An Ignoble Experiment: The 7: Biden tries to save his campaign; Trump’s immunity case; testing your math skills; and more

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Good morning. It's Monday, July 1, and Fourth of July travel this week is set to break records — here's how to plan for it. Now let's catch up from the weekend.

President Biden's allies spent the weekend trying to save his candidacy.

What to know: Biden's team has tried to reassure panicked Democrats after his damaging debate against Donald Trump last week. His family has urged him to stay in the race.
Is it working? The efforts appear to have bought Biden time. But his team is braced for a battle that could determine whether he's on the ballot. (Here's how that could work.)

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The Supreme Court will rule on Trump's immunity claim this morning.

The question: Whether Trump is immune from prosecution for his alleged efforts to stay in power by overturning Biden's 2020 election victory.
Why it matters: It could impact whether Trump goes on trial in D.C. on election-obstruction charges. It also could affect criminal trials in Florida and Georgia.
Zooming out: Justices made big rulings on abortion pills, social media, federal power, Jan. 6 and more this term. Find the full list here.

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A far-right party fared well in the first round of French elections.

Yesterday: Early projections showed a strong lead for the National Rally, an anti-immigrant party led by 28-year-old Jordan Bardella. He could become prime minister.
What it means: French voters seem poised to shatter the centrist government of President Emmanuel Macron. The second round of voting is July 7.

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Hurricane Beryl is expected to hit the Caribbean this morning.

Sustained winds are at least 74 mph for hurricanes and 39 mph for tropical storms. All times Eastern. Source: National Weather Service. (Dylan Moriarty, Aditya Jain and Szu Yu Chen/The Washington Post)

What to know: The Category 3 hurricane is expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to the Windward Islands. We're tracking Beryl's path here.
The bigger picture: This is the earliest a storm of this intensity has been recorded in the Atlantic. This hurricane season could be the worst in decades.
Other climate news: Surging dengue fever cases, fueled in part by a hotter planet, are threatening the U.S.

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Gaza's remaining hospitals could stop working in days.

Why? Their fuel is running out, officials said yesterday. Israel's closure of the Rafah border crossing in May severed key supply lines into the Palestinian territory.
Zooming out: Israel has targeted hospitals in its war with Hamas. A U.N. report last month said more than 1 million Gazans are expected to "face death and starvation" by mid-July.

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Student math scores still haven't recovered from the pandemic.

The data: Between fall 2019 and 2022, national test scores sank nine points in math for 13-year-olds. Scores are improving again, but slowly.
Why it's a problem: The billions in pandemic relief that helped to catch kids up is running out. That could leave them unprepared for higher-level math and college.
How are your math skills? Find out with this quiz.

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Simone Biles will lead the U.S. women's gymnastics team at the Paris Olympics.

Sunisa Lee, Simone Biles, Hezly Rivera, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey. (Elsa/Getty Images)

This weekend: Biles finished first in the all-around competition at the trials in Minneapolis, securing an automatic spot on her third Olympic team.
Who's going with her? Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee and Hezly Rivera complete the five-member team. Biles has been dominant since her return to competition last year.