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Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. That's easier said than done

One of Trump's executive orders moves to end birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the Constitution. Here's what you need to know about the legal principle and its possible future.

The Constitution is held by a member of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23, 2016.

An attorney general explains how states will fight Trump's birthright citizenship ban

The Trump administration is "twisting itself in knots" in trying to limit birthright citizenship and focus on deportations, argues New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, in northwest Turkey, on Tuesday.

At least 66 people killed in a fire at a ski resort in northwest Turkey

A fire raged through a popular ski resort south of Istanbul early Tuesday. The deadly fire broke out during a school holiday when the area's hotels are packed.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, Republican from New York, testifies on Jan. 21 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations.

Trump's pick for U.N. ambassador is Elise Stefanik. Here's what to know

Elise Stefanik was a key defender of then-President Donald Trump during his impeachment proceedings and she later grilled university presidents over what she described as antisemitism.

U.S. Ambassador exits China, saying the global rival 'underestimated the U.S.'

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns discusses the challenges diplomats and business leaders face in China with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.

Biden adviser Amos Hochstein says Israel-Hamas ceasefire was 'methodical'

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Amos Hochstein, senior adviser to President Biden, about the latest ceasefire deal in Gaza and his earlier negotiations for a ceasefire in Lebanon.

An artilleryman of the Ukrainian armed forces prepares to fire a French-made Caesar self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions in the Donetsk region on Jan. 6.

Trump wants a quick end to the Ukraine war. That's a tall order

The war has reached a critical point. A real peace seems unlikely, but a ceasefire is possible, most experts agree. The question is whether it can be achieved without placing Ukraine in further peril.

People walk past stalls selling goods amid the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

Israel and Hamas reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza, President Biden and Qatar's prime minister announced separately on Wednesday.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing at Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 15.

Marco Rubio on a smooth path to Senate confirmation as next secretary of state

Marco Rubio drew bipartisan support among Senate Foreign Relations Committee members at Wednesday's hearing and appears headed for confirmation under President-elect Donald Trump's administration.

President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy during a speech at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025.

Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba

President Biden notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. label of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism as part of a deal aided by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.

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