Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order on Birthright Citizenship; Ukraine Attack; Secret Service Suspensions

Birthright Citizenship Legal Battle

• ⚖️ A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
• 📌 The preliminary injunction issued by Judge Joseph Laplante applies nationwide and covers children of undocumented parents and those on student visas.
• ⏳ The administration has seven days to appeal the ruling.

Ukraine Under Attack and Peace Talks

• 💥 An overnight Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine lasted nearly 10 hours, resulting in at least two deaths and 22 injuries in Kyiv.
• 🤝 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, exchanging ideas for cease-fire talks, though frustration over Russia's lack of flexibility was expressed.
• 🇪🇺 European allies agreed to establish a headquarters in Paris to help deploy troops for post-war peace maintenance in Ukraine.

Gaza Aid and Israeli Airstrikes

• 🍎 European officials reached an agreement with Israel to allow more food and fuel into Gaza, potentially opening more crossings and aiding infrastructure repair.
• 💔 Local hospitals report that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 36 Palestinians overnight, including children near a medical clinic.

Secret Service Suspensions and Helicopter Crash

• 🛡️ Six Secret Service agents have reportedly been suspended without pay for failures related to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally.
• 🚁 Family members of victims from a January midair collision in Washington, D.C., are criticizing the Army's handling of the disaster and demanding an independent investigation.

NASA Leadership and Infrastructure Collapse

• 🚀 President Trump has appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA leader, following the withdrawal of his initial nominee.
• 👷 In Los Angeles, 31 construction workers were safely rescued after a large wastewater tunnel partially collapsed about 400 feet underground.

Business and Market News

• 🥣 W.K. Kellogg is being acquired by the Italian company behind Nutella for over $3 billion, pending shareholder approval.
• 📈 Wall Street stocks closed higher, with the Dow Jones industrial average climbing nearly 200 points and the Nasdaq reaching a new all-time high.
• 👜 The world's first Birkin handbag prototype sold for over $10 million at a Paris auction.