Washington’s power struggles ran through the courts and Congress today. The Supreme Court, splitting 6-3, shut down a Rastafarian former inmate’s bid to seek damages after Louisiana guards forcibly cut his dreadlocks, narrowing the reach of federal religious-rights protections for prisoners and alarming dissenters who say violations may now go unremedied. On immigration, a divided federal appeals court handed the Trump administration a major win, allowing expedited deportations to resume nationwide and reviving a fast-track process critics argue shortchanges due process. And on foreign policy, the Senate delivered a symbolic but pointed rebuke to President Trump, passing a war powers resolution to halt U.S. hostilities with Iran and reassert Congress’s constitutional role over military action. Together, the day’s headline decisions underscored a familiar theme: executive power is being tested, but not always meaningfully restrained.