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 07, 2025, 4:06 PM EST

Senate Democrats seek independent investigation into Musk

Senate Democrats are pushing for an "independent investigation" into reports that Elon Musk and DOGE were granted "unprecedented and potentially illegal access to the federal government's payment systems."

In a letter to Loren Sciurba, the Deputy Inspector General of Treasury and Heather Hill, the Acting Treasury IG for Tax Administration, the senators said they have so far received from Treasury Secretary Bessent in response to their inquiries have "left more questions than answers" and left a need for an IG investigation.

"It is critically important to understand what systems were involved, who granted access to them, what type of access was permitted, exactly who gained the ability to get into the systems, and the reason they were allowed to access such sensitive information," they wrote.

The senators said it is "not at all clear" that Musk and other DOGE officials meet criteria that would allow them to access the data included in the federal payment system.

They also raised conflict of interest concerns about Musk's businesses, including Tesla, SpaceX and X.

-ABC News' Allison Pecorin

Feb 07, 2025, 3:41 PM EST

Nearly 11,000 deported to Mexico since Trump took office

Nearly 11,000 people have been deported from the U.S. to Mexico since Trump’s inauguration, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday.

Since Jan. 20, 10,964 people -- including 8,425 Mexicans and 2,539 people of other nationalities -- have been deported to Mexico, she said.

A member of the Mexican National Guard patrols the border wall between Mexico and the U.S., on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 6, 2025.
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Feb 07, 2025, 3:44 PM EST

DOGE posts before and after look at USAID

The Department of Government Efficiency posted photographs of the exterior of the United States Agency for International Development before and after the removal of signage from the agency's Pennsylvania Avenue office .

"Unburdened by what has been," the DOGE account wrote on X -- a jab at the phrase frequently used by former Vice President Kamala Harris.

The post comes as Elon Musk's DOGE dismantles USAID, including trying to cut its workforce from 14,000 people to just 300 employees.

A worker removes the U.S. Agency for International Development sign on their headquarters on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.
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Feb 07, 2025, 3:08 PM EST

Trump claims Social Security won't be touched

The president was asked about possible cuts to Social Security as Musk and DOGE continue to make cuts to government services.

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the East Room at the White House, Feb. 7, 2025 in Washington.
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"Social Security will not be touched. It only be strengthened," the president claimed before making unverified claims that undocumented immigrants were receiving benefits.

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