The Megyn Kelly Show - July 15, 2026


SCOTUS Asks For More Security, Graham’s Sister Sworn In, Parasite Spreads Across US： AM Update 7⧸15


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Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett make a rare appearance on Capitol Hill yesterday, testifying before separate House and Senate panels as the high court seeks a roughly 10 percent budget increase amid a surge in threats against judges.

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00:00:30.000 Hey, good morning, everybody. I'm Mark Kalprin, host of Next Up with Mark Kalprin. Filling in
00:00:36.420 today for Megyn Kelly. It's Wednesday, July 15th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
00:00:42.620 Many of us, me included, have received threatening anonymous deliveries designed to intimidate and
00:00:49.380 harass us. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan making a rare appearance on
00:00:54.560 Capitol Hill urging Congress to approve a larger court budget as threats against the justices
00:00:59.700 grow more personal, more frequent, and increasingly dangerous. Lindsey Graham's sister sworn into his
00:01:05.740 Senate seat carrying forward the work of the brother who raised her. If you're somebody that
00:01:10.200 seems to go into salad bars on a weekly basis, just give that a rest for a week or two. A fast-growing
00:01:16.240 parasite outbreak sickening thousands across more than 30 states as health experts warn Americans to
00:01:21.560 rethink what they eat until investigators find the source and a massive heat dome baking much
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00:02:40.040 the number 989898. Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan, a liberal, and Amy Coney Barrett, a 0.50
00:02:47.340 conservative making a rare appearance on Capitol Hill yesterday, testifying before separate House
00:02:52.500 and Senate panels as the high court seeks a roughly 10 percent budget increase amid a surge
00:02:57.860 of threats against judges. The court requesting $228 million for the next fiscal year, including
00:03:04.600 $14.6 million to expand the teams assigned to protect each justice and their families.
00:03:11.140 Nearly 400 federal judges facing threats last year, with another 276 targeted during the
00:03:17.180 first half of this year, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
00:03:20.280 The danger becoming frighteningly real in June of 2022, when a California man traveled
00:03:26.300 across the country to Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Maryland neighborhood, intending to assassinate
00:03:32.000 him.
00:03:32.200 Nicholas Roski, arriving near the justices' home with a Glock handgun, ammunition, a tactical knife, zip ties, pepper spray, and burglary tools, before calling 911 himself and surrendering to police.
00:03:47.080 Roski pleading guilty last year to attempted murder, admitting he was angered by the leaked draft opinion, signaling the court was prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade.
00:03:56.320 We will not go back! We will not go back!
00:04:00.200 The leak triggering weeks of demonstrations in the spring of 2022 with pro-abortion activists
00:04:09.640 gathering outside the Supreme Court and repeatedly protesting near the private
00:04:14.300 homes of conservative justices. Justice Kagan telling members of the House Appropriations
00:04:18.960 Subcommittee the Supreme Court police force is now preparing for another dramatic increase
00:04:24.200 in threatening activity. Our respective departments growing needs are obvious given
00:04:29.080 current conditions. The Capitol Police Chief recently testified that threats against Congress
00:04:34.660 are up 50 percent this year. The Supreme Court Police expect a smaller but still very substantial
00:04:41.620 38 percent annual increase in threats this year, which follows a 25 percent increase last year.
00:04:49.780 For some of us, those threats have come very close, and all of us live with the knowledge
00:04:54.860 that they may again materialize.
00:04:57.640 But as the Chief Justice has said,
00:05:00.100 all members of the court continue to do their jobs
00:05:03.220 as they believe legally right,
00:05:05.900 adjudicating cases without fear or favor.
00:05:09.260 Justice Barrett, a mother of seven,
00:05:11.340 describing how the threats have forced the dangers of her job
00:05:14.200 directly into the lives of her children.
00:05:17.120 When threats to my life were particularly intense
00:05:19.620 a few years ago, around the time of the Dobbs leak,
00:05:22.360 my security details sent me home with a bulletproof vest and I carried it into my house,
00:05:27.240 put it into my bedroom, dropped it down on a table, turned around and my 12-year-old son
00:05:31.560 was standing in the doorway of my bedroom and he wanted to know what it was and why I had it.
00:05:37.000 And I didn't know how to respond because maybe I lack imagination, but I didn't expect that
00:05:42.580 performing this service was going to put me in the position of explaining to my children
00:05:46.800 what a bulletproof vest was and why I had to wear one.
