NPR News: 06-30-2026 1PM EDT

Lakshmi Singh· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. By a ruling of six to three, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld birthright citizenship. The decision breaks with President Trump, who signed an executive order barring citizenship for babies born in the U.S. to parents that either enter the country illegally or are in the United States on temporary visas. Here's NPR's Elena Moore.

Elena Moore0:24

Trump signed that executive order on his first day back in office last year and has argued that the Constitution does not ensure birthright citizenship. But that executive order quickly faced legal challenges, and it was never implemented, with lower courts instead saying the move was unconstitutional. Now, the Supreme Court is backing that up, saying, quote, "Children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause," end quote. Elena Moore, NPR News.

Lakshmi Singh· Host0:56

On social media, President Trump suggests the ban could still be restored through a bill. Separately, he says the GOP scored a big win when the court struck down limits on how much political parties may raise and spend on candidates. NPR's Mara Liasson has more on that.

Mara Liasson1:11

Republicans have a lot more money. This makes it easier for them to spend it. Uh, they don't have to, uh, use the old rules of, of no coordinating with candidates. They also are gonna get lower rates, uh, to buy political ads on television. It's very much in concert with other things that this