Trump admin updates: Trump plans to issue executive order to require voter ID

The White House's top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, defended President Donald Trump's firing of Lisa Cook, telling reporters Wednesday morning that the president has the authority to do so.

"The president absolutely has authority to fire a Fed governor for cause. And I think the accusations are serious, and I look forward to seeing the outcomes of the dispute. I think that you know, and if it were me and I had made the mistakes on the mortgage forms that are accused, and I would either deny it because it was not true, or I would go on leave until people resolved the matter," Hassett said.

"And the fact that she's not doing that now suggests that she's being partisan, trying to make a partisan stance, which is contrary to the independence of the Fed," he continued.

Hassett said if he were in Cook's situation, he would take a leave of absence from the job.

Hassett was asked if there is an actual investigation into Cook and said that the case has been given to the Department of Justice. "My understanding is it's been handed off to the Justice Department for investigation," he responded.

Cook denies wrongdoing and said she will not resign. She also said Trump does not have the authority to fire her, and her attorney, Abbe Lowell, said they will be filing a lawsuit.

"His attempt to fire her, based solely on a referral letter, lacks any factual or legal basis. We will be filing a lawsuit challenging this illegal action," Lowell said on Tuesday.

The Department of Transportation announced Wednesday it is "reclaiming the management" of Union Station in Washington, D.C. to restore it.

Though Union Station has previously been owned by the DOT, it's been under various agreements and leases.

Last week, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller visited Union Station to meet with the troops and contended the station had been overrun with homeless people and trash.

-ABC News' Ayesha Ali

Five days have passed since a federal judge said Alina Habba is acting as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey "without lawful authority," and concerns are growing about the implications of the legal faceoff.

In his order last week, U.S. District Judge Matthew Braun delayed the impact of his order so the Trump administration’s appeal can play out. According to a court filing released Tuesday, the appeal process is likely to continue through mid-October, potentially disrupting basic operations in New Jersey’s federal courts.

In the meantime, at least 12 federal judges have opted to adjourn proceedings because of the legal uncertainty, according to DOJ lawyers. At least three trials and multiple guilty pleas and sentencing hearings have also been postponed ahead of Braun’s decision.

"The longer it takes to resolve these appeals, the greater the risk that still more matters will be adjourned indefinitely, contrary to the interests of the Government, defendants, and the public in the disposition of criminal cases," wrote Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Coyne.

As the faceoff continues, President Donald Trump is continuing to call for the Senate to reconsider its tradition which allows senators to object to judicial nominees in their home states. Though such a change would clear the way for some of Trump’s nominees, Senate Republicans have continued to defend the longstanding practice.

"The blue slip TRADITION prevents a nominee from getting to the point of making that case to the committee and Senate floor," Habba wrote on social media on Monday. "Now New Jersey is becoming a playground for criminals because of partisan Federal Judges- this is a time for leadership, not deflection. The American people deserve better."

-ABC News' Peter Charalambous

Seeking the death penalty in capital murder cases in Washington, D.C., is a "deliberative" process but is ultimately up to the attorney general, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro told ABC News on Tuesday.

"We will absolutely be following the president's directive, and it ultimately is in the hands of the attorney general, who makes that decision," Pirro said when asked about Trump's comments about seeking the death penalty in murder cases in the nation's capital. "When the president came in, the attorney general indicated that we would be seeking the death penalty in appropriate cases."

The U.S. Attorney's Office is beginning the process of bringing the death penalty against the suspect in the Capital Jewish Museum shooting, who allegedly killed two people because of their race.

Washington, D.C., has not put to death someone since the 1950s, and the residents of D.C. voted against the death penalty in 1992, effectively abolishing it from being used. Pirro was asked about that and said it will ultimately be up to juries to decide whether someone gets put to death.

"I think that what the public is seeing is that Washington has been far too violent, one of the most violent cities, unfortunately, in the country, and it is time that we recognize that law and order is back in D.C., and that we will use all legal sanctions and sentences as called for by law," she said.

-ABC News' Luke Barr