The O'Reilly Update, March 31, 2026

On March 31, 2026, Bill O’Reilly delivers a sharp, fact-driven update blending space exploration, political crisis, and moral philosophy. The episode opens with the historic Artemis II mission—set to launch in just days—as the first crewed journey around the moon in over 50 years, marking a pivotal step toward a permanent lunar base. O’Reilly contrasts this national achievement with a deepening government shutdown, criticizing Congress for failing to fund the Department of Homeland Security and highlighting President Biden’s executive order to pay TSA workers after a month-long delay. He then shifts to domestic trends, spotlighting Los Angeles County’s dramatic population decline—nearly 54,000 people leaving in a single year—and a brazen museum heist in Italy, where three masterpieces by Renoir, Cezanne, and Matisse were stolen in under three minutes. The episode’s emotional core arrives in a moral debate: O’Reilly challenges the Pope’s condemnation of violence in war, arguing that Christian duty sometimes demands force to protect the persecuted, citing Hitler and Stalin’s atrocities and his own book, *Confronting Evil*. He closes with a historical reflection on Lyndon Johnson’s 1968 decision not to seek re-election, linking it to the weight of leadership and the cost of war. The message is clear: America must balance ambition with accountability, and moral clarity with action.