The 1968 Gun Control Act makes possession of a firearm illegal for anyone \u2060who \u201cis an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance\u201d.<\/p>\n
That gun restriction led to the 2024 conviction<\/a> of Hunter Biden, who later that year received a pardon from his father, then-president Joe Biden. Prosecutors had accused him of lying about his use \u2060of narcotics in 2018 when he purchased a Colt Cobra handgun.<\/p>\n Hemani argued that a federal law barring gun ownership from anyone who uses drugs illegally violates the constitution\u2019s second amendment.<\/p>\n The decision is a loss for the Trump administration<\/a>, which had defended the 1968 law despite arguing against other gun restrictions.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.17 EDT<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Vance is asked about the shift in Trump\u2019s stance regarding Iran\u2019s ballistic missile arsenal.<\/p>\n Trump stated on 28 February that destroying Iran\u2019s missiles and missile industry was a key objective<\/a> of the war. Yesterday, however, he told reporters in Paris that it would be \u201cunfair\u201d for Iran to not have \u201csome\u201d ballistic missiles, because other countries have them.<\/p>\n Attempting to clarify Trump\u2019s comments, Vance says:<\/p>\n double quotation markCountries don\u2019t give up the right of self-defence.<\/p>\n Israel doesn\u2019t give up the right of self-defence if Hezbollah fires rockets or drones at Israel. The Iranians don\u2019t give up the right of self-defence in their country.<\/p>\n But we do expect that, as part of the final deal, they are not going to be able to build the kind of missiles that can broadly threaten the entire world.<\/p>\n Vice-president JD Vance briefs the media at the White House. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz\/Pool\/Aaron Schwartz – Pool\/CNP\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.48 EDT<\/p>\n Vance says 60-day period in Iran deal begins today<\/p>\n He says the \u200b60-day window laid \u2060out in the \u2060memorandum \u200bof \u200cunderstanding begins today.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Vance also repeated the administration\u2019s claims that the US\u2019s war has destroyed Iran\u2019s military and nuclear capabilities, but it has been reported<\/a> that US intelligence estimates suggest that Iran has retained about 70% of its pre-war ballistic and cruise missile stockpile.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Vance stresses that \u201cthe United States isn\u2019t giving up a cent of money to Iran\u201d and that the sanctions relief and other economic benefits in the bargain \u201conly happens if the Iranians perform\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n He calls the situation a \u201cwin-win\u201d for the US.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Vance is here, and he starts by claiming that Trump\u2019s peace deal with Iran \u201cis already bearing real fruits for the American people\u201d, with 12.5m barrels going through the strait of Hormuz last night and gas prices dropping below $4 today for the first time since the conflict began.<\/p>\n Iran didn\u2019t shoot at any ships overnight, he adds, and the US Navy allowed more than a dozen ships through to Iranian ports.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.37 EDT<\/p>\n While we wait for Vance to arrive, earlier today in Brussels, defence secretary Pete Hegseth said the US will restart military action and \u2060reimpose a \u2060blockade \u200bagainst Iran if it does not fulfil its commitments \u2060under the agreement signed yesterday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe \u200cpresident has pointed out \u200cthat we will be prepared to recommence if underneath the timeline of these talks, Iran \u200cdoes not do what it says it\u2019s \u200bgoing to do,\u201d Hegseth said after a meeting with Nato defence ministers.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Iran doesn\u2019t comply, then \u200bwe\u2019re \u200bmore than \u200bable to reimpose an \u200bironclad \u200cblockade,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting at Nato headquarters in Brussels. Photograph: Virginia Mayo\/AP<\/p>\n He also slammed Nato for its perceived lack of support for US in its war against Iran, as my colleague, Jakub Krupa, reports on the Europe live blog.<\/a><\/p>\n Hegseth said:<\/p>\n The United States has defended Europe for generations, and the President said all he said was that our jets would need to take off from bases in Europe or our ships from ports to strike targets in the Middle East, Iranian targets that threaten European interests even more directly than they threaten us.<\/p>\n But too many of our allies said no, or tried to drown us in arcane legal debates, or criticised us publicly for doing what they aren\u2019t prepared or able to do themselves. It was shameful.<\/p>\n These allies, they put America\u2019s sons and daughters, our sons and daughters, at risk by denying them the predictable access facing an overflight that never should have been in question at all.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.18 EDT<\/p>\n JD Vance to hold White House press briefing<\/p>\n And that\u2019s all the supreme court is giving us for now, folks. But don\u2019t worry, JD Vance is due to hold the White House press briefing at the top of the hour, where he will no doubt face questions on the details of the deal with Iran the president signed last night at Versailles \u2013 a deal which some of Trump\u2019s allies are already seeking to pin<\/a> on the vice-president.<\/p>\n Though that could end up being very much to Vance\u2019s advantage. \u201cWithout question, the biggest potential political liability Vance had was the unpopularity of the war in Iran,\u201d one person close to the White House who supports the deal told Politico last night<\/a>. \u201cSo it\u2019s fascinating to watch his biggest enemies in the GOP unwittingly inoculate him from that liability by branding him as responsible for the peace deal.\u201d<\/p>\n The person went on: \u201c[Vance] now gets to do a media tour defending the president – AKA the kingmaker of our party – from their idiotic criticism of the deal. While even his critics would acknowledge that the vice-president is a smart guy, sometimes what really matters in politics is how stupid your enemies are.\u201d<\/p>\n Vice-president JD Vance is widely considered the Republican party\u2019s heir-apparent. Photograph: Spencer Platt\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.05 EDT<\/p>\n Supreme court backs challenge to ban on gun ownership for drug users<\/p>\n The supreme court has sided with a marijuana user who wants to legally own a gun, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.<\/p>\n In a 9-0 ruling, the justices sided with Ali Danial Hemani, a resident of Texas who was charged with felony gun possession<\/a> after he acknowledged being a regular marijuana user. Hemani wasn\u2019t charged with any other crimes or accused of using the weapon under the influence.<\/p>\n The 1968 Gun Control Act makes possession of a firearm illegal for anyone \u2060who \u201cis an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance\u201d.<\/p>\n That gun restriction led to the 2024 conviction<\/a> of Hunter Biden, who later that year received a pardon from his father, then-president Joe Biden. Prosecutors had accused him of lying about his use \u2060of narcotics in 2018 when he purchased a Colt Cobra handgun.<\/p>\n Hemani argued that a federal law barring gun ownership from anyone who uses drugs illegally violates the constitution\u2019s second amendment.<\/p>\n The decision is a loss for the Trump administration<\/a>, which had defended the 1968 law despite arguing against other gun restrictions.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.17 EDT<\/p>\n Supreme court releases opinions<\/p>\n The supreme court has started releasing opinions, so far it has issued a ruling backing a challenge to a federal law barring drug users from owning guns.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll bring you any more updates here as we get them.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.11 EDT<\/p>\n Indeed, this morning\u2019s Washington Post Early Brief (paywall)<\/a> asks the question: \u201cAre we back to where we started on Iran?\u201d<\/p>\n double quotation markThe memorandum ends the fighting, reopens the strait of Hormuz and gives Trump a chance to claim he prevented a broader economic crisis. But many of its core terms appear to return the US and Iran to roughly where they were before the conflict: with Iran\u2019s government still in power and its long-term nuclear commitments still unresolved.<\/p>\n Before the war, the strait of Hormuz saw the free flow of shipping, including roughly a fifth of the world\u2019s oil traffic. Reopening the water way essentially restores the status quo.<\/p>\n Iran and the US had also already engaged in negotiations – albeit brokenly – on a framework over Iran\u2019s nuclear program in exchange for lifting U.S. sanctions. The negotiations were in pursuit of a deal to replace the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiated under President Barack Obama, which Trump vehemently criticized and left during his first term.<\/p>\n The terms of the MOU diverge substantially from Trump\u2019s initial threats to obliterate Iran unless it agreed to \u201cUNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER\u201d back in March. And it diverged from long-standing conservative criticisms of Obama\u2019s deal that lifted sanctions on Iran.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n After Donald Trump\u2019s signing of the 14-point agreement<\/a> with Iran yesterday at the Palace of Versailles \u2013 the home of humiliating treaties<\/a> – the question of what the president\u2019s war was actually for continues to divide some Republicans and foreign policy hawks.<\/p>\n GOP senator Lindsey Graham, a key Trump ally, appeared to soften his view of the memorandum of understanding yesterday (from this<\/a> to this<\/a>) after a \u201cvery lengthy and productive\u201d conversation with US special envoy Steve Witkoff.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter this discussion, it is my opinion that signing the MOU will be beneficial to the United States, in as much as the strait of Hormuz will begin to open, and the hostilities with Iran will stop,\u201d Graham wrote on X. \u201cWhether or not the United States can reach an acceptable, verifiable deal with Iran regarding its nuclear program and other issues is yet to be determined, but I see little downside to trying.\u201d<\/p>\n But a handful of other Senate Republicans were more scathing in their views<\/a>.<\/p>\n Outgoing Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, who Trump failed to back in a tightly fought primary last month, said that the whole affair had Ronald Reagan \u201crolling over in his grave\u201d. He wrote on X:<\/p>\n double quotation markIran\u2019s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future.<\/p>\n Before the war, the strait was open, Iran was being crushed by sanctions, and 13 service members were still alive. Now, 13 Americans are dead<\/a>, families have paid billions at the pump, sanctions will be lifted, and the bombing has stopped. This is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.<\/p>\n Ted Cruz, who has backed the war, said the president was getting \u201cvery poor advice when it comes to this deal\u201d.<\/p>\n Susan Rice, a former official in the Obama and Biden administrations was more blunt in her assessment, calling it \u201cthe biggest national security blunder in decades\u201d, while Democratic senator Adam Schiff said it was \u201chard to imagine a more thorough capitulation\u201d.<\/p>\n double quotation markIran gets sanctions relief, the release of frozen funds, the ability to export oil, and a $300 billion reconstruction fund. The US gets a reiteration of the vague promise Iran won\u2019t develop a nuke.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.08 EDT<\/p>\n In case you missed it, last night Donald Trump signed a 14-point agreement<\/a> with Iran, claiming it delivered a \u201cmajor win\u201d for the United States \u2013 even as it made significant political and financial concessions to Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz and prevent a \u201cworldwide depression\u201d.<\/p>\n In extraordinary remarks yesterday, Trump went from threatening Iran<\/a> with a new wave of attacks to suggesting the country had basic rights to enrich uranium for civilian use, that he would not pressure Tehran to abandon its ballistic missiles programme<\/a> and the US was \u201cgoing to have to give back\u201d billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets.<\/p>\n Those remarks, as well as the full text of the agreement \u2013 which was hailed by the Hezbollah chief, Naim Qassem, as a \u201cgreat victory\u201d \u2013 are likely to fuel anger<\/a> in Israel and among hardliners in the Republican party<\/a> who had urged Trump not to make a deal with Tehran.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed the agreement yesterday from Tehran. US vice-president JD Vance is also expected to sign the deal at a more formal ceremony in Geneva tomorrow.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said:<\/p>\n double quotation markThe agreement is a record of US failure. People will see it and judge.<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.46 EDT<\/p>\n Supreme court to release opinions with several high-stakes rulings to come including birthright citizenship<\/p>\n Hello and welcome to the US politics<\/a> live blog.<\/p>\n The supreme court is expected to render at least one judgment today as the term is set to come to an end later this month. There are a series of cases yet to be decided that are relevant to Donald Trump<\/a>, including his attempt to limit birthright citizenship and plan to remove legal protection from Haitian and Syrian immigrants.<\/p>\n Generally, terms last between October and late June \u2013 but the most significant cases are often left until the end of the term.<\/p>\n There are two main immigration-based decisions yet to be made. One pending ruling is on Trump\u2019s desire to ban birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants and those whose parents are temporary residents.<\/p>\n \u201cBirthright citizenship is one of America\u2019s most consequential commitments \u2013 the idea that where you are born, not where your parents came from, determines your belonging to this nation,\u201d said Adam Strom, executive director and co-founder of Reimagining Migration, in The74<\/a>. \u201cFor the millions of immigrant-origin children in our schools, this isn\u2019t an abstraction. It\u2019s the ground they stand on.\u201d<\/p>\n The court also has a case that will decide if the US can terminate the Temporary Protected Status that has allowed Haitian and Syrian immigrants to live and work in the country.<\/p>\n Other significant cases include Trump\u2019s wish to fire a member of the Federal Reserve\u2019s Board of Governors.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump. Photograph: dts News Agency Germany\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n In other news:<\/p>\n Donald Trump has signed a 14-point agreement with Iran, claiming it delivered a \u201cmajor win\u201d for the US. The Guardian\u2019s Andrew Roth argues that<\/a> the US entered war with maximalist goals and exited it with a pragmatic decision to end conflict despite political cost.<\/p>\n A teenager has died after being thrown to the ground on Wednesday when a Central Park carriage horse bolted away from its driver, police in New York have said<\/a>.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, court proceedings revealed that Luigi Mangione\u2019s legal team plans on pursuing a psychiatric defense<\/a> during his upcoming Manhattan state court trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson.<\/p>\n![\"Trump](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/935.jpg\")
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