Midday Roundup: Obama jabs Supreme Court on healthcare case

Separation of powers. The Supreme Court should have an easy time rejecting a challenge to Obamacare, President Barack Obama said today. The court is expected to rule later this month about whether the federal government can give subsidies to customers in states that did not create their own Obamacare insurance exchanges. The letter of the law says no, but the Obama administration argues the intent of the law was the opposite. Speaking at the G-7 summit in Germany, the president said the case “probably shouldn’t even have been taken up.”

Grounded. A police officer in McKinney, Texas, is on administrative leave after drawing a gun on a group of teenagers at a pool party Friday. Neighbors reported to police that a large group of unruly teens had invaded the community pool and refused to leave. One of the youths videoed the officer wrestling a 14-year-old girl in a bikini to the ground. The McKinney Police Department is investigating. It’s not clear what set off the confrontation between the officer and the teens.

Historic victory. American horse racing got its first Triple Crown champion in 37 years Saturday when American Pharoah ran away with the Belmont Stakes. While some feared the horse would tire in the last quarter mile of the 1½-mile race, American Pharoah endured. He ran the final quarter-mile faster than Secretariat, the Triple Crown winner in 1973. To take horse racing’s most prestigious honor, a 3-year-old thoroughbred must win a series of three long races—the Preakness, Kentucky Derby, and Belmont Stakes—with less downtime than usual between races. American Pharoah’s owner says he plans to continue racing the horse through the end of the year. “It's all about the fans, and this belongs to history,” Ahmed Zayat said.

In memory. President Barack Obama delivered an emotional eulogy Saturday for Beau Biden, the 46-year-old son of Vice President Joe Biden. Beau Biden died after a two-year battle with brain cancer. Obama spoke of the strong ties in the Biden family and expressed affection for the vice president: “Joe, you are my brother. … I’m grateful every day that you’ve got such a big heart, and a big soul, and those broad shoulders.” More than 1,000 people, including numerous politicians and dignitaries, attended Biden’s funeral at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.