NPR News: 06-30-2026 6PM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The Supreme Court has upheld birthright citizenship today, blocking an executive order from President Trump.
What recent Supreme Court ruling affects birthright citizenship?
As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, it's a big defeat for the president.
On the day he returned to office, January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order reinterpreting the plain language of the 14th Amendment to strip the guarantee of citizenship from the children of immigrants, either in the country illegally or with a temporary legal status. The court stopped short of weighing the constitutional question, but ruled Trump's order violates federal law. Trump says in a social media post that the decision is, quote, too bad for our country and says Congress should pass a law banning birthright citizenship. It is unlikely such a law could pass or pass constitutional muster.
How does the Supreme Court's decision impact political spending?
Tamara Keith, NPR News, the White House.
And the Supreme Court erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that's more than 50 years old. The court's 2010 Citizens United decision already opened the door to unlimited independent spending in federal elections.
What are the implications of U.S.-Iran negotiations in Qatar?
The push for spending limits was part of an effort to prevent large donors from skirting caps on individual contributions to candidates. The U.S.
How is the Midwest preparing for extreme heat this summer?
and Iran both say they have sent delegations to Qatar today, but as NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports, they will not be meeting each other.
The White House says President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Witkoff have gone to Doha. Iran says it's meeting with Qatari officials on topics including the release of billions of dollars in frozen assets that was in the Memorandum of Understanding the MOU the US and Iran signed. Iran's president has said he expects around half, $6 billion, of its frozen assets in Qatar to be released in this interim phase. Underpinning the hurry here is a lack of trust on both sides, but the Iranians in particular are worried that with all the back and forth and failed previous talks, the Trump administration would renege on its commitments. Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Beirut.
A heat dome hovering over the Midwest will be moving east in the coming days, likely bringing record-breaking temperatures. NPR's Scott Newman has more.
What controversies surround the Kennedy Center's decisions?
Residents in the Midwest, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania, as well as New Jersey, southern New England, New York, and the D.C. Baltimore region, are already seeing dangerously high temperatures as we head toward the Fourth of July weekend. Joe Wegman is a National Weather Service meteorologist. Probably 105, probably on the very top end. mostly for the mid-Atlantic, especially on Thursday and Friday. Wegman recommends staying indoors, taking frequent breaks, and keeping hydrated. He says temperatures should taper off just slightly for the actual 4th. Scott Newman, NPR News.
U.S. stocks rose today. This is NPR News from Washington. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed an Israeli proposal to recognize violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide. Erdogan turned the allegation back at Israel by pointing to Palestinian deaths in Gaza. Turkey has long lobbied against recognizing the Armenian deaths as genocide. Historians estimate up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed. A legal filing by the Kennedy Center sheds light on how its board of trustees made decisions. It's related to Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beatty's lawsuit to have Trump's name removed from the center. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports.
The Kennedy Center has long denied reporting by The Washington Post that ticket sales plummeted after President Trump became the center's board chair. But in a legal filing Monday night, the center admits that by October 2025, nearly half of the center's tickets were going unsold. The Kennedy Center also admits that when the board voted to add Trump's name to the center, there was, quote, no discussion about potential risks or downsides of that decision.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:09
2
What recent Supreme Court ruling affects birthright citizenship?
0:09–0:53
3
How does the Supreme Court's decision impact political spending?
0:53–1:13
4
What are the implications of U.S.-Iran negotiations in Qatar?
1:13–1:21
5
How is the Midwest preparing for extreme heat this summer?
1:21–2:17
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What controversies surround the Kennedy Center's decisions?
2:17–5:01