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

He hosts the popular right-wing and pro-Trump podcast "The Dan Bongino Show."

Last Updated: February 23, 2025, 5:03 PM EST

President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its radical effort to cut much of the federal government and crackdown on immigration -- and is being met with dozens of legal challenges.

On the foreign policy front, Trump's press secretary said the White House believes it can reach a deal to end the war in Ukraine this week even as Trump attacks Ukraine's president and blames it for starting the war, which even some in his own party are calling him out over.

Meanwhile, heads of federal government agencies were telling employees not to reply to an email from Elon Musk, Trump's ally who he picked to cut government waste, which asked for them to list their accomplishments for the week or face termination.

Feb 21, 2025, 11:35 AM EST

There are no more deported migrants at Guantanamo Bay

There are no more deported migrants at Guantanamo Bay after two non-military Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) flights took Venezuelan migrants to Honduras for further transport back to Venezuela.

Venezuelan migrants flown from Guantanamo Bay via Honduras, walk after arriving on a deportation flight at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, La Guaira State, Venezuela, Feb. 20, 2025.
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According to a U.S. official, the number of migrants that had been at Guantanamo was 168 with about 50 of them at the migrant operations center and the remaining migrants at the prison for enemy combatants.

There were 10 U.S. military flights that originally transported all of these migrants to Guantanamo.

Venezuelan migrants flown from Guantanamo Bay via Honduras, walk after arriving on a deportation flight at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, La Guaira State, Venezuela, Feb. 20, 2025.
Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

Feb 21, 2025, 10:42 AM EST

Only one-third approve of Musk's role, most think Trump has exceeded authority: Poll

One month into Trump's term, new polling shows his approval rating at 45% with 53% of Americans disapproving.

Trump gets his strongest numbers on his top issue: immigration. But even there, the public is split, 50% approve of his performance and 48% disapprove.

President Donald Trump addresses a Republican Governors Association dinner, at the National Building Museum in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025.
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The Washington Post/Ipsos survey found 57% of Americans say Trump has exceeded his authority since taking office. Forty percent of respondents said he is acting within his authority.

When it comes to Elon Musk, only 34% approve of how Musk is handling his role with 49% expressing disapproval.

Feb 21, 2025, 9:06 AM EST

New York Post cover takes aim at Trump over Putin: 'This is a dictator'

Friday's New York Post cover features a photo of Russia's Vladimir Putin with the headline: "President Trump: This is a dictator."

The New York Post Feb. 21, 2025 issue cover is seen here.
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The message comes from the conservative newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch, who was seen in the Oval Office with Trump a few weeks ago.

Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this week, alleging he's a "dictator without elections." White House national security adviser Michael Waltz notably dodged a question during Thursday's briefing on whether the president considered Putin a dictator.

Feb 20, 2025, 11:00 PM EST

Trump says 'energy dominance' will help bring prices down

During remarks at the Republican Governors Association, President Donald Trump touted his plan to implement reciprocal tariffs on United States trading partners, suggesting that they could be so successful he could do away with income tax.

"You could wipe out your income tax. You could maybe not even have an income tax system when this thing works out,” Trump said of the plan for reciprocal tariffs, which have not yet been implemented.

While the president spent a lot of time talking about the money his administration is saving Americans by targeting federal spending, he didn’t spend a lot of time addressing inflation in his remarks.

Trump railed against former President Joe Biden for the current state of inflation, and he focused on 'energy dominance' as part of his plan to help get prices in check.

"If we can bring energy down, everything's coming down," he said. "You know that the eggs are coming down and the bacon's coming down -- everything is coming down. And that's the biggest thing, the energy."

On the 2024 campaign trail, Trump promised to bring down prices and reduce inflation.

Consumer prices overall rose 3% in January. The average price of a dozen eggs reached a record high in January, according to the monthly consumer price index.

-ABC News' Molly Nagle

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