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12:30 Report — Trump’s immigration agenda hits a snag

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10.02.2025

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12:30 REPORT

It’s Monday. Either the morning after the Super Bowl should be a holiday or the game should happen earlier in the day. How do we make this happen? In this edition:

  • Another judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order.
  • Republicans are terrified to cross Elon Musk.
  • Hidden messages in the Super Bowl halftime show.
  • Vance’s first foreign trip.

I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send tips & feedback to cmartel@thehill.com. Someone forward this to you? Sign up.

 

Trump's immigration agenda is hitting some roadblocks:

The Trump administration faced a major blow to its effort to restrict birthright citizenship this morning when a third federal judge indefinitely blocked the order.

Backstory: “Trump signed the executive order narrowing birthright citizenship on his first day back in the White House. It would limit the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship guarantee to exclude children born on U.S. soil to parents without permanent legal status.”

For context: The New York Times pulled together a list of Trump’s executive actions “that are defying legal limits.”

 

➤ HAPPENING TODAY:

Trump said he will announce a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum. He also said to expect reciprocal tariffs Tuesday and Wednesday. What we know

It’s giving main character energy:

© The Hill, Greg Nash

Welcome back to the seven-day news cycle. President Trump was inaugurated three weeks ago (almost to the minute) — and he is everywhere.

In just three weeks, Trump:

  • Elevated tech billionaire Elon Musk to a position of massive power, including access to Americans’ sensitive data.
  • Forced out most USAID employees in an effort to dismantle the agency.
  • Banned diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the federal government.
  • Banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.
  • Floated taking over Gaza, inserting the U.S. into a years-long Middle East conflict.
  • Tried freezing all federal assistance (though it was then blocked by a judge.)

  • © The Hill