2026-04-01
19 分钟President Trump's White House is upending Democratic norms on a weekly basis.
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Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
I'm Ashley Lopez.
I cover politics.
I'm Kerry Johnson.
I cover the Supreme Court and the Justice Department.
And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.
And today on the show, the Supreme Court hears arguments tomorrow about whether all babies born in the United States
should be granted automatic U.S. Citizenship, arguably one of the biggest cases before the court this term.
Kerry, before we get into the details of this, can you remind us what prompted this?
On his first day back in the White House, President Trump signed an executive order that was designed to prevent children
born to immigrants in the country without long-term legal status from automatically becoming citizens.
He said U.S. Citizenship is a priceless gift.
He talked about the 14th Amendment, and it's guaranteed that people born or naturalized in the U.S.
And subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens.
And he talked about how that amendment basically overturn the Dred Scott decision and the idea that enslaved people