NPR News: 04-01-2026 8PM EDT

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The Supreme Court seems skeptical of President Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship. That includes some conservative justices who've had tough questions for the Trump administration during arguments today. Trump issued an order declaring children born to parents who are in the U.S. illegally or temporarily are not U.S. citizens, reversing more than a century of legal precedent, as NPR's Domenico Montanaro explains. You had a majority of the Supreme Court's justices peppering the solicitor general, D. John Sauer, with really skeptical questions about the Trump administration's position about birthright citizenship. I mean, I'm going to be watching some of these justices for what they think specifically, you know, what their interpretation winds up being specifically on things like bloodline versus born in the country soil. NPR's Domenico Montanaro reporting. President Trump is sent to address the nation about the Iran War in about an hour at 9 o'clock Eastern. Earlier today, he said he would bomb Iran back to the Stone Ages if it doesn't open up the Strait of Hormuz. Yesterday, he said he was ready to wind down the war. A crew of four is on a mission to circle the moon, as Central Florida Public Media's Brendan Byrne reports it's the first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years. And lift off the crew of Artemis II, now bound for the moon. NASA's massive SLS rocket roared to life at 6.35 local time. It's twin solid rocket boosters and four engines cracking the air and lifting the Orion Space Caps on its crew into space under a fiery orange trail. They are embarking on a nearly 10-day mission that will slingshot the crew around the moon and back, testing key systems of the Orion spacecraft. It's the first time humans are flying the vehicle, which will take the crew farther into deep space than any other humans. They'll catch a glimpse at the far side of the moon during the journey, flying more than 5,000 miles above the lunar surface. The mission will end with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. More than 400,000 people were estimated to visit Florida's space coast for the launch. For NPR News, I'm Brendan Byrne at the Kennedy Space Center. The FDA approved another obesity pill today, this one from drug maker Eli Lilly, NPR's Sidney Lupkin reports. Eli Lilly's new pill is called Fendayo. Although this is the same company behind Zepbound, the blockbuster injectable obesity medicine, Eli Lilly decided not to take Zepbound's main ingredient and make it in pill form. Instead, the company developed a new ingredient, or for glipron. Daniel Skavronsky, the company's chief scientific and medical officer, says until now, all of these GLP1 drugs have been peptides, meaning they need to be taken as injections or as a pill with restrictions. Our goal here was to make something as simple as possible. That means we had to rely on more complicated science. Lilly hasn't announced a list price yet, but it says people with commercial insurance could pay as little as $25 a month. Sidney Lupkin, NPR News. U.S. stocks largely rose today. This is NPR News. The lineup is complete for the men's soccer world cup this summer in North America, with 48 teams. It's the largest world cup ever. Four-time champion Italy missed out again for the third straight world cup. There are four newcomers, including Curacao, the smallest nation by population ever to qualify, and Iran has qualified as it continues to be bombed by the U.S., which is one of the host countries. April 1st kicks off trout fishing season in New York State. This morning, anglers gathered in a small town in the Catskills known as Trout Town, USA. Kimberly Eisar with Member Station WJFF reports. Okay, we're ready to go. Tony Zanger reels back his rod's fishing line at Junction Pool in Roscoe, New York, where he's just made the first cast of trout fishing season. Roscoe is often considered the birthplace of U.S. dry fly fishing. Zanger, who is a renowned fly fisher, stands quietly along the waters, waiting for the perfect moment to catch a fish. And hopefully later on during the day, you see a fly hatch, and when that occurs, it's lightning. In the state's Environmental Conservation Department, stocks waters with 1.7 million trout from mid-March until early June. For NPR News, I'm Kimberly Eisar in Roscoe, New York. A real-life Las Vegas showgirl is suing Taylor Swift, saying the branding surrounding her album The Life of a Showgirl knowingly stepped on her trademark. Maher and Wade began writing a newspaper column called Confessions of a Showgirl in 2014 and turned it into a live touring show. The suit seeks to block Swift from using the brand and financial damages. This is NPR News from Washington. Do you ever wish you could predict the future? Well, some scientists try to do that every year, forecasting when cherry blossom trees will bloom each spring. It's a wild guess, but there is some science involved. And there is a lot riding on the peak bloom forecast. Tourism, climate change models, and more. Listen to Short Wave on the NPR app, or wherever you get your podcast to hear how scientists are predicting the future.