SCOTUS Rejects Trump Appeal, PCUSA Membership Drops, Passion Translation Scrutiny

Top headlines for Tuesday, June 30, 2026

The Supreme Court declines to hear President Donald Trump’s appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case, an Egyptian Christian convert accused of terrorism sees his trial delayed, and the Presbyterian Church (USA) reports another year of steep membership losses. 

We also cover Minneapolis repealing its AIDS-era bathhouse ban, growing backlash against The Passion Translation, controversy over a Texas school hiring an administrator linked to drag performances, and Los Angeles schools dropping a teacher training requirement to explicitly affirm students’ gender identities.

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