Maine Dems Pick Platner Replacement, Anti-ICE Attack in NYC, New UK Prime Minister: AM Update 7/21
7/21/202621 min
Former Maine state Senate President Troy Jackson effectively secures the Democrat nomination to challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins, despite questions surrounding his record - Editor-in-Chief of The Maine Wire Steve Robinson weighs in. A former Army soldier accused of anti-government extremism allegedly sets a fire and fires a pellet gun outside a Manhattan federal building housing immigration courts and ICE offices. Andy Burnham becomes the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade, replacing Keir Starmer as Labour leader and promising stability while signaling a possible shift on North Sea drilling. President Trump says his Qatari-donated Air Force One will be grounded for about a month this fall while it receives additional security upgrades.
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Megyn Kelly· Host0:28
[upbeat music] Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Tuesday, July 21st, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
Troy Jackson· Soundbite0:39
I'm a Mainer, a dad, a fifth-generation logger from Allagash. I'm a progressive.
Megyn Kelly· Host0:44
Far left candidate Troy Jackson effectively securing the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins in Maine. So who is he?
James Barnacle· Soundbite0:54
Mr. Ebaca was looking to injure people and harm people. He had two axes, a hammer, a machete, and three knives.
Megyn Kelly· Host1:06
An alleged anti-ICE extremist setting a fire outside a Manhattan federal building, then shooting a pellet gun before agents taking him down. Britain getting its seventh prime minister in a decade as the Labour Party replaces Keir Starmer with the so-called King of the North. And President Trump revealing his new Air Force One plane will soon receive additional security upgrades.