From NPR. President Trump claims that there is no automatic guarantee to birthright citizenship in the Constitution.   But, will that claim hold up in court? The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, enacted after the Civil War, was aimed at reversing the Supreme Court’s infamous Dred Scott decision, a ruling that declared Black people, enslaved…

From NPR. Mexican officials say there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico this month. They estimate the oil has spread more than 370 miles and reached at least seven nature preserves — but they don’t see major environmental damage. Check out NPR News Now wherever you listen to podcasts for more of…

From NPR. Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he is not now running for president, but he’s clearly giving a lot of thought to the challenges the next president will face. In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, Moore said the next president should acknowledge that some institutions were broken by Trump and cannot be revived.…

From NPR. The Senate has voted to fund much of the Department Of Homeland Security after a lapse of 42 days. The deal does not include any money for ICE — that division’s funding was supplemented with an extra $75 billion through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer. The deal also does not…

From NPR. Asked what the next U.S. president will face in 2029, Maryland Governor Wes Moore said the country was “functionally broken” to elect Donald Trump for a second time. In an interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, Moore said “I think that the answer cannot simply be, well, now we’ve just got to put everything…

From NPR. President Trump says opening the Strait of Hormuz would be "a simple military maneuver." NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman tells Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly about what that operation could entail. #sourcesandmethods

From NPR. In honor of America’s 250th birthday this year, the U.S. Treasury says President Trump’s signature will appear on U.S. paper currency — a first for a sitting president. The announcement follows news last week that the U.S. Mint was cleared to begin production on a gold commemorative coin that would feature Trump’s image…

From NPR. The status of any ceasefire negotiations between the U.S. and Iran remains unclear, but the White House says productive talks continue. Meanwhile, thousands of U.S. paratroopers and marines are headed to the Middle East as President Trump weighs whether to seize Kharg Island, home to Iran’s main oil processing facility. Iran has warned…

From NPR. Maryland Governor Wes Moore served in Afghanistan, as an officer in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division — the same unit that President Trump has ordered to deploy to the Persian Gulf region for a currently unknown mission. “We used to run battle drills on Iran and how complicated it was,” Moore said in…

From NPR. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has turned aside speculation that he might seek the presidency in 2028. He is seeking re-election to his current job in 2026. But in an NPR video interview, Moore made clear that he has put a lot of thought into the challenge that President Trump’s successor would face upon…

From NPR. The Pentagon is sending thousands of U.S. troops to the Middle East. Is this an escalation or a warning? Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and International Correspondent Aya Batrawy break down the latest about the war in Iran, including the prospects for an off-ramp. Join us next week on…

From NPR. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployments to American cities are a central part of President Trump’s immigration crackdown. A new NPR analysis found that they also left local cities with a huge bill. In Los Angeles, the surge of immigration enforcement agents in June meant the LAPD had to spend big on overtime to…

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From NPR. Today there are more than 30 million Kurds in a contiguous area in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey divided by external borders and historic internal differences. Nestled against craggy mountains in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the ancient town of Akre has been the focal point of Nowruz celebrations for decades.

From NPR. Europe has come to grips with a new reality, ushered in by the Trump administration: Europe needs to commit more resources to its own security. That’s according to Sweden’s Chief of Defense, General Michael Claesson. In this sit-down with Mary Louise Kelly, Claesson unpacks the NATO alliance from a European military perspective —…

From NPR. The U.S. has reportedly put forth a 15-point proposal to end the war in Iran — and Iran has rejected it, saying it’ll end the war and strikes on its neighbors only if a list of Iran’s own conditions are met first. Meanwhile, NPR has learned that paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division…