NPR News: 06-30-2026 7AM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers the Supreme Court’s expected ruling on birthright citizenship and the administration’s efforts to limit legal immigration pathways. The broadcast reports on the rising death toll from earthquakes in Venezuela and sustained Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian infrastructure. Additional stories include a Michigan judge blocking prediction market site Kalshi, the deaths of three firefighters in a Colorado wildfire, and NASA’s mission to rescue the Swift Observatory.
Topics discussed
Supreme Court expected to rule on birthright citizenship
Venezuela earthquake death toll exceeds 1,700
Ukraine launches drone attacks on Russia; fuel shortages reported
Michigan judge orders prediction market site Kalshi to stop activity
Three firefighters killed in Colorado wildfire; dry conditions fuel blazes
Cottonwood Fire in Utah burns over 140 square miles
NASA prepares mission to save falling Swift Observatory telescope
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