The justices seemed inclined to find a narrow way to reject the argument that the censure of an elected official in Houston ran afoul of the First Amendment.
President Biden hoped his personal style of politicking could help him build global consensus on fighting climate change. But as he has learned in Washington, charm offensives have their limits.
The reopening comes just ahead of the holiday season, clearing the way for tourists and other nonessential travelers after about 19 months of border closures
Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a Democratic holdout, is still working to weaken or jettison a proposed fee on emissions of methane, a powerful pollutant.
A brief filed in a major gun control case to be heard on Wednesday by the Supreme Court argued that limits on the public carrying of weapons were consistent with the Second Amendment.