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Higher tariffs could keep a stockpile of unused products and fears over Medicaid funding: Morning Rundown

Plus, a notable college quarterback remains on the board after not being selected in the first round of the NFL draft.
Customers shop in an aisle at the store
Customers shop in an aisle at the store

Trump floats Biden comparisons and Elon Musk shifts from DOGE back to Tesla: Morning Rundown

Plus, a wildfire breaks out overnight in New Jersey, threatening a major parkway and more than 1,320 structures.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to the White House.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to the White House.

Pope Francis' legacy and Harvard fights back against the Trump administration: Morning Rundown

Plus, salon owners are seeing a massive drawdown in clients coming in for their regular scheduled appointments, citing economic fears
A woman prays at the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, following the Vatican’s announcement of Pope Francis’ death, in Aparecida, Brazil, Monday, April 21, 2025.
A woman prays at the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, following the Vatican’s announcement of Pope Francis’ death, in Aparecida, Brazil, Monday, April 21, 2025.

Pope Francis mourned and Hegseth's Signal chat: Morning Rundown

Plus, small business owners in one Atlanta neighborhood fear they’ll be crushed by corporate rivals as tariffs hit Main Street. 
Pope Francis pauses during an interview with The Associated Press at The Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
Pope Francis pauses during an interview with The Associated Press at The Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.

Sen. Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia and Florida State University shooting: Morning Rundown

Plus, disruptions with Tricare, the military's health insurance program, after a contract change earlier this year has caught some new and expecting mothers off guard.
kilmar abrego garcia Chris Van Hollen politics political politician
kilmar abrego garcia Chris Van Hollen politics political politician

New documents in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case and Trump's Golden Dome ambitions: Morning Rundown

The Trump administration released documents after weeks of pressure to prove its contention that the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador is an MS-13 gang member.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Joe Biden's speech and Gene Hackman death investigation: Morning Rundown

Plus, the Trump administration has until the end of the month to turn over evidence detailing its efforts to "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador.
Image: Former President Biden Speaks at ACRD Conference in Chicago politics political politician
Image: Former President Biden Speaks at ACRD Conference in Chicago politics political politician

Harvard defies Trump demands and El Salvador won't return Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Morning Rundown

The Trump administration said it's freezing over $2 billion in funding after Harvard University rejected demands the administration said would address antisemitism.
Nayib Bukele, left, shakes hands with Donald Trump while both are seated in chairs inside of the Oval Office
Nayib Bukele, left, shakes hands with Donald Trump while both are seated in chairs inside of the Oval Office

Supreme Court ruling on Kilmar Abrego Garcia and helicopter crash in Hudson River: Morning Rundown

Plus, Ksenia Karrelina, a ballerina who was imprisoned in Russia over a donation to a Ukraine charity, is back in the U.S. after a prisoner exchange.
Helicopter crash in the Hudson river
Helicopter crash in the Hudson river
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