National Security

Ep. 1345 All the Lies in Karmelo Anthony Case, and Former FBI Agent 75% Confident on Arrest in Guthrie Case

Ep. 1345 All the Lies in Karmelo Anthony Case, and Former FBI Agent 75% Confident on Arrest in Guthrie Case

Megyn begins the show with the latest developments in the Karmelo Anthony case, the hiring of a high-profile new legal team, Sunny Hostin’s disgusting and misleading claims about the trial on The View, the efforts to inject race into the case despite the jury’s verdict, and more. Then, Victor Davis Hanson, author of The Counterrevolution, …

DHS ID’s Alleged ‘Ringleader’ of Failed Plot Targeting White House UFC Event as Illegal Immigrant

DHS ID’s Alleged ‘Ringleader’ of Failed Plot Targeting White House UFC Event as Illegal Immigrant

Update June 19, 2026, 7:33 a.m. ET: This article was updated with additional info about the suspects; Originally published June 17, 2026 at 10:17 a.m. The Department of Justice has charged five men with plotting a mass-casualty attack targeting government officials and thousands more gathered for the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House …

GOP Caught Off Guard as President Trump Halts Confirmation Process for DNI Pick in Surprise Move

GOP Caught Off Guard as President Trump Halts Confirmation Process for DNI Pick in Surprise Move

In a surprise move, President Donald Trump temporarily pulled the plug on his own Director of National Intelligence (DNI) nominee, keeping controversial housing official Bill Pulte in line to take over as acting DNI. Confirmation Chaos As reported on Thursday’s AM Update, the president unexpectedly called off Wednesday’s Senate confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, his …

6/18 AM Update: Trump Reverses Course on DNI Pick, Shock California LGBT Contract Bias Reporting

6/18 AM Update: Trump Reverses Course on DNI Pick, Shock California LGBT Contract Bias Reporting

AM Update for 6/18/26: President Donald Trump halts Jay Clayton’s confirmation process, keeping housing official Bill Pulte in line to become acting Director of National Intelligence amid a broader fight over FISA, leaving senators in his own party caught off guard. California reportedly gives certified LGBT-owned businesses preferential access to utility contracts, prompting a Justice …

President Trump Announces New DNI Nominee After Acting Pick Bill Pulte Threw Congress into Chaos

President Trump Announces New DNI Nominee After Acting Pick Bill Pulte Threw Congress into Chaos

President Donald Trump announced a new nominee to replace outgoing Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) after his temporary pick threw Congress into chaos. The Controversial Pick As reported on Friday’s AM Update, President Trump moved to defuse growing backlash over his temporary pick to lead the Intelligence Community on Thursday, nominating U.S. …

6/12 AM Update: Trump Picks New DNI After Pulte Backlash, Dem Party Platner Panic, UFC WH Preview

6/12 AM Update: Trump Picks New DNI After Pulte Backlash, Dem Party Platner Panic, UFC WH Preview

AM Update for 6/12/26: President Donald Trump nominates Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence as a fight over temporary pick Bill Pulte derails a FISA surveillance vote hours before the deadline. Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner faces new pressure from inside his own party as damaging revelations raise questions about whether Democrats will …

Why Worshipping at ‘Altar of Diversity’ Ruined the U.K. and Caused the Near Beheading in Belfast

Why Worshipping at ‘Altar of Diversity’ Ruined the U.K. and Caused the Near Beheading in Belfast

Megyn is joined by actor and activist Laurence Fox to discuss the latest protests and waves of outrage in the U.K. after the attempted beheading in Northern Ireland by a migrant, legitimate concerns about mass migration and a focus on ‘diversity’ in Europe, and more.

6/11 AM Update: Bill Gates Opens Up About Epstein, ActBlue CEO Pleads Fifth, World Cup Ref Barred

6/11 AM Update: Bill Gates Opens Up About Epstein, ActBlue CEO Pleads Fifth, World Cup Ref Barred

AM Update for 6/11/26: Bill Gates testifies behind closed doors in the House Epstein probe, telling lawmakers Jeffrey Epstein tried to use knowledge of his extramarital affairs to pressure him back into his orbit. A new inflation report shows consumer prices rising at the fastest annual pace in three years, as President Donald Trump reveals …

James Patterson and ‘Black Hawk Down’ Hero Talk Patriotism and Protecting the Homeland in New Book

James Patterson and ‘Black Hawk Down’ Hero Talk Patriotism and Protecting the Homeland in New Book

Megyn is joined by James Patterson and Ret. U.S. Army First Sergeant Matt Eversmann, co-authors of Rockets Red Glare, to discuss the threats facing the United States today, what a major attack on the homeland could look like, the sad decline in patriotism and the need to come together as a country, and more.

Trump National Security Advisor-Turned-Critic John Bolton Expected to Plead Guilty in Classified Documents Case 

Trump National Security Advisor-Turned-Critic John Bolton Expected to Plead Guilty in Classified Documents Case 

Former Trump National Security Adviser (NSA)-turned-top Trump critic John Bolton is expected to plead guilty to mishandling classified information while working in the first Trump’s administration. The Alleged Plea As reported on Friday’s AM Update, sources telling CNN Bolton intends to plead guilty to one felony count of illegal retention of sensitive national security documents …