It's Thursday, June 19th.

Happy Juneteenth.

I'm Erin Ryan in for Jane Koston, and this is Whataday, the show that saves you time by restricting its Karen Reed murder trial acquittal coverage to this episode's introduction and conclusion only.

Thank you. On conclusion only. On today's show, Senate Republicans are focusing on the most pressing issue.

What happened when Joe Biden was president?

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is keeping America guessing about where his head is

when it comes to possible U.S. involvement in Israel's military action against Iran.

I mean, you don't know that I'm going to even do it.

You don't know. I may do it. I may not do it.

I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do.

I can tell you this, that... That's where we're at as a country. Our president is trying to get cute with war teasers.

Let's start with the Supreme Court. On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling in the United States v. Scrimetti.

The six to three rulings split along ideological lines upheld a Tennessee law that

banned gender affirming care for transgender minors. Here's NBC reporting on the news when it broke.

Good morning. We are coming on the air with breaking news from the U.S. Supreme Court. A decision on the

fate of a law that restricts access to hormone therapy and other health care for minors going through a gender transition.

A high court just now allowing a Tennessee law that bars such gender-affirming care to stand.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued her dissent on the ruling from the bench, a rare move,

and expressed sorrow for the

implications of this case on the lives of trans kids and their families. By upholding the Tennessee

law, the court also implicitly upheld similar bans in 24 other states. Joining me to parse what

all this means is Leah Litman. Leah is the author of the New York Times bestseller Lawless, how the Supreme Court runs on conservative grievance, fringe theories and bad vibes, and is a host of the Crooked Media podcast, strict scrutiny.

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