Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's proposed limits  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

Editor's note: NPR retracts Justice Samuel Alito story  —  Editor's note: Earlier today, we erroneously published a story saying that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring.  Neither Alito nor the court's public information office has announced his retirement, and we have retracted the story.

House GOP leaders cancel votes, start recess early after member rebellion … Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters earlier Tuesday Republicans would work for the “next day-and-a-half” to settle the disputes and move on with the scheduled business.  —  But he and other leaders later determined …

Trump earned over $1 billion on cryptocurrency and coin ventures last year  —  In almost 1,000 pages of financial disclosure forms, the president's earnings from crypto, settlements and resorts far outpaced his $600 million total income in 2024.  —  Summary

Supreme Court loosens campaign finance laws, opening up flood of midterm cash … The decision is a blow to Democrats, who argued that eliminating the limit on coordination would put more power into the hands of large donors who can cut bigger checks to party committees than to candidates.

Trump is using a $500M no-bid contract to build his White House ballroom  —  The secret agreement was routed through a White House office that typically handles repairs and furnishings and is exempt from competitive bidding requirements.  —  Summary  —  White House officials …

Court Halts Pentagon Rule Requiring Escorts for Journalists  —  A federal judge temporarily blocked a new rule that restricted reporters' access to the Pentagon, in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times.  —  A federal judge ordered the Pentagon on Tuesday to temporarily lift a requirement …

Scoop: Trump's late July 4 speech throws D.C. fireworks timing into flux … - Trump is supposed to begin speaking at 9:50pm, according to a Secret Service official who wasn't able to go on the record because plans are, well, very much in flux.  — “He could take a half hour, he could take” more, the official added.

Republican Tom Kean Jr. reveals depression diagnosis after four-month absence from Congress  —  New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. disclosed Tuesday that he was being treated for depression during his unexplained four-month absence from the House, suggesting in a brief floor speech …

Jackson Delivers Scathing Birthright Opinion Aimed at Thomas  —  Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took direct aim at a dissent written by Justice Clarence Thomas in dueling opinions on birthright citizenship Tuesday, highlighting the longstanding divide the two Black members of the Supreme Court have over race and the Constitution.

House votes to disclose which members settled sexual misconduct allegations with taxpayer funds  —  The House approved a measure Tuesday compelling the public release of records showing which House members have used taxpayer dollars to settle sexual misconduct charges levied against them and how much money was spent.

Judge rules Trump abuse protest signs, ‘86 47’ flag are protected speech  —  A federal judge ruled Monday that the National Park Service cannot interfere with a protest group's ongoing demonstration featuring signs accusing President Donald Trump of sexual abuse and a flag with the caption “86 47.”

University of Tennessee to pay $1.9M to professor fired over Charlie Kirk comment  —  The University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved a settlement with former assistant professor Tamar Shirinian, agreeing to pay the fired faculty member $1.9 million.

A Tabloid Story Gives Talarico a New Opening to Test Attacks on Paxton  —  After a salacious report about Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, his Democratic rival, James Talarico, seized on the news — but focused on corruption and affordability.

BREAKING: SCOTUS Upholds Sex-Based Restrictions in Sports - Unanimously?  —  Two miracles took place at the Supreme Court today in two cases involving Title IX and women's sports.  The first miracle is that common sense and biology prevailed.  The second miracle is that the decision was unanimous ... at least in part.

Trump begins construction of unannounced White House helipad  —  The project, funded with a Lockheed Martin donation, is intended to resolve a years-long problem with the new Marine One helicopters: They run the risk of scorching the White House's grass.  —  President Donald Trump …

Cleta Mitchell says Supreme Court's mail ballot ruling opens door to kill early voting: 'Let's file some cases'  —  After the U.S. Supreme Court's mail ballot ruling Monday, anti-voting lawyer Cleta Mitchell believes there's now a legal avenue to kill early voting — and she doesn't want to wait to sue.

Trump's Mount Rushmore fireworks show reignites fire fears … “Fireworks at Mount Rushmore is a terrible idea,” said Jay Davis, chair of the Sierra Club's South Dakota chapter.  “We are enduring a serious drought.”  —  Fire conditions are especially concerning this year because of the widespread drought …

GOP rebels threaten Iran spending bill over Poland troop fight  —  A splinter group of moderate House Republicans is threatening to derail an $88 billion Iran war spending bill unless American troops are returned to Poland.  Led by frequent Trump critic Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) …

Rep. Dean: Trump team call ‘cut my mic’ over Iran questions to Rubio, Witkoff  —  Capehart: A day that showed the ‘pinnacle of what America could be’  —  A personal Last Word from Jonathan Capehart  —  Rep. Walkinshaw: Billionaire Epstein associate needs to answer for NDAs he allegedly signed