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Today on America in the Morning   Trump Delays Tariffs President Trump has done an about-face and again suspended enacting 25 percent tariffs against Canada and Mexico for another 30 days. Correspondent Donna Warder reports that this comes after Mexico promoted a Sunday announcement on new tariffs against the US, and Canadian leaders threatened tariffs of their own, including the British Columbia...

Today on America in the Morning   Trump Delays Car Tariffs As 25 percent tariffs are now underway on Canadian and Mexican products entering the US, President Trump shifted gears and is now giving U.S. automakers a brief exemption from his tariffs, but only for 30 days. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports Canada is responding with retaliatory tariffs against US goods.   Sanctuary City He...

Today on America in the Morning   Trump’s Historic Congressional Address President Trump delivered a long and contentious speech before a bitterly divided Congress in the House chamber last night, touching on virtually every area of domestic and foreign policy. John Stolnis has a recap from Washington.    Tariffs & Retaliation Wall Street tanked two days in a row following the news of President Tr...

Today on America in the Morning   Trump Cuts Military Aid To Ukraine The Trump administration is pausing all aid to Ukraine, which includes weapons already in transit to Kyiv. The pause comes following last week’s contentious meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinsky. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports on the growing rift between Washington and Kyiv, an...

Today on America in the Morning   Capitol Hill Reaction To the Trump-Zelensky Meeting In the wake of Friday's Oval Office meeting heard round the world, Trump administration officials are defending President Trump's interaction with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, while Democratic lawmakers are reacting with incredulity and anger. John Stolnis has the latest from Washington.    Academy Awa...

Today on America in the Morning   Trump Tariffs Coming President Trump indicated he is prepared to move forward with tariffs against Canada and Mexico in order to tamp down on the import of illegal drugs such as fentanyl from crossing the border into the U.S. John Stolnis has more from Washington.    Trump Hosts British PM Starmer Today is the day that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will b...

Today on America in the Morning   Trump Cabinet Meeting President Trump held his first cabinet meeting of his second term in office, which included top advisor Elon Musk, discussions of the Department of Government Efficiency, tariffs, and Ukraine. Rich Johnson has details.    Senate Concerns Over House GOP Budget While Republicans are celebrating the passage of a budget resolution in the House, d...

Today on America in the Morning   House Passes Budget Blueprint The House narrowly passed a Republican budget resolution with the last-minute help from President Trump that calls for $4 point 5 trillion dollars in tax cuts and another $2 trillion in federal spending cuts over a decade, and by a nearly party line vote of 217 to 215, clears the way for major elements of the president’s domestic agen...

Today on America in the Morning   Musk’s Work E-Mail Getting Brushback Confusion is growing by the day over the email sent by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to federal workers to detail what they did last week. Fox News is reporting that the Office of Personnel Management has concerns those emails could be read by who they describe as “malign foreign actors.” Washington correspond...

Today on America in the Morning   Nation’s Senior Military Official Fired The Trump administration Sunday evening said they’re putting all but a fraction of the staffers at the US Agency for International Development on leave worldwide, which comes after Elon Musk said federal employees must justify their job work for the past week in an email or risk dismissal. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is d...

Today on America in the Morning   Kash Patel Confirmed One of President Donald Trump’s most loyal followers – and one of the most controversial nominees – is now on the job. The Senate confirmed Kash Patel to be the Director of the FBI. Correspondent Rich Johnson has details of what turned into a very close vote.     McConnell To Retire He is considered one of the most consequential Republican sen...

Today on America in the Morning   Trump-Zelensky War Of Words The rhetoric is ramping up between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky, which included Trump calling the Ukrainian leader a dictator, and the impact has reached Capitol Hill where members of the Senate on both sides of the political aisle have concerns over America’s dealing with Vladimir Putin.  Washington correspondent Sa...

