The US Supreme Court on Tuesday voted to allow states to ban transgender biological males from girls’ sports in a massive win for red states. 

The court ruled in a 6-3 opinion that West Virginia and Idaho’s laws banning biological males from girls’ sports did not violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause or Title IX. Two biological male athletes, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Cooley Legal, sued the states to allow them to compete with girls.

“Title IX transformed American sports and American life. Enacted in 1972, that landmark law promoted equal opportunity for female student-athletes and has facilitated the extraordinary growth of women’s and girls’ sports over the past 54 years,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the Majority opinion.

“To provide equal opportunity for female athletes, schools do not merely maintain, for example, one soccer team, one basketball team, one ice hockey team, and one lacrosse team that are equally open to female and male athletes. That approach would deny equal opportunity to female athletes because, as all agree, females and males have inherent physical differences relevant to athletic performance.”

Justice Clarence Thomas slammed the mental illness of “gender dysphoria” in a concurring opinion.

“Because ‘gender dysphoria’ is a mutable mental state that is the object of psychiatric treatment, it does not resemble the immutable characteristics on the basis of which our precedents have applied heightened scrutiny— race, sex, or national origin. Instead, gender dysphoria resembles other characteristics on the basis of which legislatures may classify with a merely rational basis,” Thomas wrote. “Second, as the Court recognizes, this case concerns “biological men” and “boys who identify as girls.” Ante, at 10, 27. Men and boys with gender dysphoria are not women or girls, even if they believe that they are.”

The ruling is expected to impact up to 27 states with similar laws on the books.

Per CBS:

In two of the most closely watched cases of its term, the Supreme Court upheld laws from West Virginia and Idaho that restrict transgender athletes’ participation in school sports. The cases are known as West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the opinion for the majority, writing that under Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause, schools can base eligibility for women and girls’ sports teams on biological sex.

“Consistent with Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause, we hold that the States may maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females. They may determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex,” Kavanaugh wrote. “The Constitution and Title IX do not require an overhaul of women’s and girls’ sports throughout America.”

The ruling protects similar laws in 27 states that have been enacted in recent years in response to high-profile instances of transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sporting events. President Trump signed an executive order last year that prohibits educational programs that receive federal dollars from allowing transgender girls and women to play on the teams that align with their gender identity.

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The ailing Royal Navy continues to suffer under Starmer’s yoke.

Caretaker British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to release tomorrow (30) the long-delayed – and highly controversial – defense investment plan (DIP).

As part of the plan, Starmer will reportedly announce the replacement of the Royal Navy’s destroyers with ‘smaller, cheaper warships.’

The current fleet of six Type 45 missile-defense ships will be replaced with the new – and as-of-yet undesigned – Common Combat Vessel (CCV) starting from the early 2030s.

Britain will build at least six new warships that will coordinate drones and other autonomous vessels to replace its ageing fleet of destroyers and frigates

The Royal Navy will procure at least six so-called “common combat vessels” (CCVs), which will act as hubs for uncrewed…

— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) June 29, 2026

The Telegraph reported:

“The new vessels, which have not yet been designed, would be crewed by sailors and act as a “control hub” for a series of drone warships, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.”

The CCVs will be joined by a series of newly announced drone ships ‘packed with sensors and radars.’

“The ships will be built instead of the previously planned Type 83 destroyer. […] Some observers fear it is a cost-cutting exercise by the MoD to save cash, as the military faces a reported £28bn shortfall in its budget over the next four years.”

Plans for a new destroyer to replace Britain’s ageing warships have been scrapped as part of changes to the long-awaited defence investment plan.

The Royal Navy will instead procure at least six so-called “common combat vessels”

Sky’s @AmandaAkass reports

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— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 28, 2026

“Cdr Tom Sharpe, a retired frigate captain, said: ‘Destroyers have been the backbone of the Navy for so long it is almost incomprehensible to get rid of them. I’m deeply uncomfortable about this. It’s been done because someone has made the case it will be cheaper. And it will be, because it will be shit’.”

The British Defense Ministry says the cheap vessels will improve the ‘reach, resilience and firepower’ of the fleet, combined with drone ships.

“When in service, these CCVs will work alongside eight Type 26 submarine-hunting frigates and the five ‘Type 31’ general-purpose frigates. They will also support the UK’s two aircraft carriers, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth in the carrier strike group.”

‘I don’t think we’ve got enough money, and that’s really the bottom line.’

Azeem Ibrahim OBE and former British Army Officer Simon Diggins give their takes on the Royal Navy’s plans to replace Type-45 Destroyers with a new generation of drone-focussed warships. pic.twitter.com/RAfpflKM8v

— GB News (@GBNEWS) June 29, 2026

Read more:

Failing British PM Starmer Considers Abandoning Plans To Build New Royal Navy Destroyers

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President Trump on Monday blasted gasoline retailers and the State of California over high fuel costs, demanding lower prices for Americans as oil hovers around $70 per barrel amid de-escalation with Iran. 

