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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Here's how the news is developing:
Feb 07, 2025, 6:42 PM EST

Biden's security clearance revoked, Trump says

Trump announced Friday that he is terminating former President Joe Biden from receiving access to classified information, according to a new social media post.

Trump said he is immediately revoking Biden's "security clearances" and stopping his access to daily intelligence briefings.

He then suggested that Biden cannot be trusted with sensitive information.

Presidents do not have security clearances, though -- they have access to classified information because of the position they hold.

Former President Joe Biden gestures while arriving at Joint Base Andrews following inauguration ceremonies in Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 20, 2025.
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-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Feb 07, 2025, 6:13 PM EST

Trump fires Kennedy Center chairman, says he will fill role

President Donald Trump announced he will immediately terminate Kennedy Center Chairman David Rubenstein, as well as other members of the Board of Trustees in Washington, D.C., according to a new social media post.

Trump added that he will make himself the chairman.

His reasoning for the firing? Trump claimed the performing arts center featured drag shows that targeted the youth and that the Board of Trustees does not share the same vision of the "Golden Age" in arts and culture.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Feb 07, 2025, 5:35 PM EST

Ex-DOGE staffer to be brought back: Musk

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

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