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Supreme Court opens the door to broader firing power, but Cook stays in office for now
The Court on June 29 upheld Trump’s removal of an FTC commissioner and separately denied his bid to immediately oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
Edition · June 30, 2026
The Daily Fuckup — June 30, 2026
11 verified reports published on June 30, 2026.
This edition is the complete daily record. Reports remain separate so readers can see each claim, source set, correction, and update without one article being mislabeled as the entire edition.
Closing take
The cleanest read of June 30 is that the Trump machine was still moving, but not necessarily in ways that deserve a whole new headline every time a press release lands. The update here is restraint: keep the real developments, skip the near-duplicates, and call a mess a mess only when the record says it is one.
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Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook stay on the Fed while removal fight continues
The Supreme Court denied emergency relief on June 29, 2026, leaving Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in place while the legality of her removal is litigated.
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White House declares emergency over phosphate fertilizer supplies, authorizes temporary duty-free imports from Morocco
The White House declared an emergency over phosphate fertilizer supplies and authorized temporary duty-free imports from Morocco for a limited period.
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White House declares fertilizer emergency, authorizes temporary duty-free imports from Morocco
The White House declared an emergency over phosphate fertilizer supplies on June 29 and authorized a temporary suspension of certain duties on imports from Morocco, with relief lasting until the earlier of eight months or the end of the emergency.
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Justice Department says it will rename ENRD as Energy and Natural Resources Division
The Justice Department announced on June 29 that it will rename the Environment and Natural Resources Division as the Energy and Natural Resources Division, a change that emphasizes energy in the division’s title.
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Bolton plea and Comey indictment were not June 29 or June 30 events
John Bolton pleaded guilty on June 26, 2026, and James Comey was indicted on April 28, 2026. The two proceedings are separate, and neither belongs to a June 29 or June 30 chronology.
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Trump’s repair memo talks up cheaper living, but it only reaches one corner of the bill stack
The White House is pitching its June 29 vehicle-repair memo as cost-of-living relief, but the order is narrow and any savings would depend on how the EPA writes follow-up guidance and how the market responds.
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Trump gets no Supreme Court reset in the Carroll verdict fight
The Supreme Court declined to hear Donald Trump’s petition in the E. Jean Carroll case, leaving the $5 million verdict in place and closing off another escape hatch from the defamation fallout.
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White House hails NEPA rollback as a win, but the June 30 note is mostly a victory lap
The White House used a June 30 release to tout ongoing NEPA changes, citing agency reforms and categorical exclusions as evidence of progress rather than a new rollout.
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EagleBank pays $9.7 million to settle Bank Secrecy Act allegations
The Justice Department said EagleBank agreed to a non-prosecution deal and will pay more than $9.7 million over Bank Secrecy Act violations. It is another ugly reminder that compliance breakdowns at a community bank can become a federal problem fast.
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DOJ’s June 30 crime pull includes a drug plea, a Medicare sentence and an earlier marijuana order
Justice Department releases on June 30 covered a narcotics plea and a Medicare fraud sentence, while the marijuana rescheduling order at issue was announced April 23, with a hearing set for June 29.