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Supreme Court to Decide Trump Birthright Citizenship Order

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a direct challenge to President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, setting up a landmark constitutional showdown that could alter the automatic citizenship rule for children born on US soil.

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2.8% - Core PCE inflation annual rate for September

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"I have just approved TINY CARS to be built in America." — President Donald Trump

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"I have just approved TINY CARS to be built in America. Manufacturers have long wanted to do this, just like they are so successfully built in other countries. They can be propelled by gasoline, electric, or hybrid. These cars of the very near future are inexpensive, safe, fuel efficient and, quite simply, AMAZING!!! START BUILDING THEM…"