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.

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 …

House floor is frozen after GOP holdouts reject Johnson's election-bill plan … If Speaker Mike Johnson can't placate the holdouts, he will be unable to move the annual Pentagon bill or the fiscal 2027 spending bill for the State Department and other agencies as planned before a scheduled weeklong July 4 recess begins.

Here's the latest.  —  The court's decision involving laws from West Virginia and Idaho has implications for 25 other states with similar restrictions on transgender female athletes joining women's sports teams.  —  Here's the latest.  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld two state laws barring …

Putin Faces Increased Pressure as Moscow Is Again Attacked by Drones  —  The Russian authorities said 419 drones were shot down across Russia, including in the capital, and in Crimea.  —  President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia faced a fresh round of pressure on Tuesday as Ukraine launched another attack …

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.

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.

Longtime Clinton aide walks back claim former president visited Epstein island, sources say  —  A longtime aide to Bill Clinton walked back a prior claim that the former president visited Jeffrey Epstein's island, according to two sources familiar with closed-door testimony on Capitol Hill.

Congress Cleaned Up After Nixon.  After Trump, It'll Be a Bigger Job.  —  With its decision Monday in Trump v. Slaughter, the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority has fully embraced the unitary executive theory — the view, popular among Donald Trump's loyalists, that presidents …

A Tied Senate Race Gives Democrats a Shot in Deep Red Texas, Poll Finds  —  James Talarico, a Democratic state lawmaker, is tied with Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general, according to a New York Times/Siena poll.  —  The Democratic Party has a serious chance to win a Senate seat …

Chris Rufo, MAGA's Top Activist on the Right, Has a Conspiracy Problem  —  This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.  —  You could really make a case that Christopher Rufo is the most successful activist of this era, certainly on the right.

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

Five reasons why the CBS ombudsman is a blatant sham  —  Soon after CBS News got a new (Trumpy) owner and new (right-leaning) editorial management last year, the company appointed someone to supposedly keep an eye on editorial bias and ensure impartiality.  —  Kenneth Weinstein would be …

Federal judge strikes down HUD's homelessness policy shift … The agency under HUD Secretary Scott Turner has intentionally moved away from a decades-long “housing first” policy, which focuses on prioritizing permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness.

Dems hash out Israel divisions at “intense” private meeting … - “It's so poorly drafted,” said one House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity to share details of sensitive internal discussions, referencing concerns that, as written, the proposal could choke off not only military aid but diplomatic funding.