On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court told a president he could not redefine who counts as an American. It upheld birthright citizenship in a sharp rebuke, even as it handed him wins on school sports and campaign money.

A day later, the republic woke to absorb what its highest court had decided. To the north, Canada marked its own national day, a neighbour toasting its nationhood as America weighed the meaning of its own.

Today’s USA & Canada Intelligence Brief covers domestic affairs in the two nations. We pulled it together from major United States and Canadian outlets, in English and French.

United States — The Court Defines The Citizen

A Sharp Rebuke