Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
President Trump today signed two new executive orders relating to birthright citizenship,
“which is enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.”
Trump says the amendment was created after the Civil War to ensure enslaved people and their children would be U.S. citizens. White House Aids Steven Miller says Trump's order expands the list of people who are in eligible for birthright citizenship. That includes, for example, alien enemies of the United States, members of foreign terrorist
organizations, and large categories of people who lobby and act of a half of foreign governments. And so with taking this action, it ensures that large numbers of people who, wrongly, would be getting birthright citizenship will no longer be eligible for those benefits. The Supreme Court struck down Trump's earlier executive order aimed at ending the practice.
A top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee is pressing the Trump administration for answers about its recent ban on a certain type of data privacy protection at the Census Bureau. And here is Hansel O'Wang. He's more.
“In a letter to the Commerce Department, that site's NPR reporting, Democratic Senator Elizabeth”
Warren raises concerns about how a policy put out in June could reduce the amount of statistics released from federal surveys and the 20th or 30 census, which is used to redistribute political representation and federal funding to local communities. Federal law requires a Census Bureau to keep people anonymous in its statistics. But the Trump administration recently banned one of the main ways of bureau did that,
adding what's known as statistical noise to make certain data fuzzy, especially data about local areas and minority populations that could be easy to identify. The Commerce Department says that privacy technique has been used indiscriminately and undermine confidence in its statistics. But data experts are concerned their bureau may have to stop releasing official numbers
about rural and local communities. Hansel O'Wang, NPR News. Prosecutors have filed five counts of arson against the man suspected of starting wild fires in Spokane, Washington. For member station KUOW, page-browning has more.
Erin Ferranacci is accused of starting this week's old trails fire in Spokane, which has destroyed hundreds of structures including homes. The four additional arson charges stem from recorded interviews Ferranacci had with detectives, and which he revealed he started more fires or explosions in both July and August of 2025 and this year.
Prosecutors argue his actions were manifestly dangerous to human life, including to firefighters and involves major economic loss.
As Spokane County judge has now increased his bail to $2 million based on the suspect's
significant risk to community safety and potential for violence. The judge also ordered Ferranacci to undergo a competency evaluation, which delays the timeline for him to enter a plea. For NPR News, I'm page-browning in Spokane. U.S. Futures contracts are trading in mixed territory at this hour, you're listening
to NPR News from Washington. The Trump administration is proposing major changes to the Clean Water Act, ending to cut red tape and construction costs. But as Rachel Cohen with the Mountain West News Bureau reports, some states are creating their own safeguards.
Colorado is launching a program to regulate its wetlands and seasonal streams through years ago a U.S. Supreme Court ruling narrowed federal oversight. Nicole Rowan oversees a new permitting system that Colorado designed to fill the gap.
This work is really critical in protecting Colorado's water quality.
“It's really important for businesses and agricultural to have clarity so they can continue”
their development in a safe way. The Mexico is following Sue and Delaware Governor Matt Meyers signed new state wetland protections into law last month. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Cohen and Boulder, Colorado. Federal health officials say Hall of Hanoes are linked to a nationwide outbreak of Semonella.
The Center is for Disease Control and Prevention, issued a recall for the peppers grown in Senawala, Mexico, and primarily distributed to Mexican-style restaurants including Chipotle, which stops serving them immediately, and they were also distributed by coast-sistris distributors. The FDA says it's working to determine if any of the peppers were sent to grocery stores. Most people who get Selma Nella get an upset stomach within a few hours to a week, and
most recover soon. Asian markets are trading lower at this hour than necate. The main market in Japan is down about 1.3% the hang saying in Hong Kong down a fraction. I'm Janine Herbst and PR News in Washington.
