The US Supreme Court has upheld birthright citizenship, affirming that nearly all people born in the country are granted citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment. This ruling goes against a key element of former President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant agenda.

Trump described the ruling as “too bad for our Country” but urged the US Congress to address the issue legislatively. On his Truth Social platform, he wrote, “Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship. They will have my Complete and Total Support!” The Court's decision clarified that “Children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause.”

In related political developments, Trump announced that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections. The event aims to energize voters as the party seeks to maintain its narrow congressional majorities in November.

Additional news includes a family member reporting that Jane Doe 4, linked to the Jeffrey Epstein files, is “staying off the grid” and fears retaliation from the Trump administration amid controversy over her case. Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a veiled warning to oil and gas companies to lower prices, following Trump's social media demands for gas prices to target $2.50 a gallon.

National Public Radio (NPR) retracted a major news story after mistakenly reporting that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring.

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