RFK Grilled on the Hill, Trump's Newsy Trip to Syria, Diddy Trial Revelations: AM Update 5/15
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What are the highlights of today's AM Update?
Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Thursday, May 15th, 2025, and this is your AM Update.
Let's work together and do something that we all believe in, which is have healthy kids in our country, for God's sake.
HHS Secretary RFKJ testifying at House and Senate budget hearings, delivering impassioned pleas for bipartisan cooperation in restoring American health.
I just want to thank you for everything, and maybe in particular our friendship. It's been a very loyal, great, beautiful friendship.
President Trump deepening ties with Middle Eastern leaders in a whirlwind tour. The star witness in the Sean Diddy Combs trial takes the stand for a second day. And the legendary Pete Rose now posthumously eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame after a little help from President Trump. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. Tax day may have passed, but for millions of Americans, the real trouble is just beginning. If you miss the April 15th deadline or still owe back taxes, the IRS is ramping up enforcement, and every day you wait might make things worse. With over 5,000 new tax liens filed daily and tools like property seizures, bank levies, and wage garnishments, you don't want to mess around.
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What reforms is RFK Jr. proposing for HHS?
We won't solve this problem by throwing more money at it. We must spend smarter. We will shift funding away from bureaucracy toward direct impact. We will address nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyles. We will emphasize healthy eating and Head Start and ensure the program continues to serve its 750,000 children and parents effectively. We will equip the FDA to expand its food safety efforts through research, regulations, independence, and education. We will rebuild public trust. Trust that eroded through years of industry capture, corruption, waste, and misplaced priorities.
Secretary Kennedy is overseeing a massive reorganization of HHS, reducing what the Trump administration says is redundant bureaucracy and consolidating the department from 28 divisions into 15. Ranking member of the committee, Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, launching a blistering attack on Secretary Kennedy.
How is RFK Jr. responding to criticism on vaccine policies?
Under your budget proposal, Americans would die of needless and preventable deaths. Yourself and President Trump and Elon Musk are attacking health programs to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. By promoting quackery, we are endangering the health of the American people with pseudoscience, fear-mongering, and misinformation. Because of these cuts, people will die. And with respect to views on vaccine, quite frankly, I believe you are promoting quackery. Under your watch, our country is now failing to contain vaccine-preventable diseases. Measles, a disease eliminated in the United States just decades ago, has now claimed the lives of three Americans, including two children, who died needlessly.
The secretary later in the hearing going back to address Congresswoman DeLauro's comments on the measles outbreak. I want to correct you.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What are the highlights of today's AM Update?
0:02–2:22
2
What reforms is RFK Jr. proposing for HHS?
2:22–3:21
3
How is RFK Jr. responding to criticism on vaccine policies?
3:21–5:11
4
What is the controversy surrounding gain-of-function research?
5:11–7:03
5
What are the key developments from Trump's Syria visit?
7:03–18:15
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