00:05:50.100 Barrett also revealing her home was recently targeted in a swatting attack,
00:05:54.080 a hoax designed to send heavily armed police officers rushing to a victim's address under false pretenses.
00:06:00.120 During the Senate hearing, Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins calling out Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer
00:06:06.140 over prior remarks she argues helped fuel hostility towards the court.
00:06:11.220 Senator Collins pointing to Schumer's 2020 speech at a pro-abortion rally outside the Supreme Court
00:06:16.780 where he singled out Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh as the court considered a challenge to Louisiana abortion restrictions.
00:06:24.800 It is increasingly dangerous to be a Supreme Court justice these days.
00:06:32.140 And it's appalling to me that some of the rhetoric is coming from public officials on both sides of the aisle who should know better.
00:06:46.780 than to levy personal and political attacks against the judiciary and the court specifically.
00:06:56.760 For example, a senator stood in front of the Supreme Court building and called out two members by name,
00:07:05.880 saying that they had released the whirlwind and that they will pay the price.
00:07:11.800 Other public officials have called the court corrupt, out of control, and serving an extremist agenda.
00:07:22.500 Mr. Schumer later saying he was referring to political consequences, acknowledging he should not have used those words.
00:07:28.620 The hearing later turning to the unexpected death of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who played a central role in several Supreme Court confirmation battles during his years on the Judiciary Committee.
00:07:41.100 Kagan recalling one moment from her own 2010 confirmation hearing
00:07:44.720 when Graham briefly interrupted a serious discussion about terrorism and the laws of war
00:07:50.000 with a far less complicated question.
00:07:53.040 Now, as we move forward and deal with law of war issues,
00:07:58.940 Christmas Day bomber, where are you at on Christmas Day?
00:08:02.320 Senator Graham, that is an undecided legal issue,
00:08:05.820 which, well, I suppose I should ask exactly what you mean by that.
00:08:10.640 I'm assuming that the question you mean is whether a person who was apprehended in the United States is...
00:08:17.840 No, I just asked you where you were at on Christmas. 0.95
00:08:26.020 You know, like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant. 1.00
00:08:31.000 Great answer. 0.96
00:08:31.780 The exchange becoming one of the most memorable moments of Justice Kagan's confirmation,
00:08:36.940 Senator Graham ultimately joined four other Republicans in supporting her nomination,
00:08:42.000 Justice Kagan remembering Senator Graham as an unusually independent voice in an increasingly
00:08:47.520 partisan confirmation process. One would not expect such a cross-party, if you will, vote,
00:08:55.260 certainly from somebody from a deep red or deep blue state. And yet, Senator Graham voted for me.
00:09:01.780 But what I remember about that hearing was that somehow Senator Graham made me look funny.
00:09:07.420 Many people said to me afterwards, that exchange with Senator Graham was the moment my confirmation was sealed.
00:09:15.840 So I want to express my gratitude towards him, not only for his support,
00:09:20.380 but for approaching the confirmation process with the kind of seriousness that he did and the kind of respect he did.
00:09:30.600 And I never got to know Senator Graham very well, but I can see why so many people will deeply miss him.
00:09:37.700 And I just wanted to convey that on behalf of me and again express the condolences of the entire court to his family and friends.
00:09:46.880 You will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter. 0.99
00:09:55.120 So help you die. 0.99
00:09:56.880 I do. 1.00
00:09:57.380 darlene graham nordone taking the oath of office in the u.s senate tuesday becoming the first woman
00:10:05.120 ever to represent south carolina in the chamber republican governor henry mcmaster appointing
00:10:10.720 nordone to complete the term of her older brother the late senator lindsey graham who died suddenly
00:10:15.860 on saturday at the age of 71 the term expires in january governor mcmaster at the south carolina
00:10:22.820 Statehouse Monday announcing his choice to fill the seat. Lindsey took care of his little sister
00:10:28.360 in years long departed. It's my honor to ask his little sister Darlene Graham to finish his work
00:10:37.220 for him now. And by the way Darlene I don't know if I told you but after we spoke on the phone in
00:10:44.620 the wee hours of Sunday morning and you agreed to serve through tears earlier I had wondered
00:10:52.640 what you would say. And I was humbled by your quickness to see the duty that you had to serve.
