Trump admin updates: Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be 'closed in its entirety'

Trump gave no further details on potential action.

President Donald Trump, who is set to spend the weekend in Mar-a-Lago, this week addressed the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

Meanwhile, the administration continues to conduct negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war, with White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveling to Russia and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to talk to the Ukrainians.


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White House says US has made progress with Russia and Ukraine during peace talks

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted in a statement on Tuesday that a few "delicate, but not insurmountable" details need to be sorted out between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. ahead of a finalized peace deal.

She said in her post on X that over the past week, however, "the United States has made tremendous progress towards a peace deal by bringing both Ukraine and Russia to the table."

No meeting has been scheduled between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump, a White House official told ABC News.


-ABC News' Isabella Murray


Trump takes step toward designating Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organization

Trump signed an executive order on Monday that took a step toward designating parts of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations.

Although the order does not take any immediate actions, it does direct the Trump administration to consider whether to designate Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan or elsewhere as foreign terrorist organizations.

The order gives Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 30 days to submit a report and 45 days after that to "take all appropriate action."

The order claims that the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan has “long provided material support to the militant wing of Hamas.”

In 2019, Trump looked to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization following a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who urged the president to label the group as a foreign terrorist organization.

-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie


White House mum on Trump’s health care plan, Obamacare extensions

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about reports that Trump is delaying the rollout of his health care policy plan, which would also extend the ACA subsidies, after congressional Republicans pushed back against the effort.

According to reports about the plan before the announcement was pushed back, it would have included a two-year extension of Obamacare subsidies, which are due to expire at the end of next month, similar to what Democrats wanted and what led them to shut down the government.

“I will tell you that health care is a topic of discussion that's happening very frequently and robustly inside the West Wing. Right now, the president is very much involved in these talks, and he's very focused on unveiling a health care proposal that will fix the system and will bring down costs for consumers,” Leavitt said.

Leavitt would not reveal any details of the discussions around health care.

“As for the details of those discussions, I'll let the president speak for himself. As you all know, sometimes you report things and then President Trump comes out with an announcement, and those things are not always true, from what you hear from sources inside the building, so I'll let the president speak for himself.”

-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie


Bondi says DOJ will appeal Comey and James dismissals

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Monday the Justice Department will appeal the dismissal of charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

“We'll be taking all available legal action, including an immediate appeal to hold Letitia James and James Comey accountable for their unlawful conduct,” Bondi said. “I'm not worried about someone who has been charged with a very serious crime. His alleged actions were a betrayal of public trust."

Bondi offered a full-throated defense of acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, whose appointment was the grounds for dismissal, saying she is an excellent U.S. attorney and is confident DOJ will win the case on appeal.

“We have made Lindsay Halligan a special U.S. attorney so she is in court. She can fight in court just like she was and we believe we will be successful on appeal,” Bondi said.

"And I tell you, Lindsey Halligan, I talked to all of our U.S. attorneys, the majority of them around the country, and Lindsey Halligan is an excellent U.S. attorney, and shame on them for not wanting her in office."

-ABC News’ Luke Barr