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, 1:51 PM EST

Trump says Canada is 'very tough to do business with'

Ahead of another call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at 3 p.m. on tariffs, President Donald Trump criticized Canada as "very tough to do business with."

"And we can't let them take advantage of the U.S.," Trump said in the Oval Office on Monday.

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington.
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The comments come after Trump pushed back tariffs on Mexico for at least a month after new agreements, including 10,000 Mexican soldiers being placed on the border to try to curb the flow of drugs into the United States.

Feb 03, 2025, 1:40 PM EST

Trump signs order to create sovereign wealth fund

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office charging the Department of Treasury and others in his administration to start working on the process to create an "American sovereign wealth fund."

Howard Lutnik, Trump's pick for commerce secretary, said the fund could be set up within the next 12 months.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks as President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listen as Trump prepares to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington.
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"Other countries have, sovereign wealth funds and they're much smaller countries, and they're not the United States. We have tremendous potential in this country," Trump said.

Trump also signed five designations for special envoys -- including Steve Witkoff, Ric Grenell and Mark Burnett. He also signed appointments for 28 sub-Cabinet level officials, including department general counsels.

Feb 03, 2025, 1:26 PM EST

Rubio expresses frustrations with USAID

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed he's the acting administrator at USAID and expressed his concerns with the agency on Monday.

"My frustration with USAID goes back to my time in Congress," Rubio, a former senator, told reporters during his diplomatic trip to Central America. "It's a completely unresponsive agency."

"It's supposed to respond to policy directives of the State Department, and it refuses to do so. So the functions of the USAID -- there are a lot of functions of USAID that are going to continue, that are going to be part of American foreign policy but it has to be aligned with American foreign policy."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes a statement after the departure of a migrant deportation flight from Panama to Colombia at the Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport in Panama City, Panama, Feb. 3, 2025.
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Feb 03, 2025, 11:44 AM EST

Marco Rubio made acting administrator of USAID

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been made acting administrator of USAID, multiple sources told ABC News.

The news comes amid turmoil at the agency and is the latest step in the Trump administration's effort to move USAID under the State Department.

PHOTO: Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses employees and families during a meet-and-greet at the United States Embassy in Panama City Panama City,  Feb. 2, 2025.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses employees and families during a meet-and-greet at the United States Embassy in Panama City Panama City, Feb. 2, 2025.
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-ABC News' Will Steakin, Alexander Mallin and Shannon Kingston

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