Welcome to the News Hour. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up the question of whether President Trump's order ending birthright citizenship is legal.

The decision follows Trump's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down his executive order as unconstitutional.

At issue is nothing less than the future of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship to anyone

born or naturalized in the U.S. It's another major Trump immigration policy to reach the

court and the outcome could redefine a core principle of American law. The case will be argued

this spring. Separately, a federal judge in Florida has ordered the release of materials from the 2005 and 2007 grand jury investigations into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A similar request was denied earlier this year, but U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith said he is now granting the Justice Department's renewed petition in light of a new law Congress

passed last month, requiring the Department to disclose all of its records related to Epstein.

It remains unclear when the documents will be made public, but the law sets a deadline of

December 19th. The Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs in Washington, D.C. on the eve of the January 6th Capitol attack reportedly confessed to the act in interviews with investigators.

30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. did not enter a plea at his initial court appearance today.

Sources familiar with the investigation say Cole believed Donald Trump's false claims about being cheated out of a victory in the 2020 election.

Law enforcement officials have not publicly disclosed a motive.

Cole is due back in court mid-December for a detention hearing.

The Trump administration has unveiled its national security strategy.

That's a congressionally mandated document that each administration

uses as its worldview. This one focuses overwhelmingly on the Western Hemisphere. The 33-page

document said the U.S. would reorient its global military presence with a focus closer to home,

countering migration and combating drug trafficking.

It also took aim at longtime European allies, saying they hold unrealistic expectations for the war

in Ukraine and making clear that the U.S. wants to mend its relationship with Russia.

The document also calls for an end to NATO expansion, and it charges Europe with taking primary responsibility

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