Trump administration updates: Schumer continues to face calls for new leadership

The Senate minority leader says he's not going anywhere.

ByKevin Shalvey, Alexandra Hutzler, William Mansell, and Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: March 23, 2025, 9:39 PM EDT

Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday he has no plans to step aside as Senate minority leader as criticism of Schumer and of Democrats' ineffectiveness in combatting President Donald Trump's agenda continues.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration sent another group of migrants to Guantanamo Bay, alleging many are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua, an official with knowledge of the flight told ABC News. But deportation flights of Venezuelans to El Salvador remain on hold while the administration fights a judge's order to curtail those flights while their legality is decided.

Trump on Friday announced a new F-47 fighter jet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and signed a series of presidential actions before departing the White House for his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The actions included one rescinding the security clearances of several former Biden officials and political opponents.

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Mar 22, 2025, 11:34 AM EDT

Trump rescinds security clearances for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton

Trump issued a memo on Friday evening that revoked the security clearances and access to classified information of Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, as well as more than a dozen former Biden officials.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, Mar. 21, 2025.
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The list includes Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, Lisa Monaco, Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.

Those named will no longer be able to access classified briefings or secure U.S. government facilities without an escort.

In 2021, President Joe Biden stripped Trump of having access to intelligence briefings.

The memo follows Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's stripping the clearances earlier this month.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Mar 22, 2025, 11:31 AM EDT

Trump instructs attorney general to report 'frivolous' lawsuits

Trump issued a memo Friday evening instructing Attorney General Pam Bondi to prevent alleged abuses of the legal system and federal courts.

President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi shake hands during his visit to the Department of Justice to address its workers, in Washington, Mar. 14, 2025.
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The memorandum directs Bondi to identify law firms engaging "in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation" against the United States and seek sanctions against them, such as revoking their security clearances.

Notably, the memorandum also instructs Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to identify immigration lawyers the department accuses of coaching clients to file dishonest or fraudulent asylum claims to circumvent immigration policies.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Mar 21, 2025, 6:45 PM EDT

DHS to end protection for some migrants as soon as next month

The Department of Homeland Security is ending protections for migrants under a Biden era humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV) as early as next month.

According to a notice set to be published on Tuesday in the Federal Register, "parolees without a lawful basis to remain in the United States following this termination of the CHNV parole programs must depart the United States before their parole termination date."

Over 530,000 migrants have been protected under the program, which allowed people to sponsor migrants in their home countries and bring them to the United States.

-ABC News' Armando Garcia

Mar 21, 2025, 6:16 PM EDT

Trump says he had 'good conversations' on Ukraine-Russia ceasefire

President Donald Trump said he had "good conversations" on Friday on efforts to secure a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, but he didn't say whom those conversations were with.

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Mar. 21, 2025.
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"We are moving along on Russia, Ukraine. We had a couple of good conversations today, and maybe we can get that death march stopped as soon as possible," Trump said on the South Lawn.

Asked if he gave Putin a deadline, Trump said no.

"Not a deadline, but I think we'll have one. I think you know they're going at it pretty heavy right now, as you probably saw both of them, but I think we'll have it done fairly soon," Trump said.

-ABC News' Molly Nagle

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