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.
At least 20,000 federal workers have taken buyout offer: Official
At least 20,000 federal workers - roughly 1% of the civilian federal workforce - have accepted the deferred resignation offer to leave the federal government since last week, an official with the Trump Administration told ABC News.
It’s unclear how many of the workers were already planning to retire, or eligible to retire in the coming months.
The administration had previously said they hoped 5-10% of the federal workforce would take the offer to announce retirement now and receive pay and benefits through Sept. 30.
-ABC News' Ben Siegel
Feb 04, 2025, 1:01 PM EST
FBI officials file lawsuit to block DOJ from compiling list of officials who worked on Jan. 6 cases
A group of FBI agents who assisted in criminal investigations stemming from the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol filed suit Tuesday in an effort to block the Justice Department from assembling lists of agents for potential disciplinary actions or firings.
The class-action lawsuit, filed anonymously by the agents in D.C. federal court, includes screenshots showing the survey sent this week about their actions related to the Jan. 6 cases.
Stephen Butterfield of D.C. holds a sign outside the FBI headquarters showing his support for the FBI and Department of Justice employees in Washington, Feb. 3, 2025.
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
"Plaintiffs are employees of the FBI who worked on Jan. 6 and/or Mar-a-Lago cases, and who have been informed that they are likely to be terminated in the very near future (the week of February 3-9, 2025) for such activity," the lawsuit said. "They intend to represent a class of at least 6,000 current and former FBI agents and employees who participated in some manner in the investigation and prosecution of crimes and abuses of power by Donald Trump, or by those acting at his behest."
The suit specifically seeks to enjoin the DOJ from "aggregation, storage, reporting, publication or dissemination of any list or compilation of information that would identify FBI agents and other personnel, and tie them directly to Jan. 6 and Mar-a-Lago case activities."
-ABC News' Aaron Katersky, Pierre Thomas and Alexander Mallin
Feb 04, 2025, 12:50 PM EST
Trump will attend Super Bowl Sunday
President Donald Trump is planning to attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans this weekend, sources confirm.
The Kansas City Chiefs participate during Super Bowl LIX Opening Night, Feb. 3, 2025, in New Orleans.
David J. Phillip/AP
The Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles at the LIX Super Bowl.
Trump is also set to do a sit-down interview with Fox News' Bret Baier that will air during the network's Super Bowl pregame show on Sunday.
– ABC News' Mary Bruce and Michelle Stoddart
Feb 04, 2025, 12:29 PM EST
Trump, Netanyahu to discuss maintaining ceasefire deal, senior administration officials say
Ahead of Tuesday's meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump's primary focus will be ensuring getting the hostages out safely, senior administration officials told reporters during a background call previewing the visit.
Netanyahu will be the first foreign leader to visit the White House during Trump's second term.
"The most important thing to President Trump is to get our hostages home, not only in Gaza, but around the world," a senior administration official said.
When asked about Trump's stance on a two-state solution, a senior administration official sidestepped and emphasized that getting the hostages home is Trump's main focus.
"On the relocation, I think President Trump looks at the Gaza Strip and sees it as a demolition site," the senior administration official also said. "Sees it as impractical for it to be rebuilt within three to five years, believes it will take at least 10 to 15 and thinks it's inhumane to force people to live in uninhabitable plots of land with unexploded ordnance and rubble, and so looking for solutions for helping the people of Gaza have normal lives while the Gaza Strip is ultimately being rebuilt and is trying to look at this in a realistic way."