Today on America in the Morning   Judge Denies Democrats On DOGE A federal judge denied a Democrat-led effort to block access by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to accessing government data, saying the plaintiffs could not prove irreparable harm. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports that this comes as President Trump stated that Elon Musk is not in charge of DOGE, but merely worki...

Today on America in the Morning   President’s Day Protests On President's Day, thousands of protesters in different cities across the country, including the nation's capital, took to the streets to voice their concern and displeasure at the policies being implemented by our current president Donald Trump and his DOGE team. John Stolnis has more from Washington.     Dangerous Weather Across America...

Today on America in the Morning    Winter Weather Turns Deadly  At least nine people have died in a harsh weather weekend across the United States.    Rubio Meets with Netanyahu  Secretary of State Marco Rubio is endorsing Israel's plans for dealing with Hamas. Correspondent Donna Warder reports.    EEOC Moves to Dismiss Lawsuits  The EEOC has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of wor...

Today on America in the Morning   Trump & Modi Talk Tariffs Donald Trump held a news conference after his meeting at the White House with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and one of the most-asked questions was about the President’s new sweeping reciprocal tariff plan. As Jim Rope reports, these new tariffs will not go into effect for several months.    RFK Confirmed The Senate voted to confi...

Today on America in the Morning   Judge Lifts Order Blocking Deferred Resignations In a victory for President Trump, a federal judge ruled to lift the pause on the government’s deferred resignation program, which is the program encouraging federal workers to resign with the promise of pay through September. The Trump administration immediately closed the offer to any more workers. Washington corre...

Today on America in the Morning   Trump & Musk Talk DOGE President Trump signed an executive order to continue shrinking the size of the government workforce and welcomed one of his top advisors, Elon Musk, to defend his actions as the head of DOGE to reporters in the Oval Office. John Stolnis has more from Washington.     Israel Sets Hostage Demand Both President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister...

Today on America in the Morning   Trump’s Hamas Warning President Donald Trump has seemingly delivered an ultimatum to release all the remaining Israeli hostages after Hamas announced a delay in the next round of hostage releases. John Stolnis has the details from Washington.      Court Rules Against Trump On Funding A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration has been violating a court or...

Today on America in the Morning   Super Bowl LIX With President Trump in attendance, and what some are calling the worst-ever halftime show, the Philadelphia Eagles soared past the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, with the Eagles star quarterback Jalen Hurts earning MVP honors. Our Robert Workman has details.     Trump’s Fox News Interview Amid unprecedented security, President Trump walked on the sideli...

Today on America in the Morning   White House Gaza Walk Back One day after President Trump floated the idea of the U.S. taking over the Gaza Strip and turning it into a Riviera-like location, Trump administration officials are walking some of those comments back. John Stolnis has more on the reaction from lawmakers as well, from Washington.     Protests Over USAID Cuts A rally was held in Washingt...

Today on America in the Morning   US To “Take Over” Gaza At a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump talked about Middle East peace and Iran, and suggested the U-S take over the Gaza Strip. Jim Roope reports that the plan would also include moving nearly two million Palestinians out of Gaza.     Questions Over Moving US Criminals To El Salvador...

Today on America in the Morning   Tariffs & Reaction With just hours to go before 25% tariffs on all goods from Mexico and Canada were set to go into effect, the White House announced deals had been struck with those two countries that have temporarily halted those tariffs from being enacted. John Stolnis has the latest from Washington.     Uproar Over USAID Democrats are irate after Secretary of...

Today on America in the Morning   Tariffs & Reaction As promised, President Trump's proposed 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the country from Mexico and Canada went into place on Saturday, and officials from America's neighbors to the north and south are reacting. John Stolnis has the latest from Washington.     Latest On The DC Plane Crash Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation ac...

Today on America in the Morning   What Caused The Washington, DC Plane Crash The National Transportation Safety Board has taken over the investigation into the collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight just prior to the passenger jet landing at Reagan National Airport. John Stolnis has the latest from Washington.     Patel On The Hot Seat Senate committees heard from thr...