Trump Secures Investment Deal From UAE; SCOTUS Reviews Birthright Citizenship Order Block

In the third and final stop of his Middle East visit, President Donald Trump secured another major investment deal from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), bringing total investment commitments in the Gulf region to over $2 trillion. The United States also reached an agreement with the UAE to deepen cooperation on artificial intelligence—part of an effort to prevent the transfer of U.S. technologies to China.
The Supreme Court today heard historic arguments regarding birthright citizenship. The central question before the justices was whether lower courts overstepped their authority by blocking Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order on a nationwide basis.
What were initially believed to be high-level negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials appear to be less significant, as neither President Vladimir Putin nor President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to attend peace talks scheduled for tomorrow in Turkey. Their absence has lowered expectations among international observers….