Carrie Johnson

that means that a number of other things we thought were settled could be really unsettled.

Once you start to open up the 14th Amendment, which helped form the basis of many of our major civil rights laws in the last century or so, and many other understandings in some of our fundamental rights, it's hard to say

where things end.

And of course, this Trump executive order from last year was just talking about prospectively, that's new babies born in the U.S.

since he signed that order.

But these advocates worry that there's nothing that would then prevent the Trump administration from going back and trying to revoke citizenship from other people.

They said that there's some historical precedent for that involving South Asian people here in the U.S., and they really worry about it.

The settlement would resolve allegations by Missouri and Louisiana that Biden-led agencies tried to shut down speech about the pandemic in the 2020 election.

Conservatives argued they'd been deplatformed by major social media sites for taking unpopular views.

The cases hinged on bitter divides over misinformation, disinformation and censorship.

The new agreement would bar the Surgeon General, the CDC, and the Cybersecurity Agency from threatening social media companies to take down posts or face punishment.

Attorney General Pam Bondi says the deals are, quote, key steps in undoing abuses of the First Amendment, especially against conservative media.

The settlements still require judicial approval.

Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.

Robert Mueller led the FBI for 12 tumultuous years, taking office only days before terror attacks hit the nation on 9-11.

He helped transform the bureau from a traditional crime-fighting agency into one that works to identify and prevent terror networks from striking on American soil.

Later in his career, he served as special counsel, investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Mueller said he could not reach a conclusion about whether President Trump obstructed justice, but he also said he could not exonerate Trump.

Trump posted on social media that, quote, I'm glad he's dead.

He can no longer hurt innocent people.