7/2 AM Update: DOJ Charges Tren De Aragua, Kamala Courts Progressives, Daredevil Lovebirds in NYC
7/2 AM Update: DOJ Charges Tren De Aragua, Kamala Courts Progressives, Daredevil Lovebirds in NYC
AM Update for 7/2/26: President Donald Trump honors Theodore Roosevelt at the newly completed presidential library in North Dakota, drawing lessons from his life as America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday. The Justice Department announces new charges against eight alleged Tren de Aragua members accused of carrying out brutal kidnappings and murders in Texas …
7/1 AM Update: SCOTUS Fallout, Kean’s Return to Congress After Odd Absence, New NBA Gambling Scandal
7/1 AM Update: SCOTUS Fallout, Kean’s Return to Congress After Odd Absence, New NBA Gambling Scandal
AM Update for 7/1/26: Democratic politicians plot how they’ll keep males in women’s sports after the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The left celebrate the SCOTUS decision preserving birthright citizenship, while Republicans consider constitutional and legislative paths to restrict it. Congressman Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) returns to Washington, D.C., after a nearly four-month absence and …
Murdaugh Retrial Date Set After South Carolina Supreme Court Overturned Double Murder Convictions
Murdaugh Retrial Date Set After South Carolina Supreme Court Overturned Double Murder Convictions
Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh returned to a South Carolina courtroom Monday morning for the first time since the state Supreme Court threw out his convictions for murdering his wife and son. Murdaugh was convicted in March 2023 of fatally shooting his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and their 22-year-old son, Paul. He has maintained his innocence …
6/30 AM Update: SCOTUS Drama Over Presidential Power, Trump Pushes SAVE Act, Murdaugh Retrial Set
6/30 AM Update: SCOTUS Drama Over Presidential Power, Trump Pushes SAVE Act, Murdaugh Retrial Set
AM Update for 6/30/26: The left and right are fired up over Supreme Court decisions addressing the power of the president to fire officials. President Trump pressures Senate Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act after the Supreme Court upholds states’ authority to count certain mail-in ballots received after Election Day. Alec Murdaugh returns to …
6/29 AM Update: Dems’ Socialism Infighting, Three Firefighters Killed, Gracie the Giraffe Found Safe
6/29 AM Update: Dems’ Socialism Infighting, Three Firefighters Killed, Gracie the Giraffe Found Safe
AM Update for 6/29/26: Democrats clash over socialism and the party’s future as progressive candidates gain ground and centrists attempt to push back. The U.S. and Iran step back from further military action over control of the Strait of Hormuz as negotiations are set to resume tomorrow. Three federal firefighters are killed and two others …
6/26 AM Update: SCOTUS Sides with Bayer on Roundup, DHS Secy Clashes with Dems, TX Giraffe Missing
6/26 AM Update: SCOTUS Sides with Bayer on Roundup, DHS Secy Clashes with Dems, TX Giraffe Missing
AM Update for 6/26/26: The U.S. Supreme Court sides with Bayer in a major Roundup ruling that could derail thousands of cancer-warning lawsuits and is drawing sharp criticism from MAHA activists – MAHA activist Vani Hari weighs in. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin clashes with House Democrats while detailing the administration’s efforts to locate unaccompanied migrant …
MLB Admits Comms Failure, Says It Will Not Discipline Players Who Wrote Bible Verses on Pride Caps
MLB Admits Comms Failure, Says It Will Not Discipline Players Who Wrote Bible Verses on Pride Caps
Update June 24, 2026, 11:00 a.m. ET: This article was updated with new information about MLB’s response. Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred acknowledged in a letter to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that the league handed down warnings to several San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their team-issued rainbow Pride Night caps …
DOJ Charges More than 450 Alleged Medicare Fraudsters as Part of $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown
DOJ Charges More than 450 Alleged Medicare Fraudsters as Part of $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown
The latest front in the Trump administration’s effort to root out waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government resulted in the Justice Department charging some 450 people nationwide, including 90 medical professionals, accused of participating in healthcare fraud schemes amounting to billions in stolen taxpayer funds. As reported on Wednesday’s AM Update, Acting Attorney …
6/24 AM Update: Trump Rally in PA, Pilot Reports Iranian Drone Swarm, DOJ’s Record Fraud Bust
6/24 AM Update: Trump Rally in PA, Pilot Reports Iranian Drone Swarm, DOJ’s Record Fraud Bust
AM Update for 6/24/26: President Donald Trump returns to Pennsylvania to promote his economic agenda, defend his tariff strategy, and rally support for Republican Congressman Ryan Mackenzie in a critical midterm battleground. A rescued U.S. fighter pilot’s account of a mysterious coordinated drone formation over Iran raises questions about whether Tehran has developed a dangerous …
6/23 AM Update: Vance on Iran Talks, Colombia Elects Right-Wing Outsider, Etan Patz Ruling Reversed
6/23 AM Update: Vance on Iran Talks, Colombia Elects Right-Wing Outsider, Etan Patz Ruling Reversed
AM Update for 6/23/26: Vice President J.D. Vance touts progress in high-level talks with Iran, including renewed nuclear inspections, temporary oil-sanctions relief, and a new mechanism aimed at preventing renewed war across the Middle East. A Utah judge hands prosecutors two key victories in the case against accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson, while delaying …
DHS ID’s Alleged ‘Ringleader’ of Failed Plot Targeting White House UFC Event as Illegal Immigrant
DHS ID’s Alleged ‘Ringleader’ of Failed Plot Targeting White House UFC Event as Illegal Immigrant
Update June 19, 2026, 7:33 a.m. ET: This article was updated with additional info about the suspects; Originally published June 17, 2026 at 10:17 a.m. The Department of Justice has charged five men with plotting a mass-casualty attack targeting government officials and thousands more gathered for the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House …
GOP Caught Off Guard as President Trump Halts Confirmation Process for DNI Pick in Surprise Move
GOP Caught Off Guard as President Trump Halts Confirmation Process for DNI Pick in Surprise Move
In a surprise move, President Donald Trump temporarily pulled the plug on his own Director of National Intelligence (DNI) nominee, keeping controversial housing official Bill Pulte in line to take over as acting DNI. Confirmation Chaos As reported on Thursday’s AM Update, the president unexpectedly called off Wednesday’s Senate confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, his …