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 29, 2025, 10:57 AM EST

Trump to sign executive order on combating antisemitism

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday aimed at combating "the explosion of anti-Semitism on our campuses and in our streets since October 7, 2023," according to a fact sheet obtained by ABC News.

The order would seek to "protect law and order, quell pro-Hamas vandalism and intimidation, and investigate and punish anti-Jewish racism in leftist, anti-American colleges and universities," it states.

Jan 29, 2025, 10:33 AM EST

Colombian official claims there were no criminals among 2 planes of migrants that left US this week

In a video posted to X, a Colombian government official claimed there were no criminals among the two planes of migrants that arrived in Colombia this week.

"They are not criminals," Luis Gilberto Murillo, Colombia's foreign minister, said on Tuesday. "Being a migrant is not a crime."

The statement from Murillo comes after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday that all undocumented immigrants are "criminals."

– ABC News' Laura Romero

Jan 29, 2025, 10:30 AM EST

Noem says Gitmo, other assets for migrant detention are being evaluated

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the cancellation of TPS for Venezuelans on Fox and Friends Wednesday morning, claiming the Biden administration’s move to extend protections for Venezuelans meant “they were going to be able to stay here and violate our laws.”

However, TPS holders are in the country legally, have work permits, have been fingerprinted and have been vetted by the federal government.

“Today, we signed an executive order within the Department of Homeland Security and a direction that we are not going to follow through on what he did to tie our hands, that we are going to follow the process evaluate all of these individuals that are in our country, including the Venezuelans that are here and members of TDA,” she said.

Noem claimed that during the New York City enforcement operation that people thanked her for getting the “dirtbags” off the street.

She also said they’re not ruling out using Gitmo for Venezuelans, Cubans, and other migrants whose countries refuse to take them back.

– ABC News’ Armando Garcia

Jan 29, 2025, 10:13 AM EST

Trump to sign the Laken Riley Act, his 1st act of legislation

President Donald Trump will sign the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday at 2 pm in the East Room, according to the White House.

This will be the first measure Trump signs into law of his second administration.

The House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act earlier this month as the first bill of the new Republican-controlled Congress. Read more about the Laken Riley Act here.

– ABC News’ Hannah Demissie

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