Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power, and a Dangerous U.S. Heat Wave Spreads

Plus, a daring rescue mission in space. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Justices Expand Trump’s Power to Fire Officials, by Ann E. Marimow

Funding for Trump’s Construction Spree Is Murky. Here’s What We Found Out., by Luke Broadwater, Marco Hernandez, Junho Lee and Elena Shao

Kean Set to Speak at the Capitol After Mysterious Absence, by Annie Karni

As U.S. Heat Wave Widens, Here’s Where Tuesday’s Temperatures Will Be Highest, by Nazaneen Ghaffar, Judson Jones and Erin McCann

NASA Aims to Catch a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up, by Kenneth Chang

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