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Migrant Flight Response, Democrats In Distress, Deportations To Venezuela Resume, The "Tesla Takedown"

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Today on America in the Morning

 

Administration’s Migrant Flight Response

President Donald Trump's border czar says they will not defy a judge's order on deportation flights, but they will continue deporting, insisting that all of the illegal migrants flown from the US to a prison in El Salvador were gang members, and that the actions of the Trump administration is saving lives. Correspondent Julie Walker reports.

  

Democrats In Distress

Democrat lawmakers took to the Sunday shows facing questions about the party's unpopularity among voters and calls by some for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to either step down or be replaced after voting for the House Republicans' stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. John Stolnis has more from Washington.

  

Former US Attorney Found Dead

Authorities in Virginia say a former U-S Attorney, who oversaw cases on Russian war crimes and MS-13, was found dead in her home over the weekend. Correspondent Clayton Neville has the latest.

   

Pope Released From Hospital

Although appearing very frail, Pope Francis was released from a Rome hospital where he spent the past five weeks battling double pneumonia. Correspondent Trisha Thomas reports.

  

Deportation To Venezuela Resumes

Deportation flights to Venezuela resumed on Sunday after a weeks-long standoff between Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and the Trump administration. 

  

Columbia Reverses Course

After the Trump administration announced they would block federal funding to a number of colleges and universities over anti-Israel and transgender stances, Columbia University has agreed to make some policy changes. Lisa Dwyer reports.

      

The Tesla Takedown

The growing protests of Trump administration cuts to federal programs and firings of federal workers continue to hit the most famous company owned by the face of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, protests that have sparked outrage from both the Attorney General and President Trump, who are decrying the acts including vandalism as “domestic terrorism.” Correspondent Rich Johnson has more on what’s being called “The Tesla Takedown.”

   

New Mexico Mass Shooting

Police in New Mexico says four suspects are in custody after a mass shooting at a local park. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports, including the audio of the moments when gunfire erupted – audio courtesy of the Las Cruces Community Watch.

  

Reaction To George Foreman’s Death

There is reaction from around the world after one of the most iconic boxers in history has died. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports on the passing of George Foreman.

  

Former VOA Journalists Lawsuit

The latest lawsuit against the actions of the Office of Government Efficiency and the Trump administration comes from several former journalists at the Voice of America. 

  

Measles Outbreak Worsens

Texas health officials are predicting the length of the measles outbreak will worsen in the Lone Star State, despite the increase in vaccination rates. Correspondent Marcela Sanchez reports.

  

Usha Vance To Greenland

Second Lady Usha Vance will travel to Greenland this week, becoming the latest U.S. official to visit the Danish territory since President Trump announced his desire to bring the island under US control. 


Finally  

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