NPR News: 06-30-2026 11PM EDT

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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. In a six to three decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld birthright citizenship. NPR's Jimena Bustillo reports on the ruling that turns back one of President Trump's day one executive orders.

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President Trump wanted to change the way the 14th Amendment of the Constitution was interpreted. He argued children of those who are not citizens or permanent residents should also not be citizens themselves. But a majority of justices interpreted the words, quote, "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" to mean that all children born in the U.S. are automatically granted citizenship, with the only exception being the children of foreign diplomats. Three justices, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito, dissented. Jimena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.

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The Supreme Court today also upheld state bans on the participation of transgender athletes on women and girls' school sports teams and struck down limits on political party spending, ruling that a 1974 law violates First Amendment rights. President Trump says Republicans will hold a first-ever party convention in a midterm election year this fall. He says the gathering will pl- uh, take place this September in Dallas, as NPR's Elena Moore reports.

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Trump says the convention will be an opportunity to, quote, "celebrate our nation, our achievements, and our bright future." Party conventions usually happen during presidential election years, not during the midterms, but stakes are high for Republicans on Capitol Hill. They currently control both the House and the Senate by slim margins,