By Hannah Jewell and Jamie Ross  Email Listen to this briefing Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 12, and we’re excited that there might actually be a song of the summer this year. Now let’s get to the news. Hunter Biden was found guilty of three felony gun charges. Yesterday: A jury found that the president’s son lied about his drug usewhen he filled out a form to purchase a gun in 2018, then illegally owned that weapon for 11 days. What now? He faces up to 10 years in prison, but will probably get a lighter sentence. The verdict could weigh heavily on the president, who has vowed not to pardon his son. Read this story            There were key primary elections in South Carolina and Nevada yesterday. In South Carolina: Rep. Nancy Mace, one of eight House Republicanswho voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker last year, defeated a challenger backed by McCarthy. In Nevada: Former Army captain Sam Brown won the Republican race to take on Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Democrat, in a top battleground state this November. Digging deeper: Find full results from Maine, South Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada and Ohio, which held a special election. Read this story            A judge blocked most parts of Florida’s ban on transgender care. What to know: A law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis strictly limited transgender health care for adults and banned it completely for children. Yesterday: A federal judge said the law was unconstitutional and that Florida can’t deny treatment to trans people. DeSantis’s office vowed to appeal. Read this story              Biden announced rules yesterday to ban medical debt from credit reports. The details: If finalized, the rules would block medical debt from being used to evaluate borrowers’ fitness for mortgages and other types of loans. Zooming out: This proposal is part of Biden’s argument that he is fixing pocketbook issues ahead of November’s election. Voters rank the economy as their top concern. Read this story            Billion-dollar weather disasters are soaring in the U.S. The numbers: Eleven disasters, mostly severe thunderstorm outbreaks, have together caused over $25 billion in damage this year. It’s the second most on record to date. Why is this happening? A warming planet fuels more severe storms. And development patterns have put more homes and buildings in harm’s way. Read this story            ADVERTISEMENT     Spaceflight is brutal on the human body. How? Bones lose density, muscles atrophy and the immune system goes haywire in space, new research shows — though women seem to withstand zero gravity better than men. But it’s not a dealbreaker: With some countermeasures, humans can still spend extended lengths of time in space, researchers said. That includes the long journey to Mars. Read this story            A legendary hot dog eating champion was banned from a top contest. Joey Chestnut, right, pictured with fellow competitive eating champion Michelle Lesco. (Julia Nikhinson/AP) What’s going on? Joey “Jaws” Chestnut was barred from competing in Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest after signing a deal with plant-based company Impossible Foods. Why? Nathan’s said competitors aren’t allowed to represent rival brands. Chestnut’s absence means that a new champion will be crowned on July 4 for the first time since 2015. Read this story