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President Trump expressed significant frustration on Truth Social, stating that the justices were "merely a shell of their original selves" and were not the people he interviewed to serve. In a recent interview with Time, he also stated that he regretted nominating them, saying he gave them the "chance of a lifetime" and that it was "unfortunate what they did."

During the last term, the Supreme Court handed the administration several wins, including green-lighting policies on its shadow docket that allowed the administration to end temporary protected status, enforce stricter asylum rules, and use a revamped tool to check voters' citizenship.

Later this year, the court will weigh the constitutionality of bans on AR-15-style weapons and consider whether Arizona can mandate proof of citizenship for individuals registering to vote.

In addition to the mandatory detention case, the court added two other cases: one regarding a federal law protecting land use by religious groups (brought by a missionary organization) and another regarding military benefits in divorce settlement agreements.

Krishna Guha describes the current economic situation as a "gator economy" rather than a K-shaped economy. He explains this as being like an alligator's mouth, where the bottom stays flat and the top is pointing to the sky poised to chomp, suggesting an AI-fueled bonanza that may be leaving many ordinary Americans behind.

Kevin Hassett stated that if the administration says the economy is great when people feel it is not, it looks insensitive; conversely, if they explain why the economy is great, it also risks looking insensitive. He argued that while polls show people are depressed about the economy, their actions—specifically spending and default data—speak louder than their words.

President Trump has promised $5,000 checks for every adult citizen if Republicans win the midterms (a $1.3 trillion proposal) and promised seniors $2 billion in Medicare rebates, which amounts to approximately two weeks' worth of premium payments.

In the latest CBS News poll, 91% of respondents stated that "prices" were what they think about when they rate the economy.

Pew Research found that Trump's Hispanic gains in 2024 were driven largely by changes in who voted that year, rather than being a result of Biden voters switching their support to Trump.

Republicans built parts of their 2026 strategy, including newly drawn House districts in Texas and Florida, based on the assumption that the historic Latino gains made by Donald Trump in 2024 would endure. The current sharp move back toward Democrats by Latino voters is complicating those strategic bets in key races.

The Democratic Party's net favorability among Latino voters has declined; in 2016, it had a 31-point net positive rating (55% positive, 24% negative), but it has fallen to a 41% positive and 42% negative rating today. The Republican Party's favorability has also seen a decline in net rating, though they have made inroads; in 2016, 16% of Latino voters viewed the GOP positively, while today that number is 27%, even though negative views have risen from 57% to 62%.

Several factors are contributing to the shift. While nearly two-thirds of Latino voters still report their income is falling behind the cost of living (similar to 2024 levels), 78% now disapprove of Trump's handling of the cost of living. Furthermore, 67% of Latino voters say Trump's enforcement regarding mass deportation has gone too far, with 31% stating they or someone close to them now carries ID due to ICE concerns, and 27% knowing someone who was detained or deported.

The current development cycle is reminiscent of the early days of the original iPhone, when developers created virtual versions of familiar physical objects using the phone's touchscreen and sensors, such as apps that simulated a virtual lighter with a flame that flickered and swayed based on the movement of the device.

Riley Testut is a developer for Delta who is working on Duo support. His goal is to create software that allows the foldable iPhone to resemble the Nintendo dual-screen DS, utilizing the hinge and dual-screen nature of the hardware to emulate the familiar hinged gadget.

The iPhone Duo is expected to cost nearly $2,000. The development of clever apps that utilize the foldable design—features that could not exist on a traditional iPhone—is seen as a way to help persuade early adopters to purchase the high-priced device.

The hackathon produced 73 submitted projects, including: - Accorduon: Turns the phone's hinge into the bellows of an accordion, where the speed of folding and unfolding determines the volume of the instrument. - Crate: A beat machine where folding controls effects and snapping the phone open triggers a musical drop; this project took first place at the hackathon. - Foldtales: A virtual pop-up book that uses the hinge to make objects like castles and trees rise as the phone opens. - Twofold: A game app that uses the partially folded screen to hide pieces in virtual versions of classic tabletop games. - Duo Man: A Walkman-style music player which finished in second place at the hackathon.