US & Iran In Qatar For Talks, SCOTUS Birthright Ruling, Colorado Primary Preview

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The U.S. and Iran are set to meet in Qatar today after a weekend of trading fire that strained their fragile ceasefire, though the two sides can't even agree on whether the meeting is happening, while in Lebanon a deal meant to end the fighting is drawing fierce backlash from people who say their government sold them out.
It's the last day of the Supreme Court's term, with a long-awaited ruling on birthright citizenship that could decide whether every child born on U.S. soil is automatically an American citizen, a major test of the 14th Amendment and President Trump's immigration agenda.
And it's primary day in Colorado, where the races offer clues about the national mood with a democratic socialist on the rise, a fight for Latino votes, and rural voters who feel left behind by Washington.

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(05:17) SCOTUS Birthright Ruling
(09:02) Colorado Primary Preview

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0:00.0	People in Lebanon are caught in a regional war and don't know when they can return to their homes.
0:07.0	Their government made an agreement that leaves Israeli forces in charge of their towns.
0:11.0	What would it take for that to change?
0:13.0	I'm Steve Inskeep with Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:19.0	It's the last day of the Supreme Court's term. We expect a ruling on Burbank's from NPR News.
0:23.1	It's the last day of the Supreme Court's term.
0:26.0	We expect a ruling on birthright citizenship.
0:30.9	President Trump's administration sought to change the long-accepted meaning of the 14th Amendment.
0:32.2	So what are the implications?
0:34.2	And it's primary day in Colorado.
0:36.9	The races there could give a read on the national mood.
0:38.7	A Democratic Socialist is on the rise. There's a scramble to win Latino votes. And rural voters say nobody in Washington is listening.
0:44.1	Stay with us, we'll give you news you need to start your day.
0:52.5	The United States and Iran both say they've sent delegations in Qatar today.
0:56.6	They are showing up for talks over a long-term peace agreement, although as we will hear, it is not clear they actually will talk with each other.
1:04.4	The two sides have traded attacks in recent days rather than words.
1:08.0	We're joined now by NPRUth-S. Ruth Sherlock in Beirut. Hello, Ruth. Hi, good morning. So President Trump said the U.S. and Iran had planned to meet. The Iranians say they are not. So what can you tell us about what's actually happening? Well, the White House says President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Wutkoff, have gone to Doha. But as you say, Iran says they're not there to meet them.
1:29.8	Iran says this meeting is with Qatari officials on topics, including the release of billions of dollars of frozen assets.
1:36.8	That was in the memorandum of understanding, this MOU signed between the US and Iran.
1:41.7	Iran's president has said he expects around half, six billion dollars of
1:45.9	these frozen assets in Qatar to be released in this interim phase. You know, underpinning the
1:51.3	hurry here is this fundamental lack of trust on both sides, but the Iranians in particular are
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