Trump admin updates: White House asks court to stay deportation flights TRO

Video shows deportees in El Salvador after a judge ordered flights to stop.

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And Trump signed an executive order on Saturday that rescinded 19 executive actions issued by former President Joe Biden's administration on gender, labor policies and industry regulations, bringing the number of Biden's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

Mar 12, 2025, 8:53 AM EDT

Trump to welcome Ireland's Micheal Martin

President Donald Trump will welcome the Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin to the White House on Wednesday. The two will participate in a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office just before 11 a.m. ET.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington.
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Mar 11, 2025, 8:16 PM EDT

USDA cuts $1B Biden-era food program for schools, food banks

The Trump administration is ending a $1 billion program that allowed food banks and schools to purchase food from local farmers, the Agriculture Department confirmed to ABC News Tuesday.

The local food programs were created by President Joe Biden as a way to support local farmers and ranchers while also feeding families hit economically during the pandemic.

PHOTO: Two USDA Food Safety Committees Disbanded Under Trump Order
Signage outside the US Department of Agriculture headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 10, 2025. The Trump administration has terminated two food safety advisory committees to the US Department of Agriculture, which were made up of experts from academia, industry, and advocacy groups. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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The money continued long after the pandemic ended though, as anti-poverty advocates warned that low-income families in particular continued to struggle with inflation and other lingering impacts from the pandemic.

In a written statement, the agency defended the move as "marking a return to long-term fiscally responsible initiatives." The agency noted some 16 nutrition programs remain in place.

"The COVID era is over—USDA’s approach to nutrition programs will reflect that reality moving forward," the agency wrote.

-ABC News' Anne Flaherty

Mar 11, 2025, 5:56 PM EDT

House GOP passes stopgap funding bill

House Republicans passed a bill to fund the government until the end of September with a 217-213 vote.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., voted no despite pressure from the president in the form of a primary threat.

Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat who voted with Republicans.

The bill will move to the Senate, where it will require significant bipartisan support to pass before the March 14 shutdown deadline.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Mar 11, 2025, 5:34 PM EDT

Trump touts tariffs' 'tremendously positive impact' at Business Roundtable

President Donald Trump spoke with major business leaders Tuesday evening, touting Elon Musk's work at the Department of Government Efficiency and the "tremendously positive impact" of his tariffs, claiming more jobs would be created in the United States.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Business Roundtable's quarterly meeting at the Business Roundtable headquarters, on March 11, 2025, in Washington, DC.
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"The tariffs are going to be throwing off a lot of money to this country. And we've been ripped off for years by other countries many, many decades," he said.

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