NPR News: 04-01-2026 4PM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh, protest today outside the U.S. Supreme Court, which is now weighing arguments over whether every baby born in the U.S. is automatically a citizen. President Trump, who made the unprecedented decision to personally attend part of the proceeding, says, no, the ACLU says his executive order violates the 14th Amendment. NPR's Medical Montenar reports a majority of justices seem to cast a doubt on the administration's arguments. You had a majority of the Supreme Court's justices peppering the solicitor general, John D. John Sauer, with really skeptical questions about the Trump administration's position about birthright citizenship. I mean, I'm going to be watching some of these justices for what they think specifically, what their interpretation winds up being specifically on things like bloodline versus born in the country's soil. NPR's Dominican Montenar reporting, President Trump is expected to address the nation

1:02tonight, 90 stern with an update on the Iran War. NPR's Deep Ashivaran reports a U.S.-Israel war against Iran is in its fifth week. A White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity says the president will talk about the military's success in achieving the administration's goals in Iran. But those goals seem to be shifting, and Trump has provided mixed messages for weeks. He's flip-flopped on a number of things, including his stated goal of removing Iran's uranium stockpiles. He's also been unclear on the use of U.S. troops to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which is critical for oil transport. And even the timeline on when the war will end is unclear. The president has said the U.S. is two weeks ahead of schedule on operations that were expected to last six weeks. But now he's expected to say the war will last another two to three weeks. Deep Ashivaran and P.R. News, the White House. The crew of NASA's Artemis II is suited up for a historic mission around the moon and back. NASA TV caught the moment they were about to make their way to the launch pad at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.

2:03And here they are. NASA's Artemis II crew, Commander Reed Weissman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Cook, and Jeremy Hansen, taking their first steps outside for their historic test flight. Central Florida Public Media's Brendan Bern is there. It's been a smooth countdown so far, NASA's massive SLS rocket was fueled up with super cold liquid hydrogen and oxygen earlier today without any issues. The team continues to monitor the rocket, the Orion spacecraft, and weather at Kennedy Space Center. Once launched, this mission will take the crew of four to Earth orbit, before heading on a flight path that will take them around the moon and back. It's the first time the Orion Space Caps was carrying a crew, and the first time humans will return to the moon in more than 50 years. And nearly 10 day mission will end with a splash down in the Pacific Ocean. For NPR News, I'm Brendan Bern at the Kennedy Space Center. U.S. stocks end the day higher with the Dow closing up 223 points. It's NPR News. How Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune Say, Republicans and their

3:05respective chambers will vote on legislation in the coming days to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the DHS has been largely shut down for weeks. Today Johnson and Thune said they were using two parallel tracks. They say one would follow the regular appropriations process. The other would use a reconciliation bill. They're likely to still face heavy democratic opposition. Never mind that it is April Fools Day, April 1st also kicks off trout fishing season in New York. This morning, anglers and fly fishing enthusiasts in a small town in the Catskills known as Trout Town USA, gathered to celebrate opening day. Kimberly Izzar with Member Station WJFF has that story. Many Zanger reels back his rods fishing line, a junction pool in Roscoe, New York, where he's just made the first cast of trout fishing season. Roscoe is often considered the birthplace of U.S. dry fly fishing. Zanger, who is a renowned flyfisher, stands quietly along the waters, waiting for the perfect

4:10moment to catch a fish. And hopefully later on during the day, you see a fly hatch and when that occurs, it's lightning. The state's environmental conservation department stalks waters with 1.7 million trout from mid-March until early June. For NPR News, I'm Kimberly Izzar in Roscoe, New York. The NASDAQ has closed up more than 1 percent. The S&P was up roughly three quarters of a percent. The Dow up roughly half a percent or 224 points. It's NPR. Listen to this podcast sponsor-free on Amazon Music with a Prime Membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.