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Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Kouravik Holman. Representatives from Ukraine and Russia are

in Istanbul, Turkey. They're supposed to be holding direct negotiations about ending Russia's

war in Ukraine. Expectations for success are low after Russian President Vladimir Putin

did not attend. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was in Turkey, but he's not at these talks.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is there. And P.S. Michelle Kellman reports he's sounding pessimistic

about the negotiations. Secretary Rubio says President Trump is impatient and wants

the war to end, but the Kremlin balked at the idea of high-level talks with Ukraine, so now

Rubio is talking about a one-on-one between President Trump and Vladimir Putin. I think he's ready to

have that engagement and determine once and for all there's a path forward

and what that path is. And it's my assessment that I don't think we're going to have a breakthrough

here until the president and President Putin interact directly on this topic.

Rubio sounded disappointed that the Russians sent a low-level team to Turkey, so he doesn't

expect much to come out of the talks in

Istanbul. Michelle Kellerman and PR News, the State Department.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday on whether President Trump can use an executive order

to overturn birthright citizenship for some Americans. It's a right guaranteed by the Constitution.

But the justices also

looked at how lower court district judges have blocked this executive order and other ones that

Trump is signed. Some justices are concerned that these judicial blocks, called injunctions,

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