Last week, Trump announced that he had “instructed the DOJ to immediately start looking into” price gouging by big oil companies.

“The big Oil Companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the sharply lower prices they are paying for Oil,” Trump wrote. “Those prices are dropping like a rock!”

On Monday, Trump reiterated his previous demands, writing on Truth Social, “Gasoline Retailers must get their Prices down, IMMEDIATELY! They’re too high considering that Oil is now at $68 a Barrel, and heading south.”

“The Retailers must quickly react to this statement, and do what they know is right — DROP YOUR PRICE FOR OUR GREAT AMERICAN PEOPLE! There will be no gauging, which is totally illegal,” the President added.

Trump further called on California, where the average gas price is over $5 per gallon, to lower its gas tax. “Soon the Tax will be higher than the Product itself, and the United States will not stand for it, nor will the People of California, who are being abused by these ridiculous Taxes, and by their own Government,” he said.

Full statement below:

Gasoline Retailers must get their Prices down, IMMEDIATELY! They’re too high considering that Oil is now at $68 a Barrel, and heading south. The Retailers must quickly react to this statement, and do what they know is right — DROP YOUR PRICE FOR OUR GREAT AMERICAN PEOPLE! There will be no gauging, which is totally illegal.

If Retailers don’t do this, big problems lie ahead! Start targeting around the $2.50 a Gallon number, and California should stop charging such heavy Taxes on their Gasoline. Soon the Tax will be higher than the Product itself, and the United States will not stand for it, nor will the People of California, who are being abused by these ridiculous Taxes, and by their own Government. President DONALD J. TRUMP

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also called on gasoline retailers to lower their prices, with a warning this morning on Fox. “I would encourage them to be good actors, especially in the 250th anniversary, because we’re watching,” he said:

Oil prices dropped to about $68 on Friday but rose slightly over the weekend following renewed hostilities between the US and Iran over the weekend.

US Central Command announced on Saturday that additional strikes were launched against “multiple targets in Iran” following an attack on a commercial vessel. This followed previous strikes on Friday after Iran hit another ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by firing missiles and drones at Bahrain and Kuwait overnight.

More from Fox:

Per CNBC:

Oil prices rose on Monday following an agreement between the U.S. and Iran to halt recent hostilities in the Middle East.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 1.9% to $70.56 per barrel. The WTI contract settled below $70 on Friday for the first time since Feb. 27 — the day before the start of the Iran war.

International benchmark Brent crude futures, meanwhile, gained 1.3% to $72.91.

The moves follow clashes between the U.S. and Iran that threatened to derail negotiations aimed at ending the conflict. U.S. officials said both sides would pause hostilities and allow commercial vessels to freely transit the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, the US and Iran agreed to halt attacks and hold talks in Qatar’s capital of Doha this week after exchanging fire through the weekend and threatening the fragile 60-day memorandum of understanding.

Trump told reporters on Monday, “The meeting in Doha is going to be, perhaps, important, perhaps not. We’re gonna find out. But we’re winning militarily.”

UPDATE: US and Iran Agree to Halt Strikes and Meet in Doha, Qatar This Week

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The University of California, Berkeley is launching a new institute named after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

According to its website, the institute will “honor and carry on the legacy of Speaker Pelosi, the first Californian and first woman to serve as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.”

Despite that mission statement, the institute also describes itself as nonpartisan.

Pelosi, who will leave Congress in January, is expected to teach courses, help raise money for the institute and contribute financially herself.

The university said it has already secured $35 million in donations for the project but did not identify the donors.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and UC Berkeley are joining forces to launch the Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy, a new nonpartisan institute dedicated to strengthening American democracy.

Launching in January 2027, the institute will bring together…

— UC Berkeley (@UCBerkeley) June 29, 2026

Berkeley officials said the institute will initially offer undergraduate students a certificate program in public leadership, with plans to expand into a full major or minor.

The program will also include visiting fellows, research opportunities and a course co-taught by Pelosi and political science professor Eric Schickler.

Pelosi insisted the institute would rise above partisan politics.

“This is about civics, it’s about the vision of our founders, it’s about democracy,” she said, adding that the institute represents “almost an emancipation from partisanship.”

Berkeley Chancellor Richard Lyons likewise rejected suggestions that naming an institute after one of the Democratic Party’s most recognizable political figures amounted to political alignment.

The announcement comes as Berkeley remains under scrutiny from the Trump administration.

Federal agencies have launched investigations into allegations of antisemitism and the university’s handling of campus protests.

