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 …
Markwayne Mullin Sworn in as DHS Secretary Amid Travel Chaos Tied to Partial Shutdown
Markwayne Mullin Sworn in as DHS Secretary Amid Travel Chaos Tied to Partial Shutdown
Markwayne Mullin was officially sworn in as the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the White House on Tuesday, jumping right into massive headaches at airports and in the nation’s capital. Mullin Sworn In As reported on Wednesday’s AM Update, Attorney General Pam Bondi swore in the former Republican senator from …
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. …
3/17 AM Update: Vance to Head Fraud Task Force, Trump Pressures Allies on Iran, SBF Vying for Pardon
3/17 AM Update: Vance to Head Fraud Task Force, Trump Pressures Allies on Iran, SBF Vying for Pardon
AM Update for 3/17/26: President Trump launches a new federal task force to investigate welfare benefits fraud nationwide, headed by Vice President J.D. Vance. President Trump presses U.S. allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz during Operation Epic Fury while criticizing countries that rely heavily on the waterway but have been reluctant to join …
3/16: United States Targets Iran’s Kharg Island, Long Airport Security Lines, ‘Antifa’ Convictions
3/16: United States Targets Iran’s Kharg Island, Long Airport Security Lines, ‘Antifa’ Convictions
AM Update for 3/16/26: America targets Iran’s Kharg Island, key to their oil production, as the war escalates. Long airport security lines across the country as a result of the partial government shutdown. Nine people prosecutors say have ties to “Antifa” convicted over a Texas ICE detention center shooting. A recent member of Rep. Jasmine …
3/13 AM Update: ISIS-Linked Shooter Attacks ROTC Class, Pentagon Luxury Food ‘Scandal’ Explained
3/13 AM Update: ISIS-Linked Shooter Attacks ROTC Class, Pentagon Luxury Food ‘Scandal’ Explained
AM Update for 3/13/26: New details on the deadly shooting at Old Dominion University, where a former National Guardsman with a prior ISIS-related conviction opened fire in an ROTC classroom before being stopped by students. Authorities investigating a car bombing attempt at a Michigan synagogue and preschool, where security guards killed the suspect as he …