Tracking Trump: Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions; Trump calls off Canada trade talks; Gavin Newsom sues Fox; and more
The 7 follows President Donald Trump’s second term, Today at 5:11 p.m. EDT
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By Alec Dent 1 – The Supreme Court limited nationwide injunctions from lower courts.
Today: The Supreme Court released decisions in five cases. In the biggest decision of the day, the court limited lower courts’ ability to implement nationwide injunctions. Also: The court upheld the Affordable Care Act’s preventive care mandate and a low-income and rural internet fund.
And more: It also sided with parents seeking exemption from LGBTQ+ school materials for their children and allowed laws requiring age checks for porn sites.
2 – Trump called off trade talks with Canada.
The latest: President Donald Trump announced he stopped trade talks with Canada because of its new digital services tax.
What is the tax? Canada’s new 3 percent tax on tech companies’ revenue takes effect Monday.
3 – The defense secretary ordered the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk.
What happened: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced today that a Navy vessel named for gay rights icon Harvey Milk has been renamed for sailor Oscar V. Peterson.
Why: Hegseth said ships should not be named for activists, the latest move in the Trump administration’s push to roll back diversity efforts in the military.
4 – California’s Democratic governor sued Fox News.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit centers on the network’s coverage of a phone call he had with the president. (Yuri Avila / Reuters)
What to know: Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sued Fox News for $787 million, alleging the network defamed him in its coverage of a phone call he had with Trump.
Background: Trump said he’d spoken to Newsom on June 9 about riots in Los Angeles. Newsom said they’d spoken the week before, prompting Fox host Jesse Watters to accuse him of lying.