00:11:04.820 Nordun thanking the governor Monday and promising to spend the coming months advancing the priorities
00:11:09.620 her brother left behind. I want to thank the governor for selecting me to serve the remainder
00:11:14.920 of Lindsay's term. It is such an honor. Lindsay has always been there for me. And now,
00:11:22.640 I will be there for him.
00:11:24.200 My brother was the most amazing person, outstanding leader, and just a genuinely good man.
00:11:33.620 He was kind and considerate and loved by his family dearly.
00:11:39.740 As I think everyone would agree, Lindsay worked harder than anyone.
00:11:45.980 He worked nonstop to make our state, country, and world better.
00:11:50.800 He loved his family and loved serving this state and our country.
00:11:56.660 He dedicated his life to our country.
00:12:00.360 It is such a privilege to get to finish some of his important work.
00:12:05.380 An emotional alert on enclosing her remarks with a message directly to her late brother.
00:12:10.600 Now to Lindsay, I miss you more than I can even put into words.
00:12:17.720 But I'm going to do this.
00:12:19.520 I got it.
00:12:20.480 Thank you.
00:12:22.820 The appointment-carrying particular meeting, because Senator Graham played the role of
00:12:26.520 both brother and parent for much of Nordan's life, their mother dying from cancer in 1976,
00:12:33.100 followed by their father's fatal heart attack just 15 months later, when Nordan was 13 and
00:12:38.240 Graham was beginning law school, the future senator becoming his sister's legal guardian,
00:12:43.180 regularly traveling home from law school to check on her as she was staying with relatives
00:12:47.460 before later adopting her so she could receive his military benefits.
00:12:52.220 Nodon telling NPR in 2015, quote,
00:12:54.520 I can remember the day my father passed away standing in the living room of that house,
00:12:58.400 absolutely scared to death.
00:12:59.840 Lindsay wrapped his arms around me and promised me he would always be there for me
00:13:03.980 and always take care of me.
00:13:06.140 Nodon earning a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling,
00:13:09.640 working as an optician and serving in several South Carolina agencies,
00:13:13.120 including the Commission for the Blind and the Department of Employment and Workforce.
00:13:18.480 Republican candidates can begin filing next Tuesday for an August 11th special primary
00:13:23.480 with a runoff scheduled for August 25th if no candidate wins a majority.
00:13:28.140 The eventual Republican nominee will face Democrat Annie Andrews in the November general election.
00:13:35.420 Coming up, a parasite spreading across more than 30 states with health experts warning Americans
00:13:40.480 to avoid salad bars while investigators search for the source
00:13:44.240 and a sprawling heat dome baking much of the country
00:13:47.260 as dangerous temperatures spread from west to the northeast.
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00:15:16.880 Federal and state health officials investigating whether Taco Bell restaurants played a role in a
00:15:22.400 massive nationwide outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite. Two people familiar with the ongoing
00:15:28.280 investigation telling the Washington Post officials are examining a possible connection
00:15:32.860 between the fast food chain and an outbreak that has now sickened more than 4,000 people.
00:15:38.960 No direct link to Taco Bell has been established, and investigators have not identified a
00:15:43.940 contaminated product, grower, or supplier. The investigation coming after some Taco Bell
00:15:49.620 restaurants around Detroit stopped serving lettuce, guacamole, pico de galla, and a cilantro-onion
00:15:55.280 mixture last week, signs posted at several locations blame the shortage on what the
00:16:00.520 restaurants described as a nationwide recall, though the Post reports the company has not
00:16:05.360 publicly explained the decision or responded to its request for comment.
