Good morning, everyone. I'm Tom Bevin, co-host of the Real Clear Politics Show on the Megan Kelly Channel.

It's Monday, March 9th, 2026, and this is your AM update.

We continue to resist as long as it takes.

The U.S. Israeli operation in Iran entering week two, and it appears there is no end in sight.

Amir Balat, an 18-year-old man, lit and threw an ignited device toward the protest area.

Two suspects in custody after a man threw an IED into an anti-Islam protest in New York City,

authorities now investigating ties to terrorism.

Newly released Epstein files reveal shocking details about what a prison guard was doing

moments before the disgraced financier was found dead in his cell.

And a new poll signals potential trouble for President Trump heading into the midterms.

All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update.

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