Violence On College Campuses, Johnson On The Hot Seat, Arizona Senate Approves Abortion Law Repeal, The Kennedy Factor

Today on America in the Morning Violence On Campuses Grows As campus protests on the war in Gaza continue to spread, university and college leadership are beginning to turn to campus security and the police to clear out some encampments as violence in some locations begins to escalate. John Stolnis has the latest. Johnson On The Hot Seat It was barely eight months ago that Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House Speaker by members of his own party, and his replacement, Mike Johnson, may face a similar fate. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports. Arizona Abortion Law Facing Repeal The Arizona State Senate voted to repeal a Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions. But as correspondent Mike Hempen reports, due to procedural hurdles, it still temporarily remains on track to take effect in June. Methodist Decision On Clergy The United Methodists at their annual convention repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy, removing a rule forbidding homosexuals from becoming ministers. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports. Opioid Emergency At least 9 deaths are being attributed to a spike in opioid overdoses in Texas' Capital city. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. The Vote Finally In It took longer than expected, but the recount in the California’s 16th Congressional District is now complete. Pro-Palestinian Protests Grow Nationwide Anti-Israel protests continue nationwide, and some are getting violent. No arrests have been made in Los Angeles where pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups clashed on the UCLA campus, there were more than a dozen arrests at the University of Texas in Dallas when protesters turned on police who ordered them to leave. As correspondent Julie Walker reports, there were mass arrests at two New York City schools where laws were broken by demonstrators. The Kennedy Factor Donald Trump hit the campaign trail away from his New York trial, but as he attended a rally, another person not named Biden is making waves. Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Junior is seemingly causing some frustration among both the Democrat and Republican candidates. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. Powell’s New Plan The Federal Reserve will be holding off on interest rate cuts for now with inflation readings coming in slightly higher than expected this year. As Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports, the rates we pay for loans will remain at a 23-year high. Harris On Florida Abortion Law Abortion in the form of Amendment Four is on the ballot in Florida in November where a ban on the procedure after 6 weeks is now in effect. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on the remarks Vice President Kamala Harris made in a visit to the Sunshine State. Potential School Shooting Stopped Saying the shooter was “neutralized,” police in Wisconsin were forced to open fire and kill a middle school student when they responded to a threat of an active shooter. Sue Aller has the details. Anti-Discrimination Bill Passes House In a bipartisan vote, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to expand the legal definition of antisemitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws. Ford Recall There’s another big auto recall. Correspondent Rita Foley tells us why. Tech News In-game ads are nothing new, but this massive online gaming platform has started placing video billboards targeted at Gen Z. Here’s Chuck Palm with today’s tech news. Finally There’s more fallout from movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's appearance in court after his 2020 rape conviction was dismissed. Entertainment correspondent Margie Szaroleta reports. Melissa McCarthy is responding to a comment made by Barbra Streisand regarding an online weight loss drug. Kevin Carr has more. Yesterday at this time we talked about bees in a bedroom wall. Today, it’s bees at the baseball game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices