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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Excitement is building at Florida's Kennedy Space center, just a matter of hours now until NASA sends up the four person crew of Artemis 2 on the first lunar mission in more than half a century. NPR's Nell Greenfield Boyce is monitoring.
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The countdown is going really smoothly. There haven't been any of the problems that have been an issue for NASA in the past. So we've been watching the fueling very carefully. We haven't seen any of those hydrogen leaks that have been pesky. So everything is looking really good. It's very smooth. And the weather is also looking very cooperative. And it's starting to feel real. Everybody's like milling around. The press center's really crowded. And so I would say there's an air of hopeful anticipation.
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NPR's Nell Greenfield Boyce. Supreme Court justices appear skeptical about President Trump's argument that when it comes to extending citizenship to a baby born in the US A parent's immigration status matter. The administration raised the issue of birth tourism. Solicitor General John Sauer suggested international travels made the exploitation of birthright citizenship easier. Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back. We're in a new world now, as Justice Alito pointed out, to where 8 billion people are one plane ride away from having a child who's a U.S. citizen. Well, it's a new world. It's the same constitution. As NPR's Anusha Mather reports, crowds of protesters gathered outside the court and took note that President Trump attended in person.
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Emily Valentine arrived to the Supreme Court an hour before the argument started. She and her sister wore blue shirts that read Protect Birthright Citizenship. To them, Trump's presence is a novelty.
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Yeah, we decided we would stop by and see what was going on and
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try to see Trump come in his motorcade this morning. But to some protesters, like Luis Villa Guzman, it was worrying.
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Trump is making history whether you like it or not. He is the first sitting president to attend a U.S. supreme Court's oral hearing, and I'm afraid that the judges feel the pressure as well.
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The court is expected to issue a decision at the end of its term in late June or early July. Anusha Mathur, NPR News, Washington.
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President Trump is expected to address the Nation tonight at 9 about the war in Iran. He has said that Iranian governments asked for a ceasefire. Iran has called the claim false and baseless. The search continues today for American journalist Shelly Renee Kittelson. She was taken captive off a street in Baghdad yesterday. U.S. and Iraqi officials say Kittelson, who has worked for years in Iraq and Syria was warned, warned of threats against her in the days leading up to the attack. Authorities say they have arrested and are interrogating a man believed to be one of the kidnappers. At last check on Wall street, the dow was up 260 points, or roughly half a percent at $46,601. From Washington, this is nice. Related to the Iran war, gas prices continue to be above $4 a gallon. Consumers are on the hunt for deals. But NPR's Stephen Bassarha reports. Americans are still driving.