Trump 2nd term updates: Trump attends the Super Bowl

Amid President Donald Trump's threats to cut funding to South Africa, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday that he will not be attending a G20 summit in the country later this month.

After repeating Trump's claim that South Africa is "expropriating private property" without evidence, Rubio alleged that the country is using the intergovernmental forum to promote "solidarity, equality, & sustainability" -- which is the theme of the conference.

"In other words: DEI and climate change," Rubio said of the summit's theme.

The meeting is set to take place in Johannesburg on Feb. 20 and 21.

NCAA President Charlie Baker released a statement saying that President Donald Trump's order banning transgender women from women's sports provides a "clear, national standard" and said the NCAA will take the necessary steps to align its policies with the order, according to a statement obtained by ABC News.

"We strongly believe that clear, consistent, and uniform eligibility standards would best serve today's student-athletes instead of a patchwork of conflicting state laws and court decisions. To that end, President Trump's order provides a clear, national standard," Baker said.

"The NCAA Board of Governors is reviewing the executive order and will take necessary steps to align NCAA policy in the coming days, subject to further guidance from the administration," he added. "The Association will continue to help foster welcoming environments on campuses for all student-athletes. We stand ready to assist schools as they look for ways to support any student-athletes affected by changes in the policy."

Lawmakers are largely split down partisan lines after the CIA provided a list of partial names to the White House of its officers on probation -- with Democrats decrying the move while Republicans cheer on Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, a former member of the House Intelligence Committee, warned the United States' national security "is completely jeopardized" by DOGE.

"These are people who are helping us defend against the biggest threats to the United States," Swalwell said of the CIA. “So, there's nothing efficient about doing that -- and we're all for efficiency -- but if the cost is outing CIA officers, that's a real, real problem."

Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly said she is "disappointed by the move" and concerned about the Department of Justice exacting revenge on FBI agents who had anything to do with Jan. 6.

"The things they're doing are shameful. They're horrible, you know, horrific, and it makes you wonder, do they really, really care about this country, or do they just really care about their power?" Kelly said.

Republican Rep. Tim Burchett disagreed, telling ABC News that he is more worried the agencies themselves are "compromised."

"They’ve ... basically offered every member of the CIA a buyout. So I think that tells you we've got to shake things up," Burchett said. "These agencies have kind of gotten off course."

-ABC News' John Parkinson

The Defense Department has revoked former Defense Secretary Mark Esper's security detail, a U.S. official told ABC News.

Like other former officials who have recently had their security pulled, such as Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Esper was serving under Trump at the time of the 2020 killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

-ABC News' Matthew Seyler and Luis Martinez