The News Roundup For May 16, 2025

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🗓️ 16 May 2025

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The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case about President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship. House Republicans unveil a bill to cut congressional spending.

The U.S. and China hammer out a trade deal that reduces tariffs for 90 days. President Donald Trump visits the Middle East, announcing a slew of economic deals and partnerships. But back home, a luxury jet from the Qatari government takes over the headlines.

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0:10.3	Hi, it's Naila Boodoo, your host for this edition of the News Roundup. Just a quick heads up before we start the show.
0:16.5	The news is rapidly changing and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode.
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0:36.3	You're listening to the 1A podcast. I'm Naila Boodoo. It's time for another installment of the News Roundup.
0:42.5	Can one judge in one district halt a presidential policy nationwide? That was the question at the heart of yesterday's Supreme Court hearing on Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship.
0:55.1	Every court has ruled against you.
0:57.2	We're going to dive into that. Other big immigration headlines from this week and lots more with
1:01.5	our panel. In studio with us, Wendy Benjaminson, Washington Senior Editor for Bloomberg News.
1:07.1	Great to see you, Wendy. Thanks for having me. Taylor Popolars, National Political Reporter for Spectrum News based at the White House. Hey, Taylor. Great to be here. And Alana Shore, senior Washington editor at Semaphore. Welcome, Alana. Great to be here.
1:19.4	On the first day of his second term, President Trump signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship. Federal courts kept that order from going into effect that
1:29.3	right is currently protected by the 14th Amendment. The courts used what's called a nationwide or
1:35.0	universal injunction. On Thursday, before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Solicitor General
1:41.3	G. John Sauer argued for the government that lower courts should not have the right to issue these sweeping injunctions.
1:47.9	He said courts should only block the order based on those who had filed lawsuits.
1:53.4	Alana, can we start there? What else do we need to know about the government's arguments here?
1:58.9	Well, the government didn't do a lot of clarification about the merits of its case.
2:03.8	That's something that Justice Amy Coney-Barratt appeared to have some concerns with.
2:08.4	Mainly, as you state, it talked about the viability or lack thereof of these nationwide injunctions.
2:14.3	Essentially, the Trump administration's position, which it's stated in a
2:17.7	political sense already several times, is we think judges are abusing their right to issue these
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