Good morning. Today is March 6th, I am on my first coffee of the day, and here is your morning rundown. Thank you to all those who have supported my work. If you want to support my work and receive access to our next paid-subscriber only Q&A, which will be this Sunday, March 9th, click the button below:
Here is all the remaining news you missed overnight:
Donald Trump is poised to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to commence the process of dismantling the Department of Education. This action aligns with his longstanding objective to transfer educational authority back to individual states. However, it's important to note that fully abolishing the department would require congressional approval, as it was established by Congress in 1980.
U.S. employers cut 172,017 jobs in February, marking the highest monthly total since July 2020. Many of these layoffs were not in the federal government but came from private companies, raising growing concerns about the overall health of the economy as businesses across industries respond to financial pressures.
French President Macron delivered a live address to all Europeans, urging them to prepare for war with Russia, declaring that Europe will not accept Ukraine surrendering to Russia under the pretense of "peace talks."
The U.S. trade deficit grew to a record $131.4 billion in January, highlighting rising concerns about the economy as the gap between imports and exports continues to widen. This growing deficit reflects increased reliance on foreign goods while U.S. exports struggle to keep pace.
The Trump administration plans to revoke the temporary legal status of approximately 240,000 Ukrainians who sought refuge in the United States due to the conflict with Russia. This policy change, expected to take effect as soon as April, would expedite deportation proceedings for these individuals.
A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to cap indirect cost reimbursements for National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants at 15%.
MSNBC reports that a federal civil service board has determined Trump's mass firing of more than 5,000 probationary employees at the Department of Agriculture may have violated the law.
Hayden Haynes, chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, was arrested early Wednesday for drunk driving after crashing into a Capitol vehicle just hours after Trump’s speech.
The CDC is inviting approximately 180 employees to return to work about two weeks after laying them off.
See you this evening.
— Aaron
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