# Blanche & Clayton Face Senate, Previewing Trump's Election Address, Latest In The Middle East, House Vote On Israel Aid Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/blanche-clayton-face-senate-previewing-trump-s-election-address-latest-in-the-middle-east-house-vote-on-israel-aid Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/blanche-clayton-face-senate-previewing-trump-s-election-address-latest-in-the-middle-east-house-vote-on-israel-aid.md Podcast: [America In The Morning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481) Published: 2026-07-16T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO6825150867.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO6825150867.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-in-the-morning-6741481/episodes/blanche-clayton-face-senate-previewing-trump-s-election-address-latest-in-the-middle-east-house-vote-on-israel-aid Duration seconds: 2376 ## Resource Today on America in the MorningBlanche On The Hot Seat Much like his predecessor Pam Bondi, Acting-Attorney General Todd Blanche got it, and gave it right back, during his day before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday as he seeks confirmation to be the permanent A-G.  The details from correspondent Rich Johnson.   Previewing President Trump’s National Address President Trump will address the nation tonight, and is expected to focus on elections in America.   Rescue Turns To Recovery In San Francisco The search and rescue operation in the waters near Alcatraz Island is now turning into a recovery mode.  Correspondent Jennifer King reports that searchers remain in San Francisco Bay where a boat sank Tuesday, killing one person and three people went missing.   Reflecting Pool’s New Issue The Reflecting Pool next to the Lincoln Memorial has now been drained as it undergoes repairs, but a new problem has emerged.  Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports that the blue paint used to coat the bottom of the basin has now changed color.   Trump OK’s ICE Traffic Stops President Trump says he wants Immigration officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following the shooting deaths of two people in one week.    New $1 Coin A coin featuring President Trump will be available starting in the fall.  Ed Donahue reports on the new currency being minted to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.   Clayton On The Hot Seat As Acting-Attorney General Todd Blanche sat in a hearing for his nomination, the person President Trump has chosen to become the Director of National Intelligence also sat before senators on… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-in-the-morning-6741481/episodes/blanche-clayton-face-senate-previewing-trump-s-election-address-latest-in-the-middle-east-house-vote-on-israel-aid/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/blanche-clayton-face-senate-previewing-trump-s-election-address-latest-in-the-middle-east-house-vote-on-israel-aid.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.