The A.M. Update

Aaron McIntire covers Rep. Thomas Massie forcing a House vote on eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, which Massie calls a gentler version of what Democrats will bring next year, and Rep. Chip Roy's idea to use the lame-duck session and reconciliation to pass conservative priorities. He covers House Republicans choosing Jim Jordan over Steve Scalise as minority lead...

Aaron McIntire covers Harmeet Dhillon's resignation as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, the first senior departure since the midterms, with Dhillon telling Fox News she submitted her resignation three weeks earlier and agreed to wait at the White House's request, and Attorney General Todd Blanche thanking her for her service. He covers Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass conceding...

Aaron McIntire breaks down Vice President JD Vance's lengthy X post-mortem on the midterms, in which Vance wrote that the reason Republicans lost is the Iran war, and that a pollster found disaffected 2024 Trump voters wanted the war ended, a focus on cost of living and inflation, an America First agenda and a changed relationship with Israel. He plays President Trump telling reporters at the Whit...

Aaron McIntire breaks down election night, saying Republicans lost ground nearly everywhere they were in competitive races, with Democrats winning the House, James Talarico winning the Texas Senate race and Sen. Darline Graham losing in South Carolina. Recording Wednesday morning with votes still being counted, he says Democrats also led or won in races including Iowa's Senate and governor contest...

  Aaron McIntire covers Election Day 2026 and the last-minute news before the polls, including a limited U.S. "defensive" strike on Iran's Qeshm Island, the Supreme Court's rejection of the Trump administration's bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots, and the Florida Learjet crash that killed nine people. He notes the Learjet crash near Greenacres involved a Texas family of four and a 20...

Aaron McIntire covers reports that the Justice Department has intensified a criminal investigation into Alaska's second Senate candidate named Dan Sullivan after a New York Times report on Mary Peltola's campaign, plus President Trump's call for prosecutions, while Alaska's Supreme Court has already ruled the candidacy can stay on the ballot. He plays Barack Obama's campaign pitch on child care an...

Aaron McIntire covers a New York Times report that staffers for Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola were told in 2025 to find as many people named Dan Sullivan as they could, ahead of a second Dan Sullivan appearing on the ballot against Republican Senator Dan Sullivan; Peltola's campaign denies recruiting him, and Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department is suing over...

Aaron McIntire covers President Trump's Corpus Christi rally for Ken Paxton, where Alexis Nungaray, mother of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, spoke about her daughter's 2024 killing by two Venezuelan men who entered the country illegally, and Trump's claims that Democrats cheat in elections. He covers Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro reportedly leaving for the United States two days after losing t...

Aaron McIntire covers President Trump's Truth Social pledge of $1 million to anyone who reports voter fraud leading to an arrest and conviction, a plan with no details yet on funding or who would administer it. He covers Trump calling Brazil's runoff "another rigged election" after Lula beat Flávio Bolsonaro 51.8 percent to 48.2 percent and Bolsonaro refused to concede, and he questions the vote s...

Aaron McIntire covers President Trump's Michigan rally for Mike Rogers, where he attacked Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, who denies claims of Muslim Brotherhood ties, and a viral Oval Office exchange in which Trump snapped at reporter Andrew Feinberg over a golf course question. He breaks down the Pentagon's FORTRESS initiative requiring major U.S. military bases to sustain essential op...

Aaron McIntire covers the AI-assisted discovery of two critical flaws in PHP, the programming language behind a large share of websites, which led European governments and U.S. organizations to take sites offline Wednesday while the FBI and NSA urged immediate updates. He covers Rep. Ilhan Omar breaking her silence with a fundraising appeal after the search of her home, and a court filing listing...

Aaron McIntire covers the Trump administration's new $25 million Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, which pays tipsters up to $30,000 for information leading to fraud charges, along with President Trump's comments urging Ukraine to end the war. He covers the Social Security Administration's record cleanup of about 50 million records, a push to expand Trump Accounts to anyone under 40, and Elon...

