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On October 24, Barack Obama mocked the White House gold as something from “Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.” Two days later Trump answered with an inventory of cracked plaster, missing ornaments, and broken pilasters. One man sneered at a family restaurant. The other noticed the building was coming apart.

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SAN ANTONIO, TX · CITY HALLCity Council B Session, San Antonio: meeting on the calendar for Nov 04, 2026.
LOS YBANEZ, TX · WEATHERFlood Watch issued October 28 at 1:59PM MDT until October 30 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
COLUMBUS, GA · WEATHEROvernight at Columbus: Partly Cloudy.
EDGE HILL, GA · WEATHEROvernight at Gibson: Mostly Clear.
RALEIGH, NC · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETWake County student arrested during class, charged with attempted murder in Burlington shooting
DELLVIEW, NC · UNION NEWSLETTERSilver Alert: 79-year-old Union County man reported missing
MEMPHIS, TN · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETOne dead after crash in airport area; Lamar Ave. closed near Knight Arnold
SILERTON, TN · WEATHEROvernight at Bolivar: Partly Cloudy.
LEXINGTON, KY · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETFriends remember Lexington man after fatal boat crash on Lake Cumberland
SOUTH PARK VIEW, KY · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETLouisville father says suspended family court judge’s conduct mirrors his custody case
SAN ANTONIO, TX · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETUTSA head men’s basketball coach arrested on DWI suspicion, suspended from team, school says
LOS YBANEZ, TX · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETMidland man killed in Dawson County crash Monday afternoon
COLUMBUS, GA · CITY HALLColumbus residents question $8.8 million pickleball facility city funding
RALEIGH, NC · WEATHERSpecial Weather Statement issued October 28 at 7:10AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
DELLVIEW, NC · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETTeens arrested in killing of Gastonia elderly woman spark concerns over growing youth violence
MEMPHIS, TN · CITY HALLMemphis school board rehires custodial company scrutinized in state forensic audit
LEXINGTON, KY · CITY HALLLexington holds ceremony to commemorate First Responders Day
SOUTH PARK VIEW, KY · ZONING BOARD26-STRCLOSURE-0031: Closure of Public Right-of-Way
SAN ANTONIO, TX · ZONING BOARDZONING CASE Z-2026-10700186: Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "I-1 AHOD" General Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District to "L AHOD" Light Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District on Lot 3, Block 39, NCB 13495, loca
LOS YBANEZ, TX · SOCIAL REGISTERActor Barry Corbin honored during Texas Tech homecoming
COLUMBUS, GA · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETMan charged with armed robbery, kidnapping after incident at Peachtree Mall
RALEIGH, NC · SOCIAL REGISTERLooking for recs for cat groomer for badly Matted Fur on Cat
DELLVIEW, NC · WEATHEROvernight at Gastonia: Mostly Clear.
MEMPHIS, TN · COUNTY FAIRWE SAW YOU: Mempho Music Festival
LEXINGTON, KY · COUNTY FAIRLexington Legends begin work on second annual Legendary Festival of Lights
SOUTH PARK VIEW, KY · SOCIAL REGISTERKentucky Humane Society sells east campus to Lyndon Animal Clinic for $2.1M
SAN ANTONIO, TX · SOCIAL REGISTERSix ways to celebrate Día de los Muertos in San Antonio
LOS YBANEZ, TX · HIGH SCHOOL GRIDIRONEND ZONE EXTRA: High school football final scores and highlights from Friday, Oct. 16
COLUMBUS, GA · RIBBON CUTTINGNew tutoring center opens in Columbus
RALEIGH, NC · COUNTY FAIRNC State Fair wraps up 11-day run as vendors reflect on business, attendance
DELLVIEW, NC · ZONING BOARD68-year-old woman killed in shooting at apartment complex in Gastonia: Police
MEMPHIS, TN · WEATHEROvernight at Memphis: Mostly Clear.
LEXINGTON, KY · WEATHEROvernight at Lexington: Mostly Cloudy.
SOUTH PARK VIEW, KY · CITY HALLBoard of Health, Louisville Metro: meeting on the calendar for 2026-11-04.
SAN ANTONIO, TX · CITY HALLCity Council B Session, San Antonio: meeting on the calendar for Nov 04, 2026.
LOS YBANEZ, TX · WEATHERFlood Watch issued October 28 at 1:59PM MDT until October 30 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
COLUMBUS, GA · WEATHEROvernight at Columbus: Partly Cloudy.
EDGE HILL, GA · WEATHEROvernight at Gibson: Mostly Clear.
RALEIGH, NC · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETWake County student arrested during class, charged with attempted murder in Burlington shooting
DELLVIEW, NC · UNION NEWSLETTERSilver Alert: 79-year-old Union County man reported missing
MEMPHIS, TN · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETOne dead after crash in airport area; Lamar Ave. closed near Knight Arnold
SILERTON, TN · WEATHEROvernight at Bolivar: Partly Cloudy.
LEXINGTON, KY · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETFriends remember Lexington man after fatal boat crash on Lake Cumberland
SOUTH PARK VIEW, KY · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETLouisville father says suspended family court judge’s conduct mirrors his custody case
SAN ANTONIO, TX · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETUTSA head men’s basketball coach arrested on DWI suspicion, suspended from team, school says
LOS YBANEZ, TX · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETMidland man killed in Dawson County crash Monday afternoon
COLUMBUS, GA · CITY HALLColumbus residents question $8.8 million pickleball facility city funding
RALEIGH, NC · WEATHERSpecial Weather Statement issued October 28 at 7:10AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
DELLVIEW, NC · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETTeens arrested in killing of Gastonia elderly woman spark concerns over growing youth violence
MEMPHIS, TN · CITY HALLMemphis school board rehires custodial company scrutinized in state forensic audit
LEXINGTON, KY · CITY HALLLexington holds ceremony to commemorate First Responders Day
SOUTH PARK VIEW, KY · ZONING BOARD26-STRCLOSURE-0031: Closure of Public Right-of-Way
SAN ANTONIO, TX · ZONING BOARDZONING CASE Z-2026-10700186: Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "I-1 AHOD" General Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District to "L AHOD" Light Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District on Lot 3, Block 39, NCB 13495, loca
LOS YBANEZ, TX · SOCIAL REGISTERActor Barry Corbin honored during Texas Tech homecoming
COLUMBUS, GA · POLICE BEAT AND DOCKETMan charged with armed robbery, kidnapping after incident at Peachtree Mall
RALEIGH, NC · SOCIAL REGISTERLooking for recs for cat groomer for badly Matted Fur on Cat
DELLVIEW, NC · WEATHEROvernight at Gastonia: Mostly Clear.
MEMPHIS, TN · COUNTY FAIRWE SAW YOU: Mempho Music Festival
LEXINGTON, KY · COUNTY FAIRLexington Legends begin work on second annual Legendary Festival of Lights
SOUTH PARK VIEW, KY · SOCIAL REGISTERKentucky Humane Society sells east campus to Lyndon Animal Clinic for $2.1M
SAN ANTONIO, TX · SOCIAL REGISTERSix ways to celebrate Día de los Muertos in San Antonio
LOS YBANEZ, TX · HIGH SCHOOL GRIDIRONEND ZONE EXTRA: High school football final scores and highlights from Friday, Oct. 16
COLUMBUS, GA · RIBBON CUTTINGNew tutoring center opens in Columbus
RALEIGH, NC · COUNTY FAIRNC State Fair wraps up 11-day run as vendors reflect on business, attendance
DELLVIEW, NC · ZONING BOARD68-year-old woman killed in shooting at apartment complex in Gastonia: Police
MEMPHIS, TN · WEATHEROvernight at Memphis: Mostly Clear.
LEXINGTON, KY · WEATHEROvernight at Lexington: Mostly Cloudy.
SOUTH PARK VIEW, KY · CITY HALLBoard of Health, Louisville Metro: meeting on the calendar for 2026-11-04.
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Café Pretentieux in Portland, 77. I ordered a pour-over. It took twelve minutes. The barista said, "Good things take time." I said, "So does the truth, apparently."

