Trump 2nd term updates: Trump attends the Super Bowl

Trump becomes the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, Emily Chang, Kevin Shalvey, Meredith Deliso, and Julia Reinstein
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 06, 2025, 2:59 PM EST

Rubio: 'I'm not confused about Panama'

In a press conference in the Dominican Republic, Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied there was any confusion over waiving fees for U.S. government ships transiting the Panama Canal.

PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a joint news conference with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader at the National Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Feb. 6, 2025.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a joint news conference with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader at the National Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Feb. 6, 2025.
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"I'm not confused about Panama," he said. "I respect very much that Panama has a process. They're a democratically elected government, they have rules, they have laws. They're going to follow their process, but our expectations remain the same."

Rubio also argued that the United States' obligation to protect the waterway underscored the argument for lifting fees on American Navy vessels.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

Feb 06, 2025, 2:58 PM EST

White House 'grateful' more workers can take the administration up on buyout offer

Following a federal judge's decision to block the implementation of the "Fork in the Road" buyout offer until Monday afternoon, the White House said it is "grateful" more federal workers can take the administration up on its "once-in-a-lifetime offer."

"We are grateful to the Judge for extending the deadline so more federal workers who refuse to show up to the office can take the Administration up on this very generous, once-in-a-lifetime offer," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement sent to ABC News.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Feb. 5, 2025 in Washington.
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-ABC News' Molly Nagle

Feb 06, 2025, 2:15 PM EST

Federal judge in Seattle issues 2nd preliminary injunction against Trump birthright citizenship order

A federal judge in Seattle has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship -- one day after a judge in Maryland also issued a temporary block on the order.

"It has become ever more apparent that to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals," Judge John Coughenour said.

"The Constitution is not something with which the government may play policy games,” Coughenour added. "The preliminary injunction is granted on a nationwide basis."

Read more here.

-ABC News' Laura Romero

Feb 06, 2025, 1:44 PM EST

Trump to host Japanese prime minister on Friday, White House official says

President Donald Trump will host Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a "working visit" to the White House on Friday, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.

The leaders will "discuss trade and investment, economic security and defense industrial cooperation, among other topics," the official added.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves as he departs for a visit to the United States as Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) looks on, at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda, Feb. 6, 2025.
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Panama's president, José Raúl Mulino, also announced on X that he and Trump will speak tomorrow afternoon.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

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