NPR News: 07-02-2026 1AM EDT

Giles Snyder· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump was once a critic of cryptocurrency ventures, but a new mandatory financial disclosure form shows he and his family have taken in more than a billion dollars in crypto earnings alone in the last year. Bernard Condon wrote about it for the Associated Press.

Speaker 20:19

The White House says that, uh, that Trump o- only acts in the interest of the public, not, uh, for himself. His sons run the business. He's not involved at all, and, uh, they actually come out and attack the media saying, uh, "It's a disgrace that you keep bringing up this issue about ethics," and if anything, Trump has done great things for America by, uh, helping the crypto industry.

Giles Snyder· Host0:49

The disclosure shows the earnings in cryptocurrency include more than five hundred billion related to World Liberty Financial, the crypto business founded in part by Trump and his sons. Justice Department says it's turning its attention to visitors suspected of coming into the country to give birth. The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship. NPR's Jacqueline Diaz has more.

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The U.S. Justice Department wants its prosecutors to go after people taking part in something called birth tourism. In the U.S., that means when a foreign national comes into the country just to give birth and to get their child American citizenship. Acting Attorney General Todd