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Korva Coleman
NPR Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm KORVA COLEMAN. The U.S. supreme Court is hearing arguments over an executive order signed by President Trump. The president is seeking to overturn birthright citizenship for some Americans, but the Supreme Court is being asked to focus on a technical argument. That's federal court judges should be allowed to block any of Trump's executive orders by nationwide injunction. Amanda Frost is a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law. She says Trump seeks to expand presidential power.
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Amanda Frost
The hallmark of the Trump presidency is the power to unilaterally change law. He's done it across many different areas, not just immigration, although immigration particularly, and I would say this birthright citizenship executive order purporting to end a constitutional right that has been protected and long recognized for over a century by every branch of government, epitomizes that approach to law.
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Korva Coleman
The Supreme Court is expected to decide by summer. Representatives of Ukraine and Russia are in Turkey. They're supposed to hold the first direct talks since the beginning of Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. NPR's Joanna Kakisas reports. The Kremlin says Russian President Putin won't attend the talks.
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Volodymyr Zelensky
Putin had suggested direct talks, and at one point President Trump said he might join, too. But but only one leader, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, is in Turkey today. He spoke to reporters in Ankara after learning the Kremlin was sending technocrats to the talks. Zelenskyy explained what he's considering before sending his own delegation. Zelenskyy said, we need to understand the level of the Russian delegation, what their mandate is and whether they are capable of making any decisions on their own because we all know who makes the decisions in Russia, he said, referring to Putin. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also in Turkey and could attend talks in Istanbul. Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Kyiv.
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Korva Coleman
California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed rolling back state health insurance benefits for adult immigrants who do not have legal status. Cap Radio's Laura Fitzgerald reports. The shift comes as California faces a $12 billion deficit.
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Laura Fitzgerald
In 2024, California began allowing adult immigrants without legal status to enroll in Medi Cal, the state's Medicaid program. But more people signed up for benefits than expected. And with the state facing a budget shortfall, Newsom is now proposing the state freeze Medi Cal enrollment for adults without legal status.
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Gavin Newsom
I don't want to be in this position, but we are in this position. And instead of rolling back the program, meaning cutting people off for basic care, we have to adjust the comprehensive nature of the care.
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Laura Fitzgerald
The proposal would still allow children without legal status to have access to Medi Cal. Democrats in the state legislature are expected to push back on Newsom's proposal during the final month of budget negotiations. A final budget will be adopted in mid June. For NPR News, I'm Laura Fitzgerald in Sacramento.
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Korva Coleman
On Wall street, the dow is down 60 points. This is NPR. President Trump is on his Mid east trip. He's arrived at his last destination, the United Arab Emirates. He began the day in Qatar. That's where Trump helped announce new business deals that included the Qatari government's decision to place a huge order with US aircraft maker Boeing, worth about $96 billion. Last year, the US saw the largest drop in fatal drug overdoses ever recorded. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found drug deaths plummeted 27%, saving tens of thousands of lives. NPR's Brian Mann reports.
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Brian Mann
Drug researchers are still scrambling to understand why fatal overdoses are dropping so fast. Most experts say it's a mix of better healthcare developed under the Biden administration, weaker fentanyl being sold on American streets, and the high number of drug users who've already died. In a brief statement, the CDC called the drop remarkable and attributed the shift to policies that began in 2017, when President Trump declared an opioid emergency during his first term. But drug deaths rose dramatically after 2018, 2017 and continued to rise through 2023, when fatalities began to drop. Fatal overdoses are still far higher in the U.S. than other countries, with roughly 80,300 deaths reported in 2024. Brian Mann, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
Missouri state lawmakers have voted to again put the issue of abortion to voters. Just last year, Missouri voters approved an abortion rights amendment, but Missouri Republicans are seeking to overturn that and ban nearly all abortions. The vote by the lawmakers means the issue will be on Missouri ballots, likely late next year. This is npr.
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NPR
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