Dracone Heads: “The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared divided as it grappled with whether provisions of Idaho’s near-total abortion ban unlawfully conflict with a federal law aimed at ensuring certain standards for emergency medical care for patients, including pregnant women.” Supreme Court wrestles with abortion clash over emergency room treatment for pregnant women. This is some extreme stuff. It’s unlikely this SCOTUS will make things less extreme. This could be a November to remember. AP: Highlights from Supreme Court oral arguments on Idaho abortion case.

+ Mike Drop-in: You may think the college students protesting on campuses are right to speak out against Israel’s tactics in Gaza. You may think it’s unreasonable to protest against the one society in the region where one is allowed to protest. You may think that the protests have morphed into antisemitism or you may point out that there are many Jews among the protesters. You may even send me wildly antisemitic rants unrelated to anything I’ve written (yup, that happens, too). But in an effort to find common ground, can we at least all agree that the only thing that could make matters worse is members of Congress looking to exploit the protest movement or its response for their own self-interest? Speaker Johnson says he will call on Columbia president to resign.

+ That’s the Ticket: “Good news for airline travelers: the Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced it is rolling out new rules that will require airlines to automatically give cash refunds to passengers for canceled and significantly delayed flights.” (Note, they didn’t say credits or vouchers. Cash.)

+ Runningback to the Future: Reggie Bush “forfeited his Heisman Trophy in 2010 in the wake of significant NCAA sanctions for USC, which included Bush receiving improper benefits during a Trojans career that spanned from 2003 to 2005.” But those benefits pale in comparison to today’s NIL when benefits are a key part of college sports. So this isn’t surprising: Reggie Bush gets Heisman Trophy back 14 years after forfeiting.

+ Don’t Haze Me Bro: A dramatic orange haze has descended over Athens as clouds of dust have blown in from the Sahara desert. (An orange haze has also descended over downtown NYC this week, but the issue is more localized.)

+ Grift Rift: Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes calls on GOP lawmakers for help in Wall Street fight. Wait, a corrupt former politician running a public grift is looking for GOP lawmakers to enable his efforts? That could never happen!

+ Will, I am? We can celebrate the fact that Congress finally passed funding to support our allies, including Ukraine. We can’t ignore the large block of members who opposed it. George Will in WaPo: “Stoking the passion that is their excuse for pandering — the nihilism of a febrile minority in their party — a majority of House Republicans voted last Saturday to endanger civilization. Hoping to enhance their political security in their mostly safe seats, and for the infantile satisfaction of populist naughtiness (insulting a mostly fictitious ‘establishment’), they voted to assure Vladimir Putin’s attempt to erase a European nation.” (I don’t agree with George Will on much, except baseball and this.)

+ The Coast with the Most: What happens after your country runs on 99 percent renewable electricity? Let’s ask Costa Rica.

+ Wild Horses: “Five military horses — including one seemingly covered in blood — got loose in central London early Wednesday, galloping through rush hour crowds, smashing into vehicles and injuring several people before being recaptured.” Here’s more from BBC.