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Giles Snyder
Terms apply details@Capital1.com Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Tuesday marks a final opinion day for the U.S. supreme Court. The court has four cases left to decide, including President Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship. The White House. Monday, Trump said he will accept the court's decision, but that it would be bad for the country if it goes against him.
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President Donald Trump
It's tremendously destructive. It's extremely costly. I don't know. It's up to them. But in terms of for the good of the country, it'd be great if they did the they didn't allow it. It would be great.
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Giles Snyder
Trump repeated the claim that the US Is the only country that grants birthright citizenship. But according to the Pew Research center, more than 30 other countries have similar birthright citizenship law. Monday, the Supreme Court preserved the ability of states to count postmarked ballots that arrive after Election Day, upholding a Mississippi law. Here's NPR's Ashley Lopez.
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Ashley Lopez
In a 54 ruling where two conservative justices, Amy Coney Barrett and John Roberts, sided with the liberal wing of the court. They said that Mississippi's law isn't violating federal statute. Justice Barrett authored this opinion. She wrote that states have the right to maintain some latitude in how they run their elections, which includes how they run their mail in ballot programs. And while this might be out of step with President Trump and some GOP officials, this is actually historically a pretty conservative principle. The majority also said in clear language that voting is happening when voters fill out a ballot, not when ballots are making their way through the mail.
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Giles Snyder
Also Monday, the Supreme Court said Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her job for now, rejecting President Trump's attempt to remove Cook. Cook says the case was about her refusal to bow to political pressure and setting interest rates. House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent a housing bill that passed Congress with bipartisan support. President Trump's desk but NPR's Claudia Grosales reports that Trump is calling the measure a big yawn.
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Claudia Grosales
Trump has said he'll hold up legislation like the housing bill until Congress takes up his partisan Save America act to impose strict proof of citizenship requirements for voters. With the SAVE act still in limbo, Trump told reporters he's not sure he'll sign the housing bill or veto it.
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President Donald Trump
To me, compared to the Save America act, just about everything is a big yawn.
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Claudia Grosales
The plan marks one of the few highlights for moderate Republicans facing tough races to keep control of Congress this November. They are hoping to campaign on plans to address affordability and saw the housing bill as a major win in their messaging plans. Claudia de Salis, NPR News.
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Giles Snyder
U.S. and Iran have separately announced that they are sending a delegation to Qatar this week. President Trump said on social media that Iran had requested the meeting, but talks are uncertain. Tehran said Monday that it has not agreed to meet. The announcements came after weekend attacks in the Persian Gulf, but after four days of trading strikes, both sides appear to have paused their attacks. This is npr. The Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco has agreed to a $395 million settlement with clergy sex abuse survivors. The move comes almost three years after the San Francisco Archdiocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to the number of abuse claims. NPR's Jason Droz reports.
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Jason DeRose
The settlement involves more than 500 people who credibly claim either a priest or other church employee sexually abused them. The agreement also involves non monetary terms, including an abuse survivor selected by a survivors committee serving on the archdiocese's independent review panel, victims being released from confidentiality agreements, and the creation of an anonymous reporting form on the archdiocese's website. The nearly $400 million settlement is the latest result of a California law enacted in 2020 that the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits involving childhood sexual assault. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
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Giles Snyder
President Trump says he will nominate Keith Sonderling to be his labor secretary. Sonderling has been serving as the acting secretary since Lori Chavez de Raymer resigned. She stepped down in April amid abuse of power allegations. She's facing investigations of alleged misconduct, including sending personal messages to staff and drinking on the job. She has denied any wrongdoing. Stocks in Asia, mostly advanced financing and Tuesday trading rebounding after sharp losses on a tech sell off. Taiwan's benchmark leading the way up nearly 3.5%. Japan's Nikkei share average is up more than 1.5%. I'm Giles Snyder, NPR News.
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