Trump Delays Auto Tariffs, Trump Team Negotiating With Hamas, Sanctuary City Hearings, WSJ Reports Trump To End Education Department

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 Hearings Being told they had blood on their hands, the mayors from four of America’s largest cities, New York, Chicago, Denver and Boston, pushed back on Republican lawmakers’ claims over Sanctuary City policies. Correspondent Rich Johnson reports that the mayors faced sharp criticism as they vigorously tried to defend their positions on Capitol Hill. SCOTUS Rules On Foreign Aid The U-S Supreme Court has weighed-in on a case surrounding the Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid money. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. Al Green Facing Censure Vote House Republicans are moving quickly to punish the Texas Democrat who was escorted from the House chamber for repeatedly disrupting President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night speech. Trump Targeting Education Department President Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as today aimed at dismantling the Education Department. Cuomo Facing Heat After Mayoral Announcement With former Governor Andrew Cuomo now in the race to become New York City’s next mayor, one of the women accusing him of sexual assault that led to his downfall is speaking out. Correspondent Julie Walker reports. Trump Team Negotiating With Hamas President Trump issued a stern warning to the terrorist group Hamas in a Truth Social post, demanding all hostages they have now been holding for more than 16 months be returned immediately. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. Latest On Tariffs The president of Mexico says that she will be announcing 25 percent retaliatory tariffs when she addresses the Mexican people in an event in Mexico City’s Central Plaza on Sunday. Correspondent Donna Warder reports, President Trump's tariffs are already having an impact on businesses on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. Gruesome NY Killing Sickening details are emerging into the death of a man in Upstate New York. Correspondent Julie Walker reports on indictments including first-degree murder in the torture death of Sam Nordquist, which includes two children as young as seven years old being ordered to torture the man. DOJ Targeting School Protests The Justice Department says it is investigating the University of California system over allegations of antisemitism in the wake of protests that broke out on several campuses over the war between Israel and Hamas. Ending BLM’s DC Mural The mayor of Washington, DC is defending the planned removal of the Black Lives Matter painting mural on the street blocks away from the White House. Correspondent Ed Donahue reports. Alaska Avalanche Tragedy in Alaska after three skiers are believed to be dead, buried under a debris pile that could be as much as 100 feet deep following a severe avalanche. Correspondent Mike Hempen reports. Trump Ends Challenge To Idaho Abortion Law The Trump administrations is signaling it will let Idaho enforce their emergency abortion ban, ending its challenge into a case that could have national implications. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports. Tech News The Department of Justice has just announced charges against 12 Chinese state sponsored hackers, working in tandem to cause chaos in computer systems in large companies and the US government. Here’s Chuck Palm with today’s tech news. Finally The ratings are in and Donald Trump’s speech to the joint session of Congress on Tuesday night drew an estimated 36 point 6 million viewers. More details are emerging into the investigation of the death of Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife at their New Mexico home. Kevin Carr reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices