Politics

Supreme Court skeptical of Trump birthright-citizenship order; Trump attends oral argument

April 1 Supreme Court oral arguments on Trump's birthright-citizenship executive order drew skeptical bench views. Trump became the first sitting president to attend—present for 75 minutes. Chief Justice Roberts called the 14th Amendment reading "odd and unusual."

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