🗞️Trump admin seeks Supreme Court's help

...plus trade talks with China coming and economy adds more jobs than expected

June 06, 2025

June 6th, 2025

What happened today 🇺🇸,

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow gutting of Education Department

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to resume gutting the Education Department after a lower court judge blocked the efforts.  Trump campaigned on abolishing…

thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5336877-trump-supreme-court-education-department/amp

  • The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow mass layoffs at the Department of Education, which were previously blocked by a federal judge

  • President Trump announced Secretary Bessent, Secretary Lutnick, and Trade Rep. Greer will be meeting with representatives of China on June 9th in London to discuss a trade deal 

  • The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to allow the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access Social Security data…for more click here 

  • Four members of the House of Representatives including Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) have introduced a bill called the Gold Reserve Transparency Act to audit U.S. gold reserves

  • President Trump is reportedly considering getting rid of his Tesla after his feud with Elon Musk

  • Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident mistakenly deported to El Salvador, is on his way back to the U.S. to face federal criminal charges related to transporting undocumented migrants

  • The Michaels Companies announced that it has acquired the fabric retailer Joann’s intellectual property and private label brands following Joann’s bankruptcy and the closure of all its approximately 800 stores

  • Over 90% of working Americans say they have delayed a health screening or routine check-up, per Aflac’s Wellness Matters survey

  • The U.S economy added 139,000 jobs in May, above the expectations of 125,000…the unemployment rate came in at 4.2%, in-line with expectations

  • DOW up 1.05% / S&P up 1.03%

  • Russia launched one of its largest drone and ballistic missile attacks since the start of the war, striking targets across Ukraine, and killing at least four people and injuring dozens more

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