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 05, 2025, 12:08 PM EST

Screaming match in Oversight Committee over Musk subpoena

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee attempted to subpoena Elon Musk to testify but the procedural motion quickly turned into screaming and name-calling.

"It's a puzzling role for many people, certainly on this side of the aisle, and I think for some on yours, who is this unelected billionaire that he can attempt to dismantle federal agencies, fire people, transfer them, offer them early retirement and have sweeping changes to agencies without any congressional review, oversight or concurrence," ranking Democrat Rep. Gerry Connolly said as he attempted to move the committee to subpoena Musk.

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer speaks with Rep. Andy Biggs during a hearing on "Rightsizing Federal Government," on Capitol Hill, Feb. 5, 2025 in Washington.
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Chairman James Comer quickly attempted to move business along, saying the motion on the table was not debatable, sparking outcry from Democrats:

"Mr. Chairman, why don't we want to debate Elon Musk coming in and talking to us about his work and how he's enriched himself?" one said.

"Chairman, I think it's outrageous that this committee will not even entertain that's …" said another.

"This is demagoguery. This is out of order," a Republican could be heard shouting.

"Order. Order. Order," Comer said over the back-and-forth between members.

"You're out of order. You know you're out of order. You know the rules of this committee. There's been a motion --" Comer said to Democrats.

"Mr. Elon Musk is out of order," Rep. Melanie Stansbury shot back.

"Oh God," an unknown member could be heard saying.

After order was restored, the motion failed, 19-20, along party lines, except for Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who abstained from voting.

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa

Feb 05, 2025, 11:22 AM EST

Palestinian doctor calls Trump’s comments on Gaza takeover the 'idea of being ethnically cleansed'

Dr. Ahmed al Shanti, a Palestinian living in the United Kingdom, told ABC News on Wednesday that his family in Gaza were both "surprised" and "devastated" by Trump's latest comments and expressed fears of ethnic cleansing.

“Suggesting these ideas might get young people in Gaza excited to leave for a better future, but at the same time there is a large percentage of people in Gaza who are third- and second-generation, the idea of being ethnically cleansed again is not off the table," he said.

He explained how “people in Gaza expected the Western countries to finally support their rights to have self-determination and above all of that help to rebuild Gaza as they have helped Israel destroying it.”

He also outlined the many questions he said Palestinians are wondering about:

“Does that mean they are forcibly displacing us? Will the war continue and the army will push people outside Gaza?” he asked. “They also think the idea of rebuilding Gaza was a lie.”

-ABC News’ Helena Skinner

Feb 05, 2025, 11:43 AM EST

Rep. Al Green announces futile attempt to file articles of impeachment against Trump after Gaza proposal

Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green announced Wednesday he intends to file articles of impeachment against Trump once again, stemming from his proposal to take over Gaza.

"I rise to announce that I will bring articles of impeachment against the president for dastardly deeds proposed and dastardly deeds done," Green said on the House floor.

With a Republican majority in both the House and the Senate, it is almost certain that Green's efforts will go nowhere. During Trump's first term, Green made various impeachment pushes, which all failed.

Rep. Al Green speaks during a press conference over the issue of delayed USPS delivery stemming from a Missouri City processing facility, Jan. 22, 2024 in Houston.
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"I did it before. I laid the foundation for impeachment, and it was done. Nobody knows more about it than I, and I know that it's time for us to lay the foundation again,” Green said, emphasizing that he stands for justice.

– ABC News’ Lalee Ibssa

Feb 05, 2025, 10:56 AM EST

Thune says Trump wants a 'peaceful, secure' Middle East, has put ideas ‘out there’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune gave brief comments Wednesday morning on Trump's proposed takeover of Gaza, suggesting that the president has "put some ideas out there" to bring peace to the region.

Thune told reporters on Capitol Hill that Trump "wants to bring a more peaceful, secure Middle East, and he’s put some ideas out there."

He later doubled down on that sentiment, saying, “look there are a lot of ideas that are coming out to try to address what is clearly a crisis in that region.”

– ABC News’ Isabella Murray

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