Trump 2nd term updates: Trump excludes low-value shipments from looming tariffs
The amendment exempts imports valued at less than $800 from Canada and Mexico.
President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government to his liking suffered a loss in court when a federal judge blocked his administration from firing the head of a federal watchdog agency without cause, likely triggering a lengthy appeal that could end at the Supreme Court.
U.S. District Justice Amy Berman Jackson determined the move was unlawful and issued a permanent injunction that reinstated special counsel Hampton Dellinger to his position.
Meanwhile, the Social Security Administration said it will cut 7,000 jobs and six of its 10 regional centers as part of the president’s downsizing of the federal workforce.
And Trump’s physician announced the president will have his annual physical next month, days after reporters raised questions about a bruise they saw on the back of his hand.
Latest headlines:
- White House excludes low-value shipments from looming Canada, Mexico tariffs
- Kennedy stops short of calling for vaccines amid measles outbreak
- Intel community has concerns Russia, China could target fired employees
- Trump's doctor says he'll have annual physical exam 'next month'
- White House backs Israel blocking aid to Gaza
Trump and Zelenskyy shake hands as Ukrainian leader arrives at White House
Trump and Zelenskyy shook hands as the Ukrainian leader arrived at the White House. The exchange comes after Trump called Zelenskyy a "dictator" and repeatedly criticized his leadership.
"He's all dressed up today," Trump said as Zelenskyy arrived wearing a black sweatshirt with the Ukrainian trident on the chest.
Federal workers expected to get 2nd email asking to list accomplishments: Sources
Some federal workers are expected to receive a second email as early as Saturday asking them for bullet points on what they did in the past week, three sources familiar with the plans told ABC News.
The sources caution that timing can slide. This time around, the email is expected to come from the human resources leaders of the corresponding agencies rather than the Office of Personnel Management, according to sources.
Two sources said the administration floated the idea of making the emails a weekly requirement.
-ABC News' Rachel Scott, Will Steakin and Ben Siegel
Trump expected to sign order making English official language of US
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order designating English as the United States' official language, a White House official confirmed to ABC News
The order rescinds a Clinton-era mandate that required agencies and recipients of federal funding to provide extensive language assistance to non-English speakers, though it allows agencies to keep current policies and provide documents and services in other languages.
-ABC News' Hannah Demissie
Vance, at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, touts Trump's policy of 'peace'
Speaking at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, Vice President JD Vance called Trump a "good president" for Catholics and their administration as "defenders of religious liberty" at home and abroad.
"We very often ignore the way in which our foreign policy is either an instrument or an impediment to people all over the world being able to practice their faith," Vance said.
"When President Trump talks about the need to bring peace, whether it's in Russia and Ukraine, whether it's in the Middle East, we of course have to recognize that as a policy oriented to saving lives and carrying out one of Christ's most important commandments. But I think we also must recognize it as an effort to protect the religious liberty of Christians," he added.
The comments come just ahead of Trump's high-stakes meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.