Today on America in the MorningHegseth Faces The Senate
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth faced sharp questioning from both sides of the aisle during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing as Democrats pressed him on the Trump administration's handling of the war with Iran, the rising cost of the conflict and the Pentagon's request for billions more in emergency funding. Correspondent Joan Jones has details.
Trump Meets With Lebanon’s President
President Trump met in the White House with the president of Lebanon, a meeting that included discussions of Lebanon taking back areas from Hezbollah, Israel leaving Lebanese territory, and the resumption of US flights to Beirut which ended in the 1980’s. Lisa Dwyer reports.
Medicaid Money Pulled From California & Minnesota
The
Trump administration is pausing $1 billion dollars in Medicaid payments to
California and Minnesota over what it calls "suspected fraud and
noncompliance." Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.
NJ Election Glitch
Governor Mikie Sherrill said that a glitch in the state’s motor vehicle commission computer allowed roughly 66 hundred non-citizens to register to vote in New Jersey from 2023 to 2024. Roughly 400 of
them actually cast votes.
Biggs Wins AZ GOP Primary
In Arizona, President Trump-backed candidate Andy Biggs won the GOP primary for governor by a landslide, and will face incumbent Democrat Katie Hobbs for governor.
Americans Stabbed In Greece
A shocking scene at one of the world’s biggest tourist attractions. Correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a man has stabbed and wounded two American tourists near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
Hegseth Takes Heat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegesth faced sharp questions about the Trump administration’s handling of the war with Iran, with no signs from either side of stopping attacks, and concerns that the Iranian-backed Houthis are planning to keep ships at bay in the Red Sea while Iran targets the Strait of Hormuz. Ed Donahue reports a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing included angst from Democrats, blame from Hegseth for the Biden administration, and a loud protest.
Bertha On The Move
It was a wicked weather Tuesday across the nation with severe storms and some tornado activity from New York City to Washington, DC that canceled or delayed thousands of flights, and in the Deep South, tropical storm watches and warnings are in place along the Louisiana coast, and further east, as Tropical Storm Bertha continues moving toward the northern Gulf Coast. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.
The Chicago Slap
It’s the slap that everyone’s talking about. A young man who did not stand for the national anthem at a Chicago Cubs game was smacked in the back of the head by a Viet Nam War veteran. Sue Aller reports on what happened, and also what took place between the two men following the head slap.
House Clears Budget Bill
The House passed a stopgap bill to fund the government into December in an effort to avoid another government shutdown weeks before the midterms, but the effort faces an uphill climb in the Senate.
Biden Loses Appeal
Request denied. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on former President Joe Biden's appeal in a highly publicized DOJ investigation.
ESPN Layoffs
The sports world is talking about the mass layoffs at ESPN, where it’s not just behind-the-scenes personnel that are receiving pink slips. Lisa Dwyer reports some of their big-name broadcasters are also being shown the door, including one who was on the air when he found out he was being let go.
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