NTD News Today Full Broadcast (April 17)

100 members of the U.S. Senate were sworn in as jurors for the impeachment trial of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on April 17. The articles of impeachment were approved by the House of Representatives on Feb. 13, and officially read in the Senate chamber on Tuesday. Majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he’ll allow floor debate on the articles, but called for a dismissal of the charges.

President Joe Biden will propose a boost in tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China, a move viewed by some as a strategic one designed to increase support among blue-collar voters for the 2024 election. The president will ask the United States Trade Representative to consider tripling the existing Section 301 tariff rate on Chinese steel and aluminum as part of a four-year review. He was expected to announce this request during his Wednesday visit to the United Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

A Boeing whistleblower has raised concerns about the company’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft, warning that the plane’s quality issues could make it “fall apart” in midair. Sam Salehpour, a quality engineer at Boeing who has worked with the company for fifteen years, is scheduled to testify Wednesday on the aircraft manufacturer’s quality issues during a Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing.

Topics in this episode include:

1. NY Trump Trial: Day 2 Ends, 7 Jurors Seated
2. Trump Makes Campaign Stop at Bodega After Court
3. Poll: One-Third Think Trump Acted Illegally in ‘Hush Money’ Case
4. SCOTUS Could Knock Down Jan. 6 Charges
5. Are the Questions to Trump’s Jury Pool Adequate?
6. State Department: Israel Hasn’t Told US of Plans to Respond
7. Gaza Protesters Demand Google End Contract With Israel
8. Columbia University President Testifying at Anti-Semitism Hearing
9. SCOTUS Weighs Jan. 6 Obstruction Charges
10. Jan. 6 Whistleblowers Testify
11. Challenging ‘False’ J6 Narratives
12. House Panel Hears Testimony on J6 Report
13. National Guardsmen Challenge J6 Report
14. Watch: House Hearing With J6 Whistleblowers
15. Protesters Interrupt J6 Whistleblowers
16. Japan Hit by Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake
17. Trump to Meet With Polish President Duda in NY
18. Democrats Raise More Cash Than GOP in 1st Quarter
19. Senators Sworn In for Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
20. Senate Responding to Mayorkas Impeachment
21. GOP Hopes Mayorkas Impeachment Highlights Border
22. Suspect in Senate Aide’s Crash Is in US Illegally: Report
23. Arizona Democrats Would Need GOP Help to Repeal Abortion Ban
24. NC: Pandemic Rules Closing Bars ‘Illogical’: Court
25. LA Mayor Asks Rich Residents to Fund Homeless Program
26. Biden to Propose Tripling Chinese Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
27. Solomon Islands Election Watched by China, US
28. EU Leaders Discuss How to Compete With US and China
29. EU Wants Answers About New App TikTok Lite
30. US Firms in China Fear Intellectual Property Theft
31. Senate Panel Examines Boeing Safety Amid Defect Allegations
32. Boeing Whistleblower Testifies Before Congress
33. Congress Calls on Boeing Whistleblowers
34. Senate to Begin Mayorkas Impeachment Trial
35. FAA Grounds All Alaska Airlines Flights
36. Netanyahu Meets Foreign Ministers From UK, Germany
37. Yellen: US to Hit Iran With New Sanctions in Days
38. DeSantis Limits Challenges to Books in School Libraries
39. Ohio Judge Blocks Law Banning Minor Transgender Surgeries
40. Report: US Government Fraud Losses Above $233 Billion per Year
41. Ford Recalls Over 450,000 Vehicles Over Drive Power Issues
42. Google Cracking Down on YouTube Ad Blockers
43. Many Americans With Student Loans Delaying Life Events
44. Fewer Homes for Sale, Mortgage ‘Lock-In’ Effect
45. Growing Fear of Squatters Moving In
46. Prevention May Be Best Measure Against Squatting
47. Hawaii: Landmark Removed Due to Tourists’ Bad Behavior