SCOTUS Drama Over Presidential Power, Trump Pushes SAVE Act, Murdaugh Retrial Set: AM Update 6/30
6/30/202621 min
The left and right are fired up over Supreme Court decisions addressing the power of the president to fire officials. President Trump pressures Senate Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act after the Supreme Court upholds states’ authority to count certain mail-in ballots received after Election Day. Alec Murdaugh returns to court and receives an April 2027 retrial date after his convictions for murdering his wife and son were overturned. Minneapolis repeals its nearly four-decade ban on adult bathhouses, clearing the way for the city to develop regulations allowing the sex venues to reopen.
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Megyn Kelly· Host0:26
[upbeat music] Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Tuesday, June 30th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:39
The president now has wide-ranging power, it seems, to fire appointees of these independent, what were supposed to be independent bodies.
Megyn Kelly· Host0:46
Fallout from two major US Supreme Court rulings over the president's power to fire government employees. Pundits in legacy media sound the alarm, even as the high court draws a firm exception around Federal Reserve independence.
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:01
Because of the mail-in ballot, uh, ruling, which was a little bit surprising, the SAVE Act is even more important.
Megyn Kelly· Host1:08
President Trump turning up the pressure on Republicans to pass a sweeping election integrity bill after a Supreme Court ruling leaves mail-in ballot deadlines largely in the hands of the states. Alec Murdoch has a retrial date after his murder convictions were overturned. And Minneapolis putting the finishing touch on Pride Month by