Trump 2nd term updates: Trump attends the Super Bowl

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told embassy officials in Guatemala this week that it was "not our intention" to uproot families deployed overseas with USAID overseas, despite the agency issuing a 30-day mandate for their return.

"I know it's hard to ask for patience. I know it's hard to ask for trust," he said, according to a partial transcript of his meet-and-greet with embassy staff obtained by ABC News.

Rubio, who was tapped to serve as the acting administrator of the aid agency, also seemed to acknowledge the administration's haphazard approach to cutting USAID, saying it was handled "in a manner that we would have preferred to be different, but we're forced to do because of impediments that we would confront."

In the transcript, Rubio reveals that the ambassador to Guatemala "handed" him a list of USAID programs in the country that he said "align with our U.S. goals and our interests." That list was the result of an all-night scramble by staff who were directed to compile it shortly after the secretary arrived in the country, according to an embassy official.

– ABC News' Shannon Kingston and Lucien Bruggeman

House Speaker Mike Johnson will be meeting with Trump at the White House today along with a group of House Republicans to discuss the budget resolution, sources tell ABC News. 

This comes as the House is struggling to find a path forward on a budget plan.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, said on Wednesday the upper chamber will be plowing ahead with their own Senate-led package - a major blow to the House who wants to take the lead on budget reconciliation. 

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— ABC News’ Lauren Peller

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that "no soldiers by the U.S. would be needed" for his proposal to "take over" the Gaza Strip.

Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social network that Gaza would be "turned over to the United States at the conclusion of fighting."

Trump's clarification came as administration officials seemed to dial back the president's initial language about the proposal. The president appeared to be following suit, as Thursday's message was a departure from his tone Tuesday night, when he said the U.S. would send troops "if necessary."

He again said that Palestinians would be "resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region." Trump did not specify exactly where they'd be resettled, as Egypt and Jordan have said they remain opposed to taking Palestinians.

Trump added that they are working "with great development teams from all over the World" for reconstruction plans.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning.

He's expected to first give a speech in Statuary Hall at the Capitol, before traveling to the Washington Hilton, where the annual breakfast is held and where he'll again offer remarks.

-ABC News' Hannah Demisse