Talarico Wins in Texas Primary, Noem Confronted by GOP Senators, Iran Conflict Widen: AM Update 3/4
episodePreviously titled “Dem Texas Senate Race Too Close, Noem Confronted by GOP Senators, Iran Conflict Widen: AM Update 3/4” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Wednesday, March 4th, 2026, and this is your AM Update. Texas voters casting their ballots in the U.S. Senate primary on both sides of the aisle. Who carried the night? We'll have the details. We expect exceptional leadership, and you've demonstrated anything but that. Secretary Kristi Noem faces friendly fire in a contentious Senate Judiciary hearing.
What happened in the Texas Democratic Senate primary?
Let me explain to you guys this in simple English, okay? Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics. The conflict with Iran intensifies as new polling finds most Americans still do not understand our objectives. And Virginia's Democrat governor refusing to cooperate with ICE in removing an illegal immigrant arrested for allegedly stabbing a woman to death after more than 30 prior arrests. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. Our sponsor, the Electronic Payments Coalition, says Washington politicians are always getting in your wallet, and now they're messing with your credit card. They say your credit card and the security it offers are under attack, and that Senators Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall want to change the nation's payment system to benefit corporate megastores like Walmart and Target at the expense of everyday Americans.
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On the Democrat side, a sharp contrast in style and energy. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett leaning hard into identity politics and red meat messaging aimed at energizing the core Democrat base. State Representative James Tallarico opting for softer rhetoric, but with progressive policies underneath.
What challenges did Kristi Noem face during her Senate hearing?
Crockett risking her safe, albeit drastically changed due to redistricting, House seat to run statewide. Tallarico surging in the final weeks of the campaign. Coming to Election Day with a 10-point lead according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. The night ending with the race too close to call. Confusion in Dallas County over polling sites leading a judge to extend voting by two hours only for the Texas Supreme Court to then block that order. Jasmine Crockett addressing supporters last night. There was a lot of confusion today. We were able to keep the polls open, but I can tell you now that people have been disenfranchised. The reason that we knew that there were problems is because we were receiving the phone calls and the emails.
The polls were supposed to stay open until 9 according to a court order. The Supreme Court, just a few minutes ago, just said, shut it down. The Supreme Court also said that they are to separate any votes out that came in after 7 p.m.
How is the conflict with Iran impacting U.S. foreign policy?
What this means is that we will not know what votes are to be tallied from Election Day out of Dallas County. For sure, we won't know that tonight. Knowing that Dallas County is a big dump of votes, we, in my opinion, will not know the election results overall tonight. We may have the early vote soon. If it comes in and I'm losing Dallas County, then we know kind of where this thing is going. NBC News' Steve Kornacki saying on his live stream earlier in the evening, even if the rest of the vote in Dallas County came in, she would still be well short in Dallas of that margin that Tallarico has built. As that mess is sorted out, no Democrat victor is yet declared.
What are the implications of the Virginia bus stop stabbing incident?
Tallarico speaking to his supporters last night. Tonight, our campaign is shocking the nation.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:28
2
What happened in the Texas Democratic Senate primary?
0:28–2:28
3
What challenges did Kristi Noem face during her Senate hearing?
2:28–3:36
4
How is the conflict with Iran impacting U.S. foreign policy?
3:36–4:24
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What are the implications of the Virginia bus stop stabbing incident?
4:24–10:50
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How did the Texas Senate race end up too close to call?
10:50–23:28
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