Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., told Newsmax on Wednesday that while he understands why the administration's goal to end birthright citizenship is concerning to many people, he emphasized that the issue is indeed worthy of debate. Appearing on "Wake Up America," he talked about the fact that his state is one of 22 that has filed lawsuits challenging the executive order that President Donald Trump signed that seeks to roll back birthright citizenship, saying that it violates the 14th Amendment. Huizenga said that "Michigan's attorney general ... is a hard left...

One of the plethora of executive orders President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska. While state political leaders are cheering the move, environmental groups see it as worrying.State political leaders see development of the fossil fuel industry as critical to Alaska's economic future."What do they mean?" Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy said on X about the executive orders. "It means Alaska is back in business!""It means a timber industry in the Tongass National Forest can once...

It remains to be seen how the new Trump administration’s energy agenda will affect Oklahoma consumers, companies and state revenues, but Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma President Brook Simmons thinks the energy industry — and by extension the nation as a whole — has transitioned from four years of stiff headwinds to a new era of tailwinds. Simply put, President Donald Trump wants the United States to be globally dominant in oil and gas production, which he has said will spark major investment in American manufacturing and job creation and drive...

Much has been written about President Trump's executive order concerning birthright citizenship. I'll add a few thoughts here. First, this order did not tie the denial of birthright citizenship to the invasion order. Rather, it is far broader. A child born to any mother who is not lawfully present, or a mother who only lawfully present for a temporary period, would not be a birthright citizen. This position can be refined in the inevitable litigation. Second, the order only applies prospectively to children born 30 days after the issuance of...

President Trump issued a broad slew of energy policies and efforts to roll back environmental protections on his first day in office. The moves excited supporters and the fossil fuel industry. American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers, for example, said in a written statement that Trump’s moves “chart a new path where U.S. oil and natural gas are embraced, not restricted.” But they worried environmentalists, who warned that the orders would ultimately be bad for the planet. “The theme that runs throughout is to maximize both the...

Why it matters: The order is an attempt to redefine who qualifies for U.S. citizenship by targeting children born to undocumented parents or those on temporary visas. • Over 30,000 Massachusetts children with U.S. citizenship had at least one undocumented parent as of 2022, according to the American Immigration Council. Zoom in: Campbell is the co-lead on the 18-state lawsuit, while local group Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a separate challenge Tuesday. • The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts federal court, called Trump's move a "flagrantly unlawful attempt to strip hundreds...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. President Donald Trump issued a patently unconstitutional executive order on Monday purporting to abolish birthright citizenship to children of millions of immigrants in the United States. His directive applies not only to the children of undocumented people, but also to children of a vast swath of immigrants who are lawfully present, including visa holders who’ve lived here for years. The order already faces two lawsuits and will undoubtedly wind...

U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2025. Though largely symbolic, President Trump’s declaration of an “energy emergency” could throw a wrench in renewable energy development and will cut into the Endangered Species Act CLIMATEWIRE | Minutes into his second term, President Donald Trump declared a "national energy emergency" and said he would bring forth a “golden age” of domestic affordability and global dominance.

President Donald Trump's bid to cut off birthright citizenship is a "flagrantly unlawful attempt to strip hundreds of thousands American-born children of their citizenship based on their parentage," attorneys for 15 states and the city of San Francisco said Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging the president's executive order signed just hours after he was sworn in Monday. The lawsuit accused Trump of seeking eliminate a "well-established and longstanding Constitutional principle" by executive fiat.

President Donald Trump on his first day in office Monday signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship, but the policy could in theory harm some of his own Cabinet members. Newsweek has reached out to the Trump team and the office of former Senator Marco Rubio, who on Monday was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state, via email for comment. According to the Pew Research Center, there are 1.2 million U.S. citizens who were born to unauthorized immigrant parents. Without the 14th Amendment, various figures would not...