Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump defends tariffs, declines to comment on Ukraine aid

The Senate is expected to vote on Monday afternoon to confirm Linda McMahon as the secretary of the Department of Education.

After months of anticipation, President Donald Trump could soon sign an executive order that directs the education secretary to spearhead the closing of the federal agency.

As previously reported by ABC News, sources say the order will call for McMahon to submit a proposal to diminish the agency and direct Congress to pass legislation that gets rid of it. However, Trump's directive will be illegal without congressional approval, according to experts. Any proposed legislation would likely fail without 60 Senate votes.

-ABC News' Arthur Jones II and Kiara Alfonseca

President Donald Trump is teasing his upcoming speech to Congress in a new social media post.

"TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS!" Trump wrote on his conservative platform Truth Social.

Trump will address a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. Read more about what to know about the speech and how to watch here.

President Donald Trump is expected to meet on Monday afternoon with his top national security advisers for a briefing on Ukraine, multiple sources told ABC News.

The briefing will include national security adviser Mike Waltz, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, to discuss next steps after Trump kicked President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine out of the Oval Office last week.

-ABC News’ Katherine Faulders

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said President Donald Trump is the "only person" who can end Russia's war in Ukraine, saying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would only end the war if it's a "victory" for his country.

"President Trump recognizes the urgent need to end this war after three long bloody years and has proven that he is the only person that can do this," Gabbard said Sunday in an interview with Fox News.

She added that Zelenskyy has "different aims in mind."

"He has said that he wants to end this war but he will only accept an end apparently that leads to what he views as Ukraine's victory, even if it comes at an incredibly high cost of potentially World War III or even a nuclear war," Gabbard said.

Gabbard indicated that there would need to be "a rebuilding of any kind of interest in good faith negotiations," between Trump and Zelenskyy before they engage again in any future negotiations.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart