Pete Hegseth

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. …

1/6 AM Update: Maduro In Court, Vandal Attacks VP Vance Home, Pentagon Moves to Demote Sen. Kelly

1/6 AM Update: Maduro In Court, Vandal Attacks VP Vance Home, Pentagon Moves to Demote Sen. Kelly

AM Update for 1/6/26: Venezuelans celebrate the capture of authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro as he appears in a New York courtroom on sweeping narco-terrorism charges, as questions mount over what comes next for the country. A Cincinnati man – reportedly claiming to be a woman – with a history of mental health issues is under …

1/5 AM Update: The Mission to Capture and Arrest Maduro, Somali Fraud Fallout, Mayor Mamdani Begins

1/5 AM Update: The Mission to Capture and Arrest Maduro, Somali Fraud Fallout, Mayor Mamdani Begins

AM Update for 1/5/26: In a dramatic overnight operation, U.S. forces capture and arrest Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro inside a heavily fortified Caracas compound, flying him to New York to face sweeping federal charges. The Trump administration calls it a precise law-enforcement action, while critics warn it risks war, constitutional overreach, and chaos for Venezuela’s …

Ep. 1215 Nick Reiner Defense Ahead, and Brown U. Shooter Inaction, and Teaching Leadership Traits

Ep. 1215 Nick Reiner Defense Ahead, and Brown U. Shooter Inaction, and Teaching Leadership Traits

Megyn is joined by MK True Crime contributors Arthur Aidala and Matt Murphy to talk about the new Washington Post reporting on Tyler Robinson’s actions and text on the day of the Charlie Kirk assassination, the revelation he was talking about his Wordle score in the hour before, the unfair politicization of Kirk post-death by the …

Dakota Meyer on Why He Re-Enlisted in the Marines After 15 Years and Dangers of ‘Seditious Six’

Dakota Meyer on Why He Re-Enlisted in the Marines After 15 Years and Dangers of ‘Seditious Six’

Megyn is joined by Dakota Meyer, founder of The BLUF on Substack, to talk about why he decided to re-enlist in the Marines after 15 years, the new standards for the military put in place by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the dangers of the “Seditious Six” like Sen. Mark Kelly, why strong leadership is …

12/17 AM Update: New Phase of Brown U. Shooter Manhunt, Reiner Son Charged, Aussie Attack ISIS Link

12/17 AM Update: New Phase of Brown U. Shooter Manhunt, Reiner Son Charged, Aussie Attack ISIS Link

AM Update for 12/17/25: More than three days after the attack, the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting remains at large as investigators release limited new video and urge the public for help – retired FBI Agent James Fitzgerald weighs in on this next phase. Los Angeles prosecutors formally charge Nick Reiner with two …

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in ISIS Ambush in Syria by Suspected Infiltrator Inside Local Security Forces

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in ISIS Ambush in Syria by Suspected Infiltrator Inside Local Security Forces

Two U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra, Syria, on Saturday in an attack believed to have been carried out by an ISIS infiltrator inside the Syrian security forces. Three more U.S. soldiers and two other members of Syrian security forces were also wounded in the ambush. According to The …

12/11 AM Update: SBA Fraud Probed, RFK Jr and Hegseth Targeted for Impeachment, In-N-Out Bans ‘6-7’

12/11 AM Update: SBA Fraud Probed, RFK Jr and Hegseth Targeted for Impeachment, In-N-Out Bans ‘6-7’

AM Update for 12/11/25: A federal small business contracting program intended for disadvantaged owners is now under investigation by the Small Business Association (SBA), Treasury, and Senate leaders after a series of fraud revelations, guilty pleas, and undercover footage showing companies exploiting racial set-asides to bypass competitive bidding. The Trump administration is proposing new vetting …

12/10 AM Update: Trump Hits Back at MTG, Wind Farm Freeze Blocked, Court Backs Trans Military Ban

12/10 AM Update: Trump Hits Back at MTG, Wind Farm Freeze Blocked, Court Backs Trans Military Ban

AM Update for 12/10/25: President Donald Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) escalate their public feud as the president defends his foreign policy focus in a new Politico interview. A federal judge strikes down President Trump’s executive order freezing wind farm permitting, calling the administration’s rationale legally insufficient. A federal judge approves the Department …

Ep. 1206 BREAKING: Alleged January 6 Pipe Bomber Arrested, and Trump on ‘Garbage’ Somalia

Ep. 1206 BREAKING: Alleged January 6 Pipe Bomber Arrested, and Trump on ‘Garbage’ Somalia

Megyn opens the show by discussing the breaking news on the arrest of the alleged January 6 pipe bomber, new information and details on the suspect from the FBI, and more.  Then, Julie Kelly, editor of Declassified on Substack, joins to discuss the newly released details about the alleged January 6 pipe bomber, his reported ties to …

12/3 AM Update: Hegseth and Trump Talk Strikes, GOP Wins Seat, Dell’s ‘Trump Accounts’ Billions

12/3 AM Update: Hegseth and Trump Talk Strikes, GOP Wins Seat, Dell’s ‘Trump Accounts’ Billions

AM Update for 12/3/25: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth forcefully defends the second strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel at the latest cabinet meeting, while President Trump and other cabinet members weighed in. Republican Matt Van Epps wins the closely-watched Tennessee special election. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faces intensifying backlash as federal and congressional investigators …