Trump attends birthright citizenship hearing at Supreme Court in historic first

Trump attended Supreme Court oral arguments Wednesday on his administration's effort to restrict birthright citizenship, marking the first time a sitting U.S. president has observed arguments at the bench. The case challenges the constitutionality of granting automatic citizenship to children born in the United States regardless of their parents' immigration status—a cornerstone of immigration policy for over 150 years. Justices across the ideological spectrum pressed both sides on the legal grounds for such a restriction, with early signals suggesting the court may reject a central Trump immigration initiative. The outcome will determine whether the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause, ratified after the Civil War, can be narrowed through executive action rather than constitutional amendment. A decision blocking the restriction would represent a significant legal defeat for Trump on a signature campaign issue.