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Today on America in the Morning Senate Nixes Mayorkas Trial The impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the migrant crisis at the Southern border was stopped even before a Senate trial could begin. Correspondent Linda Kenyon has the story from Washington. Johnson Plans House Ukraine Bill House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled his plan to fund Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies -- and it has high-level backing. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports what Johnson doesn’t have is the support of his own party, as Congressman Matt Gaetz, speaking on CNN, said he’s firmly against any money going to Kyiv in their fight against Russia. Trump Back In Court Today It’s back to court for Donald Trump as the former president’s hush money criminal trial resumes in New York City with jury selection. Correspondent Julie Walker reports that the first 7 jurors have been chosen. Four In Court Over Kansas Killings The four people accused of killing two Kansas women appeared in court for the first time in Oklahoma. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports each faces charges including first-degree murder. Pennsylvania Politician Wanted By Police An arrest warrant has been issued for Pennsylvania State Representative Kevin Boyle. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, the warrant for the Keystone State Democrat is for violating a restraining order. Texas Gets Massive Chip Factory The Biden administration says there's an agreement in place on funding for a more than $6 billion dollar computer chip factory cluster to be built in Texas. Lisa Dwyer reports. Trump’s Hush Money Case Resumes After a day off, the hush money trial against former President Donald Trump resumes today in a New York City courtroom as jury selection continues. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. New Anti-Semitism Hearings Four months after three university presidents testified before a House committee about the rise of antisemitism on their campuses, a fourth, Columbia University president Nemat Shafik (pronounced neh-maht sha-FEEK), defended her handling of antisemitism at her school. John Stolnis has more on a very contentious hearing. Biden Talks Tough On Steel President Biden has called for sharply raising tariffs on Chinese metal products as he toured a steel manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania. Correspondent Sagar Megani reports. Massive 9-1-1 Outages Authorities are trying to figure out what led to a series of statewide 9-1-1 outages on Wednesday night. There were reports that the entire 9-1-1 emergency call system in South Dakota failed, and other disruptions were reported in Nebraska, Texas, Iowa, Florida, Wisconsin, and Kentucky. Wildfire Report The state of Hawaii released what it is calling the first phase of a probe into the cause of the catastrophic 2023 Maui wildfires. As correspondent Donna Warder reports, this 400-page report comes after months of delays, and points one of the fingers of blame at a severe breakdown in communications. Latest In The Middle East Tensions remain high in the Middle East, as Iran is warning of what they are calling a massive retaliation if Israel responds to the recent missile and drone attack launched by Tehran. Lisa Dwyer reports. Russia Attack Ukraine is assessing the damage after a lethal Russian attack that struck an apartment complex in a city north of the capital Kyiv killed 17 people. Correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports this comes after Ukraine’s military struck a Russian oil refinery using drones three days ago, and that happened after the Kremlin destroyed Kyiv’s largest power plant. Sports – Robert Workman NBA Playoffs and more. Finally It was fifty years ago this week that the events surrounding the Ingalls family played out in America’s living rooms. Kevin Carr reports on the anniversary of the debut of Little House on the Prairie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices