Friday June 27th, 2025
Trump’s Medicaid Mess, Latino Voters Flip, and SCOTUS KOs Planned Parenthood
Republicans’ tax dreams run into Senate reality, SCOTUS hands states a loaded gun on Planned Parenthood, and the White House’s Iran narrative gets even murkier. ICE keeps playing hot potato with human lives, and the Latino electorate just upended everything you thought you knew about turnout.
Today in one sentence: Congressional Republicans scramble after the parliamentarian axes Medicaid cuts, the Supreme Court torpedoes Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid defense, Trump’s Iran strike story frays further, judges and deportations go scorched earth, and Democrats reel from a historic shift among Latino voters.
1. Senate GOP Bill Cracks After Medicaid Ruling
The Senate parliamentarian’s ruling torpedoed $250 billion in Medicaid cuts—leaving Republicans’ tax-and-spend ‘megabill’ stuck in a circular firing squad. Axios and ABC News report leadership is frantically rewriting the bill to avoid July 4 humiliation, with House hardliners threatening to kill the whole thing unless the Senate restores the axed cuts. Hospitals are bracing for whiplash, and Trump is reportedly fuming as moderates and the far right trade blame. Ripple: Hospital lobbyists are quietly shopping a ‘compromise’ bill that could set off a new civil war in the House lobby (Axios).
2. States Rush to Drop Planned Parenthood After SCOTUS Win
The Supreme Court made it open season for red states to boot Planned Parenthood from Medicaid. Politico and the Washington Post say at least four states—including Texas—are expected to announce new restrictions within 24 hours, with anti-abortion groups already pressuring governors for fast action. Planned Parenthood clinics warn patients could lose access to cancer screenings and contraception almost overnight. Ripple: A South Carolina-based telehealth startup is prepping a marketing blitz to fill the care vacuum left by shuttered clinics (Politico).
3. White House Limits Intel; Congress, Allies Cry Foul
The White House will throttle classified briefings to Congress after leaks on the Iran strike, per the Washington Post and Axios. Expect bipartisan outrage—especially as Trump’s national security team bars DNI Tulsi Gabbard from meetings and keeps pushing the ‘obliteration’ narrative. Lawmakers are already threatening subpoenas, and foreign allies are reportedly seeking their own intel amid the U.S. info blackout. Ripple: An Israeli media leak may embarrass the Trump administration by contradicting its Iran strike claims (Axios).
4. DOJ’s Maryland Judge Lawsuit Escalates Immigration Chaos
Trump’s DOJ lawsuit against all Maryland federal judges for blocking fast-track deportations moves into uncharted legal hell. The Washington Post and AP report legal groups are prepping mass amicus briefs, and Maryland’s entire judiciary is expected to recuse itself, setting up a bizarre venue-shopping showdown. Ripple: Immigration courts in nearby Virginia are bracing for a surge in habeas petitions as lawyers exploit the legal vacuum (AP).
5. ICE Ignores Judge, Doubles Down on Abrego Garcia Deportation
Despite a federal order for his release, ICE plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a third country, Fox News and Politico confirm. Advocates are planning protests, and emergency legal motions are flying. Ripple: Immigration activists are warning this case could spark copycat removals by ICE officials emboldened to ignore court rulings (Politico).
Notables
Bidenworld Reboots Latino Outreach
Democratic strategists are reportedly scrambling to retool their Latino voter playbook, with new hires and targeted ad buys likely to drop in coming days (Axios, 65% chance).
Hospitals Eye Service Cuts
Hospital execs in at least three states have called emergency meetings to discuss scaling back Medicaid services after the Senate chaos (AP).
Iran Regime to Hype Nuclear Survival
Iranian state media is expected to crow about surviving Trump’s strikes and play up U.S. dysfunction for domestic propaganda (70% chance, Reuters).
Tomorrow’s chaos, now with 30% more hypocrisy. Rest up.