THE BIG PICTURE
The Supreme Court wraps up its term this week — and the rulings still coming could reshape presidential power for a generation. Iran escalated after U.S. airstrikes, threatening to blow up nuclear talks entirely. Zohran Mamdani went on ABC and basically dared nervous Democrats to come at him.
And a fresh round of humiliation for Trump — if he were capable of feeling it.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS
1. The Supreme Court is about to hand down decisions that could reshape presidential power forever
The Supreme Court wraps up its term this week with eight blockbuster cases still to decide — and the stakes couldn't be higher. Among them: Trump's push to end birthright citizenship, his claim that he can fire the heads of independent agencies at will, and his attempt to remove a sitting Federal Reserve governor for the first time in the agency's 112-year history.
The court's conservative supermajority has already let most of Trump's firings stand while the cases play out — even after lower courts ruled them illegal. That's not a neutral procedural move. That's a preview.
The one bright spot: the justices already rejected Trump's claim that he can unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs, a ruling that sent him into a personal tirade against his own nominees Gorsuch and Barrett. Also still pending: trans sports bans in roughly half the states, and whether states can give mailed ballots a grace period to arrive after Election Day.
The court finishes before July 4. Then we find out how much of the rule of law survived the term.
2. Iran escalates after U.S. strikes, threatens to walk away from peace talks
Iran's Revolutionary Guard launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait Sunday — both home to major U.S. military installations — after new American airstrikes hit Iranian territory. Kuwait's air defenses intercepted the incoming drones and missiles with no reported casualties. Bahrain wasn't as lucky: a residential building near the international airport was damaged, though no one was killed.
The flashpoint is still control of the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow chokepoint that once carried a fifth of the world's oil and gas. Iran says it alone governs the strait. The U.S. Navy disagrees and is expanding an alternate shipping route near Oman. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that any outside arrangement will "increase the level of tension."
Tehran also threatened a "complete halt" to nuclear negotiations if U.S. strikes continue. The two sides have a 60-day window under a signed memorandum of understanding to hammer out a final deal — and the clock is running.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a message for political opponents using him as the new face of the Democratic Party: “Let them.”
Mamdani went on ABC News five days after his endorsed candidates swept Democratic primaries in three congressional races and five state legislature seats in New York — and he was not subtle about what it means. "We don't have to nationalize that message," the NYC mayor said. "That is a national message — it's a national crisis."
The establishment freaked out on cue. Fifteen House Democrats signed a letter declaring "We are capitalist, not socialist." Senator Richard Blumenthal predicted the whole thing would collapse before the midterms. Mamdani's response: New York just froze rents on 1 million apartments, launched free childcare for two-year-olds, and repaired 165,000 potholes.
When a reporter asked what he thought of Democrats writing a manifesto against him, Mamdani said: "Sounds pretty socialist to me."
Hard to argue with a win column that long.
4. Trump put his own face on the passport — and revealed he doesn't know what a passport is
Donald Trump unveiled a new U.S. passport featuring a photo of himself looming over a desk, fists balled, plus the phrase "Welcome, but be good!" — a message that makes zero sense once you remember that passports are used by American citizens to leave the country, not by foreigners entering it.
Critics immediately pointed out the obvious: Trump appears to genuinely believe the passport is some kind of entry document for visitors to America, which is not what a passport is.
The limited-edition version is only available in person at the Washington Passport Agency starting July 6 — so most Americans will get the standard one instead.
His own face, his own warning, his own confusion about a document that has existed for over a century. The strongman cosplay would be funnier if it weren't printed on official government ID.
5. Thomas Massie accused a Fox News reporter of watching gay porn rather than answer questions about Lauren Boebert
Thomas Massie, freshly humiliated by losing his Republican primary to a Trump-backed challenger, ran into a Fox News Digital reporter on the street this week — and things went exactly as well as you'd expect.
Reporter Nicholas Ballasy approached Massie to ask about allegations from his ex-staffer and claimed ex-girlfriend Cynthia West, who said on Laura Loomer's podcast that Massie bragged about a sexual encounter with Rep. Lauren Boebert following the 2024 death of his first wife.
Massie denied everything, then turned the camera on Ballasy and asked if he watches gay porn. "All you gotta say is you don't like it, that you've never been to those websites," Massie hollered as the reporter walked away.
Boebert, for her part, already told Ballasy "f*ck you" when he approached her with the same questions earlier this month.
Massie predicts Republicans are heading for a shellacking in the midterms, by the way.
KEPT OUT OF YOUR FEED
What the algorithm buried:
Joe Biden slammed Trump: “What a loser!”
Trump got roasted at the Kennedy Center with a wild Epstein joke
Karoline Leavitt accidentally showed everyone just how many people showed up to Trump's "Great American" State Fair.
Here's what happens when you let the federal government run a state fair — power cuts, melted ice cream, a canceled Vanilla Ice set, and a billboard that can't spell "Freedom."
Outgoing Speaker Mike Johnson correctly predicted what will happen when Republicans lose the midterms
Here's why taxing billionaires sounds great but might not work unless we close the loopholes first.
The American myth always came at someone's expense — here's what that means for the 250th
Even Rupert Murdoch's own paper is asking why Trump signed the Iran deal in the first place.
The Supreme Court is also about to decide whether Trump can fire the Fed chair
Here's the thing about Fox News apologies — they're so rare that this one from Kevin O'Leary actually made the news.
Here's why Stephen Miller’s wife is serving Mickey Mouse waffles after spending years warning Disney would "trans your kids"
Plus: Mamdani’s reign of terror in NYC continues — trees!?!?
NOTICE POLLING
Yesterday we asked, Do you support a $25 minimum wage?
88% OF YOU SAID YES:
“The current rate has been in place for 17 years. Given inflation over that time, this seems right. Corporate America is booming, and the CEOs are paid millions of dollars. It’s time to share with the workers.”
- a.smoot
“This is not a serious attempt to help people. They know it won't pass. It's manipulation and showmanship, designed to fail. People need real help, not grandstanding. This is another example where Republicans win, because Democratic leadership got it wrong.”
- lamakul
“While it may be a feel good thing it will ABSOLUTELY increase the cost of everything. That being said nowhere in this country I’m aware of can even a two paycheck family exist on the current level wages.”
- dickstangland
“No one can support themselves on $7.25 an hour. Even if you work two fulltime jobs at this wage you will still struggle. I’ve been there; it’s impossible.”
- bonam6
“It is past time to raise the minimum wage! It has not kept up with the cost of living and most people can't even afford a place to live! That's why the homeless count has gone up and the Republicans don't care because they'll never be homeless because they're all millionaires and support the felon Trump”
- lizabettx2
“Absolutely 100%. Billionaire business owners are making record profits while working people struggle to keep a roof over their head and food on the table. It might be tough for small businesses but in the long it might result in less turnover. Since this administration gutted ACA, businesses should offer decent healthcare. Affordable, not the ridiculous 10,000 dollar deductible scam but actual affordable quality health insurance. These high deductible policies take hard earned money for care most people will never meet the deductible for.”
- obitlinda1712
“Everyone who works full-time deserves to be able to pay their bills and mortgage on their wages alone.”
- miller.deanna60
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