Thursday, May 15 | By Cate Martel |
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Happy Thursday. Good luck to the Caps tonight in a crucial Game 5! How's everyone in D.C. feeling? | - Supreme Court hears emergency birthright citizenship case
- Trump floats last-minute travel for Russia-Ukraine talks
- Walmart plans to raise prices amid Trump tariffs
- RFK Jr. swims in bacteria-filled river
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Today is the first day of Supreme Court opinions before the court's summer break. But even more importantly, the Supreme Court is hearing last-minute oral arguments in what may be one of the most highly anticipated cases of the term. Let's break it down: First, the birthright citizenship case: The justices are hearing oral arguments on a challenge to President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order, which would block automatic citizenship for children born on U.S. soil to noncitizens. There's an open question as to what exactly the court will be deciding with this case. The New York Times reports this case is fairly narrow, arguing it's not about the full legality of the policy, but whether a judge can single-handedly halt a nationwide policy. However, Politico's Josh Gerstein reports that the justices could go either way. Read his reporting From Gerstein: "Most cases that come to the court have a precise 'question presented' that tees up the legal issue to be resolved. But the birthright citizenship cases arrived as a trio of expedited appeals on the court's emergency docket, not through the customary briefing process. And when the court took the rare step of ordering special oral arguments on those appeals, it was silent on what question or questions should be addressed." Either way, this case could have wide-ranging implications for Trump's executive agenda. Isn't this kinda late for oral arguments?: Usually, yes. Most oral arguments wrap by April, but this was an emergency ask added to the docket. This morning — Trump bashed birthright citizenship: Trump argued that the United States is a "STUPID Country" for allowing birthright citizenship. Read Trump's full post 🗨️ Follow today's live blog OK, now onto the court's first ruling today: The court issued its first opinion, unanimously deciding to make it easier to bring unreasonable force claims against police. More on the ruling |
➤ WHICH CASES ARE STILL ON THE DOCKET?: |
Are we getting a second Turkey Day this year?: |
President Trump is wrapping up his Middle East trip today, but he has left the door open to extending it by another day. Why would he extend it?: Trump floated the possibility of stopping in Turkey for the Ukraine-Russia peace talks. Backstory: Russian and Ukrainian officials are meeting in Turkey to negotiate amid their ongoing war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended, but Russian President Vladimir Putin was a no-show. Trump was asked this morning about Putin's absence, and he attributed it to himself. "I actually said, 'Why would he go if I'm not going?'" Trump told reporters in Qatar. "I would go, but I wasn't planning to go, and I said, 'I don't think he's going to go if I don't go.'" "If something happened, I would go on Friday if it was appropriate," Trump said. |
The Hill's Amie Parnes reports on the uptick of Democrats making stops at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to meet with the president in recent weeks. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) stopped by last week, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) visited in April. It's not *just* at the White House: Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) traveled to Mar-a-Lago earlier this year, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) met with Trump at the airport during the wildfires. Plus: Democratic Govs. Kathy Hochul of New York and Phil Murphy of New Jersey also met with him. And some Democrats seem more open to working with him: Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), who represents a Republican-leaning district, defended Trump's tariff policies. Why this matters: Democrats have been trying to rebuild since the 2024 election. While some Democrats flatly refuse to work with the new administration, others acknowledge the meaning behind November's election results. There is some political risk to working with Trump, though, as some strategists warn. Read more: 'Trump gets unlikely visitors at White House: Democrats' |
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JOIN OUR EVENT: Invest In America Thursday, June 5 at 8 a.m. EDT — Washington, D.C. |
Join The Hill for a half-day summit featuring titans from Washington and Wall Street, focused on solutions-oriented conversations that will deliver insights into the future of the domestic and global economy, covering everything from tariffs, investing, AI, crypto, taxes and more. Key speakers include: - Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.)
- Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio)
- Christine Todd Whitman, Former Administrator of the EPA
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Walmart is raising prices: |
Walmart says it will raise prices this month due to increasing costs driven by President Trump's trade war. Walmart Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey told The Wall Street Journal: "The magnitude and speed at which these prices are coming to us is somewhat unprecedented in history." (WSJ) Keep in mind: Walmart's profit dropped during the first quarter, per AP. |
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The House and Senate are in. President Trump is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (All times EST) |
1:50 p.m.: Trump arrives at the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi.
1:45 p.m.: A Senate vote. 📆 Today's agenda
4 p.m.: First and last House votes. 📆 Today's agenda
Saturday night: The season finale of NBC's "Saturday Night Live." Actor Scarlett Johansson will host.
Sunday, May 18: Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend Pope Leo XIV's first Mass of his papacy. |
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🍪 Celebrate: Today is National Chocolate Chip Day. To celebrate, I'm making brown butter chocolate chip banana bread today. Here's the recipe if anyone wants to join me! 🦠 That is … not safe to do: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. swam in Rock Creek on Mother's Day. Rock Creek has alarmingly high levels of bacteria, so people are advised against swimming there. 📸 Photos — yes, he's fully submerged. 🐊 Rest in peace to an alligator legend: Morris, an 80-year-old alligator that has appeared in lots of TV shows and movies over the years — including the Adam Sandler classic "Happy Gilmore" — has died. 🤖 This is a fascinating observation about AI: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discussed how different generations use AI. He notices that older people tend to use it as a Google replacement, and younger people tend to use it as a life adviser. 📹 Watch the Fortune clip |
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