Tariffs For Russia & Arms For Ukraine, Massachusetts Fire Kills Nine, SCOTUS on Education, Auto Pen Investigations

Today on America in the Morning Trump To Tariff Russia and Arm Ukraine On Monday, President Trump welcomed the NATO Secretary General to the Oval Office and announced a weapons deal to help Ukraine and warned Russia of penalties to come if they don't stop their attacks on their neighbor.  John Stolnis has the details from Washington.   Assisted Living Building Fire Kills Nine An investigation is underway as to what caused a massive fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility that killed 9 and injured at least 30 people.  Correspondent Julie Walker reports when firefighters arrived, they found some elderly residents hanging out of windows and begging for help.   SCOTUS Rules On DOE Employees The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Education Department to fire hundreds of employees.  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.   Fed Building Flack Facing scrutiny from the White House, the Federal Reserve's chairman is asking a watchdog group to review costs of the Fed's building renovations.  Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports.   NYC Mayoral Surprise It appears that Andrew Cuomo isn’t giving up yet on his political comeback.  The former disgraced New York Governor, who lost in a Democrat New York City mayoral primary to socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, will stay in the race for mayor, but instead run as an independent.     Tarantulas At The Airport This can be considered either food for thought or thinking twice when ordering airport food.  Correspondent Karen Chammas reports on over a thousand tarantula spiders found in desert boxes at an airport in Germany.      Latest On Texas Flooding The continued threat of flooding is making rescue and recovery efforts in the deadly July 4th floods challenging in the Texas Hill Country.  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.   Investigating The Auto Pen President Trump and some House Republican leaders continue to investigate former President Biden’s actions and demeanor in his final weeks in office.  Correspondent Rich Johnson reports the latest focus is on Biden’s use of the ‘auto pen.’   States Sue Trump Administration The Trump administration is facing a lawsuit being brought by more than a dozen states.  Correspondent Julie Walker reports the suit revolves around frozen after-school and summer funding.   Finally  “H” is for hacker, and “X” stands for the X social media platform.  Correspondent Marcela Sanchez reports fans of Elmo on Sesame Street were left speechless after racist and obscene tweets were posted on that favorite character’s X account in a cybersecurity breach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices