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.
Marko Elez, the 25-year-old Department of Government Efficiency staff member who resigned Thursday amid reports linking him to an account that allegedly posted racist comments on X, "will be brought back," Elon Musk said.
"To err is human, to forgive divine," Musk said on X.
The update comes after Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance both pushed for Elez to be reinstated on Friday.
Feb 07, 2025, 5:17 PM EST
Trump signs executive order to protect 2nd amendment
Trump signed an executive order Friday afternoon aimed at protecting Second Amendment rights.
The order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to review violations on the right to bear arms that may have occurred during the Biden administration.
President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One to depart from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Feb. 7, 2025.
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The order states the attorney general should look at rules enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, policies related to "enhanced regulatory enforcement," reports issued by the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention and classifications of firearms and ammunition by federal agencies.
-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh
Feb 07, 2025, 5:08 PM EST
Trump-nominated judge temporarily blocks administration from placing USAID employees on leave
After an hourlong hearing this afternoon, Judge Carl J. Nichols, a Trump appointee, said he plans to issue a temporary restraining order that prevents President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency from placing 2,200 employees on administrative leave Friday night.
Nichols said the TRO would also prevent the "accelerated removal" of USAID from their posts overseas. He will issue a written order between now and midnight with a further explanation of the order.
A street sign with names of U.S. government agencies housed at the Ronald Reagan Building, including the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID headquarters in Washington, is pictured with one building occupant taped, on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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"This is about how employees are harmed in their capacity as employees, in the employee-employer relationship, and it seems to me that, for reasons I will discuss in this order, that I will enter there, the plaintiffs have established at least that there is irreparable harm as it relates to that relationship," Nichols said.
-ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Peter Charalambous and Alexander Mallin
Feb 07, 2025, 4:08 PM EST
Recall of foreign USAID staff estimated to cost around $50M: Sources
Early internal estimates suggest that the effort by the Trump administration to recall thousands of USAID employees from foreign assignments to the United States will cost as much as $50 million, multiple federal employees familiar with the process told ABC News.
The operation impacts around 1,800 USAID employees stationed abroad, along with nearly 3,000 family members, sources told ABC News, all of whom have been ordered to return to the U.S. within days.
In an Aug. 14, 2014 file photo, workers unload medical supplies to fight the Ebola epidemic from a USAID cargo flight in Harbel, Liberia.
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USAID staff overseas have 30 days to return and can apply for exceptions for family or health reasons, sources said.
The cost could fluctuate depending on how the recall plan evolves, according to sources.
It is not clear how much the Trump administration estimates will be saved by cutting USAID.
A State Department representative did not respond to a request for comment.