The amendment exempts imports valued at less than $800 from Canada and Mexico.
President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government to his liking suffered a loss in court when a federal judge blocked his administration from firing the head of a federal watchdog agency without cause, likely triggering a lengthy appeal that could end at the Supreme Court.
U.S. District Justice Amy Berman Jackson determined the move was unlawful and issued a permanent injunction that reinstated special counsel Hampton Dellinger to his position.
Meanwhile, the Social Security Administration said it will cut 7,000 jobs and six of its 10 regional centers as part of the president’s downsizing of the federal workforce.
And Trump’s physician announced the president will have his annual physical next month, days after reporters raised questions about a bruise they saw on the back of his hand.
One of the things noted by OPM in its letter to employees over the "What did you do last week?" email was the fact that White House employees are exempt from replying to the email.
"At Counsel's direction, in order to comport with the Presidential Records Act, the Executive Office of the President is exempted from this exercise," the letter said.
-ABC News' Katherine Faulders
Overnight, Elon Musk's DOGE provided another update to its official government website, increasing its total claimed estimated savings from $55 billion to $65 billion and adding an "Agency Efficiency Leaderboard."
The new total claimed savings of $65 billion cannot be fully verified, as the group has yet to post all the claimed canceled contracts and savings on the website—though DOGE maintains it will eventually do so.
The update came after the previous total was called out for being erroneous given the data that was shared on the site. The website now includes a new line after last week's news that DOGE's largest claimed savings contract was revised down from $8 billion to $8 million:
"There may be discrepencies [SIC] between FPDS and the posted numbers, the latter of which originate directly from the agency contracting officials. If you would like to report a potential discrepancy, please DM the @DOGE X account." the site said.
-ABC News' Will Steakin
The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is expected to announce his retirement as early as Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Doug O’Donnell, a veteran who has spent decades at the agency, plans to leave the agency on Friday. His retirement was in the works for a while, but he agreed to stay on following the resignation of Commissioner Danny Werfel, who was nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate.
Still, the timing of his retirement, amid tax filing season, is another blow to an agency that has already lost thousands of workers to layoffs and become a target of GOP criticism since President Donald Trump took office.
The New York Times first reported the news.
--ABC News' Katherine Faulders and Benjamin Siegel
House Republicans are planning to hold a floor vote on their budget blueprint at 6 p.m. Tuesday to start the process to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda.
A simple majority is required to adopt the resolution, but it’s unclear if that will occur given opposition from several Republicans. Speaker Mike Johnson can only afford to lose two votes if all members are voting and present. Indiana Rep. Victoria Spartz, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie and Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett have all said they will vote no.
This is a massive test for Johnson.
House Republican leadership worked for months to sell Trump on their budget plan versus the Senate’s. If the budget blueprint passes, it kicks off the budgeting process, which is how congressional Republicans plan to pass Trump’s sweeping legislation agenda filled with his campaign promises. Border security, tax cuts, energy reform, No Tax on Tips -- they’re all on the line.
– ABC News’ Lauren Peller and Jay O’Brien
