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By Amy Langfield April 01, 2026

Hello and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, the Supreme Court casts doubt on President Donald Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship; Artemis II fuels up for NASA’s historic return to the moon; and Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO. UP FIRST Pro and anti-Trump demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court, before justices hear oral arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship as he attends arguments The Supreme Court is casting doubt on the Trump administration’s restrictions on birthright citizenship in a consequential case that was magnified by the Republican president’s unparalleled presence in the courtroom. Conservative and liberal justices on Wednesday questioned whether Trump’s order declaring that children born to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily are not U.S. citizens comports with either the Constitution or federal law. Trump, the first sitting president to attend arguments at the nation’s highest court, spent just over an hour inside the courtroom for arguments. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Supreme Court seems likely to rule for a Black death row inmate in Mississippi Trump isn’t immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge says Judge rules that HUD effort to change criteria for homeless funding is unlawful Military suicides fell in 2024 but long-term rate for active duty troops still rising, Pentagon says North Carolina’s electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Democrats A messy California governor’s race raises Democratic fears of potential loss

TOP STORIES NASA's Artemis II moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center hours ahead of a planned launch attempt Wednesday, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Live updates: Artemis II fuels up for NASA’s historic return to the moon Launch preparations have begun for the Artemis II mission. NASA’s planned lunar fly-around by four astronauts would be the first moon trip in 53 years. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with a two-hour launch window beginning at 6:24 p.m. EDT at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen will be on board. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Meet the crew behind NASA's latest mission to the moon NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission Apollo’s impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA’s return to the moon with Artemis II launch Trans-Atlantic rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over Mideast war Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO, ratcheting up his criticism of European allies and exposing a wider rift in the trans-Atlantic alliance — this time over the Iran war. While Trump’s talk of a possible NATO pullout dates back years, the comments to The Telegraph newspaper in the U.K., published Wednesday, were among the clearest and most disparaging yet. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Live updates: Trump claims Iran wants a ceasefire, Iran calls remarks ‘false and baseless’ Attacks persist on Iran and across the Mideast as Trump threatens escalation Stocks rally worldwide as oil prices ease on hopes for a possible end to the Iran war Lebanese displaced by war fill Beirut’s streets, upending city life

ADVERTISEMENT IN OTHER NEWS Yuneisy Riviaux sells pastries in Havana, Cuba on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) Cuba: One family navigates daily life under a US oil embargo and a deepening economic crisis Ukraine: Russia claims full control of Luhansk region but Kyiv denies it ahead of US envoy talks $12 a month per person: Food assistance slashed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees trapped in Bangladesh camps London: 3 more men arrested in suspected antisemitic ambulance torching 800-ton spill: Environmental groups accuse Mexico of lying about origins of oil spill in the Gulf More chocolate: Hershey says it will shift back to classic recipe for all Reese’s products after criticism Broadway: Megan Thee Stallion hospitalized after exiting ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ mid-show WATCH: South Africans react to ‘Lion King’ composer suing comedian TRENDING The final new gargoyle is installed by Cole Burklund high on the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, known as "America's Notre Dame," in Covington, Ky., on Monday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Final gargoyle returned to its perch atop rehabbed Kentucky cathedral modeled after Notre Dame The last ghoulish gargoyle has been returned to its perch as part of a two-year restoration of a Kentucky cathedral with a facade modeled after Notre Dame in Paris. The rehab project at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption was sorely needed to repair deteriorated stone, metal and glass that adorns the limestone exterior. “This is kind of a once or twice in a lifetime project,” said Brian Walter, the CEO of Trisco Systems, the contractor.

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