Multiple States Plan Redistricting, Shooting Near The White House, SCOTUS OK's Abortion Pill By Mail For Now, Latest In Iran-US War

Today on America in the MorningMultiple States Plan Redistricting

Last week's landmark decision from the Supreme Court prompted several - mostly southern, states to get to work on redrawing their congressional maps. This comes as the Supreme Court cleared the way for Louisiana to redraw their districts on Monday. Joan Jones reports that the Tennessee state legislature has been called back to a special session, and the governors of New York and Illinois are weighing their redistricting options

Shooting Near The White House

The White House was briefly placed on lockdown on Monday afternoon after a law enforcement officer shot a person with a gun on the National Mall near the Washington Monument. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.

SCOTUS Temporarily OK’s Abortion Pills By Mail

The US Supreme Court has for now cleared the way for women to get access to an abortion pill by mail, putting the brakes on a lower court ruling. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports.

Jail Conditions Questioned

Questions are being raised after a judge was troubled by the treatment in jail of the accused White House Correspondents Dinner gunman. Correspondent Ed Donahue reports.

WKRP Returns For Real

A fictitious Ohio radio station that was a hit TV show in the 1970’s has now come to life. Correspondent Julie Walker reports a real WKRP radio station is now living on the air in Cincinnati, decades after the sitcom that made those call letters famous.

Latest In The Middle East

The already fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is being threatened after a missile and drone barrage by Iran against the United Arab Emirates was thwarted, and the US sank a number of small Iranian speedboats that were attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports that Iran claimed to target US ships, a claim refuted by the American military and by President Trump who threatened a strong response if attacks continued.

Oklahoma Mass Shooting

Police are searching for suspects in a weekend shooting that left more than a dozen people injured at an Oklahoma campground. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports that two men wearing ski masks opened fire on a crowd at a party.

Cruise Ship Deaths

As many as 150 people are trapped on a small cruise ship that traveled to Antarctica after three people died and others have fallen ill from a suspected outbreak of hantavirus. Correspondent Karen Chammas reports the ship was scheduled to go to Cape Verde, but due to the danger of the virus they were refused to dock, with passengers from 23 countries including 17 Americans.

Alleged Cornell Car Ramming

The president of an Ivy League school has been accused of hitting two students with his car. However, as Sue Aller reports, the Cornell University president says his car was blocked by two anti-Israel protesters and says he’s the victim of harassment.

Newark Plane Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are looking into how the landing gear tires of a jumbo jet arriving at Newark International Airport in New Jersey somehow clipped a highway light pole and a delivery truck before touching down. Correspondent Mike Hempen reports.

Ceasefire of Sorts

Russia’s Defense Ministry declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Friday and Saturday to mark the 81st anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, but it threatened to strike back at Kyiv if it tries to disrupt the Victory Day festivities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices