A New Test of Federal Judges’ Power, and Overdose Deaths Plummet

Plus, the campy singing contest the whole world watches.

On Today’s Episode:

In Birthright Citizenship Case, Supreme Court Examines the Power of District Judges, by Abbie VanSickle

House Republicans Push Forward Plan to Cut Taxes, Medicaid and Food Aid, by Catie Edmondson and Margot Sanger-Katz

Kennedy, Defending Downsizing, Clashes With Democrats in Tense Hearings, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Drug Overdose Deaths Plummeted in 2024, C.D.C. Reports, by Jan Hoffman

Cassie Ventura Says Sean Combs Used Sex Videos as Blackmail Tools, by Julia Jacobs, Joe Coscarelli and Thomas Fuller

How to Win Eurovision in 7 Easy Steps, by Alex Marshall and Miriam Quick

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