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Today on America in the MorningTrump Orders TSA Get Paid After 41 days without pay, it appears the Trump administration has found a way to pay TSA agents who have not received a paycheck during the government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.  John Stolnis has the details from Washington.   Trump Postpones Iran Action Again President Trump announced Thursday he’s once again postponi...

Today on America in the MorningIran Rejects Trump Peace Deal Iran is rejecting a reported US 15-point peace plan and releasing its own counterproposal.  This comes as Iran is preparing for the possibility of American boots on the ground, and the US sending more soldiers to the Middle East - and we may now know about that ‘gift’ from Iran that President Trump mentioned this week.  The latest from c...

Today on America in the MorningNTSB Discusses NYC Plane Crash The National Transportation Safety Board held a news conference at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport, the site of the Air Canada crash that left the pilot and co-pilot dead after the passenger jet struck a fire truck on the runway.  Correspondent Julie Walker reports on the investigation, and what they have learned so far as to how the...

Today on America in the MorningTrump & Iran’s Conflicting Messages On Monday, President Trump and Iranian officials appeared at odds over whether the two sides were negotiating a deal that would head off threats the President made just 24 hours earlier to bomb Iran's civilian nuclear and energy sites.  John Stolnis has the latest from Washington.   Two Dead In NY Plane Crash Two pilots are dead, a...

Today on America in the MorningTrump & Iran Trade Threats President Trump took to social media over the weekend to threaten Iran to re-open the Strait of Hormuz and allow oil tankers to pass through the heavily-used waterway and ease the growing energy crisis.  John Stolnis has more from Washington.   ICE To The Airports Customs enforcement agents will be deployed to the nation’s airports starting...

Today on America in the MorningTrump-Japan Meeting Over Iran This week marked the third week we have been at war with Iran, and concerns have been raised over the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz which has led to gas prices rising, asks by President Trump of world leaders who have all said no, including the Prime Minister of Japan, to help the US get the vital waterway open, and attacks by Iran on...

Today on America in the MorningIran Oil Facility Attacked  On Wednesday, Israel launched air strikes on an Iranian gas field that later triggered a response by Iran against a key U.S. ally, Qatar, leading to President Trump scolding the Israelis for launching the attack in the first place.  John Stolnis has the details from Washington. Gabbard’s Senate Testimony There were testy exchanges at Wedne...

Today on America in the MorningTop Intelligence Official Resigns Over Iran War One of the Trump administration's top intelligence officials announced Tuesday he was stepping down over his opposition to the U.S. war with Iran.  John Stolnis has more on the President's reaction from Washington.  Senate Debates SAVE Act The US Senate has begun to debate a law to require proof of US citizenship when n...

Today on America in the MorningTrump Finds No Help For Strait Of Hormuz Plans In a Monday press conference, President Trump discussed the war with Iran, but also vented frustration with a number of America’s allies over their reluctance to aid the US military in getting ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz and getting Middle East oil to its destinations.  Washington correspondent Sagar Meghan...

Today on America in the Morning Trump Wants Help Reopening The Strait As gas prices around the world continue to rise due to the U.S. led war with Iran, President Trump is urging allies, and a main adversary, to help secure a highly used oil shipping waterway off Iran's coast.  John Stolnis has more from Washington. Severe Weather In America Snow measured in feet in the Upper Midwest, severe rain...

Today on America in the MorningSynagogue Attack In Michigan The FBI is calling it a targeted act of violence.  The Detroit area is reeling from an attack on a huge Synagogue in the suburb of West Bloomfield that left the attacker is dead and caused a fire, but 140 children in the building were not harmed.   Correspondent Rich Johnson reports.   Act Of Terror In Virginia In Norfolk, Virginia, offic...

Today on America in the MorningTrump To Release Oil Reserves Americans continue to feel sticker shock at the gas pump in the wake of the U.S. war with Iran.  President Trump is encouraging oil tankers to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, a highly used waterway that Iran has shut down in response to American and Israeli military strikes.  John Stolnis has more from Washington.   Midwest & South...

