Supreme Court rules on major cases and heat wave hits dozens of states: Morning Rundown

The Supreme Court is set to announce some big rulings on the final day of its term. A heat wave grips much of the country. And Medicaid cuts threaten home care for millions of Americans. Here’s what to know today. Supreme Court expected to rule on birthright citizenship The Supreme Court is set to announce today its final decisions in some high-profile cases, a day after a separate ruling that’s set to reshape the limits of presidential power. This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Justices are expected to make the most consequential ruling of this term on the birthright citizenship case. The case, stemming from a class action lawsuit brought by the ACLU, considers the lawfulness of the executive order that President Donald Trump signed on the first day of his second term to end the 14th Amendment’s guarantee that people born on U.S. soil are American citizens. In oral arguments in early April, justices appeared skeptical of the legality of the executive order. The justices are also set to rule on whether state bans on transgender girls and women competing in school and college sports are consistent with the Constitution. Yesterday, justices ruled that Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, but they ruled in his favor in a separate case, allowing him to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission. The court’s decision in the latter case gives a president with an expansive view of his power a green light to increase his stranglehold over independent federal agencies. Still, Monday’s rulings were overall mixed for Trump. In a 5-4 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court’s three liberals in ruling against the Republican National Committee’s challenge to a Mississippi law that allows certain ballots to be tallied if they are received after Election Day. Trump responded by saying their decision only heightens the importance of Congress passing the SAVE America Act, his effort to rewrite voter eligibility laws. Follow our live blog for Supreme Court updates throughout the day. More Supreme Court decisions: - A jury’s verdict that Trump sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll remains in place after the court refused to hear the case. - Justices ruled that sweeping use of cellphone data requires a warrant, a decision applying the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, to new technology. - The court declined to take up attorney Alan Dershowitz’s appeal in a defamation case against The New York Times, effectively upholding long-standing protections for the news media. Haitian immigrants’ lives changed immediately after ruling After the Supreme Court last week greenlit the Trump administration’s plan to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitians of their immigration status, several people in Springfield, Ohio, said their lives changed almost immediately. “When they heard the decision of the Supreme Court, they immediately told us not to come to work after July 1,” said one Haitian resident who, until Thursday, worked at a local warehouse. Similar calls and texts proliferated throughout Springfield’s Haitian community, triggering a tsunami of fear, panic and confusion, said Viles Dorsainvil, director of the Haitian Community Help and Support Center. He, too, faces similar concerns as a TPS holder himself. Colorado primaries to watch as Dems see another test A handful of primary races today in Colorado present another test for the Democratic Party, just one week after New York City saw major victories for candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Veteran Democrats face new challengers hoping to use the party’s increasing anti-Washington interests to their advantage. In Colorado’s 1st District, Rep. Dianna DeGette, who has served in Congress for nearly 30 years, faces Melot Kelos, a 29-year-old doctoral student and former lawyer who’s backed by key politicians and groups on the left. Meanwhile, Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper, who’s running for a second term after flipping the seat in 2020, is up against state Sen. Julie Gonzales, who’s 31 years younger and has criticized him for voting for 10 of Trump’s cabinet nominees. Today’s primaries will also decide the November ballot for the state’s battleground 8th District. And the saga around Trump’s endorsement of Republican Rep. Jeff Hurd will make the race in the state’s 3rd District one to watch. NBC News’ chief data analyst Steve Kornacki will be live at the Big Board at 8:45 p.m. ET to analyze results, and he’ll answer questions only from subscribers. Send in your questions here, and he may answer them live on the Kornacki cam. More on the races to watch in Colorado. Holiday heat wave extends across the U.S. Around 162 million people in 35 states are under heat alerts from the Great Plains to the Northeast —including major cities like Boston, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington — as a heat wave sets in ahead of the July Fourth weekend. Already, temperatures yesterday were in the 90s, and heat indexes were forecast between 100 and 110 degrees. The heat will peak Thursday through Saturday for the Midwest, the Great Lakes, the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. By Saturday, close to 100 daily