SCOTUS to rule on birthright citizenship. And, U.S. murder rate nears new low
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Today marks the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s current term, and major rulings are expected. Two key cases involve bans on transgender athletes. The court’s possibly most anticipated ruling focuses on birthright citizenship. The case questions whether the U.S. should automatically grant citizenship to children born here, particularly in light of President Trump’s executive order to deny citizenship to children whose parents entered the U.S. illegally or are on temporary visas. At the heart
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– 🎧 A ruling today in favor of Trump could overturn over a century of legal precedent and create logistical challenges for millions of mixed-status families, NPR’s Ximena Bustillo tells Up First. A ruling against Trump would be a setback for one of his many immigration-related campaign promises. The administration aims to restrict the ways people can legally be in the country. Last week, the Supreme Court gave the administration more power to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, par
– ➡️ A slew of Supreme Court decisions came down yesterday. Justices upheld grace periods for mail-in ballots, took a sledgehammer to much of the federal government’s regulatory framework, cemented the president’s power to remove members of independent agencies at will, limited law enforcement’s use of geofencing warrants to see who was near the scene of a crime, and rejected Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve governing board.
The United States and Iran have sent delegations to Qatar, after exchanging attacks in recent days. The White House said that Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff were on their way there for talks about a long-term peace agreement. Iranian officials have made it clear that they will not meet with them. For Iran, this meeting appears to be more focused on discussing with Qatari officials the release of approximately $6 billion in frozen assets. The release of this mone
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– 🎧 Both countries’ haste in these talks seems to stem from a lack of trust, NPR’s Ruth Sherlock says. Iranians, in particular, are concerned that the Trump administration might go back on its commitments, especially given the history of failed talks. Iran is also furious about a separate deal brokered by the U.S. between Israel and Lebanon on a road map to end the war. Israel is still fighting the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. The Israel-Lebanon deal stipulates that Hezbollah must d
Last week, the U.S. deported 146 Venezuelans from Texas to Caracas. Passengers on that plane, which included women and children, were being processed in a guarded hotel when two powerful earthquakes struck, according to family members. The hotel was reduced to rubble, and there are conflicting accounts of how many of the 146 deportees survived. It’s unclear if the Trump administration will continue to deport Venezuelans post-earthquakes. The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a r
The national murder rate in the United States is nearing a record low. Crime data analyst Jeff Asher says that the country in 2025 likely experienced the lowest murder rate ever recorded. Asher shared this prediction in late May, using data he collects from about 600 police agencies for his site, The Crime Index. This nationally representative sample indicates that murders dropped by 18.7% in the first four months of this year compared to the same period last year. All violent crime decreased by
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