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Episode Date: June 27, 2025Three different federal judges have issued nationwide blocks to President Trump's executive order to deny U.S. citizenship to some babies born to immi...
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1845 episodes transcribedThree different federal judges have issued nationwide blocks to President Trump's executive order to deny U.S. citizenship to some babies born to immi...
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