Trump 2nd term updates: Trump attends the Super Bowl

Trump becomes the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.

Last Updated: February 9, 2025, 7:18 PM EST

President Donald Trump's second administration continued its swift recasting of the federal government, prompting pushback from Democrats and legal challenges.

The president said Sunday that he will announce tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum on Monday but didn't say when they'll take effect.

Trump, meanwhile, is at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday night to take in the Super Bowl. Trump picked the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in an interview aired before the game on Fox.

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Feb 03, 2025, 9:47 AM EST

Trump says he spoke with Trudeau amid tariff standoff

In a social post, President Donald Trump said he just "spoke to" Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and plans to speak with him again at 3 p.m.

Trump also seemed to criticize Canada's position on U.S. businesses and added that the matter of tariffs are part of "a DRUG WAR, and hundreds of thousands of people have died in the U.S. from drugs pouring through the Borders of Mexico and Canada."

"Canada doesn't even allow U.S. Banks to open or do business there. What's that all about?" Trump wrote on his conservative social media platform. "Many such things, but it's also a DRUG WAR, and hundreds of thousands of people have died in the U.S. from drugs pouring through the Borders of Mexico and Canada. Just spoke to Justin Trudeau. Will be speaking to him again at 3:00 P.M."

Sunlight shines through the flags of Canada and the United States, held together by a protester outside on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Feb. 1, 2025.
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-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

Feb 03, 2025, 6:50 AM EST

USAID headquarters closed Monday, email to staff says

Staff with the U.S. Agency for International Development were told overnight that the agency’s Washington headquarters will be closed Monday, according to an email obtained by ABC News from multiple sources.

PHOTO: An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington, D.C.,  Feb. 1, 2025.
An American flag and USAID flag fly outside the USAID building in Washington, D.C., Feb. 1, 2025.
Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

"Agency personnel normally assigned to work at USAID headquarters will work remote tomorrow, with the exception of personnel with essential on-site and building maintenance functions individually contacted by senior leadership," the email said. "Further guidance will be forthcoming."

-ABC News’ Will Steakin

Feb 03, 2025, 4:11 AM EST

Musk 'in the process' of 'shutting down' USAID, he says

Elon Musk said he was "in the process" of "shutting down" the U.S. Agency for International Development and claimed he had briefed President Donald Trump on his efforts, which he said Trump supports.

Speaking on an audio stream described as the first "Dogecast" podcast, Musk said USAID was "hopeless" based on his team's findings.

Musk was joined by former DOGE chair Vivek Ramaswamy and Sens. Joni Ernst and Mike Lee on the Spaces event, which was hosted on Musk's X social media platform and which drew around 90,000 listeners over the hour-long stream.

A view of the USAID building in Washington, D.C., Feb. 1, 2025.
Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

"The reason for that, as opposed to simply trying to do some minor house cleaning, is that as we dug into USAID, it became apparent that what we have here is not an apple with a worm in it, but we have actually just a ball of worms," Musk said

Musk said he has been briefing Trump on his efforts and that Trump supports "shutting it down."

"None of this could be done without the full support of the president," Musk said. "And with regard to the USAID stuff, I went over it with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down. I want to be clear. I actually checked with him a few times, 'Are you sure?' Like, yes, so we are shutting it down."

-ABC News' Will Steakin

Feb 02, 2025, 11:49 PM EST

HHS tells CDC grant recipients that 'gender ideology' programs are 'terminated'

The Department of Health and Human Services directed recipients of grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to immediately halt all programs, personnel and activities related to "gender ideology," according to an email obtained by ABC News.

“You must immediately terminate, to the maximum extent, all programs, personnel, activities, or contracts promoting or inculcating gender ideology at every level and activity, regardless of your location or the citizenship of employees or contractors, that are supported with funds from this award,” the email stated.

“Any vestige, remnant, or re-named piece of any gender ideology programs funded by the U.S. government under this award are immediately, completely, and permanently terminated," it continued.

The latest directive from the HHS impacts any entity that receives CDC funds, such as local health departments and clinics, and it affects any programs supported by the nearly $4.5 billion spent by the CDC last year to aid health departments across all 50 states.

-ABC News' Will T. Steakin and Anne Flaherty

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