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

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

Last Updated: March 24, 2025, 1:39 AM GMT

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.

Mar 23, 2025, 6:09 PM GMT

GOP Sen. Curtis: Impeachment of Boasberg ‘not going to happen’

Republican Sen. John Curtis said impeachment of federal Judge James Boasberg, who blocked Trump’s deporation flights to El Salvador, most likely won’t happen.

“And you know, you can talk impeachment and you can throw it out there. That's what you could do. But the reality of it is, it takes two-thirds of the Senate to impeach. We know that's not going to happen,” Curtis told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

Sen.-elect John Curtis, R-Utah, on “This Week.”
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Asked if he believes the discussion of impeaching a federal judge is appropriate, Curtis said, “If it were me, I probably wouldn't be poking the people that are going to make decisions about me, but that's me, and the president is going to do what the president does.”

-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie

Mar 23, 2025, 4:11 PM GMT

Usha Vance to visit Greenland

Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland with a U.S. delegation on Thursday.

The visit will include historical sites, learning about Greenlandic heritage and attending the Avannaata Qimussersu, Greenland’s national dogsled race.

Vice President JD Vance joined by his wife Usha Vance, speaks at Vantage Plastics in Bay City, Michigan, Mar. 14, 2025.
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Vance's visit comes as Trump has spoken a number of times about purchasing Greenland.

-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie

Mar 22, 2025, 8:08 PM GMT

White House backtracks on Trump statement that he didn't sign Alien Enemies Act order

Less than 24 hours after Trump told reporters, "I don't know when it was signed because I didn't sign it," referring to his executive order invoking the Alien Enemies Act, the White House put out a statement clarifying his remarks.

The executive order had Trump's signature at the bottom of the page, which the White House confirmed.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, Mar. 21, 2025.
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"President Trump was obviously referring to the original Alien Enemies Act that was signed back in 1798," White House spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Mar 22, 2025, 6:43 PM GMT

Trump administration deports Venezuelans to Guantanamo Bay, official says

The Trump administration sent another group of migrants to Guantanamo Bay on Thursday, alleging many are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua, an official with knowledge of the flight told ABC News.

The flight sent 21 people to the military base as they await deportation, the official noted, adding that deportation flights are continuing every day.

President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth deliver remarks in the Oval Office of the White House, Mar. 21, 2025 in Washington.
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The administration has not given any evidence for how it determined those sent there were connected to the gang.

Past migrants housed at Guantanamo Bay described the facilities as cramped and dilapidated, alleging they were only allowed outside twice during their two weeks there and were denied access to their attorneys.

-ABC News' Selina Wang

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