Trump Orders New DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to Pay TSA Agents Amid Partial Shutdown
Trump Orders New DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to Pay TSA Agents Amid Partial Shutdown
Update March 27, 2026, 4:30 p.m. ET: This article was updated with additional info about the partial shutdown In the wee hours of Friday morning, the Senate voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that had been left unfunded during the weeks-long partial government shutdown. The agreement, which needs to be …
IOC Bans Men from Competing in Women’s Olympic Sports in Massive Victory for Team Sanity
IOC Bans Men from Competing in Women’s Olympic Sports in Massive Victory for Team Sanity
Women’s sports and Team Sanity scored a massive victory on Thursday. As reported on Friday’s AM Update, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced its official new policy prohibits men from competing in women’s sports. The rule applies to the upcoming Los Angeles summer Olympics in 2028 and beyond, but it is not retroactive. That means …
3/27 AM Update: Men Banned From Competing in Women’s Sports at Olympics, Trump Orders DHS to Pay TSA
3/27 AM Update: Men Banned From Competing in Women’s Sports at Olympics, Trump Orders DHS to Pay TSA
AM Update for 3/27/26: In a major reversal and sign of a seismic cultural shift, the International Olympic Committee bans men from competing in women’s sports ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. President Trump holds a newsy cabinet meeting where he talks Iran war and domestic policy, as reporting suggests he is considering …
3/26 AM Update: Big Tech Held Liable in Major Case, Iran War Support Slides, Dems’ Surprise FL Wins
3/26 AM Update: Big Tech Held Liable in Major Case, Iran War Support Slides, Dems’ Surprise FL Wins
AM Update for 3/26/26: Two major jury verdicts totaling hundreds of millions signal a turning point for Big Tech, finding Meta and other platforms liable for harms tied to addictive features and child safety failures. New polling shows Americans increasingly oppose the Iran conflict as the White House insists talks are ongoing, despite Iran publicly …
U.S. Supreme Court Appears Poised to Overturn Mississippi State Law Allowing for Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots
U.S. Supreme Court Appears Poised to Overturn Mississippi State Law Allowing for Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case that could reshape how states handle mail-in ballots – specifically, whether ballots postmarked by Election Day but arriving later can still be counted. As reported on Tuesday’s AM Update, at issue is a Mississippi law adopted in 2020 during the COVID pandemic that allows mail-in …
3/25 AM Update: Inside Deadly LGA Crash, Alarming Scientist Deaths, Quadruple Amputee Murder Case
3/25 AM Update: Inside Deadly LGA Crash, Alarming Scientist Deaths, Quadruple Amputee Murder Case
AM Update for 3/25/26: Markwayne Mullin is sworn in as DHS Secretary amid a 39-day funding standoff, as ICE agents step in to relieve unpaid TSA workers at overwhelmed airports. Investigators reveal multiple system failures, communication breakdowns, and last-second pilot actions in the deadly Air Canada runway collision at LaGuardia. Congressman Tim Burchett raises concerns …
3/24 AM Update: SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Mail-In Ballots, Trump Eyes Cuba, ICE Deploys to Airports
3/24 AM Update: SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Mail-In Ballots, Trump Eyes Cuba, ICE Deploys to Airports
AM Update for 3/24/26: The Supreme Court weighs whether mail-in ballots received after Election Day can be counted, in a case that could reshape election rules nationwide – America First Policy Institute’s Director for Election Integrity Thomas Lane weighs in. Cuba’s collapsing power grid and worsening fuel crisis raise new questions about potential U.S. action …
Venezuelan Migrant with Criminal History Charged in Fatal Shooting of College Student in Chicago
Venezuelan Migrant with Criminal History Charged in Fatal Shooting of College Student in Chicago
An illegal immigrant from Venezuela with a criminal history was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old college freshman in Chicago last week. As reported on Monday’s AM Update, Sheridan Gorman of Yorktown Heights, New York, was walking with friends near Loyola Beach around 1am Thursday when a masked gunman approached the …
3/23 AM Update: ICE Deploying to Airports, Illegal Arrested in Chicago Murder, Trump Iran Ultimatum
3/23 AM Update: ICE Deploying to Airports, Illegal Arrested in Chicago Murder, Trump Iran Ultimatum
AM Update for 3/23/26: President Trump moves to deploy ICE agents beginning today to assist TSA operations amid a DHS funding impasse that has left agents unpaid and airports overwhelmed with delays. A Venezuelan illegal immigrant is arrested in Chicago for the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Loyola student Sheridan Gorman. President Trump issues a new …
3/20 AM Update: $200 Billion Iran Question, Intel Heads on ‘Imminent’ Threat, Mamdani’s Wife’s Posts
3/20 AM Update: $200 Billion Iran Question, Intel Heads on ‘Imminent’ Threat, Mamdani’s Wife’s Posts
AM Update for 3/20/26: President Trump remarks on Operation Epic Fury, denying plans for new troop deployments while defending a $200 billion funding request and responding to tensions with Israel over energy strikes. Top intelligence officials testify before the House Intelligence Committee, facing questions over whether Iran posed an imminent threat and how U.S. objectives …
3/19 AM Update: Intel Chiefs Grilled Over Iran, Tense Mullin Hearing, Harry and Meghan’s Netflix Drama
3/19 AM Update: Intel Chiefs Grilled Over Iran, Tense Mullin Hearing, Harry and Meghan’s Netflix Drama
AM Update for 3/19/26: Top intelligence officials testify before the Senate on global threats, warning Iran’s regime remains intact but significantly weakened after weeks of U.S. and Israeli strikes, as divisions emerge over whether the country posed an imminent threat. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) faces a tense confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland …
3/18 AM Update: SAVE America Act Showdown, Vaccine Shakeup Halted, Kouri Richins Found Guilty
3/18 AM Update: SAVE America Act Showdown, Vaccine Shakeup Halted, Kouri Richins Found Guilty
AM Update for 3/18/26: The Senate clears a key procedural hurdle on the SAVE America Act in a near party-line vote, setting up a contentious fight over voter ID requirements and election integrity. A federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, ruling the changes likely violated established scientific review procedures. …