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Senate Border Bill Fails, College Presidents Grilled, S.C. SCOTUS Election Ruling, Louisiana's Abortion Law To Change

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Today on America in the Morning


Senate Border Bill Fails

Senate Democrats could not muster enough votes within their own party to advance a bipartisan border security bill, with nearly every Republican voting to filibuster it. As Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports, anger over inaction for border security continues to grow, including from Texas Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw, who blasted his own party for its inaction.

  

House Holds Another College Antisemitism Hearing

Congress grills U-C-L-A’s chancellor and the heads of two other universities over campus protests that show no signs of stopping. Jim Roope reports that at the same time, there was a confrontation on the UCLA campus, and Harvard University’s graduation ceremony was disrupted.

 

SCOTUS Rules On South Carolina Elections

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Republican-drawn South Carolina congressional district, reversing lower court rulings that had struck it down as a product of racial gerrymandering that excluded Black voters.)

 

Louisiana To Change Their Abortion Law

Louisiana is now just a governor’s signature away from a major change to their abortion law. Correspondent Ed Donahue reports.

  

Officer Probed In Golfer’s Arrest

The Kentucky police officer who arrested a top-ranked golfer is now facing ‘corrective action’ for not recording the incident. Correspondent Jackie Quinn reports.

   

Charity At The Checkout Line

When it comes to charity, customers are becoming very generous at the cash register. Correspondent Norman Hall reports.

   

Why The Senate’s Border Bill Failed

The Senate has defeated a border security bill for the second time. Correspondent Linda Kenyon has the story from Washington.

  

Biden Greets Kenya President

President Biden is praising Kenya for sending forces to quell a gang uprising in Haiti, and at the same time, defending the lack of American forces despite US monetary support and logistics. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports.

 

Latest In The Middle East

In the Middle East, three US Servicemen were hurt, once seriously, in an incident at the newly built aid pier in Gaza, as the war continues between Hamas and Israel.

  

Trump Rallies The Bronx

Former President Donald Trump held a rally in front of a huge crowd in deep-blue New York City. Pamela Furr has the details.

  

Massive Robo-Call Fine

A multi-million dollar fine was imposed after election robo-calls surfaced during the New Hampshire presidential primary.  The details from correspondent Jackie Quinn.

  

Rulings On Abuse

In Pennsylvania, a judge ruled Wednesday that dozens of children suffered physical and mental abuse including rape inside state juvenile detention centers. Now comes word that at a New Hampshire jury has awarded $38 million dollars to the man who blew the lid off abuse allegations at the Granite State’s youth detention facility. Correspondent Norman Hall reports.

    

Sports – Robert Workman  

Playoffs and more.  

    

Finally  

The most famous animated cat gets a new film this weekend. Kevin Carr has a sneak peek at The Garfield Movie.

   

Prepare for delays in the air and gridlock on the roads. Correspondent Shelley Adler reports on what could be a record Memorial Day weekend for travel.

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