16:29โขSupreme Court Allows Planned Parenthood Defunding
โจThe newspapers report that the Supreme Court ruled states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, with South Carolina immediately implementing the decision despite federal restrictions on using Medicaid for abortions (Supreme Court, AP News, NPR, Mother Jones, Slate, One America News Network). Trump's legislative package faces setbacks as the Senate parliamentarian struck dozens of provisions from the GOP budget bill, including key Medicaid cuts (Common Dreams, The Hill, HuffPost, Jacobin). Pentagon officials continue defending the Iran strikes amid questions about uranium removal and scope of damage, with the Joint Chiefs Chair making admissions about intelligence regarding the bombing targets (Fox News, NYTimes, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, USA Today). A Breitbart investigation promises to expose what it calls the "lawfare superstructure" against Trump, while a Colorado suspect faces federal hate crime charges for attacking Israeli hostage advocates (Breitbart, NBC News).