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By Steve Inskeep,

A Mart铆nez

Published May 16, 2025 at 4:37 AM EDT

Supreme Court justices appear divided in birthright citizenship arguments, President Trump returns to Washington after Middle East trip, a look at week 1 of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' federal criminal trial.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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A Mart铆nez

A Mart铆nez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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Supreme Court justices seem divided in birthright citizenship arguments

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