On June 10, 2026, Moms for Liberty issued a national press release responding to the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress test results, framing the scores as a systemic failure of public education. But in the podcast world, the focus remains locked on the group's ongoing culture war battles over school libraries and their treatment by mainstream media figures.
On The Megyn Kelly Show, host Megyn Kelly launched a fierce defense of the group's members, taking aim at CBS News anchor Scott Pelley for his behavior during an interview about challenged library books. Kelly slammed Pelley as "the ultimate know-it-all" who is "not in the business of learning anything." She argued that Pelley acted like an "arrogant jerk, trying to tell these Moms for Liberty, uh, who are on there l- lamenting porn, basically-" during the broadcast.
As Moms for Liberty continues to leverage national test score declines to push for curriculum overhaul, the friction between grassroots conservative groups and legacy media anchors is only bound to intensify. Whether the group can successfully pivot from library book skirmishes to broader policy fights over academic performance will determine their staying power heading into the next school year.