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, 4:52 PM EST

State Department issues sweeping pause on foreign aid spending

The State Department has issued guidance effectively freezing most existing foreign aid grants and pausing new funding, according to a cable reviewed by ABC News.

The memo instructs officials overseeing projects funded by grants and awards that have already been distributed to issue immediate "stop-work orders" until the secretary of state can review the program to determine whether to continue, modify or halt the program. The decisions are due in the next 85 days.

But there are some carveouts.

According to the cable, foreign military financing for Israel and Egypt are exempt, as well as funding for emergency food programs. The new policy also allows for the director of foreign assistance to make other exceptions as deemed necessary.

There also appear to be some notable omissions, including support for Jordan, Taiwan and Ukraine.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

Jan 24, 2025, 4:51 PM EST

Trump to sign executive order establishing task force to review FEMA: Sources

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Friday to establish a task force charged with reviewing the Federal Emergency Management Agency and recommending changes, two sources with direct knowledge of the order told ABC News.

The sources said the executive order would create a group called the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council and would be comprised of the homeland security secretary, the defense secretary and private-sector experts. The task force will be expected to issue a report to Trump on the agency and recommend changes.

Trump does not have unilateral authority to eliminate FEMA, according to federal law, so if that task force recommends getting rid of FEMA, it would require congressional action.

-ABC News' Rachel Scott and Katherine Faulders

Jan 24, 2025, 4:49 PM EST

Members of white nationalist group parade at Washington Monument during March for Life

Members of the white nationalist Patriot Front gathered to march on the National Mall during the annual March for Life on Friday.

Several of those with the Patriot Front, a neo-fascist group that split off from Vanguard America after the "Unite the Right" rally in 2017, carried upside-down American flags.

Members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front gather near the Washington Monument for the annual March for Life in Washington, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front gather near the Washington Monument for the annual March for Life in Washington, Jan. 24, 2025.
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Jan 24, 2025, 3:48 PM EST

Vance speaks at March for Live in 1st public appearance as VP

In his first public appearance since becoming vice president, JD Vance addressed the March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., pledging President Donald Trump will be "the most pro-family, most pro-life, American president of our lifetimes."

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance addressed the March for Life event on the National Mall Friday.
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Trump and Vance address March for LifePresident Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance addressed the March for Life event on the National Mall Friday.
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Vance told the crowd he wants "more babies in the United States of America" and called on the government to do its part to ensure families can afford to care for their children.

-ABC News' Molly Nagle