Trump 2nd term live updates: Dan Bongino named as deputy FBI director

Just days after President Donald Trump got into a spat with Maine Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, and threatened to withhold federal dollars from the state over transgender women participating in school sports, the Department of Education announced a Title IX investigation.

Craig Trainor, the acting assistant secretary for civil rights, contended in a press release Saturday that the federal government would not fund "blatant civil rights violators," over Maine's refusal to adhere to Trump's executive order that banned transgender athletes from taking part in school sports.

After Trump scolded Mills, who pushed back and said he would go to court, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey responded that the state will "do everything in [its] power to defend Maine's laws," which allow people assigned male at birth to compete in female athletics.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Trump praised the job Musk is doing in his administration but added he wants him to be more aggressive in an all-caps post on Truth Social Saturday morning.

"REMEMBER, WE HAVE A COUNTRY TO SAVE, BUT ULTIMATELY, TO MAKE GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE," he wrote.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

Trump announced Friday night that he had fired Gen. C.Q. Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and is nominating Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine to replace him.

"I want to thank General Charles 'CQ' Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff," Trump announced on his Truth Social account. "He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family."

Trump did not provide a reason as to why he was removing Brown from his position as the nation’s top military adviser. Brown assumed this position for his four-year tenure in October 2023.

The president described Caine as "an accomplished pilot, national security expert, successful entrepreneur, and a 'warfighter' with significant interagency and special operations experience."

The position requires Senate confirmation.

Trump also said Friday that he had directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "to solicit nominations for five additional high-level positions, which will be announced soon."

Hegseth subsequently said Friday that he is requesting nominations for the positions of chief of naval operations and Air Force vice chief of staff.

"The incumbents in these important roles, Admiral Lisa Franchetti and General James Slife, respectively, have had distinguished careers. We thank them for their service and dedication to our country," he said in a statement.

Additionally, he said they are requesting nominations for the judge advocates general for the Army, Navy and Air Force.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

In a message to the FBI workforce, newly confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel announced his intention to "reduce the footprint" of the FBI in "the National Capital Region," including by "reallocating personnel to the field offices and Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, [Alabama]."

One source told ABC News this could include as many as 1,500 agents and others from Washington.

In his message, obtained by ABC News, Patel said he spoke with FBI leadership this morning about his plans.

"My priority is to support and drive even more impactful investigations," Patel wrote. "The work that the men and women of the FBI are doing to combat violent crime, terrorism, and other threats has never been more important. Enhancing the field resources and bolstering our operational capabilities are the most effective ways to protect the American people."

It's not clear why Patel wants to move personnel to the U.S. Army post at Redstone Arsenal, but according to the FBI's website, "The FBI has had a presence at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, for more than 50 years."

-ABC News' Mike Levine