Tariff Court Rulings, Foreign Student Ban Ruling, State Department Cuts, Increasing ICE Arrests

Today on America in the Morning Tariff Court Rulings There was a legal back and forth over the Trump administration's tariffs creating some additional uncertainty over the future of the President's Liberation Day tariff plan that left a number of members of the Trump team raging at the court rulings. John Stolnis has the latest from Washington.   Judge Holds Against Trump Foreign Student Ban On the same day when Harvard University held their graduation ceremonies, a Federal judge in Boston ruled that the temporary restraining order on President Trump’s ban on foreign students at the Ivy League school has been extended.  As Lisa Dwyer reports, the ongoing confrontation between Harvard and the White House continues, and Senator John Kennedy, speaking on Fox Business, says that the president has every right to withhold taxpayer dollars from a school which he says cannot be above the law.    State Department Cuts While Elon Musk may be leaving the Department of Government Efficiency, it doesn’t mean slashing government offices is stopping.  Correspondent Ed Donahue reports more cuts are being proposed at the State Department.   Illegal Immigrants Busted For Kayaker Death Two illegal immigrants are behind bars in Texas for their alleged involvement in a deadly Jet-ski crash that claimed the life of an 18-year-old woman.  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.   Mississippi Town On Edge The town of Greenville, Mississippi has declared a state of emergency and enacted a curfew after a college football player who called that town home was found shot to death inside his car.  Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports that city leaders are dealing with an out-of-control surge of violence.   Trump Says No To Settlement President Trump and Paramount Global are still at an impasse as they attempt to resolve his $20 billion dollar lawsuit against the company through mediation.      Increasing ICE Arrests The Trump administration wants to significantly increase the number of arrests of people in the country illegally – and is making changes to make that happen.  Details from correspondent Rich Johnson.   Latest On Russia & Ukraine The White House says President Trump hopes that peace negotiations slated for next week will move the ball forward on a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia as war rages between those countries.  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports that this comes amid a large buildup of Kremlin troops near the Ukrainian border.    Arab Concerns Over Iran Attack The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates all argued against any strike by the United States against Iran’s nuclear facilities, and pressed the president to find a diplomatic solution.    Latest On The Crypto Torture Case Two New York City police detectives were placed on modified duty after the department learned they had a prior connection to a Manhattan townhouse where an Italian crypto businessman was allegedly held and tortured.  Katie Clark has the story.   Finally   Talk about being in the right place at the right time.  A police officer was driving and saw a car on fire, and someone screaming for help.  Lisa Dwyer reports on the heroic rescue of the daughter of a firefighter by a Goodyear, Arizona officer who says he was merely doing his job.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices