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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 …

Ep. 1341 Michelle Obama Upstages Barack in New Portrait, Euros Love America, and 2028 Rumblings

Ep. 1341 Michelle Obama Upstages Barack in New Portrait, Euros Love America, and 2028 Rumblings

Megyn is joined by National Review’s Rich Lowry and Charles C.W. Cooke to discuss what’s behind President Donald Trump’s interest in a deal with Iran, the reaction to what we’re learning about the deal so far, the Trump administration’s need to focus on the economy ahead of the midterms, divisions within the Republican Party over …

Five Men Charged in Alleged Plot to Attack Government Officials, Spectators at White House UFC Event

Five Men Charged in Alleged Plot to Attack Government Officials, Spectators at White House UFC Event

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 Sunday night. The Plot As reported on Wednesday’s AM Update, the investigation remaining ongoing and investigators are now examining a much larger network of potential …

Ep. 1340 VP Vance on Iran Deal, GOP Divide, and Returning to Faith, Plus Alleged Jan. 5 Pipe Bomber’s Lawyer

Ep. 1340 VP Vance on Iran Deal, GOP Divide, and Returning to Faith, Plus Alleged Jan. 5 Pipe Bomber’s Lawyer

Vice President J.D. Vance, author of Communion, joins Megyn to talk about what is really in the new proposed Iran deal, the economic benefits Iran could receive if it complies with the agreement, what happens if the regime refuses to cooperate, the backlash from neocons over the latest peace plan, what is being misrepresented about the …

Ep. 1339 Meltdown Over Patriotic UFC at WH, and Justin Baldoni’s Attorney Gives Details of Settlement

Ep. 1339 Meltdown Over Patriotic UFC at WH, and Justin Baldoni’s Attorney Gives Details of Settlement

Megyn is joined by attorney Bryan Freedman, founder of Liner Freedman Taitelman + Cooley, to discuss the full settlement agreement between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively revealed exclusively on The Megyn Kelly Show, what the agreement actually says, why the agreement makes it clear it is time to move on from this entire case, Baldoni’s …

Dems Reportedly in Panic Over Graham Platner’s Primary Win in Maine – Could He Be Pressured to Drop Out?

Dems Reportedly in Panic Over Graham Platner’s Primary Win in Maine – Could He Be Pressured to Drop Out?

Fresh off winning the Democrat primary for U.S. Senate in Maine on Tuesday, scandal-plagued Graham Platner is learning his next fight may not be against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) after all. As Platner gears up to face the five-term Republican in a race Democrats widely view as central to their hopes of taking back …

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 …