The Supreme Court will decide whether states and local governments may ban AR-15-style rifles. The cases challenge laws in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois, and will be heard in the court’s next term.
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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returned to Congress after nearly four months away and said he had been hospitalized and diagnosed with depression. The New Jersey Republican has missed more than 140 House votes since March 5.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that federal limits on coordinated spending by political party committees violate the First Amendment. The decision came in a challenge brought by JD Vance, Steve Chabot and Republican campaign committees.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship was unlawful. The decision reaffirms the long-standing interpretation that nearly all people born in the United States are citizens.
A 31-year-old Orlando woman was killed by an alligator while swimming in the Econlockhatchee River, one of three recent Florida alligator attacks. Wildlife officials warned that alligators are present in all 67 counties and urged caution near waterways.
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she is considering intervention in Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery over media plurality concerns. Paramount says the deal does not pose UK plurality issues and remains on schedule.
The Supreme Court upheld West Virginia and Idaho laws barring transgender girls and women from girls’ and women’s sports teams. The 6-3 ruling says states may base eligibility on biological sex under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause.
U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are in Doha to meet Qatari mediators, but Qatar and Iran say no direct U.S.-Iran talks are scheduled. Disputes over $6 billion in frozen assets, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon remain unresolved.