Even this Supreme Court seems unwilling to end birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it is a “good thing” Tiger Woods is undergoing treatment after police said they found the golf star in possession of opioids following a rollover car crash. “It’s a good thing that he’s doing, ​but he’s going to end up being terrific,” the president told Reuters. “He’s ​a great […]

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on the Trump administration’s challenge to the decades-long practice of interpreting the 14th Amendment to allow foreigners to obtain American citizenship simply by being born within the boundaries of the country. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of this view, allowing any foreigner circumstantially (or intentionally) […]

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) warned that Republicans could manipulate voting machines to “create a false count” in the upcoming midterm elections. Pelosi told MS NOW’s Ali Vitali in an interview that aired Tuesday that the Democratic Party is working to secure this election through litigation, legislation and communication with voters.  “But in addition...

Chief Justice John Roberts questioned why the Trump administration invoked concerns about birth tourism in their arguments for narrowing the definition of birthright citizenship, asking Wednesday what it has to do with the legal arguments before the Supreme Court. The question came as the justices heard arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a challenge to President […]