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.

Trump's income topped $2 billion in 2025, boosted by crypto, coin ventures  —  Almost 1,000 pages of financial disclosure forms show that the president's earnings far outpaced his $600 million total income in 2024.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump's reported income soared …

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 …

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.

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 …

After U.S.-Iran War, Oman Said to Propose Hormuz Fee Plan  —  Under the proposal, Iran and Oman would collect payment for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to officials and diplomats with knowledge of the matter.  —  Iran and U.S.-allied Oman are moving forward with plans …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

America's stillborn 250th birthday  —  An event that was meant to celebrate an exceptional nation has been cornered by one man  —  America a quarter of a millennium ago was where the words of the European Enlightenment became flesh.  In the 13 colonies' declaration of independence …

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.

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 …

Trump Announces Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas in September  —  Parties normally hold conventions only in presidential years, but President Trump liked the idea of mobilizing Republicans this fall.  —  President Trump announced on Tuesday that the Republican Party would hold …

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.

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.

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.

A fourth appeals court rejects ICE mass detention policy … “In our circuit, thousands of noncitizens are likely subject to mandatory detention under the Government's newfound statutory reading and policy,” wrote Federico, joined by Obama appointee Robert Bacharach and Reagan appointee David Ebel.

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 …