Weekend Beacon 6/29/25

“Their friendship was a romance: passionate, tender and tempestuous, full of longing, riven by jealousy.” No, I’m not referring to Trump and Bibi. It’s Ian Leslie’s take on McCartney and Lennon. Dominic Green returns to the Weekend Beacon with a review of John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs. “Bound by ambition as well as love, John and Paul

6 Policies That Could Be Affected by Supreme Court’s Decision on Nationwide Injunctions

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on June 27 handed down a decision restricting federal judges’ ability to impose nationwide injunctions against executive policies, a ruling that was immediately hailed by President Donald Trump as a win for his administration. Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Biden, Harris, Walz Attend Funeral for Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

(L–R) Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison, Tom Weber, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, former Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, former Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Joe Biden, Gwen Walz and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attend funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 28, 2025. Alex

Senate Democrats to Force Reading Aloud of 1,000-Page ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks alongside Democratic senators to press in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 6, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Senate Democrats are preparing to force the full reading of the nearly 1,000-page Republican tax and spending package on the Senate floor, a move that could delay consideration of the