CA Mayor Admits To Being Chinese Foreign Agent, Patel Clashes with Dems, MA Shooting: AM Update 5/13
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Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Wednesday, May 13th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
The campaign that China is engaging in and enlisting agents here who are not acting overtly really undermines our national security.
The mayor of Arcadia, California, resigning after prosecutors say she helped push pro-China propaganda at the direction of Chinese government officials.
The only person that was slinging margaritas in El Salvador on the taxpayer dollar with a convicted gang-banging rapist was you.
FBI Director Kash Patel appearing for a budget hearing that quickly devolved into a contentious fight with Democrats over allegations of unprofessional conduct. President Trump calling abortion funding a, quote, thorny issue as Republicans appear poised to let a temporary ban on funding for Planned Parenthood expire. And a terrifying scene in Massachusetts. A gunman opening fire on pedestrians and cars before a state trooper, as well as a former Marine, move in to stop him. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. Paying $70, $80, $90 a month to big wireless for unlimited data is insanity. Especially when Pure Talk is going to give you unlimited high-speed data for just $34 a month.
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What led to the resignation of the Arcadia mayor?
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Beginning in 2020 and continuing through at least the end of 2022, the DOJ alleges Wang and her then-fiancé Mike Sun, a Chinese national, ran U.S. News Center, a site presenting as a legitimate news outlet but allegedly used to publish pro-China content under the direction of Chinese government officials. In February, Sun, who also worked on Wang's election campaign, sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the scheme.
How did Kash Patel's Senate budget hearing become contentious?
Wang elected to the city council in November 2022, serving as mayor on a rotating basis. Arcadia is an L.A. county city where Asian Americans make up nearly 60% of the population. In one June 2021 example, prosecutors say a Chinese government official sent Wang pre-written articles for U.S. News Center, including an essay denying genocide and forced labor in Xinyang, the western Chinese region at the center of Beijing's crackdown on Uyghur Muslims. Within minutes, Wang allegedly posted the article to the site, then sent the Chinese official a link to the piece. The Chinese official responding, quote, Wang's lawyers releasing a statement this week emphasizing that the alleged misconduct took place in her personal capacity, not as an elected official.
and putting the blame on her former fiancé. From the statement, "...events in Ms. Wang's personal life, including her trust and love for apparently the wrong person who ultimately led her astray, require her to step away from public service.
What is the status of the federal Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood?
She apologizes and is sorry for the mistakes she has made in her personal life." Her love and devotion for the Arcadia community have not changed and did not waver. Wang's engagement to Sun reportedly ending in the spring of 2024. Assistant U.S.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–1:50
2
What led to the resignation of the Arcadia mayor?
1:50–3:08
3
How did Kash Patel's Senate budget hearing become contentious?
3:08–4:14
4
What is the status of the federal Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood?
4:14–5:29
5
What happened during the shooting incident in Massachusetts?
5:29–14:48
6
What is the significance of the Chinese propaganda case involving the mayor?
14:48–18:24
Speakers
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