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Mike Johnson’s eye roll says it all as reporters break the birthright citizenship ruling to House Speaker
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Associated Press
· Jun 30, 2026
LIVE: House Democrats hold press conference after Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship
Watch live as the chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus hold a press conference following the Supreme Court's ruling upholding birthright citizenship. Follow live updates: https://bit.ly/4wk8jJD
CNN
· Jun 30, 2026
Speaker Mike Johnson reacts as reporter reads birthright citizenship opinion to him live
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson reacted live to the Supreme Court opinion on birthright citizenship, with a reporter reading it to him while he was holding a press conference.
Off The Press
· Jun 30, 2026
Speaker Johnson reacts to birthright ruling: ‘I’m very disappointed’
At his GOP leadership press conference, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was in the middle of answering a question about birthright citizenship when the Supreme Court’s ruling on the case dropped. Reporters read the ruling to Johnson, who reacted by saying, “I’m very disappointed in that outcome, I think it subjects the country to serious []...Click to read more
India Today
· Jun 29, 2026
SIR used beyond voter rolls: Veteran journalist seeks clarity after passport row
SIR used beyond voter rolls: Veteran journalist seeks clarity after passport row
Eschaton
· Jun 30, 2026
4 Of 9 Justices Can't Read
5-4 on the constitutional question of birthright citizenship, 6-3 on the law. A bunch of people are going to pretend to be confused by this, as many thought it would be 8-1 at worst.I don't waste my beautiful mind parsing their decisions anymore, but I am sure you can find more serious analysis elsewhere.NPR briefly posted, and removed, a story saying Alito was retiring. Hilarious stuff. Good job, Nina.Unclear whether they just accidentally published a standard pre-write or accidentally published the news before it was real. In any case, I hope he has much more time to watch Fox News.
URL Media
· Jul 1, 2026
Pregnant mothers relieved after birthright citizenship ruling
By Randall Yip, Executive Editor When the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, Kimberly Leung immediately thought of the pregnant mothers whose lives the case had thrown into uncertainty. She’s an [] The post Pregnant mothers relieved after birthright citizenship ruling appeared first on URL Media.
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