Trump 2nd term updates: Trump says USAID is run by 'radical lunatics'

The comments came amid turmoil as DOGE took over USAID offices last week.

President Donald Trump made good on his threats to impose tariffs on some of the U.S.'s trading partners, announcing Saturday that he will levy 25% tariffs on some goods from Canada and Mexico and 10% on Chinese goods.

Experts have warned that tariffs of this magnitude will likely increase prices paid by U.S. and Trump appeared to acknowledge that “some pain” might be possible in the U.S.

Meanwhile, the Senate Finance Committee announced it will meet Tuesday, when it is expected to vote on the controversial nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services.

Jan 24, 2025, 8:09 PM GMT

Trump DOJ asks judge to lift restrictions on Oath Keepers

Just hours after a judge barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other Oath Keepers members who were granted clemency by Trump from entering the Capitol, the acting U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. filed a motion to remove those orders

Acting U.S. Attorney Ed Martin — a "Stop the Steal" promoter who was outside of the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot — argued in his motion that district judge Amit Mehta did not have authority to implement probation restrictions on Rhodes or his co-defendants after their sentences were commuted.

-ABC News' Alexander Mallin

Jan 24, 2025, 8:05 PM GMT

DOD 'will fully execute' Trump's DEI executive order

When asked about how the president's executive order on DEI will affect the military, a Defense Department official told ABC News that the department "will fully execute and implement all directives outlined in the Executive Orders issued by the President."

The latest National Defense Authorization Act already placed some restrictions on DEI roles within DOD, instituting a hiring freeze and capping pay grades, which put the department ahead of other government agencies when it comes to drawing down these offices.

-ABC News' Matt Seyler

Jan 24, 2025, 8:03 PM GMT

ICE agents turned away from Chicago elementary school: Officials claim

Chicago Public Schools' Chief Education Officer Bogdana Chkoumbova claimed ICE agents showed up at Hamline Elementary School Friday morning, but were denied entry.

"We will not allow ICE agents access to CPS facilities, unless they produce a criminal judicial warrant signed by a federal judge," she said.

The Hamline Elementary School principal said ICE agents arrived at the Back of the Yards school about 11:15 a.m., according to WLS.

The principal said they followed protocols, and did not allow the agents inside.

All students and staff are safe, officials said.

"CPS will continue to protect our students and their families in alignment with the Illinois TRUST Act and Chicago's Welcoming City Ordinance," one school official said.

Jan 24, 2025, 8:01 PM GMT

Trump vows to fight for abortion restrictions in March for Life remarks

President Donald Trump committed to working to further curtail abortion access during his second term as president in pre-recorded remarks from the Oval Office to anti-abortion rallygoers at the D.C. March for Life event.

Trump touted his track record working to overturn Roe v. Wade, which he called "disastrous," and other abortion measures.

"Six courageous Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States returned the issue to the state legislatures and to the people where it belongs, it became a vote of the people," Trump said.

Anti-abortion demonstrators gather for the annual March for Life rally, in Washington, Jan. 24, 2025.
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The president also said that he would continue to advocate for further restrictions on abortion during his second term in office.

"We will protect the historic gains we have made and stop the radical Democrat push for a federal right to unlimited abortion on demand," he said.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart