RFK Jr. Clashes With Dems on the Hill, Hero High School Principal, SantaCon Fraud: AM Update 4/17
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Good morning, everyone. I'm Megyn Kelly. It's Friday, April 17th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
You've got a lot of misinformation there. There's a global measles epidemic.
We've done better in preventing it than any country in the world. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the Hill in back-to-back hearings defending his agency. Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax involved in a shocking murder-suicide amid messy divorce proceedings.
He saved a lot of people today, and he's a good man.
An Oklahoma principal receiving praise from the community after tackling an armed school shooter. And Santa's naughty list just got a little longer. The president of New York City's infamous SantaCon pub crawl arrested for allegedly pocketing the event's donations for himself. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update. Here's a question for you. How many brokers does it take to insure your business? If you're like most business owners, the answer is too many.
What are the details of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s hearings on Capitol Hill?
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What tragic event occurred involving former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax?
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How did an Oklahoma high school principal heroically stop a school shooter?
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What charges were brought against the organizer of New York City's SantaCon?
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. yesterday sitting for two of seven oversight hearings set to take place over the next week, defending the Trump administration's annual budget proposal. The plan, aiming to cut costs and restructure federal health spending, Secretary Kennedy framing the changes as a return to gold standard science, while Democrats continue to push back on his agenda, including proposed changes to the childhood vaccine schedule. The hearings turning combative with repeated clashes over vaccine policy, research funding and staffing across the agency. At the first hearing in front of the Ways and Means Committee, Democrat and ranking member Richard Neal's opening remarks setting the tone for the day.
We watch daily as the threats to this health care system that we have constructed, whether it's talking about measles and vaccinations. We remember what it was like before Dr. Salk's polio vaccine. My mom, who was a devotee of the Kennedy family, she said the way we prevented polio in the 50s was to stay out of fresh water in August. Let me say this. Nothing has changed about the science of vaccines. We need people not to be preyed upon by demagoguery, and there should not be a politicization of these very issues.
Secretary Kennedy avoiding mention of vaccines in his opening statement, highlighting positive change within the agency since last January, echoing a warning from his uncle, JFK.
We're ending the era of federal policies that fueled the chronic disease epidemic and replacing them with policies that put the health of Americans first. This year, HHS and USDA issued new dietary guidelines that put real whole food at the center of the American plate.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–1:06
2
What are the details of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s hearings on Capitol Hill?
1:06–1:30
3
What tragic event occurred involving former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax?
1:30–2:09
4
How did an Oklahoma high school principal heroically stop a school shooter?
2:09–2:42
5
What charges were brought against the organizer of New York City's SantaCon?
2:42–13:57
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How does the Trump administration's health budget proposal impact public health?
13:57–20:01
Speakers
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