SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Colorado Primary Results, World Cup Heats Up

July 1, 2026

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The Supreme Court’s final ruling of the term was a decisive loss for President Trump: the Court upheld birthright citizenship, rejecting his executive order to end it. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, calling it not a close call. He said the Framers who drafted the 14th Amendment “extended a promise of citizenship to every free person in this land.” The ruling was joined by the Court’s three liberals and Justice Amy Coney Barrett; Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote separately to say he would have struck down the order based on federal law. The surprise was the number of dissents on an issue long considered settled. Justice Clarence Thomas filed a 91-page dissent arguing the majority misunderstood the 14th Amendment and wanted to add a requirement that parents be domiciled in the U.S. Justice Samuel Alito wrote separately, warning about “birth tourism” — wealthy people coming to have children on American soil. President Trump echoed that view on social media, congratulating China and its leader. Trump had taken the rare step of attending oral arguments, a sign of how important the case was to him, but the justices never acknowledged his presence, and it may have backfired.

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1 (00:15) **Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship** - The Court rejects President Trump's executive order, affirming that nearly all children born in the U.S. are citizens under the 14th Amendment.
2 (04:17) **Supreme Court Allows States to Ban Transgender Athletes in School Sports** - The Court rules that bans on transgender girls and women in school sports do not violate the Constitution or federal anti-discrimination law.
3 (04:32) **Supreme Court Overturns Campaign Finance Law** - The Court strikes down a post-Watergate law limiting coordination between political parties and candidates.
4 (04:56) **Analysis: A Mixed Term for President Trump** - The Court granted the president broad power over federal agencies and firings, but ruled against him on birthright citizenship and tariffs.
5 (05:53) **Colorado Primary: Democratic Socialist Upsets 15-Term Incumbent** - 29-year-old lawyer Melaak Kiros defeats Representative Diana DeGette in a deep-blue Denver district.
6 (08:12) **Colorado Primary: Anti-Incumbent Sentiment Hits Senator Michael Bennett** - Bennett loses the Democratic gubernatorial primary to Phil Weiser, who ran on the slogan "Wiser for Governor, Bennett for the Senate."
7 (09:08) **Colorado Primary: Republican Governor Race Too Close to Call** - State lawmaker Manny Rutnell beats a more moderate candidate to face GOP incumbent Gabe Evans in a competitive general election.

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Show Notes

The Supreme Court closed out its term with a major loss for President Trump, upholding birthright citizenship, though the justices handed him plenty of power elsewhere over the course of the year.
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros pulled off a stunning upset in Colorado's primary, unseating a 15-term congresswoman in the third such win for the left in a week, while an anti-Washington mood also cost longtime Senator Michael Bennet his bid for governor.
And the World Cup enters its knockout rounds as a brutal heat wave grips the East, putting more than 100 million people under extreme heat warnings and setting up some of the biggest games to be played in dangerous conditions.

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(0:00) Introduction
(02:07) SCOTUS Upholds Birthright Citizenship
(05:54) Colorado Primary Results
(09:35) World Cup Heats Up

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