Trump admin updates: Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be 'closed in its entirety'

Trump gave no further details on potential action.

Last Updated: November 29, 2025, 2:35 PM EST

President Donald Trump, who is set to spend the weekend in Mar-a-Lago, this week addressed the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

Meanwhile, the administration continues to conduct negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war, with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveling to Russia and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to talk to the Ukrainians.

Nov 24, 2025, 8:06 PM EST

Trump takes step toward designating Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organization

Trump signed an executive order on Monday that took a step toward designating parts of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations.

Although the order does not take any immediate actions, it does direct the Trump administration to consider whether to designate Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan or elsewhere as foreign terrorist organizations.

The order gives Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 30 days to submit a report and 45 days after that to "take all appropriate action."

President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, November 21, 2025.
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The order claims that the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan has “long provided material support to the militant wing of Hamas.”

In 2019, Trump looked to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization following a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who urged the president to label the group as a foreign terrorist organization.

-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie

Nov 24, 2025, 6:22 PM EST

White House mum on Trump’s health care plan, Obamacare extensions

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about reports that Trump is delaying the rollout of his health care policy plan, which would also extend the ACA subsidies, after congressional Republicans pushed back against the effort.

According to reports about the plan before the announcement was pushed back, it would have included a two-year extension of Obamacare subsidies, which are due to expire at the end of next month, similar to what Democrats wanted and what led them to shut down the government.

“I will tell you that health care is a topic of discussion that's happening very frequently and robustly inside the West Wing. Right now, the president is very much involved in these talks, and he's very focused on unveiling a health care proposal that will fix the system and will bring down costs for consumers,” Leavitt said.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Leavitt would not reveal any details of the discussions around health care.

“As for the details of those discussions, I'll let the president speak for himself. As you all know, sometimes you report things and then President Trump comes out with an announcement, and those things are not always true, from what you hear from sources inside the building, so I'll let the president speak for himself.”

-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie

Nov 24, 2025, 5:55 PM EST

Bondi says DOJ will appeal Comey and James dismissals

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Monday the Justice Department will appeal the dismissal of charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

“We'll be taking all available legal action, including an immediate appeal to hold Letitia James and James Comey accountable for their unlawful conduct,” Bondi said. “I'm not worried about someone who has been charged with a very serious crime. His alleged actions were a betrayal of public trust."

Bondi offered a full-throated defense of acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, whose appointment was the grounds for dismissal, saying she is an excellent U.S. attorney and is confident DOJ will win the case on appeal.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington.
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“We have made Lindsay Halligan a special U.S. attorney so she is in court. She can fight in court just like she was and we believe we will be successful on appeal,” Bondi said.

"And I tell you, Lindsey Halligan, I talked to all of our U.S. attorneys, the majority of them around the country, and Lindsey Halligan is an excellent U.S. attorney, and shame on them for not wanting her in office."

-ABC News’ Luke Barr

Nov 24, 2025, 5:41 PM EST

Leavitt says White House ‘optimistic’ about Ukraine talks

Following Sunday’s meeting in Geneva between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday that the White House is optimistic about what took place.

“I spoke with Secretary Rubio at length. I spoke with the president as well. Everybody inside feels optimistic about what happened in, transpired yesterday in Geneva,” Leavitt said.

“And ultimately, the vast majority of these points have been agreed upon. The Ukrainians have worked on language with us together, and you heard that from their delegation directly yesterday. So we feel as though we're in a very good place,” she said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters at the White House, Nov. 24, 2025, 2025.
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Asked whether Trump’s self-imposed Thursday deadline for a deal between Russia and Ukraine still stands, Leavitt said that the president wants to see a deal come together as quickly as possible.

Following Trump’s call today with Chinese President Xi, Leavitt was asked whether Trump is seeking Xi's help to put pressure on Putin. Leavitt reiterated the readout Trump provided of the call on his social media platform, where he said the call centered around the framework deal that was agreed upon during his visit to Asia in October.

Asked how flexible Trump is willing to be regarding the peace plan, Leavitt said Trump has been flexible and reiterated his desire to see a deal come together to end the war.

Leavitt also pushed back against those who said the White House is favoring one side over the other.

“The idea that the United States of America is not engaging with both sides equally in this war to bring it to an end is a complete and total fallacy,” she said.

Leavitt told reporters that there are currently no plans for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to travel to Washington, D.C.

-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie

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