Aaron McIntire covers Vice President JD Vance's rally message that Democrats are barking up the wrong tree on affordability and gas prices, and President Trump's reaction to the weekend riots in France, where he blamed immigration and urged Macron to close the borders while France's prime minister blamed ultra-left radical groups. He plays House Speaker Mike Johnson telling Larry Kudlow that Repub...

Aaron McIntire covers Vice President JD Vance's CBS News town hall in Michigan, where he blamed Democratic policies for high energy prices and said there's a chance he doesn't run for president in 2028. He covers the Bend, Oregon elementary school shooting that killed three children and a teacher, and the teacher and armed father who stopped the 16-year-old gunman. Aaron also covers Texas Senate n...

Aaron McIntire covers a CNN town hall where a Catholic voter told Texas Senate nominee James Talarico that the Bible is not silent on abortion, and NBC's Tom Llamas pressing Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed over his half-sister's old tweets about their mother and the Muslim Brotherhood. He covers Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch warning of double jeopardy problems in the repeat pros...

Aaron McIntire covers a new memo from Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley alleging that former special counsel Jack Smith's office and the Biden Justice Department obtained data on at least 639,000 Republican voters and donors in the Arctic Frost probe, including buyers of red MAGA hats. He plays Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky telling Piers Morgan he feels betrayed by President Trump'...

Aaron McIntire covers Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis after surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro confirming a federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar's financial disclosures. President Trump says he is not taking a position on the search of Omar's home, while the Justice Department has not said whether the financial probe is connected to the i...

Aaron McIntire covers federal agents searching the Washington home of Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, which Fox News, citing anonymous sources, ties to immigration paperwork her father filled out when she was a child. Omar's allies, including Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, called the search an abuse of power, while the Justice Department says it was c...

Aaron McIntire covers President Trump's diesel supply deal with Vladimir Putin, which the White House says will bring more than 300,000 tons of Russian diesel to market with more promised in November, and Trump's suggestion that Ukraine get a new leader. He covers the Pentagon's plan to execute Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad on December 3 and livestream it, a proposal drawing bipart...

Aaron McIntire covers President Trump saying he doesn't think the suspected plague case at a Siberian lab is a bioweapon, even as Russia says it's under control, and the FBI sting that stopped an alleged ISIS-inspired plot against the Mall of America. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud bought an inert AK-47 and about 200 rounds from an undercover agent, and he is charged with...

Aaron McIntire covers President Trump's midterm rally tour, including his line about asking world leaders who thank him for the Iran war when they plan to pay for it, and his Baltimore announcement of a $6.6 billion Navy and Anduril submarine parts factory. He plays Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on Russia to share more information after a lab worker's death at a Siberian anti-plague insti...

Aaron McIntire breaks down the mixed messages from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who downplayed the U.S. bomber withdrawal from RAF Fairford as routine rotation, and President Trump, who said there was a threat, while Vice President JD Vance cited an abundance of caution. He covers Trump blaming refinery shortages for high gas prices before his Nebraska campaign trip, and Vance's Alaska rally fo...

Aaron McIntire covers the U.S. Air Force pulling all of its bombers from RAF Fairford in the UK after a suspected terror plot near the base led to six arrests. He plays Trump's midterm pitch from his Oklahoma rally, Justice Samuel Alito's Fox News Sunday interview on the Dobbs leaker and retirement speculation, and Senator Mark Kelly's Face the Nation answer on lowering costs. Aaron also breaks do...

Aaron McIntire covers Vice President JD Vance's candid interview on Air Force Two about the economy, H-1B visa fraud, and being honest with voters about the pace of change, along with new polling showing non-college educated voters shifting away from Republicans. He covers President Trump signaling the administration is adjusting its midterm messaging on prices and inflation. Aaron also covers a u...

Aaron McIntire covers a thwarted hijacking attempt aboard a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel, where a struggle in the cockpit left crew members injured before passengers helped subdue the attacker and the plane landed safely. He covers President Trump's announcement that the last American forces are leaving Iraq, and Senate Democrats blocking bills that would have banned congressional stock tradin...