NPR News: 03-31-2026 11PM EDT

President Trump plans to address the nation tomorrow night with an update on the Iran war, following his Tuesday remarks that the US could "sue nation" within two to three weeks while hitting Iranian missile-making facilities hard. He criticized allies for not aiding the US war effort and stated the US would have no involvement in what happens next in the Strait of Hormuz after its cutoff. Separately, officials in Iraq reported the kidnapping of American freelance journalist Shelley Kittleson in Baghdad, with a US official blaming an Iran-backed Iraqi militia.

This comes amid Trump's signing of an executive order cracking down on mail-in voting. The order creates a national voter list—already facing lawsuit threats—and imposes restrictions on absentee ballots.

On immigration, Nina Totenberg reported that on day one of his second term, Trump issued an executive order barring automatic birthright citizenship for babies born in the US to parents who entered illegally or are on temporary legal status. Totenberg noted this claim is inaccurate, as more than 30 countries in North and South America, including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina, have birthright citizenship.