Aaron McIntire covers President Trump's United Nations address on Iran, where he says a deal is more likely after the midterms, plus his criticism of the UN over mass migration and cultural heritage. He covers a new Center for Strategic Politics survey of 683 Democratic voters finding notable shares would react positively to Trump's death or removal by coup, along with Vice President JD Vance's response on Newsmax. Aaron also covers Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins facing criticism for suggesting consumers switch off beef amid high prices, and a hacking group called Shiny Hunters claiming it breached FBI personnel data. He touches on Kamala Harris campaigning for Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and country singer Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" breaking the record for most weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Aaron closes with Iowa gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn's comments on the role of the church versus government.

Aaron McIntire covers the Trump administration removing legacy outlets like CNN and MSNBC from dedicated White House press briefing room space, and Vice President JD Vance's defense of the move during a North Carolina campaign stop for Senate candidate Michael Whatley. He covers an ICE agent shooting and wounding a Venezuelan national during an operation in Austin, Texas, which sparked large protests, with the man's attorney disputing DHS's account of his immigration status. Aaron also covers Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's new mandatory newborn home visit program, and Patrick Clancy's emotional CBS 60 Minutes interview reflecting on the loss of his three children. He closes with Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney's postgame comments on his Christian faith, and former LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt's remarks on national identity and assimilation.

Aaron McIntire covers a new U.S. Denmark agreement granting America permanent military access to Greenland, and updates on the Strait of Hormuz reopening to its highest shipping levels in six months. He covers rising Midwest gas prices tied to a flooded ExxonMobil refinery in Joliet, Illinois, and Vice President JD Vance's Iowa campaign stop for gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn. Aaron also covers Republican strategist Karl Rove's decision to back a Democrat over Texas Railroad Commissioner nominee Bo French following French's controversial social media posts, and Lindsay Clancy holdout juror Michael Desronvil speaking out for the first time since the trial ended in a mistrial. He covers Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's comments calling Democrat immigration policy evil, and closes discussing Toys R Us's major expansion alongside writer Katy Faust's theory on why so many adults are buying toys for themselves.

Aaron McIntire covers the Federal Reserve's unanimous decision to raise interest rates despite President Trump's public frustration, amid a 31 year low in new home sales. He covers Vice President JD Vance's midterm messaging push, and undercover video obtained by the Daily Wire in which Texas Senate candidate James Talarico's own minister suggests Talarico is softening his positions purely for electoral purposes. Aaron also covers the arrest of Korby Allen Strube, a Kansas man accused of posting antisemitic death threats against Ben Shapiro tied to a Yom Kippur countdown, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles announcing she is cancer free. He covers NFL star Travis Kelce being named a victim in a $35 million Ponzi scheme run by Indian national Siddharth Jawahar, and pushes back on California Governor Gavin Newsom's breezy CNN fly fishing interview reflecting on COVID era lockdowns.

Aaron McIntire covers Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's congressional testimony confirming regime change in Iran is now the administration's goal, plus the Supreme Court's 7 to 2 rejection of Trump's effort to curb mail in ballots ahead of the midterms. He covers newly released FBI documents showing Butler, Pennsylvania shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks ordered firearm parts under the alias Bob Dole, and that an anonymous donor paid for his cremation. Aaron also covers Representative Thomas Massie filing articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and a newly surfaced FBI email seeking to criminally investigate Elon Musk over his DOGE era email to federal workers. He shares missionary Jeff Wood's harrowing testimony of surviving over six years as an al Qaeda hostage in West Africa, and reacts to actor Seth Rogen's comments about choosing not to have children.

Aaron McIntire covers President Trump and Vice President JD Vance pushing back hard against AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI over recent doomsday warnings, arguing it is a bid for regulatory capture rather than genuine safety concern. He notes Senator Mitch McConnell's 92 day public absence continues even as the Senate returns to session, and covers prosecutor Joe diGenova's abrupt resignation from the Justice Department investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, who has now been subpoenaed to testify. Aaron covers a Massachusetts family's fight to regain custody of their daughter after they allege a school secretly began her gender transition, and reports that Chinese entities allegedly supplied Iran with satellite images used in a deadly strike on U.S. troops in Jordan. He closes with a moving CBS 60 Minutes account of an F-15 pilot's survival and rescue after being shot down over Iran, a story Aaron calls one of the best he has ever heard.

Aaron McIntire lays out why he thinks recent doom laden warnings from AI researchers at Anthropic and OpenAI, including a viral resignation post from ex-employee Jacob Coxon, may be less about pure safety concerns and more about pushing regulatory capture against open source competitors. He walks through the timeline, from Coxon's post to statements from researchers at both companies, and argues the real motive is protecting these companies' bottom line ahead of potential IPOs by outlawing local AI models. Aaron connects this to his broader theory that much of the public backlash against data centers and AI traces back to foreign propaganda. He closes with a viral clip of a YouTuber getting the AI model GPT-6 to insist, incorrectly, that the word seventeen has four E's, using it as a lighthearted counterpoint to claims that AI is on the verge of ending humanity.

More adventures in Aaron's basement.

In this special, no-news edition of The A.M. Update, Aaron McIntire sits down with Jimmy Moon, a father from Sacramento, California, for one of the most powerful testimonies he's ever heard. Jimmy opens up about the terrifying early hospitalization of his daughter, now three years old, and the promise he made to God in the midst of that trial. He also shares his personal journey through suicidal ideation as a young man, and how that experience later led him to found a small local ministry that places highlighted scripture references into donated Bibles for others walking through similar struggles. Aaron reflects on why stories like Jimmy's matter, especially for those who follow the news closely enough to feel worn down by it. This episode is a reminder that God is still at work, even when the headlines tempt us to believe otherwise.

Aaron McIntire covers leaked comments from Vice President JD Vance at a private Michigan campaign event, where he linked rising anti-Semitism to immigration from cultures with what he called ancient ethnic hatreds. He covers Congressman Brandon Gill's questioning of a Miami doctor who ran a birth tourism business, repeatedly pleading the Fifth Amendment when asked about ties to the Chinese Communist Party and criminal organizations. Aaron also covers a new Justice Department lawsuit against Kansas City, Kansas public schools over a policy allowing student gender transitions without parental knowledge, and renewed U.S. strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. He covers the fatal shooting outside a Tucson, Arizona gay bar being investigated as a hate crime, and a father's emotional congressional testimony about his daughter's permanent injuries from a crash caused by an unlicensed illegal immigrant driver.