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Last Updated: March 16, 2025, 5:36 PM EDT

The White House has asked a federal circuit court to stay a district court's temporary restraining orderthat blocked President Donald Trump from using the Alien Enemies act to deport noncitizens, including alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

Meanwhile, the fallout over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats voting with Republicans to avert a government shutdown continued, with some in Schumer's party calling for new leadership while others defended him, but said the party needed to use new tactics and new messaging.

And Trump signed an executive order on Saturday that rescinded 19 executive actions issued by former President Joe Biden's administration on gender, labor policies and industry regulations, bringing the number of Biden's actions reversed by Trump to nearly 100.

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Mar 11, 2025, 1:55 PM EDT

White House says US-Ukraine talks have been 'positive' and 'productive'

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said news out of the talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia has been "positive."

"I can assure you and everybody here and the American people that the news we've received from that meeting throughout the day, and the president has been briefed on, is positive. This meeting has been productive. I will let Secretary of State Rubio and our national security adviser speak to specifics of what has taken place today when they are ready to do so, when the meeting concludes," she said.

Hands are raised as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to members of the media in the briefing room at the White House in Washington, Mar. 11, 2025.
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Mar 11, 2025, 1:54 PM EDT

Trump again threatens Rep. Thomas Massie with primary over CR vote position

On Tuesday afternoon, Trump again criticized Rep. Thomas Massie's stance that he will vote no on the continuing resolution to keep the government funded. Trump said in a Truth Social post that he wanted Massie to be primaried, a threat he issued Monday night.

"He can’t even approve a Continuing Resolution when he approved them many times during his career as a 'Congressman,'" the president wrote. "Thomas Massie is a GRANDSTANDER, and the Great People of Kentucky are going to be watching a very interesting Primary in the not too distant future!"

Mar 11, 2025, 1:50 PM EDT

Leavitt dodges question about Trump's responsibility over stock plunges: 'Bet on this president'

ABC News' Karen Travers asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt whether the president had any responsibility over the recent drops in the stock market because of his economic policies.

Trump touted the stock markets gains after the election, but claimed that recently he wasn't watching the market.

Leavitt dodged the question.

"The president will look out for Wall Street and for Main Street just like he did in his first term," she said. "And people on Wall Street and Main Street should bet on this president."

Mar 11, 2025, 1:39 PM EDT

Tesla is on its way to White House, Leavitt says, after Trump's pledge to support Musk

After President Trump pledged to buy a Tesla Tuesday morning to support Elon Musk as the company's stock plummets, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the car was on its way to the White House now.

"He is going to be viewing a Tesla that is making its way to the White House complex now, I can confirm," Leavitt told reporters.

She added, "He's definitely going to buy one, but he'll take a look at it when it gets here later this afternoon."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Mar. 11, 2025.
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