Trump Backs Off Anti-Weaponization Fund, Trump-Netanyahu Meeting Over Iran & Lebanon, California Primary Day, Florida Sues Open A-I
JUN 2, 202639 MIN
Trump Backs Off Anti-Weaponization Fund, Trump-Netanyahu Meeting Over Iran & Lebanon, California Primary Day, Florida Sues Open A-I
JUN 2, 202639 MIN
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Today on America in the MorningTrump Backing Off Anti-Weaponization Fund
The Trump administration has agreed to comply with a federal judge's order to temporarily halt its so-called 'anti-weaponization' fund. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports this came following a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson, and a number of Republican members of Congress who went on the record denouncing the fund.
US-Iran Talks Off & On
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump appear to be working from separate playbooks as Israel's incursion into southern Lebanon continues amidst a faltering US peace deal with Iran. John Stolnis has more from Washington.
Primary Day In California
Californians go to the polls today for the state’s primary, with includes high-profile races for governor and the mayor of Los Angeles. Correspondent Julie Walker reports.
Lab Worker Finally Found
The body of a worker at a New Mexico lab who was reported missing last year has been found. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.
Tina Peters Freed
There’s reaction regarding the release from prison of a controversial former clerk in Colorado. Correspondent Ed Donahue reports.
Open Doors For Kirk Shooter Trial
There are new developments surrounding the trial of the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect. Correspondent Jennifer King reports that one of those developments – the trial will not take place behind closed doors.
Latest In The Middle East
President Trump called Israel’s leader to get the Israelis to not attack Beirut which came as the Lebanese government talked Hezbollah into
not firing on Israel. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports Iran says it has stopped talks with the US, while President Trump says the talks with Iran are moving at a rapid pace, and he also told CNBC he’s not concerned about the talks at all, and through all of this, the vital Strait of Hormuz is still closed to shipping.
Platner’s Wife To His Defense
A US Senate race that could tip the balance of power in Congress is playing out in Maine, where the wife of the Democrat candidate for Senate defending her husband's infidelities and social media spaces. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.
Florida Sues Open AI
Calling the artificial intelligence site Chat GPT unsafe, the state of Florida is suing Open A-I, alleging deceptive practices and harm to state residents. Correspondent Jennifer King reports the Sunshine State lawsuit alleges the Open A-I chatbot of encouraging or abetting a range of harmful and violent behavior.
Police Officer Fired
A North Carolina police officer is out of a job after he was caught on a doorbell camera punching a woman that he was trying to place under arrest. Correspondent Joan Jones has the details – audio courtesy of ABC News.
Iowa Mass Shooting
There was carnage in Iowa on Monday after six people were killed in a shooting spree at multiple locations across a town that police believe stemmed from an apparent domestic dispute.
Finally
In a remarkable sign of the turmoil at CBS’s top-rated “60 Minutes,” during an introductory meeting between the staff and the show’s new executive producer, longtime correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS News head Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of
having “slender qualifications” for the job. Correspondent Ed Donahue
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