Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Wednesday, July 16th, 2025, and this is your

AM update. It's absurd that the world's second largest economy is treated as a developing nation.

Former National Security Advisor Mike Wals battles with Senate Democrats in a confirmation hearing

to be Trump's UN ambassador while

getting grilled over signal date and more.

And if we look at these emails, it is clear there's discriminatory process in Cornell's hiring.

America First Policy Institute filing a civil rights complaint against Cornell University,

who it accuses of not wanting to hire whites.

And NBC News's big scoop about the head of the House investigation into the Biden White House's

use of the auto pen is widely mocked. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update.

As President Trump is settling into his new administration, one of the top Democrats in

Congress aiming to undermine the Trump agenda is Democrat Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois.

And according to our sponsor, the Electronic Payments Coalition, Senator Durbin has a new plan,

a government takeover of your credit card. Today, Americans have

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more for yourself at guard your card.com. And you could consider telling your senators to stop

Dick Durbin's government takeover of your credit card before it's too late.

Lawmakers grilling former national security advisor Mike Wals on Tuesday in a Senate confirmation

hearing for Ambassador to the U. Mr. Walsh nominated for the

position in May following a string of controversies leading to his exit as the National Security

Advisor. As NSA, Mr. Walts inadvertently adding, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg,

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