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No. 25-365·D.N.H. (cert before judgment, 1st Cir.)·Argued Apr. 1, 2026Fourteenth AmendmentCitizenshipImmigrationOT2025

Trump v. Barbara

Donald J. Trump, President of the U.S., et al. v. Barbara et al. (certified nationwide class)
Question Presented

Whether Executive Order 14160 comports with the Fourteenth Amendment Citizenship Clause and 8 U.S.C. § 1401(a) — i.e., may the Executive deny birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of unlawfully present or temporary-visa parents.

Background

EO 14160 directs agencies not to recognize citizenship for children born after Feb. 20, 2025 where the mother is unlawfully or only temporarily present and the father is neither a citizen nor LPR. A New Hampshire court enjoined it via a certified class; the Court took the merits on cert before judgment. (Distinct from Trump v. CASA, the June 2025 nationwide-injunction ruling.)

Why It Matters

The first Supreme Court test of the Citizenship Clause's meaning for children of undocumented/temporary immigrants since 1898. The outcome could redefine citizenship at birth for hundreds of thousands of children annually.

Applicable Law
U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1 (Citizenship Clause)8 U.S.C. § 1401(a)Executive Order 14160
Key Precedents
United States v. Wong Kim Ark(1898)

Controlling; conferred citizenship on nearly all U.S.-born children regardless of parentage.

Elk v. Wilkins(1884)

Defines the 'subject to the jurisdiction' exception to the Citizenship Clause.

Plyler v. Doe(1982)

Status and constitutional treatment of children of unlawfully present immigrants.

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