The Hill Articles: June 30, 2023

DeSantis team shares Pride Month-inspired video in latest attack on Trump Louisiana governor vetoes bills targeting gender-affirming care, pronoun usage State Department didn’t report emissions from climate trips required under executive order: report Minnesota sees spike in abortion, amid increase in out-of-state patients: report Apple hits record $3 trillion in worth, making it most valuable company US didn’t anticipate Afghanistan exit chaos, State Department finds The faces of student loan debt No Labels hits back against progressive group in letter to secretaries of states State level abortion bans allowed to proceed State Department lacked clear leadership in chaos of Afghanistan withdrawal, review finds Biden’s plan to salvage student loan relief Why the White House thinks new student loan plan will hold up in court Will Hurd: Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ website case ‘uncomfortable’ but ‘the right call’ Google’s battle with Canadian news websites Five takeaways on the Supreme Court’s student debt decision Biden: Student debt ‘fight is not over’​ Biden administration proposes long-delayed silica exposure rule Congress must support backpay for our troops to show our military that we have their back  Photos of the Week: SCOTUS, smoky skies and a splashing owl Biden’s reckless, broken promise on college debt Biden bristles at reporter asking if he gave student loan borrowers ‘false hope’ Christie says he’s ‘living rent free in Donald’s head’ after Trump shares photo of him sleeping Democrats decry ‘cruelty’ as GOP celebrates Supreme Court finale Teamsters hold off on strike after UPS counteroffer Biden plots new course to get relief for student loan borrowers WATCH: President Biden remarks on next steps on student debt after Supreme Court decision It’s time for a new approach to creating opportunities for all in education Air quality looking up for July 4 holiday weekend North Carolina abortion ban set to take effect after judge blocks single provision Massachusetts Dems urge compromise as NPS seeks to evict artist from beach shack Fox News settles lawsuit brought by ex-producer US considering sending cluster munitions to Ukraine RFK Jr. knocks Biden over student loan ruling The impending ripple effect of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban Why flight delays, heavy traffic could wreak havoc during the July 4th weekend What 2024 Republicans are saying about the Supreme Court’s student debt ruling Sotomayor warns LGBTQ wedding website case could open door to racial discrimination  McConnell hails decision on Biden’s ‘student loan socialism plan’ CNN’s Van Jones: Youth values being ‘rubbed in the dog poo’ by Supreme Court GOP ribs Pelosi after Roberts cites her in student loans decision Air travel is a mess — here’s how it can be improved Biden admin revises drug negotiation program amid legal onslaught Obama joins Biden in new 2024 fundraising video Orbital shooting war would risk ending the space age, scientists find Supreme Court sends back Ohio redistricting case How an out-of-touch Supreme Court harms Latinos and the entire nation Court votes to ban Brazil’s Bolsonaro from running for office for 8 years I’m an ‘affirmative action baby’ — but I would have been fine without it  Indiana Supreme Court upholds near-total abortion ban SCOTUS blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan Megyn Kelly praises Trump after Supreme Court decisions Biden ‘deeply concerned’ Supreme Court ruling could lead to more discrimination against LGBTQ community Black leaders condemn Supreme Court’s student loan decision, vow to fight back Texas is fighting Chinese fentanyl traffic at the border; now Biden and Congress must act Home prices are down only slightly from their peak: report Supreme Court lets stand gender dysphoria case in liberal win Ocasio-Cortez slams Alito for ‘corruption’ over student loan decision Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Jim Crow-era voting law Fears of an ‘internet apocalypse’ are brewing: How likely will upcoming solar storms wreak havoc? Supreme Court to take up major Second Amendment case next term Roberts takes aim at liberal justices in defending Supreme Court’s legitimacy Biden administration provides greater flexibility to protect endangered species Survey shows that voters want affordable energy, not California climate politics Labor Department proposes silica exposure rule sought by Appalachian Democrats Christie says he will ‘shame’ Trump into showing up for debates Supreme Court decisions could have outsized impact on Black Americans Geraldo Rivera salutes affirmative action in final Fox News appearance Schumer pans court’s ‘MAGA-right activist wing’ over gay rights decision Thunberg decries ‘ecocide’ in Ukraine, meets with Zelensky On Independence Day, we declare freedom from gun violence Student loan decision: Kagan says court ‘exceeds its proper, limited role’ Biden to announce new actions on student loans after Supreme Court ruling Supreme Court blocks student loan forgiveness: What should borrowers do now? Rising: June 30, 2023 Piracy on the Black Sea: How Russia is waging war on Ukrainian exports READ: Kagan’s dissent in Biden v. Nebraska student loan forgiveness case Trump on Chinese base in Cuba: ‘I’d give them 48 hours to get out’ READ: Supreme Court rulings on Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan Supreme Court strikes down Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan Sotomayor blasts court in scathing dissent on same-sex wedding case Biden’s antitrust team goes 0 for 4, needs to change approach READ: Sotomayor’s dissent in same-sex wedding website case READ: Supreme Court rules web designer can refuse same-sex weddings Supreme Court rules in favor of Christian designer in gay wedding website case See the world, know the world: The case for study abroad July 4 travel plans? Flight delay blame game has begun FBI launches national ‘swatting’ database amid rising incidents Food shares stage with politics on new ‘Breaking Bread’ show Map shows which internet provider is fastest where you live Christie says Trump wishes ‘he could be Putin in America’ Annual inflation falls to lowest rate since April 2021, as Americans pull back spending Climate crisis: It’s time for more drastic solutions Harris hails Jackson’s affirmative action dissent: one of ‘most brilliant’ ever Discover The Best And Worst U.S. Cities To Start Your Career Trump says Putin ‘somewhat weakened’ by mutiny Macron calls crisis meeting as protests rage in France DeSantis and Fox’s Watters mock ‘ridiculous’ New York plan to curb pizza oven emissions The enablers: Could McConnell and Meadows have stopped Trump in Jan. 2021? Red states take aim at public schools The Hill’s Morning Report — Affirmative action ruling triggers frenzy; student loans up next      Gen Zers make ‘difficult’ employees, managers say Trump looks to reinforce ties to religious right Human society is shifting the tilt of the Earth Lukashenko relishes peacemaker role, but threats abound GOP primaries threaten Republican hopes of winning back Senate Biden’s promise to safeguard gender-affirming care falls short amid red-state attacks Here are five lawmakers to watch in the fight for LGBTQ equality