Evidence, Canada Shooter Details

Operation Metro Surge Concludes

• 🚨 Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota is wrapping up, with ICE and Border Patrol personnel returning to home offices.
• 🎯 Federal authorities made nearly 4,000 arrests and tracked 3,364 missing migrant children during the operation.
• ✅ Tom Homan stated the operation was successful, leading to a significant drop in criminal illegal immigrants and decreased anti-ICE agitator activity.

Canadian Shooter Details Emerge

• ⚠️ More details surfaced about a trans-identifying Canadian high school dropout who killed eight people and injured dozens in British Columbia.
• 💔 The gunman killed his mother and 11-year-old stepbrother before apparently taking his own life.
• 🔍 Authorities initially described the shooter as a "female in a dress" but later clarified he was a man who identified as transgender.

Pam Bondi Defends Epstein Evidence Release

• ⚖️ Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the Justice Department's handling of Jeffrey Epstein investigation files during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
• 💬 She was condemned for revealing graphic victim details while allegedly withholding prominent names and refused to apologize directly to survivors.
• 🚫 Bondi stated she would not engage in "theatrics" but expressed sympathy for the victims' suffering.

Trump Administration Initiatives

• ⚡ President Trump issued an executive order, "strengthening United States national defense with America's beautiful clean coal power generation fleet," to shore up the US power grid.
• 🚀 The Pentagon directed a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare for deployment to the Middle East, escalating military readiness as Trump weighs potential strikes against Iran.
• 🗳️ The House voted to rescind Trump's tariffs on Canada, a symbolic move likely to be vetoed, with the ultimate decision expected from the Supreme Court.

National and Local Updates

• 🇺🇦 An Ukrainian athlete was disqualified from the Olympics for political speech on his uniform, planning to honor fallen soldiers.
• 🗽 New York City faces a brutal winter, with 19 outdoor deaths and piles of trash and snow, leading to criticism of Mayor Eric Adams' administration.
• 🚨 The NYPD is seeking authority from the Trump administration to disable drones above the city, citing growing anxiety over potential security threats from commercial drones.