Corruption

Trump Administration Scraps Plan for Controversial $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

Trump Administration Scraps Plan for Controversial $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

The Trump administration’s controversial plan to compensate people who were victims of government “weaponization” is over before it ever really began. No More Fund As reported on Thursday’s AM Update, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers during a Tuesday appearance before a House Appropriations subcommittee that the so-called “Anti-Weaponization Fund” would not be moving …

6/4 AM Update: Major IA and NJ Primary News, ‘Weaponization’ Fund Scrapped, Trump and Bibi Talk Call

6/4 AM Update: Major IA and NJ Primary News, ‘Weaponization’ Fund Scrapped, Trump and Bibi Talk Call

AM Update for 6/4/26: As primary results continue to come in, significant primary elections in Iowa and New Jersey set up crucial November contests. A “weaponization” fund intended to compensate Americans unfairly targeted by the government has been abandoned by the Trump administration, surprising lawmakers. President Donald Trump confirmed reports about the strong language he …

6/3 AM Update: New Jersey ICE Facility Showdown, Trump’s Controversial DNI Pick, Dr. Oz Talks TDS

6/3 AM Update: New Jersey ICE Facility Showdown, Trump’s Controversial DNI Pick, Dr. Oz Talks TDS

AM Update for 6/3/26: New Jersey sues a government contractor behind the operation of an illegal immigrant detention center in Newark over claims of inhumane conditions, while immigration officials dispute it. President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is Bill Pulte – a surprise choice, with many criticizing his lack …

Justice Department Reportedly Launched Criminal Investigation into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll

Justice Department Reportedly Launched Criminal Investigation into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll

The Department of Justice has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll focused on whether she committed perjury in her civil litigation against President Donald Trump. The Civil Cases As reported on Friday’s AM Update, Carroll filed two civil lawsuits against the president. In 2019, she alleged in a New York Magazine …

5/29 AM Update: DOJ Investigates E. Jean Carroll, Bessent on Trump $250 Bill, Potential Iran Deal

5/29 AM Update: DOJ Investigates E. Jean Carroll, Bessent on Trump $250 Bill, Potential Iran Deal

AM Update for 5/29/26: The Department of Justice launches a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, focusing on whether or not she is guilty of perjury. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent steps behind the White House Press Briefing room podium and addresses the possibility of a $250 bill with President Trump’s face on it. The U.S. …

5/27 AM Update: Paxton Crushes Cornyn in Texas, Pope Leo’s AI Warning, UFC White House Fight Preview

5/27 AM Update: Paxton Crushes Cornyn in Texas, Pope Leo’s AI Warning, UFC White House Fight Preview

AM Update for 5/27/26: A bruising, record-setting Republican U.S. Senate runoff in Texas comes to an end, as state Attorney General Ken Paxton cruises to an easy victory over incumbent GOP Sen. John Cornyn. Pope Leo XIV releases his first encyclical, warning that artificial intelligence must be governed by moral responsibility and made to serve …

Ep. 1318 Colbert’s Hissy Fit Farewell Tour, Xi’s Ominous Comment, and Murdaugh’s New Trial

Ep. 1318 Colbert’s Hissy Fit Farewell Tour, Xi’s Ominous Comment, and Murdaugh’s New Trial

Megyn is joined by Glenn Greenwald, host of System Update on Substack, to discuss Stephen Colbert’s embarrassing hissy fit farewell tour destroying CBS furniture with David Letterman, how late-night ratings over the past 20 years show the format completely collapsed, why he should just go out like a man, the tens of millions Colbert is losing …

5/14 AM Update: Trump Begins High Stakes China Summit, CIA Whistleblower on COVID, AOC Tops ’28 Poll

5/14 AM Update: Trump Begins High Stakes China Summit, CIA Whistleblower on COVID, AOC Tops ’28 Poll

AM Update for 5/14/26: President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, as both leaders face economic pressure at home and major disputes over trade, Taiwan, AI, Iran, and energy. A CIA officer testifies under subpoena, accusing intelligence officials of downplaying evidence that COVID-19 began with a lab incident …

Ep. 1306 James Comey and Violent Threats Against Trump, and the TRUTH About AI Danger

Ep. 1306 James Comey and Violent Threats Against Trump, and the TRUTH About AI Danger

Megyn is joined by Victor Davis Hanson, author of The Counterrevolution, to discuss the new information we’re learning about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner’s would-be Trump assassin, alarming selfies he took showing off the weapons right before the shooting, the massive security issues at the WHCD not only to protect President Donald Trump but civilians as well, …