2026-06-27
SCOTUS ruled on asylum, guns, and Roundup. US struck Iran. Defense bill renames itself.
Hello. Three Supreme Court decisions landed Thursday — asylum access, gun restrictions, and product liability — each one declared existential by one side and obvious by the other. Meanwhile, the US and Iran traded strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, and Congress voted to call the Defense Department something scarier.
Markets shrugged at the rulings. Iran's strikes got the attention.
Weekend Update
Court cleared the way for Border Patrol to turn away asylum seekers before they cross the border. This resolves a years-long legal fight over existing practice.
SCOTUS stripped temporary protected status from Haitians. Springfield, Ohio—revived by that community—now faces an exodus.
Court sided with gun owners challenging limits on firearms in restaurants and shopping malls. Second Amendment claim prevailed.
After the Hawaii ruling, lawmakers are asking which firearm restrictions this court will allow. The answer is narrowing.
Court sided with the herbicide maker. Thousands of cancer-related lawsuits will not proceed.
US targeted Iranian missile and drone storage after drone hit Ever Lovely. The tit-for-tat is now visible on both coasts.
US military hit Iranian missile and radar sites Friday. This came a day after Iran attacked the Ever Lovely cargo ship. Centcom confirmed the action.
Tehran called the strikes a treaty violation. IRGC claimed it hit US military targets in return. Claims diverge.
- House advances $1.1T defense bill with name change
- DHS Lawyers Praise SCOTUS Rulings as 'Victories for the Rule of Law, Common Sense'
- JD Vance Sticks To Bill Maher Sit-Down For Tonight’s ‘Real Time’ As US & Iran Spar Again; “Violence Will Be Met With Violence,” VP Says
- Trump vows 100% tariff on digital services tax
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SCOTUS cleared immigration enforcement, narrowed gun rules, and killed Roundup suits. Both sides claimed the apocalypse was real.
Here we go again. SCOTUS will let us know.
Receipt: “Obama-appointed judge blocks Trump's election order as SAVE America Act fight intensifies”— Fox NewsBack at 12:00 PM ET with the weekend update brief.