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Does the idea of listening to political news freak you out? Well, don't sweat it. The NPR politics podcast makes politics a breeze. Every episode will break down the day's headlines into totally normal language and make sure that you walk away understanding what the day's news might mean for you. Take a deep breath and give politics another chance with the NPR politics podcast available wherever you get your podcasts. with the NPR Politics Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts. Lyle from NPR News in Washington. I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing arguments surrounding the Trump administration's bid to end birthright citizenship. The case challenges the constitutional provision that guarantees automatic citizenship to all babies

born on U.S. soil. Today, the arguments also focused on the question of whether federal district court judges can rule against the Trump administration on a nationwide basis. Jeremy Figenbaum, New Jersey's Solicitor General, represents the state and local governments in the case. Jeremy Figenbaum, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General, New Jersey Solicitor General represents the state and local governments in the case. It's argument that a single district court cannot decide birthright citizenship or that we need more percolation on that question for the nation overlooks that this court already settled this exact constitutional question 127 years ago and that this EO is contrary to over a century of executive practice.

That's Jeremy Feigenbaum addressing the nation's top court. NPR's Joel Rose reports a new poll shows a majority of Americans oppose President Trump's push to end birthright citizenship. The NPR Ipsos poll finds that fewer than a third of Americans want to end birthright citizenship. But the poll also finds that other parts of the White House's immigration crackdown do have broader support. For example, President Trump's push to quickly deport alleged gang members without giving

them a chance to contest those allegations, under an 18th century wartime law called the Alien Enemies Act. Almost half of poll respondents say they're in favor of that. Forty percent of Americans support President Trump's push for mass deportation of everyone in the country without legal status, a slight drop from 44% support three months ago. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. For the first time, doctors have treated a baby born with a rare but devastating genetic disorder with a gene-editing therapy tailored to his specific condition.

NPR's Rob Stein has more on this medical milestone. The baby was born at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in August with a genetic disorder that causes toxic ammonia to build up in his body. That can cause brain damage and even death. So doctors raced to tailor make a gene editing treatment to correct his genetic defect and after receiving three infusions beginning in February the child appears to have improved. Doctors say the baby will have to be followed for much longer to know how well the treatment ultimately works but they hope this is the beginning of using bespoke gene editing treatments to help children born with very rare genetic disorders.

Rob Stein, NPR News. US stocks are trading higher this hour. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now up nearly 200 points, or nearly half a percent, at 42,247. From Washington, this is NPR News. Two of the world's top athletes are being punished for doping. The Athletics Integrity Unit has provisionally suspended jumper Marina Bekhromchuk of Ukraine for the suspected presence or use of testosterone. The World Championship silver medalist will no longer compete in tomorrow's Diamond League meet in Doha, Qatar. Separately, the AIU said the popular Kenyan runner, now Maya Kipyagun,

had been banned for three years from competition after he said he had used a banned substance, but quote, without knowing. Some San Franciscans went in search of a chest containing about $10,000 worth of buried treasure Tuesday and PRS Chloe Veltman says the hunt was prompted by an anonymous post sharing cryptic clues on Reddit. The clues led a lot of people on Reddit to Sutro Bards, a historic swimming pool complex by the Pacific Ocean. Eamon McLaughlin went there with his friends. He read out the clues. Eighteen bold letters preserved in a clearing

cite a dark room's view of brave surfers reeling. His group didn't find the treasure, but another group did. Austin Terrio, TJ Lee and Eric Bari say they located the chest after just over an hour of searching. It contained a big gold nugget in a corked bottle with sand in it, a Panama Pacific Exposition bronze coin, and three collectible Barry Bonds baseball cards, among other finds. All of it buried under a bush near a hiking trail intersection more than five miles away from Sutro Baths. Chloe Veltman, NPR News.

I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.