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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 27: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions during a press conference on recent Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House on June 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that individual judges cannot grant nationwide injunctions to block executive orders, including the injunction on President Trump’s effort to eliminate birthright citizenship in the U.S. The justices did not rule on Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship but stopped his order from taking effect for 30 days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The Case for Resolving Birthright Citizenship in Trump’s Favor

Joseph E. Schmitz | April 10, 2026

During the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to “end birthright citizenship” for children born in the U.S. to noncitizen parents. After winning by an… Read More

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President Joe Biden in silhouette leaves Oval Office at night, as lights remain on and woman stands, presumably still working.

Lurking in the Shadows of the Leaderless Biden White House

Joseph E. Schmitz | June 16, 2025

On June 18, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the concealment of former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline. This hearing will… Read More

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The Case for Resolving Birthright Citizenship in Trump’s Favor

Lurking in the Shadows of the Leaderless Biden White House