Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power, and a Dangerous U.S. Heat Wave Spreads

Plus, a daring rescue mission in space.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Justices Expand Trump’s Power to Fire Officials (nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/supreme-cou…), by Ann E. Marimow

Funding for Trump’s Construction Spree Is Murky. Here’s What We Found Out. (nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/24/us/trump-dc…), by Luke Broadwater, Marco Hernandez, Junho Lee and Elena Shao

Kean Set to Speak at the Capitol After Mysterious Absence (nytimes.com/2026/06/29/us/politics/tom-kean-re…), by Annie Karni

As U.S. Heat Wave Widens, Here’s Where Tuesday’s Temperatures Will Be Highest (nytimes.com/2026/06/30/weather/july-fourth-hea…), by Nazaneen Ghaffar, Judson Jones and Erin McCann

NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up (nytimes.com/2026/06/29/science/nasa-falling-sp…), by Kenneth Chang

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