00:16:09.320 The illness known as psychosporitis, an intestinal infection caused by microscopic parasites
00:16:16.760 called psilospora, the parasite spreads when food or water becomes contaminated with feces
00:16:22.720 from an infected person frequently reaching consumers through fresh produce. Because it
00:16:28.320 must mature outside the body before becoming infectious, psilospora generally does not
00:16:33.300 spread directly from one person to another, according to the CDC. Symptoms typically begin
00:16:38.840 about one week after exposure, including stomach cramps, nausea, fatigue, and prolonged diarrhea
00:16:45.000 that the CDC warns can become frequent and explosive. Some infected people never develop
00:16:50.920 symptoms while untreated illness can persist for weeks or even return after appearing to
00:16:56.040 improve. Investigators now focusing heavily on lettuce and salad greens, though Michigan health
00:17:01.540 officials stress other foods remain under consideration, according to the Michigan
00:17:05.840 Department of Health and Human Services. Michigan emerged as the center of the outbreak, reporting
00:17:11.140 more than 3,300 cases and 44 hospitalizations nationwide, the parasites sending at least 80
00:17:19.200 to the hospital according to the washington post the parasite particularly difficult to track
00:17:24.080 because symptoms may not have emerged for as long as two weeks forcing patients to remember meals
00:17:29.200 they ate days or even weeks earlier celebrity chef and restaurant owner andrew grew pointing
00:17:34.620 to michigan's role as a major distribution hub grew posting on x his guest is quote bagged lettuce is
00:17:41.440 the culprit girl advising consumers who want to be especially cautious to cook their produce and
00:17:46.840 avoid bagged lettuce mixes until officials identify the source. Infectious disease physician
00:17:52.560 Dr. Richard Smith telling NBC7 San Diego, washing produce may not be enough to kill the parasite.
00:17:59.660 Boil it. If you boil it at a higher temperature for a while, then you can be sure that the
00:18:04.620 organism is not going to cause problems. Other than that, all bets are off, even if you wash
00:18:09.580 it with water and soap. You know, if you're somebody that's into going to salad bars on a
00:18:13.640 weekly basis. Just give that a rest for a week or two while we figure out where this outbreak is
00:18:18.760 coming from. Millions of Americans facing dangerous temperatures this week as a massive
00:18:24.460 heat dome stretches from the west across the northern plains and into the northeast. More than
00:18:29.460 108 million people under active heat alerts yesterday, with warnings and advisories covering
00:18:34.780 large parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and extending east
00:18:40.600 towards New England. The National Weather Service forecasting more than 90 temperature records could
00:18:45.260 be tied or broken through today, with most involving unusually warm overnight temperatures.
00:18:51.060 The prolonged heat driven by a powerful area of high pressure that traps hot air
00:18:54.960 and pushes storms around its outer edges. Fox 5 Washington chief meteorologist Tucker Barnes
00:19:01.160 explaining how a heat dome can leave communities baking for several days. It's a dome of high
00:19:07.220 pressure so if you can imagine it working across the planet as a dome that helps you kind of
00:19:14.980 envision what you're dealing with sure but a high pressure and a heat dome act to do a couple of
00:19:20.780 things they suppress storm chances they give us bright blue skies but they can also give us extreme
00:19:26.980 heat because of the way the air rises what happens in a heat dome the air is forced aloft and then
00:19:33.180 it's forced and compressed down towards the earth. And as that process happens, it basically
00:19:39.220 caps the atmosphere and steers the jet stream away from our region and keeps us hot and kind
00:19:47.080 of baking in it for days at a time. So that's when we get these big heat waves. We often get
00:19:50.760 what we call a heat dome. The system already shattering all-time records in parts of the West.
00:19:55.880 Salt Lake City reaching 109 degrees on Sunday, while Billings, Montana climbed to 111.
00:20:01.640 The hot and dry conditions also increasing the risks of wildfires across the West, while placing additional pressure on the firefighters responding to those blazes.
00:20:11.400 ABC News chief medical correspondent, Dr. Tara Narula, outlining the steps people should take to stay safe in extreme heat.
00:20:19.560 So you think about, yes, staying inside, having the air conditioning on, checking the heat index.
00:20:24.380 So the heat index is really not just the temperature, but that combined with the humidity.
00:20:28.680 If the index is greater than 103, you can find this on a weather app.
00:20:32.680 That can be really dangerous.
00:20:34.320 And then you want to wear light, loose clothing, a big, broad-rimmed hat, avoid sunburn, alcohol, caffeine, and importantly, stay hydrated.
00:20:41.760 So even if you don't feel thirsty, you want to be drinking every few hours.
00:20:45.040 And lastly, I will say pay attention to your dogs.
00:20:47.480 I have a golden retriever.
00:20:49.420 So short, muzzled breeds, pugs, boxers, terriers, very vulnerable because they can't pant as efficiently.
00:20:56.600 Stay safe out there.
00:20:58.680 that'll do it for your am update i'm mark halperin host of next up find out more at next up
00:21:05.920 halperin.com and catch the megan kelly show today live on sirius xm the megan kelly channel 111
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00:21:19.260 all right full-time thoughts craig who stood out brazil's lime cheese cake started bright
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