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Why this matters:

• The ruling highlights a significant rift between the justices, particularly between Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The majority, which included Justice Jackson, determined that birth on U.S. soil plus being subject to U.S. law is enough for citizenship. Dissenters like Justice Thomas argued that the parents must have a deeper allegiance to the U.S. 

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POLITICS

Democratic socialist defeats longtime US House incumbent in Colorado

Progressive challenger Melat Kiros beat Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent. Read more.

Why this matters:

• Kiros is a 29-year-old lawyer turned doctoral student. She’s the latest Democrat from the party’s left flank to beat an establishment-backed candidate. Her victory adds to a nascent but clear uprising, stirred by frustration among some voters, that has vexed party leadership. Colorado’s 1st Congressional District covers the dark-blue city of Denver, and Kiros is expected to win in November and reach Congress in January.

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US NEWS

Egg producers settle price fixing claims

The Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers after accusing the companies of illegally colluding to raise prices between June 2022 and March 2025. Read more.

What to know:

• None of the companies admitted wrongdoing under the settlements. But to settle the states’ claims, the producers will collectively be on the hook for $3.3 million and 53 million eggs, New York Attorney General Letitia James and others said. Those eggs would be donated by the companies and make their ways to food banks and nonprofits. The money will be distributed to the states. The settlements would still need court approval.
  
  

• Average U.S. egg prices soared to a record high of about $6.23 per dozen in March 2025, amid a bird flu epidemic that forced farmers to slaughter millions of egg-laying chickens. Egg producers blamed the outbreak, but critics accused big companies of taking advantage of their market dominance and the government began its investigation.