Fed Reserve Governor Fired, Judge Halts Abrego Garcia Deportation, Cities Push Back On Guard Deployments, Trump Executive Orders

Today on America in the Morning Federal Reserve Governor Fired President Donald Trump on Monday said he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, escalating his pressure campaign after months of urging the central bank to lower interest rates. Judge Halts Abrego Garcia Deportation Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into ICE custody following an immigration check-in in Baltimore, and brought to a detention center in Virginia, but any plans for the government to deport the alleged gang member to the African nation of Uganda is on hold for now, after a judge Monday evening paused the deportation plan. Correspondent Julie Walker reports. Pushback Over National Guard To Other Cities Saying “Chicago is a killing field,” the leaders of Democrat-run cities in Maryland and Illinois are reacting with alarm as President Trump looks to deploy more National Guard units. Correspondent Jennifer King has more. New Executive Orders President Trump is rolling out executive orders that eliminate two long standing laws in America. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. Druglord Pleads Guilty Former Mexican cartel kingpin “El Mayo” Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, saying he was sorry for helping to flood the U.S. with cocaine and other illicit substances. France Upset With US Ambassador France has summoned US Ambassador Kushner over what it says is an 'unacceptable' letter about rising antisemitism. Lisa Dwyer reports. Trump’s National Guard Plans President Trump on Monday once again laying out potential plans for the federal government to exercise some measure of control over the security for cities like Chicago, Baltimore and New York in a similar way to what is taking place in the Nation's Capital. John Stolnis has more from Washington. Western Wildfires The combination of hot weather and dry conditions has led to several wildfires burning in the West, and one of those is now deadly. The details from correspondent Julie Walker. Latest In The Middle East President Trump is reacting to one of the deadliest Israeli strikes since the Israel-Hamas war began nearly two years ago following Hamas' October 7th attack on Israel. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. Trump-South Korea Meeting President Trump had an abrupt change of tone for his meeting with the president of South Korea. Correspondent Ed Donahue reports that despite what was a positive meeting including talks of peace on the Korean peninsula, Trump’s stance on tariffs placed on South Korea will not change. Trump-Christie Feud After appearing on a Sunday talk show criticizing Donald Trump, the President floated the idea of having former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie investigated over the 2013 Bridgegate scandal. Sue Aller has the story. Erin’s Impact Hurricane Erin never made landfall in the United States, but it was still a deadly storm. Tech News Elon Musk is suing Apple and Open A-I for billions, claiming collusion to prevent Musk’s A-I platform from fairly competing on the Apple App Store. Chuck Palm has details in today’s tech report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices