Congress Now Must Act on Birthright Citizenship | US News

US News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 6, 2026 · 1m

House Speaker Mike Johnson is demanding Congress act on birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s failed executive order — now forcing lawmakers to either pass new legislation or amend the Constitution to change the long-standing rule that anyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen. The Court’s 6-3 ruling reaffirmed the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, citing landmark precedent like Wong Kim Ark, and made clear executive orders can’t override it. With the legal path blocked, Trump is now urging Congress to step in — and Johnson says the only real options left are…