NPR News: 06-30-2026 4PM EDT

Lakshmi Singh· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship. NPR's Tamara Keith reports a decision announced today blocks President Trump's executive order.

Tamara Keith0:13

On the day he returned to office, January 20th, twenty twenty-five, President Trump signed an executive order reinterpreting the plain language of the Fourteenth Amendment to strip the guarantee of citizenship from the children of immigrants, either in the country illegally or with a temporary legal status. The court stopped short of weighing the constitutional question but ruled Trump's order violates federal law. Trump says in a social media post that the decision is, quote, "Too bad for our country," and says Congress should pass a law banning birthright citizenship. It is unlikely such a law could pass or pass constitutional muster. Tamara Keith, NPR News, the White House.

Lakshmi Singh· Host0:55

In other rulings, a court barred transgender athletes from women's and girls' sports in publicly funded schools and loosened campaign finance restrictions. New Jersey Congressman Thomas Kean Jr. has returned to work after a more than three-month unexplained absence. On the House floor today, he disclosed he was being treated for depression.

Thomas Kean Jr.· Soundbite1:12

It is physical. It is emotional. And until you experience it yourself, it is difficult to fully understand how powerful this illness can be.

Lakshmi Singh· Host1:22

Kean stepped away in the middle of his re-election campaign. He won an uncontested GOP primary earlier this month. A heat