The Supreme Court appeared skeptical of President Trump's executive order that aimed to limit the scope of birthright citizenship. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports on what questions justices had and how President Trump made history by being in attendance for the arguments.
President Donald Trump gave a primetime televised address Wednesday to discuss the war on Iran, his first since the United States and Israel launched attacks on February 28. Trump gave few clues about when or how the war could end, but he boasted about killing top Iranian leaders and degrading the country’s military. He threatened to bomb Iran “back to the…
The Supreme Court appeared skeptical of President Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship, hearing arguments in a high-stakes case that tests one of the pillars of the president's immigration agenda. Jan Crawford has details.
Most of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority openly questioned the Trump Administration's main arguments.
Trump attended the oral arguments in person on Wednesday, a rare move by a sitting president that underscored the high stakes of the case.
The Supreme Court struggled Wednesday with how to treat President Trump's attempt to block children of illegal immigrants and short-term visitors from getting birthright U.S. citizenship, with the justices trying to stack his executive order up against more than a century of tradition.
Some underscore Trump’s unprecedented court appearance as protesters defend 14th amendment rightAbout 250 demonstrators packed the steps of the supreme court on Wednesday, chanting in defense of birthright citizenship as Donald Trump himself watched from the public gallery in an unprecedented appearance.Beija McCarter, an eighth grade US history teacher,…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning weighed President Trump’s bid for restrictions on birthright citizenship, with the president in the room. The face-to-face moment made Trump the first known sitting president to attend an oral argument. Also, with the public’s impatience surrounding the high court’s rulings, what does a typical Supreme Court timeline…
President Trump's executive order targeted tourism industry that handed out constitutional rights
Supreme Court justices grilled the Trump administration over its executive order on birthright citizenship on Wednesday, appearing skeptical of the arguments by the solicitor general that birthright citizenship should not apply to the children of illegal immigrants or temporary visitors. The justices heard arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a challenge to…
