President Donald Trump’s administration scored a major Supreme Court victory in Trump v. California, temporarily removing one legal obstacle to portions of his election-related executive order as the 2026 midterms approach.
But the ruling is more complicated than the headlines suggest. The Supreme Court did not decide whether Trump’s directives are ultimately lawful, another injunction remains in place, and California Governor Gavin Newsom says another lawsuit is coming.
Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has officially launched “Operation Economic Outcast”—the administration’s so-called Economic D-Day against Iran—targeting financial networks, shipping, technology, gold, digital assets and entities connected to Iranian revenue.
We break down what happened, what the Supreme Court actually ruled, what Bessent’s new sanctions campaign means, and the other stories exploding across Washington.