SCOTUS Rejects Trump Appeal, PCUSA Membership Drops, Passion Translation Scrutiny

Top headlines for Tuesday, June 30, 2026

The Supreme Court declines to hear President Donald Trump’s appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case, an Egyptian Christian convert accused of terrorism sees his trial delayed, and the Presbyterian Church (USA) reports another year of steep membership losses. 

We also cover Minneapolis repealing its AIDS-era bathhouse ban, growing backlash against The Passion Translation, controversy over a Texas school hiring an administrator linked to drag performances, and Los Angeles schools dropping a teacher training requirement to explicitly affirm students’ gender identities.

0:11 Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal in E. Jean Carroll case
0:59 Drag performer hired at Texas school as assistant principal
1:47 The Passion Translation faces mounting rejection
2:39 LA teachers no longer have to affirm LGBT students in training
3:30 Minneapolis repeals AIDS-era ban on sex venues, bathhouses
4:18 PCUSA lost over 26K members, 128 churches in 2025
5:11 Egyptian Christian convert accused of 'terror' sees trial delayed

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Links to the News

• Supreme Court rejects Trump’s appeal in E. Jean Carroll case | Politics
• Egyptian Christian convert accused of ‘terror’ sees trial delayed | World
• PCUSA lost over 26K members, 128 churches in 2025: report | Church & Ministries
• Minneapolis repeals AIDS-era ban on sex venues, bathhouses | Politics
• The Passion Translation faces mounting rejection | Church & Ministries
• Drag performer hired as Texas school as assistant principal | Education
• LA teachers no longer have to affirm LGBT students in training | Politics