Moonshots, Iran Showdown, and the Supreme Court: Your Morning Rundown

This episode of The Morning Rundown moves from space to geopolitics to U.S. constitutional law, starting with NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon, then examining rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, and closing with a look at birthright citizenship and short-term DHS funding.Listeners will hear how taxpayer-funded space exploration intersects with private spaceflight, why Gulf tensions can quickly show up in gas prices and inflation, and how constitutional debates over citizenship and border security shape everyday politics and policy.Artemis II and space policy: What sending four astronauts around the moon aims to achieve, what it costs, and how companies like SpaceX are changing NASA’s role.Deterrence, Iran, and energy prices: How Trump’s threat to bomb Iran "back to the stone ages" and Iran’s recent strikes in the Persian Gulf fit into a deterrence strategy and affect global oil markets.From global crises to household budgets: How oil price swings feed into gas prices and broader inflation, and why these distant tensions matter at the pump.Media and European responses: How coverage often centers Trump as the primary risk while downplaying Iran’s actions, and what European leaders’ energy needs mean for their stance.Birthright citizenship and border policy: The five constitutional words at the heart of the birthright citizenship fight, the rise of birth tourism, and how a short-term DHS funding patch delays deeper decisions on immigration and security.Stay through the end for a clear outline of what to watch next on immigration, border policy, and how executive power shapes both foreign and domestic security debates.