Today on America in the Morning

Senators Hear Iran Briefing

Meeting with NATO leaders, President Trump hailed pledges by member nations to significantly increase military spending by 2035, and also turned his sights on both Ukraine and Iran.  Correspondent Ed Donahue reports the president left the door open to sending anti-missile systems to Ukraine, and announced he will be sitting down with Iran regarding their nuclear intent.   

Budget Battle

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill now have less than 7 days before a deadline from President Trump to pass his big beautiful budget bill, but some in the GOP are divided over key provisions in the spending plan.  Bob Brown reports.  

Deportation Planned For Abrego Garcia

The department of Justice says when a judge releases Kilmar Abrego Garcia, they will begin deportation proceedings against him, and not to his native El Salvador.  Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports.  

SCOTUS On Planned Parenthood

A new Supreme Court ruling could have a major impact on Planned Parenthood across the nation.  Correspondent Marcela Sanchez reports. 

SpaceX’s Mexico Problem

SpaceX says recovery efforts of last week's Starship explosion are being impacted by the Mexican government.  Correspondent Clayton Neville has details.    

Differing Senate Views Of The Iran Strikes

Thursday started with a Pentagon briefing from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who defended the military’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities while chastising the media for downplaying the strikes and an alleged leaked report on the actions.  Correspondent Ed Donahue reports later in the day, Senators were briefed for the first time by the Trump administration on the B-2 strikes using bunker busting bombs, with varied reaction.  

The Budget’s “Parliamentarian” Issue

There is pushback by some Republicans after the Senate parliamentarian called into question a series of policies in President Trump's proposed "Big Beautiful" budget bill.  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.  

CDC Vaccine Panel Meeting

The first meeting the CDC's new vaccine panel was held, which included a review of some long-approved shots given to kids.  Correspondent Ben Thomas reports.  

SCOTUS Decision Day

You can expect a flurry of activity today at the Supreme Court which will hand down its final decisions of the term, including an expected high-profile ruling on whether President Donald Trump may enforce his executive order curtailing birthright citizenship.    

Wintour Steps Down

Anna Wintour has been the face of a popular fashion magazine for the past 37 years, and she announced that she’s now stepping down as its editor-in-chief.  Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports.  

Finally  

It was a marathon five hours of closing arguments from prosecutors at the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial, which included a recap of the sensational testimony and evidence, with the US attorney saying the disgraced music mogul committed crime after crime for two decades.  With the recap, here’s correspondent Julie Walker.   

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