Mark Halperin

8/12 AM Update: Tafoya and Graham Advance, El-Sayed’s Hidden History, Trump’s Air Force One Fake-Out

8/12 AM Update: Tafoya and Graham Advance, El-Sayed’s Hidden History, Trump’s Air Force One Fake-Out

AM Update for 8/12/26: Michele Tafoya advancing in Minnesota and Darline Graham moving on in South Carolina are among many important primary results across several key states. Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faces new scrutiny over deleted online commentary on guns, the border, and Fourth of July fireworks. New reporting from The Washington Post …

Ep. 1374 El-Sayed’s Tight Michigan Win, Talarico’s Texas Chances, and Tucker Carlson Teases New Party

Ep. 1374 El-Sayed’s Tight Michigan Win, Talarico’s Texas Chances, and Tucker Carlson Teases New Party

Megyn is joined by Mark Halperin, host of MK Media’s Next Up, to talk about Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow victory over Congresswoman Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, the rise of the progressive wing of the Dems, what the high-spending primary could signal for the broader political landscape, El-Sayed’s smart messaging focused on the economy and …

8/5 AM Update: Michigan’s High Stakes Dem Primary, Blanche Confirmation Latest, Max Miller Stays In

8/5 AM Update: Michigan’s High Stakes Dem Primary, Blanche Confirmation Latest, Max Miller Stays In

AM Update for 8/5/26: The top two Michigan Democrats are locked in a high stakes battle for the U.S. Senate nomination after a record-breaking primary dominated by ideological divisions and tens of millions of dollars in outside spending. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche advances toward a full Senate confirmation vote after Republican holdouts secure written …

Ep. 1354 Platner Allegation Exposes the Media, and the Tyler Robinson Defense Strategy Revealed

Ep. 1354 Platner Allegation Exposes the Media, and the Tyler Robinson Defense Strategy Revealed

Megyn is joined by Tom Bevan, co-founder of RealClearPolitics, and Mark Halperin, host of MK Media’s Next Up, to discuss the explosive new sexual abuse allegation against Democratic Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, why Dems are now calling on him to drop out of the race, the political fallout ahead for the midterms, how the …

Ep. 1346 Tucker Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries

Ep. 1346 Tucker Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries

Megyn Kelly is joined by Mark Halperin, host of MK Media’s Next Up with Mark Halperin, to discuss the victories of candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York City, debates over Israel and antisemitism within the Democratic Party, the controversial background of Democratic Socialist candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, her history of controversial tweets, …