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6:50 PM ET, June 27, 2025

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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Civil rights groups warn that the decision involving birthright citizenship will create chaos.  —  In a major victory for President Trump, the court restricted the ability of federal judges to block his executive orders.  The decision may reshape the way U.S. citizenship is granted, even temporarily.
Discussion: New Republic, MSNBC and Blaze Media
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Tim Sullivan / Associated Press:
Live updates: Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but leaves fate of birthright citizenship unclear  —  Watch live as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press briefing at the White House.  —  A divided Supreme Court ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions …
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship order  —  The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines on Friday sided with the Trump administration's request to limit universal injunctions issued by federal courts.  The opinion in the birthright citizenship case was highly anticipated.
Reuters:
Supreme Court, in birthright citizenship case, limits judges' power to block Trump's policies nationwide  —  While a partial Trump win on nationwide injunctions, challenges can continue.  —  Supreme Court Police officers stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, June 27, 2025.
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision isn't as devastating as you think  —  On Friday, the Supreme Court released its long-awaited decision in Trump v. CASA, a case challenging President Donald Trump's attempt to strip many Americans of citizenship.
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear  —  A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship.
Washington Post:
Supreme Court ends terms with decisions on birthright citizenship, the ACA and more  —  The Supreme Court on Friday limited the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions blocking President Donald Trump's executive order to ban birthright citizenship, a decision that will have major implications for judicial power.
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Sotomayor joined by Jackson, Kagan in fiery birthright citizenship dissents
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:   Congress set to hand Trump billions to recruit more ICE agents
Eric Katz / GovExec.com:   Mass layoffs likely to remain blocked, for now, thanks to a Supreme Court footnote
Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:   The Supreme Court Sides with Trump Against the Judiciary
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court limits nationwide orders that have blocked Trump's birthright citizenship ban
Discussion: NPR, USA Today and The Indian Express
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court curbs injunctions that blocked Trump's birthright citizenship plan
Cate Martel / The Hill:
Supreme Court's blockbuster day
New York Times:
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration  —  The Justice Department had demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school.  —  The University of Virginia's president, James E. Ryan …
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Newsom Sues Fox News for Saying He Lied About Call With Trump  —  The lawsuit, which seeks at least $787 million in damages, comes as the California governor adopts an increasingly combative style with the president and his allies.  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sued Fox News on Friday …
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Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787M in defamation case over Trump call  —  The amount is nearly identical to Dominion Voting's 2023 defamation settlement with Fox News.  —  Gavin Newsom is taking a page right out of Donald Trump's media playbook.  —  The California governor accused Fox News …
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Sam Baker / Axios:
Supreme Court requires opt-out for LGBTQ-themed lessons in schools
Jordan Rubin / MSNBC:
Supreme Court sided with parents seeking to keep their kids from LGBTQ books instruction
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New York Times:
Major Unions Are Dropping Cuomo to Back Mamdani in N.Y.C. Mayor's Race  —  The powerful hotel workers union and Local 32BJ are switching their endorsements to Zohran Mamdani, a sign that Democratic power brokers are coalescing behind him.  —  Two powerful New York City labor unions …
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Politico:   Two major NYC unions back Mamdani's general election bid for mayor
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Cuomo Doesn't Blame Himself for Losing the Primary. Others Do.
Discussion: Politico and Vanity Fair
William Thornton / al.com:
Tuberville says ‘inner city rats’ live off the American taxpayers: Trump should send them ‘back home’  —  Alabama U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville says President Donald Trump should defund major American cities where leadership is “godawful.”  —  Tuberville appeared on The Benny Show with Benny Johnson …
US Department of Justice:
Award-Winning Journalist Arrested and Charged with Possession of Child Pornography  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia  —  WASHINGTON - Thomas Pham LeGro, 48, made his first appearance today in U.S. District Court for allegedly possessing child pornography.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Hailey Gomez / The Daily Caller:   Pulitzer-Winning WaPo Reporter Charged With Alleged Possession Of Child Porn
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump to host Rwanda and Congo foreign minsters at the White House following peace deal signing  —  Trump will host foreign ministers from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Oval Office today.  —  Earlier in the afternoon at the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
On Iran, a reminder that party trumps values  —  Last week, I wrote in my weekly chart article “The myth of Republican isolationism” that the GOP is not in fact the party of isolationism, despite the conventional wisdom about Donald Trump and his coalition.  I pointed out that support …
Discussion: Axios
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NBC Los Angeles:
Family outraged after federal agents detain US citizen, accuse her of assault  —  A 32-year-old U.S. citizen was released from federal custody Thursday evening after her family said she was wrongfully detained by agents during an immigration enforcement operation in downtown Los Angeles.
Discussion: NBC News and The Guardian
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Terminates Haiti TPS, Encourages Haitians to Obtain Lawful Status  —  WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem today announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti.  The TPS designation for the country expires on Aug. 3, 2025, and the termination will be effective on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Public Is Resisting Trump.  The Elites Aren't.  —  Back in April, the White House took a sledgehammer to America's trading relationships with the rest of the world, pledging that a shiny new trade regime would be in place within three months: “90 deals in 90 days.”
Discussion: Jonathan Cohn and Newsweek
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court upholds phone and internet subsidy program for underserved areas  —  The Federal Communications Commission policy requires telecommunications companies to spend billions of dollars to subsidize service in poor and rural areas.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected …
The Chronicle:
Stalled funding, canceled grants: How the NIH crisis is affecting Duke  —  Duke has lost hundreds of millions in federal research funding this year as the courts and President Donald Trump clash over the future of the National Institutes of Health.  —  Duke receives around $1.2 billion …
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
N.Y. Senator ‘Misspoke’ When She Falsely Claimed Zohran Mamdani Condoned ‘Global Jihad’  —  Kirsten Gillibrand said her constituents are “alarmed” by the New York mayoral nominee's past statements, including a big one he didn't make  —  During a radio interview Thursday …
CNN:
US did not use bunker-buster bombs on one of Iran's nuclear sites, top general tells lawmakers, citing depth of the target  —  The US military did not use bunker-buster bombs on one of Iran's largest nuclear sites last weekend because the site is so deep that the bombs likely would not have been effective …
Discussion: The Economist, Politico and Newsweek
 
 
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Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
‘No right is safe’: Justice Sotomayor dissents on birthright ruling
KFF:
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Discussion: Newsweek
NBC News:
Trump terminates trade talks with Canada
Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Supreme Court Says Age Verification Laws for Porn Sites Are Constitutional
Jack Rakove / Washington Monthly:
It's Not Just a Constitutional Crisis in the Trump Era. It's Constitutional Failure
 Earlier Items: 
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Group suing over Trump's birthright order seeks to convert case to a class action lawsuit
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court endorses Obamacare panel that requires free preventive care
Andy Olsen / Christianity Today:
ICE Goes After Church Leaders and Christians Fleeing Persecution
Discussion: RNS
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
DOGE enters ATF with mandate to slash gun regulations
Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Iranian woman, who has lived in US for 47 years, taken by Ice while gardening
Discussion: The Indian Express