Today on America in the MorningWar Will End With Trump The White House continues to proclaim their war with Iran is proceeding on schedule, and that President Trump will be in charge of when it ends and how, including when he will announce Iran’s unconditional surrender.  John Stolnis has more from Washington.   Concerns Over Strait Of Hormuz One reason the price of oil plunged was a report from t...

Today on America in the MorningTrump Talks Iran Bombs, missiles and drones continue to fly and fall in Iran, Israel, and much of the Persian Gulf.  President Trump spoke to the nation and took questions about the war with Iran.  Correspondent Rich Johnson reports.   NY Attack Inspired By ISIS One lived with his parents in a $2 million dollar Pennsylvania home.  That teen, and his friend, went to N...

Today on America in the MorningOil Prices Skyrocket As War Intensifies The Trump Administration maintains that the United States and Israel are winning war with Iran, but is leaving the door open to sending in ground forces to secure nuclear materials as Israel and the US continues to attack Iran’s capabilities to wage war and develop nuclear weapons.  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.   Russ...

Today on America in the MorningNoem Removed As DHS Secretary Less than 24 hours after Kristi Noem faced bipartisan backlash during a Senate hearing, where one Republican member questioned whether she was telling the truth, the Homeland Security Secretary was removed from her position, and will be replaced by Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin.  Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on reactions to th...

Today on America in the MorningWar Powers Act Vote Fails Democrats in the Senate were thwarted in their attempt to bring a Congressional war powers vote to the floor that would have moved them one step closer to giving Congress authority to authorize military action against Iran.  John Stolnis has more from Washington.   Hegseth Discusses Iran War Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to the media...

Today on America in the MorningTrump-Merz Meeting Talks Trade & Iran On Tuesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with President Trump at the White House as the President thanked the German people for their support with the American air strikes in Iran, but the President also had some criticisms for two key European allies.  John Stolnis has the details from Washington.   Who Will Lead Iran Sa...

Today on America in the MorningIran Hits US Embassy In Riyadh Iran is retaliating for the air strikes against targets inside their borders with attacks of their own on U.S. and Israeli targets in neighboring countries, including the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia, broadening the scope of the conflict.  John Stolnis has the latest from Washington.   Hegseth Says No Endless War America woke up Monday wi...

Today on America in the MorningUS & Israel Attack Iran Over the weekend, the United States and Israel launched an air campaign against targets inside Iran, killing Ayatollah Kamenei and other senior leaders in the first series of strikes on Friday.  John Stolnis has more from Washington.   Congress On War Powers A bipartisan group of members of Congress want to restrain President Donald Trump’s mi...

Today on America in the MorningHillary Faces Epstein Questions In an extraordinary closed-door hearing that at one point had to be halted when a GOP member of the committee sent out a picture that was posted on social media, Hillary Clinton on Thursday spent 6 hours answering House Oversight Committee questions regarding Jeffrey Epstein, someone that the former First Lady and Secretary of State sa...

Today on America in the MorningState Of The Union Day After The day after President Trump's State of the Union, administration officials and Republican allies hit the cable news networks to stump for the President's policies while Democrat lawmakers took to the airwaves to slam Trump's speech.  John Stolnis has the latest from Washington.   Cuba Fires On US Craft   A serious escalation between the...

Today on America in the MorningState Of The Union Standing before a joint session of Congress, President Trump touted what he sees as the accomplishments of the first year of his second term and offered heavy criticism at Democrats in what became the longest State of the Union speech in history.  John Stolnis has the recap from Washington.   Democrat State Of The Union Response   Outside the Capit...

Today on America in the MorningChaos In Mexico Tourists from around the world, especially the United States, are hoping to get out of the Mexican resort cities that have been hit by drug cartel violence following the death of one powerful cartel leader.  Correspondent Rich Johnson reports the cartel attacks came after a drug kingpin known as “El Mencho” was tracked down and killed by Mexico’s gove...

Today on America in the MorningTariff Turmoil On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that President Trump exceeded his authority to levy tariffs using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.  Over the weekend, the President instituted new temporary tariffs and railed against the justices.  John Stolnis has the latest from Washington.   The Northeast Blizzard   Thousands of cancele...