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Trump Reverses Course on DNI Pick, Shock California LGBT Contract Bias Reporting: AM Update 6/18

6/18/202617 min

President 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 Department official to call the program illegal. A Colorado French teacher is fired after female students accused her of pressuring them to kiss one another during classroom skits. Pat Tillman’s younger brother is sentenced to five years in federal prison for crashing his car into a San Jose post office and setting it on fire.

 

 

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  2. Emily Jashinsky· Host0:28

    [upbeat music] Good morning, everyone. I'm Emily Jashinsky, host of After Party and The Megyn Kelly Wrap Up show on Sirius XM channel 111. It's Thursday, June 18th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.

  3. Donald Trump· Soundbite0:41

    So all of a sudden it was like a rush act by the Democrats, and they said they were gonna approve FISA.

  4. Emily Jashinsky· Host0:47

    President Trump pulling the plug on his own nominee for now, keeping housing official Bill Pulte in line to take over as acting director of National Intelligence tomorrow.

  5. Speaker 40:57

    So we're definitely looking into what can be done about it by the Department of Justice. It's nonsense- Yeah ... and it needs to stop, and it's illegal.

  6. Emily Jashinsky· Host1:03

    California reportedly giving LGBT-owned businesses special access to utility contracts for those who can prove they're actually gay. A Colorado teacher fired after students accused her of making girls kiss during classroom skits. And younger brother of NFL star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman sentenced after using his car to firebomb a California post office. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your

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