Mark Halperin

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 …

AG Pam Bondi Latest Trump Official to Move onto a Military Base Amid Growing Threat Environment

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AG Pam Bondi Latest Trump Official to Move onto a Military Base Amid Growing Threat Environment

Attorney General Pam Bondi is the latest Trump administration official to relocate to military housing amid heightened security concerns. Earlier this week, The New York Times reported Bondi moved from a Washington, D.C., apartment to housing on a military installation within the past month after federal law enforcement flagged a growing number of threats directed …

Ep. 1267 Trump’s Noem and Cornyn Decisions, Newsom’s Meltdown, and Oprah’s Shock Weight Loss

Ep. 1267 Trump’s Noem and Cornyn Decisions, Newsom’s Meltdown, and Oprah’s Shock Weight Loss

Megyn is joined by Jesse Kelly, host of I’m Right, to discuss the high-stakes Texas GOP Senate primary between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton, President Donald Trump’s potentially game-changing endorsement in the race, why this could be the chance for Texas to help drain the swamp, Gov. Gavin Newsom melting down …

Ep. 1265 Fraud Crockett’s Defeat, Michelle Obama’s New Racial Complaints, and Trump’s Iran ‘War’ Question

Ep. 1265 Fraud Crockett’s Defeat, Michelle Obama’s New Racial Complaints, and Trump’s Iran ‘War’ Question

Megyn discusses Jasmine Crockett’s defeat in the Democratic Texas Senate primary, her absurd persona that didn’t convince voters, how secretly extreme primary winner James Talarico really is, and more. Then, Glenn Greenwald, host of System Update on Substack, joins to discuss Jasmine Crockett’s fraudulent backstory and political irrelevance, soft-spoken white guy James Talarico’s actually very extreme …

Megyn Reacts to Strange Gavin Newsom Answer to Mark Halperin About Whether He Can Read a Book

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Megyn Reacts to Strange Gavin Newsom Answer to Mark Halperin About Whether He Can Read a Book

As Pete Buttigieg gets the glossy treatment in a glowing profile in The Atlantic that asks whether his new facial hair and house in the woods are “enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people” ahead of the 2028 Democrat primary, fellow 2028 hopeful Gavin Newsom is busy clarifying whether or not …

2/12 AM Update: El Paso Airspace Closure Mystery, Canadian School Shooting, Bondi Brawls on the Hill

2/12 AM Update: El Paso Airspace Closure Mystery, Canadian School Shooting, Bondi Brawls on the Hill

AM Update for 2/12/26: The search for Nancy Guthrie intensifies as investigators recover a pair of black gloves, possibly belonging to the masked person captured on her Nest camera. Federal officials abruptly reverse a sweeping 10-day shutdown of El Paso airspace after conflicting explanations involving cartel drones, military testing, and even a misidentified party balloon. …