Trump 2nd term updates: Trump attends the Super Bowl

Trump becomes the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.

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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Senate panel to vote on Tulsi Gabbard's nomination on Tuesday: Sources

The Senate Intelligence Committee is set to vote on former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for director of national intelligence on Tuesday, sources told ABC News.

Gabbard faced skeptical lawmakers last week during her confirmation hearing, when she was grilled on her controversial rhetoric on Russian aggression, her meeting with former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and her support for Edward Snowden.

Gabbard defended her decision not to label Snowden a traitor during her confirmation hearing in an op-ed published over the weekend. In it, she also included a "four-point plan to prevent future Snowden-like leaks."

-ABC News' Beatrice Peterson


Secretary of State Marco Rubio witnesses deportation flight from Panama

Secretary of State Marco Rubio observed a deportation flight of Colombian nationals from Panama as the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration continues.

Rubio said the goal of programs, like the agreement with Panama, was to discourage migrants from making the journey to the U.S., which is the ultimate destination for the majority of them. Rubio also said it was the U.S. taxpayers who made the flight possible and that he would look to expand cooperation on this front.

Rubio's visit to Panama is part of an official trip to the region, which also includes El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic. Looming large over his appearance in Panama are President Donald Trump's threats to retake the Panama Canal.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston


Trump says he spoke with Trudeau amid tariff standoff

In a social post, President Donald Trump said he just "spoke to" Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and plans to speak with him again at 3 p.m.

Trump also seemed to criticize Canada's position on U.S. businesses and added that the matter of tariffs are part of "a DRUG WAR, and hundreds of thousands of people have died in the U.S. from drugs pouring through the Borders of Mexico and Canada."

"Canada doesn't even allow U.S. Banks to open or do business there. What's that all about?" Trump wrote on his conservative social media platform. "Many such things, but it's also a DRUG WAR, and hundreds of thousands of people have died in the U.S. from drugs pouring through the Borders of Mexico and Canada. Just spoke to Justin Trudeau. Will be speaking to him again at 3:00 P.M."

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart


USAID headquarters closed Monday, email to staff says

Staff with the U.S. Agency for International Development were told overnight that the agency’s Washington headquarters will be closed Monday, according to an email obtained by ABC News from multiple sources.

"Agency personnel normally assigned to work at USAID headquarters will work remote tomorrow, with the exception of personnel with essential on-site and building maintenance functions individually contacted by senior leadership," the email said. "Further guidance will be forthcoming."

-ABC News’ Will Steakin