With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court on Monday paused an order by U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston, who had issued a preliminary injunction reversing Mr. Trump’s intended layoffs of nearly 1,400 of the department’s employees and calling into question the broader plan.

The former New York governor, who lost to progressive Democrat Zohran Mamdani in the June primary, says he aims to challenge Mr. Mamdani’s policies ahead of the November general election. Current Mayor Eric Adams is also running as an independent. Curtis Sliwa is set to represent the Republican Party.

He announced new measures targeting Russia over its war in Ukraine, threatening steep tariffs if a peace deal isn’t reached within 50 days. Mr. Trump also revealed plans for European allies to buy U.S. weapons and transfer them to Ukraine. Ukraine faces intensified Russian attacks, with June recording the highest civilian casualties in three years. 

Clashes between Bedouin tribes, government forces, and the Druze minority have killed dozens. Tit-for-tat violence began Monday in Sweida province after a Druze man was attacked at a Bedouin checkpoint. Government forces  intervened and were accused of siding with the Bedouins. Syria remains divided amid a fragile recovery after 14 years of civil war and the fall of President Bashar Assad. The minority Druze see the Islamist-led government as threatening their rights. Israel also struck military tanks in southern Syria Monday.