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Meet the Press NOW — May 15

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🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

President Trump says the U.S. and Iran are “close” to reaching a nuclear deal. The Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump’s executive order eliminating birthright citizenship. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor discusses the status of the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks as Putin skips negotiations in Turkey.

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If it's Thursday, the Supreme Court hears arguments in a crucial case that could decide the fate the president's push to end birthright citizenship,

0:11.0

while also reshaping the ability of judges to fight unlawful actions by the president.

0:16.1

Plus, President Trump says the U.S. and Iran are closer reaching a nuclear deal after a top Iranian official tells NBC News in an exclusive interview that Tehran is willing to make key concessions.

0:28.5

And all over the map, high-level peace talks between Ukraine and Russia stalled in Turkey today, as President Trump tells reporters that, quote,

0:37.1

nothing will happen until he and Russian President Putin meet face to face.

0:53.3

Welcome to meet the press now.

0:55.0

I'm Yamishal Sender in Washington, where today the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could impact who is considered a citizen in this country and could totally reshape how judges respond when the president oversteps or abuses his legal authority.

1:09.9

Today, the high Court heard arguments challenging President

1:12.3

Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship. A right, many legal experts agree,

1:18.5

is enshrined in the Constitution's 14th Amendment. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was appointed

1:23.8

by former President Barack Obama, said the order violated at least four Supreme Court precedents.

1:30.3

The president is violating an established, not just one,

1:35.8

but by my count, four established Supreme Court precedents.

1:39.4

We have the one arc case where we said fealty to a foreign sovereign

1:48.0

doesn't defeat your entitlement, your parents fealty to a foreign sovereign,

1:54.0

doesn't defeat your entitlement to citizenship as a child.

2:00.0

We have another case where we said that even if your parents are here illegally,

2:06.6

if you're born here, you're a citizen.

2:09.6

We have yet another case that says, even if your parents came here and were stopped at the border, but you were born in our territory, you're still a citizen.

2:21.6

And we have another case that says, even if your parents secured citizenship illegally,

2:28.4

you're still a citizen. So as far as I see it, this order violates four Supreme Court precedents.

2:37.7

The U.S. Solicitor General arguing on behalf of the Trump administration pushed back.

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