# The Daily Herold: 7/15/26 - Amy Coney Barrett's Security Woes and Jay Clayton's Rocky Hearing

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Published: 2026-07-16T03:04:02+00:00
Episode link: https://badlandsmedia.podbean.com/e/the-daily-herold-71526-amy-coney-barretts-security-woes-and-jay-claytons-rocky-hearing/
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## Resource

Jon Herold spends Hump Day bracing for Thursday's big election announcement, sharing poll results on audience expectations and urging people to prepare for a possible letdown rather than get their hopes too high. He plays clips from Amy Coney Barrett's testimony about threats to her family and her push for more Supreme Court security, offering some pointed pushback on her reasoning, then turns to DNI nominee Jay Clayton's rocky confirmation hearing exchange over election integrity. Other topics include new revelations about Jack Smith's team accessing lawmakers' private texts, a Wisconsin elections panel referring Elon Musk's million dollar giveaway for criminal review, Joe Biden's oddly delivered memoir trailer, a permanent switch to Daylight Saving Time, and a few Iran war updates. Sponsor reads and plenty of live chat banter round out the show, plus a preview of tonight's Devolution Power Hour with Burning Bright.

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