Trump 2nd term live updates: Dan Bongino named as deputy FBI director

The CEO of Airbus told CNBC that the company could prioritize deliveries to non-U.S. customers if they are impacted by President Donald Trump's tariffs.

“We have a large demand from the rest of the world, so [if] we face very significant difficulties to deliver to the U.S., we can also adapt by bringing forward deliveries to other customers which are very eager to get planes,” Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said.

“Like others in the industry, we continue to evaluate the potential impact of trade policy changes on our operations and suppliers to assess potential scenarios and mitigation strategies,” Airbus told ABC in a statement. “We look forward to continued engagement with the U.S. administration and policymakers to support a strong and competitive industry.”

-ABC News' Clara McMichael

The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel as FBI Director in a 51-49 vote Thursday afternoon.

Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski cast votes against his nomination. But even with their objection, Patel had the votes necessary to be confirmed.

All other Republicans voted to confirm Patel. All Democrats opposed his nomination.

--ABC News' Allison Pecorin

The Internal Revenue Service has begun laying off more than 6,000 new and newly-promoted employees across the country, sources familiar with the planning told ABC News. The layoffs are part of a broader campaign to shrink the federal workforce that could have potential consequences for the current tax filing season.

These layoffs, impacting roughly 6-7% of the agency's 100,000-person workforce, began midday Thursday primarily outside the D.C., area, with thousands of employees facing layoffs at offices in Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Tennessee, New York and other states, sources told ABC News.

-ABC News' Olivia Rubin, Will Steakin, Katherine Faulders, Anne Flaherty and Elizabeth Schulze

Asked who Trump believes bears responsibility for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, White House national security adviser Michael Waltz declined to say. He also didn't directly respond to a question on whether Trump viewed Russia's Vladimir Putin as a dictator after Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy one.

Instead, Waltz continued to take aim at Zelenskyy, saying Trump's frustration with him is "multifold."

"Look, President Trump is obviously very frustrated right now with President Zelenskyy," Waltz said. "The fact that -- that he hasn't come to the table, that he hasn't been willing to take this opportunity that we have offered. I think he eventually will get to that point, and I hope so very quickly. But President Trump, as we made clear to our Russian counterparts, and I want to make clear today, he is focused on stopping the fighting and moving forward."

Zelenskyy, who was not invited to talks between the U.S. and Russia in Saudi Arabia earlier this week, has said he would not sign on to any deal that Ukraine was not a part of negotiating.