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June 2026

Trump made hundreds of millions from cryptocurrency ventures in first year back in office

The 2025 report, which totals 927 pages, provides the most extensive look so far at the growing fortune that the president has amassed since returning to office, including through his stakes in companies co-founded by family members

‘I am so, so sorry’: NPR reporter explains SCOTUS retirement error

Totenberg’s story sent other newsrooms scrambling to confirm, leading a court spokesperson to deny the reporting

She’s in the room. It’s like when we report opinions. I’m not waiting to see what the Times is reporting. It’s when Nina says, ‘here’s what happened,’ and we do it. That’s the trust you build up.”
Nina Totenbergsupreme Court and Legal Affairs Correspondent
I scared everybody half to death for about five minutes,
We are trying to be a nimble news organization during breaking news and still be correct at all times, and this is something we should learn from,
Samuel Alitojustice
It was the worst professional mistake of my more than 50 years in journalism,

Supreme Court upholds transgender sports bans: What to know and what’s next

Harrison Brownecanadian ice hockey player and actor (1993-)
I just felt really devastated for all the young kids that are just not going to be able to play sports with their friends,
Steve Vladeckamerican legal scholar
It’s still a significant loss for equality advocates — but one that opens the door to at least some skepticism of other governmental discrimination against transgender individuals going forward,
The majority’s opinion ends by reciting the many wonderful ways in which playing sports can be valuable to young people,
Brett Kavanaughjustice
Separate sports teams for biological males and biological females are reasonable,
Christine BrennancNN sports analyst and USA Today columnist
This is now the needle that the sports world is going to thread to make sure they do not exclude children well before the elite level from the opportunity to learn those life lessons playing sports,
Harrison Brownecanadian ice hockey player and actor (1993-)
Being authentically yourself while playing the sport that you love is a right that everybody should have.”
Why should a girl in Texas have different rights than a girl in Connecticut or New York
Steve Vladeckamerican legal scholar
But whether other discrimination against transgender individuals, from bathrooms to military service, could also meet this higher standard remains to be litigated in future cases,
Brett Kavanaughjustice
Most of the biological female and transgender student-athletes who are involved in transgender sports disputes around the country are teenagers or in their early twenties. Those student athletes want to play sports. Their desire to compete warrants respect,
Sonia Sotomayorjustice
A restrained approach, based on all relevant facts, is particularly necessary when the court is faced with a consequential decision of constitutional dimension,

Plaintiff’s Attorney: ‘Becky is a hero’

Block also represented plaintiff Becky Pepper-Jackson and argued on her behalf in front of the Supreme Court

Punishing heat, Taylor Swift wedding, ranch dressing: Catch up on the day’s stories

In a big setback for President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court rejected his attempt to end birthright citizenship for millions of people

Serena Williams’ Wimbledon return felt special and yet strangely familiar

In what was her first singles match since losing to Ajla Tomljanović at the 2022 US Open, Williams drew a standing ovation on her entrance to the court before proceeding to show some flashes of the greatest women’s tennis player of all time’s peak — no mean feat after over three-and-a-half years away from the professional game

Come on, Serena!”... Let’s go, Serena!”... We love you, Serena!”

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding celebration expected at Madison Square Garden this week, sources say

The sources described plans for two events at the iconic arena in midtown Manhattan

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s rebuke of Trump on birthright citizenship

In something of a trademark maneuver, Chief Justice John Roberts pared down a complicated legal issue that has roiled Washington for more than a year into a relatively straightforward, 26-page opinion

All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the State where they reside.”
John Robertschief Justice
If Congress intended to limit American citizenship to the children of those domiciled in the United States, nothing in the succinct language of the Citizenship Clause conveyed that design,
I am not sure that today’s opinion will stand the test of time,
John Robertschief Justice
What the Court held in Wong Kim Ark was simple: the Citizenship Clause incorporated the common law and granted citizenship to nearly all children born in the United States,
Samuel Alitoassociate Justice
The Court has made a serious mistake,
John Robertschief Justice
If Congress intended to hinge citizenship on each individual’s domicile — a question that ‘is sometimes a matter of great difficulty to decide’ — it is reasonable to expect there would have been at least some discussion of the topic,
In my view, the executive order does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment,
John Robertschief Justice
Under the Constitution,... they are citizens at birth.”

Mbappé scores twice as France rolls through Sweden into the Round of 16

The Norwegians opened the scoring in the first half before Les Éléphants equalized with one of the great goals scored so far in this tournament, but it was Haaland who seized the moment with the crucial final goal

Speaker Johnson abandons floor agenda, sends members home early amid GOP rebellion

Speaker Mike Johnson is once again battling hardline conservatives for control of his own House floor — and he has no clear way out

Fast-moving wildfires scorch thousands of acres across the West, and there’s more danger ahead

We owe it to the firefighters on the front lines to prevent new fires from starting,

Longtime Clinton aide walks back claim former president visited Epstein’s island

James Comerhouse Oversight Committee Chairman
We know that Mr. Band set up several meetings between Clinton and Epstein. We know Mr. Band accompanied Mr. Clinton on several flights on Epstein’s jet,
Bill Clintonformer President
I did not know nor did I need to know that they had a personal relationship for a while,
Ghislaine Maxwellms.
I could not help myself — there was one juicy little tit bit I did let out — the one about what a supper stud you are and how I have a crush on you and how you are hung like a horse.”

Supreme Court agrees to review ban on AR-style semi-automatic rifles in major Second Amendment case

One of the appeals involving certain semi-automatic rifles came from two Illinois residents who want to purchase AR-15 style rifles but are blocked from doing so by an ordinance in Cook County that makes it unlawful to sell or possess any “assault weapon or large capacity magazine,” specifically listing dozens of models that were off limits

From the founding of this country, the rifle has been a paradigmatic American arm, facilitating the struggle for independence from the British and serving as ‘the companion’ and ‘tutelary protector’ of the westward pioneers,
Their inherent lethality makes them an alluring choice for mass murder, compared to less lethal weapons like knives or handguns,