Colorado Primary Election Results and Upsets

The Supreme Court, Oh God. Oh, that's right. My name does not start with M. Jerey when Michelle starts, it Jeremy means this miche. Is Michelle's to this michell? Okay, fine. takeake two The Supreme Court rejected President Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship. The court affirmed the long held understanding of the Constitution. Why did some justices argue for exceptions to the rule? I'm Michelle Martin. That's Steve Inskepe, and this is up firstirst from NPR News Democratic socialists won another Democratic partarty primary Mayat Kiros defeated the incumbent in the voting for a Colorado House seat. Denver voters of all ages. That's a clear message. We will not What does this say about the direction of the Democratic Party? Also, World Cup teams try to endure the knockout bracket while also trying not to be knocked out by the heat. Stay with us, You've got the news you need to start your day The Supreme Court's term is over, and its final ruling was a loss for President Trump. The ruling says almost all children born in the US are citizens, according to the fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The majority of justices rejected Trump's executive order seeking to change that. And Perce Carrie Johnson covers theupreme Court and is on the line. Carry, good morning. Goodorning, Steve. What was the justice's reason to block Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority ruling here. He said it was not a close call. He talked about birthright citizenship being part of American law for generations. Roberts said the framers who drafted the fourteenth Amendment, extended a promise of citizenship to every free person in this land. and Roberts wrote, we keep that promise today The chief was joined by the court's three liberals and Justice Amy Cononey Barrett Brett Kavanaugh wrote separately to say he would have struck down the president's executive order based on a federal law Kavanaugh left open the possibility Congress could change it to put limits on babies born to people here illegally or on temporary visas. And if there was a surprise, it was that we had so many dissents on this birthright issue, which has been well understood for more than one hundred fifty years. Yeah, much closer case than people anticipated. What did the dissenters say Justice Clarence Thomas filed a dissent of ninety one pages, what experts tell me is one of his longest dissents. He says the court majority misunderstood the fourourteenth Amendment. He wanted to add a new requirement that parents be domiciled in the U S And Justice Sam Alito wrote to say he worries about birth tourism, the idea that wealthy people from overseas will come to have children here on American soil. President Trump echoed that view in a post on social media. He actually congratulated China and its leader for what he called a massive birthright win. Remember, Trump took the rare step of going to the Supreme Court to hear arguments in this case, a sign of how important it was to him But the justices never acknowledged his presence and it may have backfired. And again, a majority of the justices went with what would seem to be the literal meaning of the words of the fourteenth Amendment What are some of the other cases we learned about yesterday The court says states can ban transgender girls and women from high school and college sports programs. They said those bans in about half the states do not violate the Constitution or a federal law that bars discrimination by schools that get federal funding For campaign finance, the court overturned a post wateratergate law that tried to limit coordination between political parties and candidates. This case emerged during the Senate run of JD Vance, who's now the vice president. The Supreme Court says this is a free speech issue, that money is speech Okay, so we've gotten to the end of the term. What does all this leave you thinking as someone who covers the court Well, the Supreme Court has handed President Trump and future presidents a lot of power to fire people in the federal government and reshape agencies we thought were independent But Trump lost big in a few of the cases that mattered most to him in the birthright case and with his tariffs Longtime appellate lawyer Kanon Chhan Mugam put it this way in a talk sponsored by the Conservative Federalist Society yesterday. One emerging theme in some of these cases is that on issues of sort of broader significance The quote unquote conservative side is typically winning On issues that are more specific to this administration, the outcomes are sometimes different And we're going to find out whether that pattern holds when the court returns for a new term in October. NPRs Karri Johnson will be there covering the court when they return. Carry, thanks for your reporting. We really appreciate it. Thank you A Democratic socialist in Colorado has defeated a fifteen term member of Congress. That is just one of the upsets in the state's primary results Tuesday night. And Colorado public Radio's Caitlin Kim is here to tell us about it. Caitlin, good morning. Good morning. Okay, wow, political newcomer Melot Kiros defeated the long term representative Diana De Gette. Tell us more about Kros So Melak Kiros is a twenty nine year old Democratic socialist. She's a lawyer who got fired for a post she wrote that criticized Israel over its actions in Gaza. And she hasn't apologized for that, know making several comments defending pro Palestinian activists After that experience, she decided to challenge Democratic Congresswoman Diana De Gette, who's been her representative for her entire life.. Now Denver is a deep blue district, and she's expected to have a smooth glide path to Congress I will add, she's also really fired up voters here in the city who were looking for change, especially generational change This is what she had to say at her victory party Aages of all This is ge Were those voovoo ellas there at the end? I think those are air horns Air horns. okay, than. But she was, you know, and she's also criticized the current leaders of the Democratic Party like Chuck Schumer and Hakim Jeffrees. Okay, a couple of aspects to this win. One is her youth, a twenty nine year old beating a member of Congress who'd