The majority did not explain its decision in the brief, unsigned order. The court's three liberal justices opposed the order. Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the majority handed Trump the power to repeal laws passed by Congress “by firing all those necessary to carry them out.”

Sheria Smith, President of AFGE Local 252 representing Education Dept. employees, talks about the Supreme Court decision giving the go-ahead for mass layoffs, and tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer how she thinks this move will impact children.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue with mass firings. And, Trump has threatened Russia with tariffs over its war with Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump said he has settled on another tariff deal - this time with Indonesia. Trump said he had agreed to lower tariffs he had threatened on goods entering the US from Indonesia country to 19%, in exchange for what he called "full access" for American firms.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he plans to place tariffs of over 10% on smaller countries, including nations in Africa and the Caribbean. “We’ll probably set one tariff for all of them,” Trump said, adding that it could be “a little over 10% tariff” on goods from at least 100 nations.

A courtroom showdown over President Trump’s tariffs will take place this month. But it could still take a lot longer to permanently settle the legal question of whether the president has the authority to impose his wide-ranging tariffs.