records will have been set. Meanwhile, numerous new wildfires erupted last weekend, with three firefighters killed tackling fires on the Colorado-Utah border. The largest of the fires, the Cottonwood Fire in southwest Utah, was more than 93,000 acres and 0% contained as of yesterday afternoon. Paraguay upsets Germany in sudden-death penalty kicks Paraguay upset Germany 4-3 on penalties in Boston yesterday to earn the biggest upset of the World Cup so far. It was the first time that Germany had lost a penalty shoot-out in the World Cup, having won its previous four (against France in 1982, Mexico in 1986, England in 1990, and Argentina in 2006). The round of 32 match ended 1-1 after extra time, with Paraguay going in front when Julio Enciso scored on a header late in the first half. Kai Havertz equalized in the 52nd minute for four-time champion Germany. Paraguay faces the winner of today’s match between France and Sweden. Paraguay upset Germany 4-3 on penalties in Boston yesterday to earn the biggest upset of the World Cup so far. It was the first time that Germany had lost a penalty shoot-out in the World Cup, having won its previous four (against France in 1982, Mexico in 1986, England in 1990, and Argentina in 2006). The round of 32 match ended 1-1 after extra time, with Paraguay going in front when Julio Enciso scored on a header late in the first half. Kai Havertz equalized in the 52nd minute for four-time champion Germany. Paraguay faces the winner of today’s match between France and Sweden. 💥 What you missed: Morocco also upset a European powerhouse, the Netherlands, on penalties. And in yesterday’s other round of 32 knockout match, Brazil came back to win 2-1 against Japan, courtesy of a late injury time winner from Gabriel Martinelli. 🗓 What to watch today: The Ivory Coast and Norway kick off the action at 1 p.m. ET, followed by France vs. Sweden at 5 p.m., and Mexico vs. Ecuador at 9 p.m. See the full schedule. 📩 Join the excitement: Sign up for The Sports Desk newsletter for more in-depth World Cup coverage. Read All About It - The Iranian and U.S. negotiating teams were due in Doha this week, but Iran said today that no meeting had been scheduled as weekend missile fire from both sides tested the interim ceasefire to end the four-month-old war. - NASA is set to begin a mission today to save a sinking telescope orbiting Earth. Here’s how they plan to do it. - A Florida woman died after an alligator bit both of her arms. - “Lilo and Stitch” and “The Ring” star Daveigh Chase died of AIDS and substance abuse, according to a medical examiner’s report. - For subscribers: Analysts say Comcast has a long road ahead of it after the company announced it will separate from NBCUniversal, especially as one company is poised to shake up the telecom industry: SpaceX. Staff Pick: She fought for the life she wanted. Medicaid cuts threaten to take it away. In April, NBC News published a survey asking disabled people and their families to share stories about their reliance on Medicaid-funded home-care programs that help them with performing daily tasks, from getting out of bed to eating breakfast. These services have come under assault over the past year — from sweeping federal budget cuts to a wave of conservative rhetoric portraying them as ridden with fraud — and we wanted to hear from people who depend on them. Rebecca Anger, a 41-year-old lawyer in Chicago, was among those who responded. Rebecca’s story, I quickly realized, embodied everything these programs were built to make possible. Paralyzed from the neck down at age 7 after a rare autoimmune attack on her spinal cord, she went to college, started a business, earned a law degree, got married and created her dream life — sustained every step of the way by Medicaid caregiving programs. Her story also provides a window into how much progress America has made in its treatment of people with disabilities over the past half-century and how much now hangs in the balance. When I spent a day with Rebecca and her husband, Greg, who also uses a wheelchair, I was struck most by how precarious their life feels. If a caregiver skips a shift, Rebecca can be stuck in bed for hours, unable to drink or use the bathroom. If Illinois cuts the program in response to federal funding reductions, she fears the system could crumble, forcing people like her out of their homes and into institutions. The fear she described to me is something I’ve heard from disabled people across the country: “I’ve been lied to. Go to college, get a good job, get married, build a life for yourself. I did all of that, and it’s all gonna go away because the government can’t afford $60,000 a year to keep me in my home?” — Mike Hixenbaugh, senior investigative reporter NBC Select: Online Shopping, Simplified The last thing we want to do during the peak of summer is worry about what’s for dinner. These editor-approved prepared meal delivery services save you time and energy by bringing good food straight to your front door. Plus, these are all the essentials for a perfect beach day. Sign up to The Selection newsletter for hands-on product reviews, expert shopping tips and a look at the best deals and sales each week. Thanks for reading today’s Morning Rundown. Today’s newsletter was curated for you by Elizabeth Robinson. If you’re a fan, please send a link to your family and friends. They can sign up here.