CA Mayor Admits To Being Chinese Foreign Agent, Patel Clashes with Dems, MA Shooting: AM Update 5/13

May 13, 2026

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Megyn Kelly's AM Update covers several developments, including a California mayor's guilty plea tied to Chinese influence operations, a heated Senate clash involving FBI Director Kash Patel, the looming expiration of a Planned Parenthood funding restriction, and a Massachusetts shooting halted by quick civilian and police action.

California Mayor Resigns After Guilty Plea on Chinese Propaganda Scheme

Eileen Wang, 58, the mayor of Arcadia, California—an Los Angeles County city where Asian Americans comprise nearly 60% of residents—resigned and agreed to plead guilty to acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government. From 2020 through at least 2022, prosecutors allege Wang and her then-fiancé, Chinese national Mike Sun, operated U.S. News Center, a site posing as a legitimate news outlet but used to publish pro-China content at the direction of Chinese officials. Sun, who aided Wang's 2022 city council campaign, was sentenced in February to four years in prison for his role.

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1 (00:33) **AM Update Intro** - Megyn Kelly teases top stories including CA mayor's resignation, Patel hearing clash, Trump on abortion funding, and MA shooting
2 (03:04) **Arcadia Mayor Resigns as Chinese Agent** - Eileen Wang pleads guilty to running pro-China propaganda site under Beijing's direction
3 (05:00) **Prosecutor Warns on China Influence** - AUSA Amanda Elbogan highlights national security threat from covert agents
4 (06:10) **Kash Patel Senate Budget Hearing** - FBI Director defends 2027 budget amid Dem attacks on his conduct and travel
5 (08:04) **Patel Counters with FBI Achievements** - Director touts stats on stopping terror attacks, rescuing kids, arresting predators
6 (08:53) **Heated Exchange with Van Hollen** - Patel denies all misconduct allegations "unequivocally," fires back on Dem's El Salvador trip
7 (10:24) **GOP Sen. Kennedy Defends Patel Travel** - Questions importance of director visiting field agents for morale

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Show Notes

The mayor of Arcadia, California resigns after pleading guilty to helping run a pro-China propaganda outlet at the direction of Chinese government officials. FBI Director Kash Patel faces a contentious Senate budget hearing that quickly turned into a fight over reports about his conduct, travel, and leadership of the Bureau. A temporary ban on federal Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood nears expiration, as President Trump calls the issue “thorny” and Republican leaders appear unwilling to extend the legislation. A Massachusetts gunman opens fire on pedestrians and cars along a busy Cambridge roadway before a state trooper and former Marine moved in to stop the attack.

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