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{"id":6349,"date":"2025-02-20T09:20:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/appeals-court-declines-to-reinstate-trumps-birthright-citizenship-executive-order\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T09:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:20:42","slug":"appeals-court-declines-to-reinstate-trumps-birthright-citizenship-executive-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/appeals-court-declines-to-reinstate-trumps-birthright-citizenship-executive-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeals court declines to reinstate Trump&#8217;s birthright citizenship executive order"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740037357583_n_maddow_russia_250219_1920x1080-81im5w.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump apparently oblivious to political damage of his embrace of Russia<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:34<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740035780142_n_maddow_cassidy_250219_1920x1080-f01bt3.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Maddow: To block Trump&#8217;s agenda, help Republican politicians find their spines<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:48<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_02\/1740034827248_n_maddow_local_250219_1920x1080-46ptlf.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump stunts on national stage cause headaches for Republicans dealing with local fallout, outrage<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:39<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div>\n<p>Now Playing<\/p>\n<picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source 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