The Trump administration is increasing efforts to crack down on the birth tourism industry following renewed attention to birthright citizenship policies. Birth tourism refers to the practice of foreign nationals traveling to the U.S. to give birth so their children will receive automatic U.S. citizenship, sometimes with assistance from businesses that arrange travel and medical services. The Federation for American Immigration Reform supports stricter visa screening, investigations into birth tourism operations, and broader reforms to birthright citizenship laws, and Dan spoke with FAIR's Director of Investigations, Mateo Forero.

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For many people, COVID-19 now feels more like a bad cold, with symptoms such as a sore throat, cough, and fatigue. But for millions of others, the effects don't end when the infection does. Long COVID can cause symptoms that linger, return, or appear months later, sometimes lasting for months or even years. Dan talked with Julie Sullivan of the COVID Recovery Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital about the challenges of Long COVID and the help available for those living with it.

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Continued conversation about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that states may ban transgender girls and women from competing on girls' and women's school sports teams, upholding laws in Idaho and West Virginia. The Court found that these laws do not violate the 14th Amendment or Title IX. The ruling is expected to bolster similar laws in roughly half of U.S. states.

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