What is birthright citizenship, and can Trump end the right in the U.S.?

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll end birthright citizenship, after years of criticizing the constitutional right.  In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, Trump said he’s “absolutely” still planning to end birthright citizenship on Day One of his presidency. “We have to end it,” Trump told host Kristen Welker. In

Supreme Court won’t hear case over Hawaii’s rules for handguns

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a Hawaii man’s appeal of his prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license, leaving untouched a state supreme court decision that castigated its new framework for determining whether gun laws comport with the Second Amendment. Justice Clarence Thomas, in a statement joined by

Supreme Court turns away case over Boston high school admissions criteria

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to race-neutral admissions criteria at three prestigious Boston high schools that aimed to increase the racial and economic diversity of their student bodies. Justice Neil Gorsuch noted that the schools have since changed the admissions policy, which “greatly diminish[es] the need for our review.”

Trump details immigration plans, says he’ll pardon Jan. 6 rioters

Trump details immigration plans, says he’ll pardon Jan. 6 rioters – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump spelled out some of his initial plans for his incoming administration in his first post-election interview over the weekend. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more. View CBS News In Be the first to know