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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 09:38

The decision firmly rejected the executive order that Trump issued on the first day of his second term.

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Supreme Court strikes down limits on political party spending

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 09:28

At issue in the case was a post-Watergate law that Congress passed to limit the amount of money individuals can give to political parties.

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Tricks to help you spend less money at restaurants

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 09:07

Personal finance and nutrition experts share simple strategies that make it possible to eat out without spending a fortune. One tip? You might have to let go of your fast food delivery habit.

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Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls' sports

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 09:06

Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daughters' and other girls' basketball teams at school, wrote the court's majority opinion.

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SCOTUS to rule on birthright citizenship. And, U.S. murder rate nears new low

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 06:46

The Supreme Court is expected to make a long-awaited ruling on birthright citizenship today, on the high court's last day of its term. And, the U.S. murder rate approaches a record low.

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After Trump's re-election, these U.S. scientists found jobs in the U.K.

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 05:00

More U.S. scientists are heading abroad. Three researchers explain why they decided to shift their research to universities in the U.K.

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Inside the coordinated strategy to radically reshape U.S. immigration

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 04:00

As the Supreme Court today weighs the Trump administration's effort to revoke birthright citizenship, NPR looks at what else the White House has done to curb illegal and legal migration.

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Venezuelans deported from the U.S. were killed hours later in powerful quakes

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 04:00

146 Venezuelans were deported from Texas to Caracas on June 24. Hours later, while the deportees were in a guarded hotel, powerful twin earthquakes struck.

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Here are Colorado's 2026 primary election results

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 04:00

Live election results: Get the latest on Colorado's U.S. Senate, U.S. House and gubernatorial primary races.

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Federal money for workforce training begins, but few programs qualify

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 04:00

July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training programs. So far just 11 states have created roadmaps for colleges to apply.

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U.S. murder rate approaches a record low

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 04:00

A few years ago, experts worried about a "new normal" of elevated violent crime in the U.S. Now the country is flirting with breaking its all-time low murder rate

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Morning news brief

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 03:47

The U.S. and Iran will resume peace talks Tuesday, SCOTUS expected to make a decision on birthright citizenship, Colorado voters head to the polls.

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Explosion in Monaco injures 3, including Ukrainian tycoon

Tue, 06/30/2026 - 00:35

A blast from an explosive device has seriously injured three people at a residential building in Monaco, and the attacker fled to France, local authorities said.

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Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 20:43

Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly.

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Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task force

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 18:34

Michigan Gov. Whitmer is one of four Democrats who sent their states' National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations in recent weeks, amid President Trump's ongoing — and controversial — deployment in the city.

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Wheelchair users say private equity is making repairs harder

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 16:01

People who rely on wheelchairs say that industry consolidation driven by private equity means long delays in getting them fixed, which isolates them from society and endangers their health.

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The Temporary Protected Status program may effectively be over. Here's what we know.

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 15:54

A Supreme Court ruling gives the Trump administration space to strip this status from hundreds of thousands of more people from the few remaining countries with this program.

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Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to much of federal government's regulatory structure

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 15:44

The Supreme Court struck down most of the limits that Congress and the courts had previously established to protect the independence of regulatory agencies that comprise much of the federal government.

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Venezuela's deadly quakes put its U.S.-backed government to the test

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 15:19

Venezuela's La Guaira state bore the brunt of the earthquake damage, bringing memories of a 1999 disaster that became President Hugo Chávez's first major test. Now, it's the acting leader's challenge.

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Senate Ethics Committee dismisses complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego

Mon, 06/29/2026 - 14:28

The committee had been alerted by a fellow member of Congress of allegations of campaign finance violations and potential sexual misconduct, but said it found no evidence of wrongdoing.

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