# SCOTUS Civil Rights Ruling, Hegseth On The Hot Seat, Fed Chairman's Future, Comey Faces A Judge Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/scotus-civil-rights-ruling-hegseth-on-the-hot-seat-fed-chairman-s-future-comey-faces-a-judge Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/scotus-civil-rights-ruling-hegseth-on-the-hot-seat-fed-chairman-s-future-comey-faces-a-judge.md Podcast: [America In The Morning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481) Published: 2026-04-30T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO6907966068.mp3?updated=1777531873 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WWO6907966068.mp3?updated=1777531873 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-in-the-morning-6741481/episodes/scotus-civil-rights-ruling-hegseth-on-the-hot-seat-fed-chairman-s-future-comey-faces-a-judge Duration seconds: 2369 ## Resource Today on America in the MorningSCOTUS Voting Ruling The Supreme Court rendered a ruling on Wednesday, striking down a Louisiana congressional map that could impact states nationwide. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports that the ruling left Democrats fuming in a case that impacts the Voting Rights Act. Hegseth On The Hot Seat The Secretary of War appeared before Congress Wednesday for the first time since the conflict with Iran began. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports the House committee hearing left Pete Hegseth on the defensive at times over the war with Iran and the increasing cost. Comey Faces A Judge The former director of the FBI appeared in a Virginia court, charged with threatening the President of the United States. Correspondent Ed Donahue reports. Latest On The DC Shooter More is being learned about the person arrested for attempting to storm the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. Correspondent Julie Walker reports the case which put the life of the President at risk is raising more concerns about security. Trump’s Plan For Germany President Trump says he is considering reducing the number of U.S. forces in Germany, amid a spat with Germany's chancellor and the NATO alliance over Iran. King & Queen Visit NYC King Charles and Queen Camilla spent Wednesday in New York City, which included a solemn moment at the 9/11 Memorial. Correspondent Steve Futterman has details. Powell’s Future The Federal Reserve has again left its key interest rate unchanged, in a meeting that will likely be the last one for Jerome Powell as Chairman of the Fed. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports that after the Fed met, Powell spoke about his immediate future, discussing what he will do next, and who will replace him. California Governor’s Debate The eight leading candi… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/america-in-the-morning-6741481/episodes/scotus-civil-rights-ruling-hegseth-on-the-hot-seat-fed-chairman-s-future-comey-faces-a-judge/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/america-in-the-morning-6741481/scotus-civil-rights-ruling-hegseth-on-the-hot-seat-fed-chairman-s-future-comey-faces-a-judge.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.