{"id":282059,"date":"2026-06-30T09:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/282059\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:35:18","slug":"morning-briefing-june-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/282059\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: June 30, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, New York City. Here&#8217;s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>Heating up today, with storm chances at night.<\/p>\n<p>We can expect extreme heat Wednesday through the Fourth of July.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782812117_691_Mostly_Clear _day.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs:\u00a0Near 90<br \/>Lows:\u00a0Mid-70s<br \/>Mostly clear skies<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hourly Forecast<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/weather\/interactive-radar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Interactive Radar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nIntroducing Spectrum News+<br \/>Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Around NYC<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2026\/06\/29\/labor-unions-bet-big-on-winners--losers-in-recent-primaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Labor unions bet big on winners, losers in recent primaries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week\u2019s primaries saw more than a half-dozen Democratic incumbents unseated.<\/p>\n<p>It was a mixed-night for organized labor, which endorsed some insurgent candidates but also was on the losing side of some major races.<\/p>\n<p>When candidates want to show they\u2019ve got so-called street cred, they\u2019ll point to the company they keep: political parties, powerful elected officials and labor unions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/capital-region\/politics\/2026\/06\/29\/new-york-attorney-general-supreme-court-mail-in-ballots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York AG lauds Supreme Court&#8217;s mail-in ballot ruling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following the Supreme Court&#8217;s Monday morning ruling upholding a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within five business days to be counted, New York Attorney General Letitia James says those voting by mail on time shouldn&#8217;t fear their vote not being counted.<\/p>\n<p>James released a statement shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/25pdf\/24-1260_g3cn.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the court&#8217;s 5-4 ruling,<\/a> which stemmed from a challenge brought by the Republican National Committee. The ruling also comes days after a federal judge <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/us\/snplus\/politics\/2026\/06\/25\/judge-ruling-donald-trump-executive-order-federal-voter-list\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">halted President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order<\/a> that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot, based in part on a lawsuit filed by Democratic attorneys general \u2014 James included \u2014 representing 22 states and the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/inside-city-hall\/2026\/06\/29\/mayor-s-office-of-immigrant-affairs-commissioner-talks-scotus-ending-tps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mayor\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs commissioner talks SCOTUS ending TPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to give the federal government the power to end temporary legal protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants \u2014 marking a win for President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after the ruling, Mayor Zohran Mamdani put out a statement pledging support for those affected in the city, stating: \u201cWe will not turn our backs on you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Faiza Ali, the commissioner of the Mayor\u2019s Office of Immigrant Affairs, joined NY1 political anchor Errol Louis on \u201cInside City Hall\u201d yesterday to discuss more.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/us\/snplus\/news\/2026\/06\/29\/supreme-court-decision-lisa-cook-rebecca-slaughter-federal-executive-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Supreme Court allows Fed Governor Lisa Cook to remain in role for now, but backs firing of FTC Commissioner Slaughter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/us\/snplus\/politics\/2026\/06\/29\/scotus-mail-ballots-ruling-reaction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Republicans call for Senate to pass SAVE America Act following Supreme Court mail-in ballot ruling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/us\/snplus\/news\/2026\/06\/29\/san-francisco-archdiocese--395-million-child-sex-abuse-lawsuits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to pay $395 million to settle child sex abuse lawsuits<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York City. 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