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Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced its last two important decisions of the term.
- About the environment: The court reduced the EPA’s ability to regulate emissions from power plants. The decision will have a major effect on the nation’s ability to deal with climate change.
- On immigration: The judges ruled that the Biden administration had the power to end a Trump-era policy that kept people waiting in Mexico while their asylum cases were reviewed.
- It follows: The court, which will have four female justices for the first time, will rule next term on a case that could fundamentally change the way elections are conducted.
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Florida’s 15-week abortion ban will be temporarily blocked.
- Why? A judge said the ban, which takes effect today, is unconstitutional. The stay goes into effect when the judge signs a written order, which has not yet happened.
- What else to know: President Biden said yesterday that he supports repealing a Senate rule — the filibuster — to make it easier for Democrats to pass legislation to protect abortion rights.
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The coronavirus vaccines are updated for the fall.
- The updated versions will be tailored to combat the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants that are gaining popularity in the US, the FDA said yesterday. We don’t know the exact time yet.
- Why? Vaccine studies done to stop an earlier version of omicron did a better job of preventing infection than the original dose.
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Officials are gathering details about this week’s smuggling tragedy.
- What happened? 53 migrants died after being trapped in the back of a heavy 18-wheeler that was discovered in Texas on Monday. It is the deadliest such incident in US history.
- What we know now: The driver, a US citizen, was intoxicated, authorities said, and was unaware that the truck’s air conditioning had stopped working. He and three other men were arrested.
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An American WNBA star went on trial in Russia today.
- Who is she? Brittney Griner, arrested on drug charges in February. US officials expect the trial, which resumes on July 7, to be a sham, with a conviction not certain.
- In Ukraine: At least 20 people were killed and 38 wounded in a Russian strike on a residential area in the Odesa region this morning, officials said.
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USC and UCLA move to the Big Ten Conference.
This weekend could be the ultimate travel nightmare.
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