been there for almost thirty years, but it's also the label Democratic socialist How much did that play a role here? Look, I think there are definitely younger voters in Denver who want to see their congress personerson take more progressive stances, Medicare for all, ending aid to Israel. They just want more of a fighter. Someone who will bring fresh ideas to Congress A lot of voters I spoke with also just thought it was well past time for Deet to pass the baton. You know, Republicans are already using Curos's wind to say Democrats in the state have moved too far left I'd actually use a Republican example In twenty twenty, Lauren Boebert came out of nowhere to challenge and beat a long term Colorado incumbent whose constituents didn't think he was fighting enough or vocal enough And now she's probably one of the most vocal and well known Republicans in Congress. Now the question here is will Kios take on a similar role for Democrats? I want to ask about another primary in Colorado. Michael Bennett, Democratic senator, well known Democrat, ran for president at one time, ran for governor, and lost in the primary. What happened Yes, the other big theme of the night was, I think, an anti Washington one. and Bennett suffered from that. You know, he's been in the Senate since two thousand nine. and people were asking, you know, what had he done? and more to the point, what had he done recently to fight Trump I will add, a lot of voters like both Bennett and primary winner Phil Weiser. You know, their policy stances were not very different. They're cut from the same political cloth Wis' team actually came up with an effective slogan, Wiser for Governor Bennett for the Senate? And for voters who like both, you know this was a way to have them both. Bennett's senate seat is not up for reelection until twenty twenty eight As for the Republican primary for Gvernor in Colorado, you know, that race is still too close to call One other question here. Colorado is one of the toss up seats that could decide the house. What happened there Manny Rutnell, a young state lawmaker with Latino heritage, beat out a more moderate candidate to face GOP incumbent Gabave Evans, who also has Hispanic roots. You know, this is expected to be a tough and expensive general election race Okay, Colorado Public radios,aitlin Kim in Denver Thanks for a lot of important updates. Really appreciate it. Thank you cup has entered the knockout bracket. Yeah, that means one loss and you're out The US team faces off against Bosnia Herzegovina tonight outside San Francisco. Other games are in the east in cities that face extreme heat warnings. and NPR analysis finds that this issue was predictable. NPR's Rebecca Herschher has this hot story Rebecca, good morning. Good morning. I hope you're staying cool wherever you are. How many games will be aected by the heat wave? A lot. There are about a half dozen games between today and Sunday that are in places that will be extremely hot. Think weather that feels like it's over one hundred degrees. Those games are in New Jersey, Atlanta, Kansas City, Miami, and Philadelphia Now, the stadium in Atlanta has a roof, so that helps protect people But the others do not. and the game in Philadelphia on july fourth is really shaping up to be the highest risk one. Paraguay is playing France The weather Service has already issued an extreme heat warning. The forecast is calling for high temperatures around a hundred degrees that day, and humidity will make it feel even hotter. The humidity is also going keep the temperature high even as the sun goes down. So that warning actually runs all the way until eight PM after the game is over. And it's not just the match itself, it's the side events, which also happen outside. There's this giant outdoor watch party in Philadelphia. The organizers have shortened the hours for that because of the heat. Okay, sounds sensible. What else are people doing to keep safe Well, I actually asked FIFA about that. They're the organizing body for international soccer. And they said they did their best to schedule matches in the evening. Many of the menus in the southern US do have roofs And they're giving two extra water breaks per match to help players and officials st hydrated. Yeah, I've seen that. But NPR found that those measures don't alleviate the risk from heat. So we analyzed past weather conditions in World Cup host cities and found that more than a third of the tournament's matches are at high risk for dangerous heat and humidity And that analysis It identified Philadelphia as one of the highest risk host cities and specifically noted the july fourth match in Philly was likely to take place in dangerous conditions. So this was foreseeable And FIFA didn't respond to questions from NPR about individual match scheduling decisions or about whether matches this week will have extra protections, thingsings like cooling buses and misters and free cold water for attendees. Okay, so we don't know if they're going to take those extra steps. What can individuals take on their own So drinking a lot of water is a really good first step Don't drink too much alcohol. I talked to Daniel Vasilio about this. He's an expert on extxtreme heat and the human body at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. If you are outside tailgating all day, alcohol consumption can help it dehydrate you.. You're putting in a liquid, but you're not getting the actual effects of that liquid He also recommends staying in the shade as much as possible, wearing loose clothing that covers your skin, protects her from the sun. And for folks who are older who have heart disease, he says think twice about attending the highest risk matches. Older people overheat more easily Heart conditions put you at extra risk So that group should really be extra careful. I personiccially like that counterintuitive sounding advice. Long sleeves. I mean, that's really helpful. just that simple step. It really does. Rebecca thanks so much. Thanks.'s iner' is Rebecca Herschher Okay, we need your help to create a time capsule of American stories featuring you. Connect two hundred fifty is a new project from Story Corore and Morning Edition, Celebrating America's two hundred fiftieth birthday. 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