Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:
The one bit of good news - in two days of mostly bad news from SCOTUS - was the denying of Donald Trump his wish to end birthright citizenship: https://progresstexas.org/blog/statement-american-birthright-protected-trump-denied-tyranny
...Texas Republicans, as you might imagine, are beside themselves: https://www.chron.com/politics/article/birthright-citizenship-scotus-texas-22327186.php
...And the bad news: in NRSC v. FEC, SCOTUS has relaxed limits on big money in politics even further, giving billionaires and corporations even more advantages over grassroots-funded candidates: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-nrsc-fec_n_69e13160e4b0555d213a5c96
...In upholding bans on transgender girls playing women's sports, SCOTUS provides a lane for a broader weaponization of laws against LGBTQ people in general: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/01/us-supreme-court-trans-athletes-ruling
...And in perhaps the worst news from SCOTUS this week, Monday's ruling in Trump v. Slaughter gives the President largely unlimited power to fire federal regulators: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/supreme-court-trump-agency-firings-slaughter-ftc
National Democrats aren't bothering to counter Donald Trump's announced midterm GOP convention in Dallas this September: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/trump-republican-convention-midterms-dallas
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