President Trump's plan for a 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery faces legal challenges over congressional approval and concerns about obstructing historic views and nearby airport flight paths.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a Trump-era executive order aiming to restrict birthright citizenship by limiting it to children born to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, challenging the traditional interpretation of the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. The administration argues that the clause’s phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” excludes children of temporary visitors or undocumented immigrants, citing historical cases, while opponents maintain that longstanding legal precedent and the amendment’s language guarantee citizenship to nearly all born on U.S. soil. The Court’s decision could have significant implications for constitutional law and immigration policy, with former President Trump expected to attend the proceedings.
President Donald Trump is set to attend Supreme Court oral arguments on his executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented or temporarily present immigrants, marking the first time a sitting president has personally attended such a session. The case challenges the longstanding interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, which has historically granted citizenship to nearly all individuals born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents' status. With a conservative majority on the Court, including three Trump appointees, a ruling expected by July could significantly impact immigration law and constitutional citizenship rights.
Nikki Haley, former United Nations Ambassador, has been campaigning in New Hampshire in an effort to become the Trump-alternative candidate in the 2023 Republican presidential primary. Her support has risen from 6.9% to 25% in the past two months, and she has gained traction in New Hampshire, shifting from 50 percentage points ahead of Donald Trump to 4 percentage points ahead. However, her statements about the Civil War caused controversy and backlash, prompting her to clarify her statements and acknowledge that the war was about slavery.
The Colorado Republican Party has filed an appeal to the state's Supreme Court decision that former President Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency, extending the stay of the ruling. Nikki Haley's failure to mention slavery at a campaign event in New Hampshire is a tacit acknowledgment of the party's Trumpist leanings. Trump himself has said he plans to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, which could have far-reaching implications for the future of the presidency.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was criticized for failing to mention slavery as the primary cause of the Civil War when asked about it at a campaign event in Berlin, New Hampshire. The Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865 between the Union and Confederate states over the issue of slavery, with the Union wanting to abolish it and the Confederate states wanting to preserve it. Historians and civil rights activists have argued that it is important to recognize the role of slavery in the war and to understand its history.
Current and former inmates in Alabama are suing the state and private companies for allegedly profiting from a "modern-day form of slavery" in the form of prison labor. The lawsuit claims that inmates are forced to work for little or no pay in inhumane conditions, and seeks to abolish the state's "captive labor source" and award damages to prisoners. The lawsuit comes at a time when the Alabama Department of Corrections is already facing scrutiny for its treatment of inmates, and highlights the need for reform in the prison system.
House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest, R-Miss., has filed a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from Congress after a report concluded there is “substantial evidence” Santos violated federal criminal laws. Santos responded to the report, saying he was “deeply disappointed” and will “continue to fight for the truth and justice.” The resolution will now be sent to the full House for consideration, and if approved, Santos would be the first member of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.