It’s Thursday. The new season of “Ted Lasso” is starting on Aug. 5!! 🎥 Watch the teaser. It feels especially festive because we’re all into the World Cup right now.

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Greg Nash

The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration two major wins today on its immigration push, expanding its power to restrict migrants.

The first case — cutting off some legal protections: The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can cut off temporary legal protections for thousands of Haitians and Syrians. The ruling was 6-3 along ideological lines.

Remember: “The Trump administration has sought to terminate more than a dozen countries from Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a program that allows citizens of designated countries to be protected from deportation and receive a pathway to work authorization.” Read more on the case

The second case — turning back asylum seekers: The Supreme Court ruled the government can legally turn back asylum seekers who are attempting to reach the U.S. but have not physically crossed onto U.S. soil yet. The ruling was also 6-3 along the same ideological lines, with the court’s three liberal justices dissenting.

This means the Trump administration can bring back a now-rescinded immigration policy if it decides to do so. Read more on the case

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The Supreme Court shot down Hawaii’s gun restrictions on private property this morning, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms. The ruling was 6-3 along ideological lines.

Gun rights advocates argue the state can’t block handgun possession on private property by default unless someone receives the owner’s express consent. Read more on the case

The Supreme Court on Thursday restricted Americans’ ability to sue pesticide makers over alleged health harms stemming from their products.

The ruling: “In a 7-2 ruling, the court held that some claims that pesticide companies failed to warn users of their products’ health risks are blocked under federal law.”

Backstory on the case: “The case stemmed from the claim of cancer patient John Durnell, who sued Monsanto, saying the company did not give an adequate warning of cancer risk related to its Roundup weedkiller. Under Missouri state law, he was awarded $1.25 million. Monsanto, which is owned by Bayer, challenged the verdict, arguing that Durnell’s failure-to-warn claim was barred by the nation’s pesticide law, noting that the label Roundup is required to bear by the EPA does not include a cancer warning.”

“The case centered on whether plaintiffs like Durnell can sue pesticide companies such as Monsanto in state court if they do not warn of health effects that go beyond those that are formally recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency.” Read more on the case

JULY IS GETTING CLOSE…:

The Supreme Court handed down four opinions today and has eight remaining. Monday will be the next day of opinions.

Tidbit during today’s opinions: On SCOTUSblog, Amy Howe noted that “[Justice Samuel] Alito offered an off-the-cuff response to [Justice Sonia] Sotomayor's dissent, which is highly unusual.”

President Trump is meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at 2 p.m. today to find a path forward for his voter ID law after the president’s *tense* meeting with Senate Republicans on Wednesday.

Shortly after abruptly canceling a celebratory bill signing with Republicans, Trump blew up at GOP senators behind closed doors. He was furious about the successful vote to limit his Iran powers. Shortly after, with their tails between their legs, Senate Republicans sought to make amends with the president by holding another Iran war powers vote but letting this one fail.

^ There are two caveats: The first caveat is that Wednesday’s vote doesn’t change the fact that the Senate already approved the resolution to rebuke Trump’s war in Iran. The second caveat is that the vote is not legally binding. Instead, it just sends a strong message to the president.

But regardless, Wednesday night’s vote may have succeeded in its goal: making Trump happy. “Wow! The Senate just changed its vote on Iran from 50-48 against, to 50-47 for,” he posted on social media, later adding that “this vote puts Iran on notice.”

Can Johnson smooth things over?: Johnson is expected to lay out a plan to pass Trump’s voter ID law. But it’s a *very* uphill battle. It would require the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, and there doesn’t appear to be much of an appetite to do so.

Tidbit — the body language here is fascinating: Watch Senate GOP Leader John Thune’s (S.D.) body language as Trump wraps up his visit to the Capitol. 🎥 Watch the C-SPAN clip

The most dramatic part of the meeting: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) stood up and exploded at Trump during the lunch meeting over the Iran war. Remember, Cassidy has become one of the more vocal Trump critics since losing his primary. He was one of the four Republicans to vote to limit Trump’s Iran war powers.

Cassidy’s description of the blowup: “He did not particularly care for my comments, raised his voice. I lost my temper, that’s not appropriate — it’s the Irish in me,” Cassidy said. “I matched his tone and his volume, and it went back and forth.” He says the fight also turned personal.

CNN’s Manu Raju reports that Trump called Cassidy a “lunatic” and Cassidy referred to Trump as “brother.” Trump then told him he’s not his brother.  Read more on the Trump-Cassidy fight

Shortly after the blowup, Cassidy received a briefing on the war in Iran from Vice President Vance and special envoy Steve Witkoff at the White House.

THE SENATE IS OUTTA HERE:

The Senate worked late last night to wrap up its votes. Senators then left town for a two-week recess!

Prices rose at a fast pace in May with annual inflation reaching its highest level in more than three years, according to new data released by the Commerce Department.

The numbers: Prices rose 4.1 percent over the past year and 0.7 percent in May alone, the highest since April 2023.

— At least 164 people are dead and more than 900 people are injured after massive earthquakes in Venezuela. Those numbers are expected to rise.

Axios: The perils of connecting wearables with medical records

The New York Times: Lesson Learned From Iran War: Reduce Reliance on Strait of Hormuz

The Wall Street Journal: Hegseth Cuts Army Commander’s Storied Career Short as Part of Broader Shake-Up

The Washington Post: Meet the megadonors pouring more than $1.3 billion into the 2026 election