9/23 AM Update: Trump’s Newsy UN Address, Panettiere Death Linked to Fentanyl, Clavicular Charges
9/23 AM Update: Trump’s Newsy UN Address, Panettiere Death Linked to Fentanyl, Clavicular Charges
AM Update for 9/23/26: President Trump had a newsy day at the United Nations, including warning Iran over its nuclear program, signing a Greenland security agreement, and announcing that his administration would officially call artificial intelligence “super intelligence.” A South Carolina coroner ruled Hayden Panettiere’s death an accident caused by fentanyl and other medications, while …
White House Media War Goes to Court After CNN, MS Now, and Politico Sue Over Revoked Access
White House Media War Goes to Court After CNN, MS Now, and Politico Sue Over Revoked Access
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are taking President Trump to court over his decision to ban their journalists from the White House. As reported on Tuesday’s AM Update, the three news organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday morning after their reporters were denied entry to the White House over the weekend and had …
9/22 AM Update: WH Media War Goes to Court, Kamala 2028 Doubts, UFO Whistleblowers Want Out of NDAs
9/22 AM Update: WH Media War Goes to Court, Kamala 2028 Doubts, UFO Whistleblowers Want Out of NDAs
AM Update for 9/22/26: CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are suing President Trump over his decision to revoke their White House access as major networks, including Fox News, suspend pooled television coverage in solidarity. Many of Vice President Kamala Harris’ closest former aides, advisers, and donors reportedly do not expect her to run for president …
9/21 AM Update: Trump Teases ‘AI Force,’ White House Bans CNN and More, America Gets Greenland Deal
9/21 AM Update: Trump Teases ‘AI Force,’ White House Bans CNN and More, America Gets Greenland Deal
AM Update for 9/21/26: President Trump teases an “AI Force,” runs a poll asking people to rename “Artificial Intelligence,” and downplays the threat from the new technology. The White House bans CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, as the president teases more bans could be coming. America gets a Greenland deal after months of negotiations, although …
9/18 AM Update: Alarming New AI ‘Misalignment,’ Paramount Floats Leaving CA, Kennedy Center Drama
9/18 AM Update: Alarming New AI ‘Misalignment,’ Paramount Floats Leaving CA, Kennedy Center Drama
AM Update for 9/18/26: Six new alarming incidents of AI “misalignment” come to light from OpenAI. Paramount Skydance floats leaving California potentially for Nashville. Longtime GOP operative announces he is voting for a Democrat in Texas after a controversial X post from a GOP candidate. President Trump is once again at the center of Kennedy …
9/17 AM Update: Massie Floats Hegseth Impeachment, LA News Chopper Crash, Krasner Faces DOJ Referral
9/17 AM Update: Massie Floats Hegseth Impeachment, LA News Chopper Crash, Krasner Faces DOJ Referral
AM Update for 9/17/26: House leaders sent lawmakers home early, delaying Congressman Thomas Massie’s effort to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth until after the midterms. Three people were killed when a television news helicopter crashed in Los Angeles, leaving an NBC4 newsroom to realize on the air that its own colleagues were among the …
Disturbing New Details About Attempted Trump Butler Assassin Thomas Crooks Revealed
Disturbing New Details About Attempted Trump Butler Assassin Thomas Crooks Revealed
More than two years after Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire on President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a new release of FBI records is revealing previously undisclosed details about the gunman’s contacts and the early investigation. As reported on Wednesday’s AM Update, the FBI published its eighth batch of files on …
9/16 AM Update: Kash Patel Spars on the Hill, New Crooks Files, Nick Reiner Won’t Face Death Penalty
9/16 AM Update: Kash Patel Spars on the Hill, New Crooks Files, Nick Reiner Won’t Face Death Penalty
AM Update for 9/16/26: FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with senators during a fiery oversight hearing over FBI hiring standards, election monitoring, and his leadership of the bureau. Newly released FBI files reveal possible encounters between attempted Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks and several unidentified men before the July 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. …
A Failing Grade for Free Speech on America’s College Campuses as Nearly Half of Schools Earn an F in New Ranking
A Failing Grade for Free Speech on America’s College Campuses as Nearly Half of Schools Earn an F in New Ranking
Nearly half of the colleges included in a new nationwide survey received a failing grade for their campus speech climate. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) found 121 of the 261 schools in its annual College Free Speech Rankings earn an F, while 30 percent of students say violence can be acceptable, at …
Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After 3-Month Absence and Mounting Speculation About His Health
Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After 3-Month Absence and Mounting Speculation About His Health
After more than three months away from Washington, D.C., Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) returned to the Capitol Monday–putting an end to months of questions about whether he would come back at all. McConnell Returns As reported on Tuesday’s AM Update, the 84-year-old former Senate leader was seen leaving his D.C. home in a wheelchair, flashing …
9/15 AM Update: McConnell Makes Senate Return, Hayden Panettiere Death Probe, China’s AI Response
9/15 AM Update: McConnell Makes Senate Return, Hayden Panettiere Death Probe, China’s AI Response
AM Update for 9/15/26: Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) makes his return to Capitol Hill after a three-month absence as he continues recovering from a fall and pneumonia. Investigators focus on a suspected fentanyl-laced pill as the working theory in actress Hayden Panettiere’s death while awaiting toxicology results. China rejects calls to slow artificial intelligence development …
9/14 AM Update: AI Regulation Debate Explodes, Congressman Survives Lake Landing, U.S. Open Champs
9/14 AM Update: AI Regulation Debate Explodes, Congressman Survives Lake Landing, U.S. Open Champs
AM Update for 9/14/26: Technology leaders, lawmakers and critics clash over whether the government should slow AI development, and whether safety or self-interest was driving the push. Congressman Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin survives an emergency landing in Lake Wausau after the small plane carrying him and its pilot lost power. Former Colorado forensic scientist Yvonne …