Colorado Terror Attack, Russia's "Pearl Harbor," Trump & Xi Plan Meeting, Rand Paul A Budget "No"

Today on America in the Morning  Colorado Terror Attack In Boulder, Colorado, six elderly people between the ages of 67 to 88 were burned Sunday afternoon after a suspect used what was described as a makeshift flamethrower against a pro-Israel gathering of people asking for the release of hostages held in Gaza.    Russia’s “Pearl Harbor” A sophisticated Ukrainian drone attack smuggled into Kremlin territory on the backs of trucks targeted multiple air bases deep inside Russia.    Trump & Xi Planning Meeting Could this be the week that President Trump finally speaks directly with China’s leader Xi Jinping?  Administration officials say it probably will happen.  But correspondent Rich Johnson says those officials are NOT saying… ‘when.’   New Tariff ConcernsThere are worldwide concerns over President Trump’s announcement of doubling tariffs on steel to 50 percent, a move that the European Union over the weekend said will cause higher prices when the new tariffs go into effect on Wednesday.  Lisa Dwyer reports.    Trump Pans NASA Choice President Trump is withdrawing the nomination of an associate of Elon Musk to head NASA.  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.   New COVID Vaccine With a new but less dangerous variant making the rounds, the FDA gave approval for a new COVID-19 vaccine.  Correspondent Donna Warder reports.     Paul A Budget No Vote Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul continues his opposition against Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” in spite of a warning by the president.  This comes as the Senate continues to spar over concerns about the budget adding trillions to the deficit.  Jim Roope reports.   Latest In The Middle East Attacks by Israel on Gaza continued over the weekend as Hamas is yet to agree to a ceasefire deal supported by Israel and the United States. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.    California Officer Killed A shooting near Los Angeles kills 2 people, one of them a police officer remembered as an “amazing guy.”  Correspondent Julie Walker reports.   Jewish Museum Reopens In Washington, DC, the Capital Jewish Museum has been reopened to the public just over a week after two Israeli Embassy staff members were gunned down in what the Justice Department called an act of anti-Semitic violence.  Walter Ratliff reports.  Speech Bars Student From Graduation The 2025 class president of M.I.T. was barred from a graduation ceremony on Friday after delivering a pro-Palestinian speech during a commencement event the day before.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices