Men Banned From Competing in Women's Sports at Olympics, Trump Orders DHS to Pay TSA: AM Update 3/27

March 27, 2026

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Megyn Kelly's AM Update on March 27, 2026, recaps several major developments: the International Olympic Committee's new policy protecting women's sports categories, President Trump's pause in Iran operations and related domestic impacts, a Supreme Court case on border asylum procedures, and executive relief for unpaid TSA workers.

IOC Policy Bars Biological Males from Women's Olympic Sports

The IOC announced a policy prohibiting biological males from competing in female categories at its events, effective before the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics but not retroactive to past results. Eligibility requires genetic testing via saliva, cheek swab, or blood, performed once in an athlete's lifetime. IOC President Kirsty Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, emphasized the policy's basis in science: male chromosomes confer advantages in strength, power, or endurance sports, where small margins decide outcomes, and safety is a concern in some disciplines.

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1 (00:32) **Intro and Teaser Topics** - Megyn Kelly opens AM update, previews Olympics ban, Iran war cabinet meeting, SCOTUS immigration case, TSA relief
2 (02:36) **IOC Bans Men from Women's Sports** - New policy limits female categories to biological females via genetic testing, effective before 2028 LA Olympics
3 (03:34) **IOC President Coventry Explains Policy** - Kirsty Coventry announces protection of female category, emphasizes elite sport integrity
4 (05:37) **Trump's Executive Order Influence** - Policy aligns with Trump's Feb 2025 EO "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports"; Trump claims victory on Truth Social
5 (06:47) **Pre-2024 Olympics Context** - Only 3 sports banned males post-puberty; Coventry elected on female eligibility theme; 2024 boxing controversies with Lin Yu-ting, Imane Khelif
6 (08:24) **Trump Pauses Iran Energy Strikes** - Surprise Truth Social announcement delays destruction 10 days to Apr 6 at Iran's request; claims talks going well
7 (09:06) **Iran War Escalation Reports** - Mediators say Trump leans toward major ground op; WSJ reports 10k more troops; Reuters poll shows low US support

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Show Notes

In a major reversal and sign of a seismic cultural shift, the International Olympic Committee bans men from competing in women's sports ahead of the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. President Trump holds a newsy cabinet meeting where he talks Iran war and domestic policy, as reporting suggests he's considering sending as much as 15,000 American troops to the region. A major asylum case argued before the Supreme Court - Chief Legal Affairs officer at the America First Policy Institute, Leigh Ann O’Neill, gives her assessment of how it went. And President Trump orders DHS to pay TSA officers who were heading toward another missed paycheck today.

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