However, the administration has not filed suit against Berkeley, as it has against Harvard and UCLA.

Pelosi said she expects Republicans to be invited to speak at the institute but suggested invitations would be limited to those who oppose Donald Trump.

Among them, she said, would be individuals she considers “patriotic, who share the vision of our founders, honor their oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution, and believe in the diversity of America as our strength and our power.”

The institute joins a growing number of civics and public policy centers opening at universities across the country.

This institute not the only thing named after Pelosi ahead of her retirement.

Last year, President Trump confirmed he would be selling the Nancy Pelosi federal building in San Francisco due to soaring maintenance costs.

It Just Keeps Getting Better: President Trump Is Selling the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco

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Eighteen-year-old Leotha Bush thought, allegedly, that he was going to get one up on a group of workmen at a Memphis, Tennessee, home when he pulled a pistol on them earlier this month.

In the end, he was the one who ended up tied to the rails of the front porch of the home.

According to WREG-TV, Bush allegedly tried to rob the work crew in the Highland Heights neighborhood on June 8 using a BB gun that looked like a semi-automatic pistol.

Bush had apparently walked up to the house and asked for a cigarette lighter, the station reported. When none was to be had on the construction site, Bush walked away, but came back a few minutes later and entered the home.

He then pointed the “pistol” at a worker and demanded the man’s keys. WMC-TV reported that the man involved was the homeowner.

It didn’t work out as planned:

The victim said he spoke in Spanish to alert another co-worker doing work near the open front door.

According to police, Bush aimed a black handgun at the back of the other man’s head and demanded he hand over his belongings. Instead, the victim turned around, grabbed the handgun, and threw it into the front yard.

Both men wrestled Bush to the ground, tied him to the front railing of the property with a nylon strap, and called police.

Neighbor Walter Holston said, “Thank God that everyone’s all right,” noting that the neighborhood is “just so dangerous now.”

“You have to be careful with everything, you know,” he said. “That’s the first incident that has happened over here in a while.”

According to an affidavit obtained by WMC, Bush admitted to police that he pulled out the BB gun on the owner, but said it was a prank and not a robbery attempt.

Police disagreed, taking Bush into custody and charging him with armed robbery and carrying an imitation firearm. He was being held on $150,000 bond as of June 9.

As for the idea of tying the suspect to the front porch, Holston was impressed.

“I think that is pretty good,” said Holston. “That was less work for [the police]. All they had to do was just charge him, take him on downtown, and get him booked.”

Another neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous — such is the state of things in Memphis, apparently– said that he hopes more thugs like Bush got the same treatment, and that the fact it was a BB gun shouldn’t factor into any decision-making when it came to charging or sentencing.

“I hope it happens a lot because I’m sick of the people around here who do that,” they said.

“A BB gun is just like a real gun. You think your life is in danger. So, you try to protect yourself at all costs.”

A final note: Part of the problem is that Memphis is in Shelby County, where the district attorney actually had a state law passed because of his lax enforcement of cases coming from the Memphis Safe Task Force, a federal agency.

From the Tennessee Lookout, May 27:

Shelby County’s district attorney filed an emergency lawsuit against the state Tuesday to block two new laws he claims illegally interfere with his office in connection with cases coming from the federal Memphis Safe Task Force, according to a statement.

District Attorney Steve Mulroy, a Democrat, contends the two measures, both signed into law May 7 by Republican Gov. Bill Lee, violate the state Constitution and longheld principles of “prosecutorial independence” by micromanaging the DA’s office and giving the state attorney general the authority to seek his replacement. He filed the lawsuit in Chancery Court in Memphis. … 

The Memphis Safe Task Force Accountability Act, sponsored by two Shelby County Republicans, Rep. John Gillespie and Sen. Brent Taylor, a congressional candidate and critic of Mulroy as “soft on crime,” requires the DA’s office to make reports every 10 days about the dismissal or settlement of charges filed by the federal task force, which was ordered by President Donald Trump last fall.

House Speaker Cameron Sexton, a Crossville Republican, responded to the lawsuit with a post on X saying, “Nothing says transparency like suing to stop transparency. DA Mulroy is so soft at his job that the Memphis Safe Task Force had to [do] it for him. They reduced crime to record lows but @SteveMulroy901 wants it to go back to the days of old so much, he is suing the State of Tennessee … DA Mulroy is a criminal’s best friend.”

When the state has to pass a law forcing a Democrat DA to take crime seriously, but homeowners are tying up thugs who try to rob them at gunpoint, it’s time to get out of Dodge if you can.

If you can’t, maybe it’s time to start electing some Republicans — or at least the guy who managed to subdue Leotha Bush, whatever his political affiliation.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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