The Supreme Court blocks Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship

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<p>On the final day of its term, the Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s proposed limits to <a href="https://apple.news/ABxccMl3tRSe2EjoYPWjFfw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">birthright citizenship</a>. It allowed states to <a href="https://apple.news/A-0LowNUrTbyKXv7z-m-f5g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ban transgender women and girls</a> from participating in women's and girl’s sports. And the Supreme Court struck down long-standing <a href="https://apple.news/AL_c9L95TT7evMTetA8Y3mQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">campaign finance restrictions.</a> </p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AIcobXo-6SteXl0W0q20hUQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>’s Julian Mark examines one of the Supreme Court’s other big rulings this week, which significantly expands presidential power.</p> <p>Europe is sweltering through a record-breaking heat wave. <a href="https://apple.news/AmU_YC7CCQcuUBDpDd3j_Yg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a>’s Joe Wertz breaks down how it’s shifting the way Europeans think about climate change and summer.</p> <p>The Ebola outbreak in Congo has surpassed 1,000 infections and could rival the largest outbreak ever recorded. <a href="https://apple.news/AmZ2d_Ld8QEa2awUezPIK-Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wired</a>’s Isabella Ward explains why a promising vaccine to fight the current strain had previously been shelved.</p> <p>Plus, another notable NBA player was <a href="https://apple.news/AZyj656GLRzWNChfyh1N9qw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">implicated</a> in a gambling scheme, a dramatic <a href="https://apple.news/A6feEaMU3QR2KJaqSAf4TVg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">day</a> of World Cup knockout games, and Philadelphia’s historical reenactors are <a href="https://apple.news/AuBKjnanVQaGh3sJycWXcdA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gearing</a> up for the biggest summer of their careers.</p><p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick and Cecilia Lei.</p>