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President Trump didn't give what he wanted from the U.S. Supreme Court on birthright
citizenship, the court instead sided with the long held interpretation of the 14th Amendment that anyone borne on American soil is a U.S. citizen, yours and P.R. is more a lie. Well, politically, it's a setback, it's illegal loss. If the court had voted for Trump, they would have changed the definition of what it means to be an American.
“And who gets to decide what it means to be an American?”
Donald Trump was not happy about this decision. He posted on truth social too bad for the country, but he also said that it could be quote easily resolved if Congress would pass legislation banning birthright citizenship kind of the Kavanaugh point of view. Don't ask, Kavanaugh sided with the six to three majority, but in a concurring opinion, he said
a future Congress could restrict birthright citizenship. House photo down a resolution Tuesday directing President Trump to remove armed forces from hostilities in Lebanon. It was sponsored by Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib, one of the House members seeking to push the party furthered left, yours and P.R. is Eric McDaniel.
More than 20 Democrats joined with nearly all Republicans to defeat the measure. Is really forces have occupied much of stuff in Lebanon as they go after Iran backed
Hezbollah, in a conflict that has displaced more than a million Lebanese residents and left
thousands of civilians dead.
“Representative Tlaib is the child of Palestinian immigrants and has been Congress's most”
outspoken critic of the Israeli military. The U.S. government is the primary financial supporter of Israel's military, providing at least 174 billion since the country was founded in 1948. Trump has repeatedly expressed frustration over Israel's ongoing campaign in Lebanon, as he seeks to secure an end to the U.S. Israel Iran War, Eric McDaniel, and P.R. Newswashing
10 U.S. envoyes are in Qatar for meetings with mediators, working to negotiating and end to the war with Iran. President Trump's special Middle East envoyes Steve Whitgoth and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, arrived in Doha Tuesday following a flare up of hostilities over the weekend in the Persian Gulf.
Federal Court has blocked the Trump administration's move to withhold public service loan forgiveness from political opponents. The rule has been set to take effect at midnight in Paris, so Julia Carillo has more. A judge has now permanently blocked a rule designed to exclude student loan borrowers from
“forgiveness if they work for employers with ideological differences to the Trump administration.”
Support for unauthorized immigrants, gender affirming treatments for minors and diversity programs, where examples given that could disqualify state governments, hospitals, schools, and other non-profits from the program. Public Service loan forgiveness allows government and non-profit employees to have their federal student loans forgiven after 10 years of qualifying public service.
The case challenging the proposed exclusion was brought by a broad coalition of cities, labor unions, and 22 state attorneys general. You're listening to NPR News. Thousands of South Africans protested across the country Tuesday, calling for undocumented migrants to leave the country, NPR's Kate Bardlet was at the marches into Hannesburg.
The protestors, all Black South Africans, shouted "mubahambe" meaning they must go, referring to other African nationals. Some would dress in traditional silhouettes, many carrying sticks, and some box are kind of whip. And he migrant groups clad in military garves sung and danced.
Many people had been drinking heavily since the morning, and the atmosphere was volatile. But there was a high police presence on the street, and helicopter's flying overhead. By the afternoon, only sporadic episodes of violence had been reported. Thousands of migrants from Malawi and some barbeque had fled the country prior to the day of protests.
Kate Bardlet, in County, is Johannesburg. President Trump says Republicans will hold a midterm convention in September. Trump said on social media Tuesday that the convention will be held in Dallas, and off-year convention is unusual – they're usually held only during presidential election years, Republicans, however, under pressure to hold on to control of Congress and Trump's final
two years in office. The broad James says he will play a record extending 24th NBA season, but it won't be with Los Angeles Lakers. James has decided to hit free agency, thanking the Lakers, for allowing him to wear the team's uniform after the Lakers, which, to him, the best after eight seasons in Los
Angeles, the NBA's free agent period opened Tuesday evening, but James will not be able to sign with a new team until next week. This is in peace.
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