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SCOTUS clears Trump asylum rule, Hawaii gun limits, and bars chemical-injury lawsuits.
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Lunch Reset · 2026-06-25

SCOTUS clears Trump asylum rule, Hawaii gun limits, and bars chemical-injury lawsuits.

Good afternoon. The Supreme Court rewrote the map on immigration, guns, and product liability in one morning. A federal judge blocked Trump's mail-voting order. Separately: earthquakes in Venezuela, whales nearly hit in San Francisco Bay.

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politics

The Court struck down Hawaii's restriction on carrying firearms on certain private properties—the so-called vampire rule. No surprises here: the Second Amendment majority continued doing what it came to do.

politics

6-3 ruling holds the government may intercept asylum-seekers before they reach port of entry. The Trump admin wants to revive the now-rescinded policy. Both sides claimed vindication by noon.

world

SCOTUS held federal law preempts state-level failure-to-warn suits over herbicide labels. Thousands of pending cases—and Bayer—just caught a break.

politics

Consumers may no longer use state courts to sue manufacturers over unlabeled hazards. The ruling stops a major friction point for the Make America Healthy crowd. Federal law wins.

politics

SCOTUS cleared the way for the Trump administration to revoke temporary protections for Syrian and Haitian immigrants. Procedurally tidy. Politically loud.

world

Magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 toppled buildings across the country. Interim leader Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency. Rescuers searching. Full damage still unclear.

politics

A federal judge halted key provisions of Trump's executive order on mail voting, calling his attempts to intervene in state elections unconstitutional. Trump says he'll appeal. This dance has a rhythm.

world

With the Russian economy failing, cities emptying, and toxic oil rains falling, Putin has hinted at negotiations. Ukraine sees its first real chance to win.

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If You Remember One Thing

SCOTUS rewrote asylum, guns, and liability law. A judge blocked Trump's voting order. Both sides are winning.

Pattern recognition

Here we go again. SCOTUS will let us know.

Receipt: “Judge blocks Trump’s executive order on mail votingNBC News Politics

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