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The U.S. Supreme Court is debating birthright citizenship.
“President Trump is challenging the constitutional provision that has long been interpreted”
to guarantee U.S. citizenship to every child born on U.S. oil. On his first day back in office, he issued an executive order, barring automatic citizenship for any baby whose parents entered the country illegally. The order also applied to parents on a long-term b-step. Solicitor General John Sauer is arguing for the administration.
"Unrestricted birthright citizenship contradicts the practice of the overwhelming majority of modern nations. It demeans the priceless and profound gift of American citizenship.
It operates as a powerful pull factor for illegal immigration and rewards illegal aliens
who not only violate the immigration laws but also jump in front of those who follow the rules." This facility, along national legal director for the American Civil Libertase Union, says, "Repealing birthright citizenship will have profound consequences for generations." "Swas of American laws would be rendered senseless. Thousands of American babies will immediately lose their citizenship.
And if you credit the government's theory, the citizenship of millions of Americans past present and future could be called into question. All of this tells us the government's theory is wrong." Earlier, President Trump watched arguments from the gallery, "It was the first sitting President to do so."
President Trump says Iran's asking for a ceasefire. The Iranian government says that claim is false and baseless. But Trump posted on truth social this morning, Tehran's asking for truth so that the U.S. would consider it if the state of Hormuz were open again. Iran's blockade has choked off oil shipments sending oil prices rising in many drivers in
the U.S. ruggling to afford gas prices that have shot up since the U.S. and Israel started a war with Iran last month. White House press secretary Caroline Levitt says the president will give the country an
“important update on Iran in the speech tonight at 9 Eastern.”
Here's NPR tomorrow, Listen. The televised address comes a day after Trump reversed himself, dropping his demand that Iran reopened the state of Hormuz. He had threatened to quote "completely obliterate Iran's civilian electric plants, oil wells and desalinization plants if Iran didn't open the state shortly.
But now he says the U.S. will be leaving Iran very soon and if other countries want to get oil through the state, they can quote "fend for themselves." Trump says we're not going to have anything to do with it. With gas prices in the U.S. breaking four dollars a gallon, the president seems eager to find a way to end the war, even if many of his political objectives, including unconditional
surrender, have not been met. Laura Lyasin NPR News The Dow Jones industrial average is up 442 points or nearly 1%. This is NPR News.
It's launch day at NASA, for astronauts are slated to orbit the moon on the first lunar
mission in more than 50 years, here's NPR's NL Greenfield Boys. NASA test director Jeff Spalding told reporters that launch preparations have been going well at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Someone asked him about the fact that it's April Fool's Day because there's a long history of astronauts playing practical jokes.
So I am not aware of any any pranks that anybody intends to pull on the flight crew or in the launch team itself. So I think I'll just leave it at that. He said he hoped everyone would stay focused on the launch. It will happen no earlier than 624 pm Eastern time, if bad weather or a technical glitch
forces a delay, there should be additional launch opportunities through April 6th. Now Greenfield Boys NPR News. Some bars and restaurants are telling customers ditch the phone. WFAE's Nick Delicanel explains. A new cocktail bar in Charlotte, North Carolina has opened with a strict no phone policy.
To get inside, customers have to lock their devices in a pouch, says co-owner Mike Salz-Ruba. "So I wanted to create a space where people could come, interact, be vulnerable, be nervous, but be human." The idea is catching on. They're attracting people like social media manager, Lauren Bernard.
“"Honestly it's fantastic, life needs to be more like this."”
Experts say it may reflect a broader backlash to smartphones and social media. For NPR News, I'm Nick Delicanel, in Charlotte. Meet your market indices are up roughly 1%, it's NPR News.
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