Trump calls for famed Alcatraz prison to be reopened, expanded

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closed in 1963 and operates as a museum.

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Last Updated: May 5, 2025, 2:53 AM EDT

President Donald Trump on Sunday that he doesn't know if he is supposed to uphold the Constitution and relies on his lawyers to follow the law.

"I don't know. I have to respond by saying, again, I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said," Trump told NBC in an interview that aired Sunday on "Meet the Press."

Trump also said that he wouldn't seek a third term as president, though he has teased the possibility several times, and that he wouldn't fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell before his term ends in 2026.

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Apr 28, 2025, 9:01 AM EDT

White House displays 100 posters of alleged criminal migrants

Posters displaying individuals the administration claims are unauthorized migrants who've been arrested for committing crimes are being displayed on the White House driveway on Monday.

"This morning, images of the worst of the worst criminal illegal immigrants arrested since President Donald J. Trump took office were placed on the lawn of the White House for the world to see -- highlighting the Trump Administration's unprecedented effort to secure our homeland and send these vicious criminals back where they belong," the White House said in a statement.

Placards, with the faces of what are described by the Trump administration as alleged illegal immigrant criminals, line the driveway at the White House in Washington, April 28, 2025.
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Trump administration "border czar" Tom Homan joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at the podium for a briefing on Monday morning, where he touted the administration's work on the border.

Border czar Tom Homan walks past placards, of what are described by the Trump administration as alleged illegal immigrant criminals, as they line the driveway at the White House in Washington, April 28, 2025.
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Apr 28, 2025, 8:46 AM EDT

Trump blasts polls that found his approval ratings underwater 100 days into term

President Donald Trump is criticizing the three polls showing his approval ratings at the 100-day mark of his second term. In a post on his conservative social media platform, Trump said the polls "about a person named DONALD J. TRUMP, ME, are FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS."

"They suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, and there is nothing that anyone, or anything, can do about it. THEY ARE SICK, almost only write negative stories about me no matter how well I am doing (99.9% at the Border, BEST NUMBER EVER!), AND ARE TRULY THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!," Trump added in the post.

President Donald Trump speaks to the press after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2025.
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The social media posts come after the ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll found that Trump had the lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years: 55% of respondents disapproved while 30% approved.

The other two polls -- from the New York Times and Fox News -- similarly found his overall approval rating to be underwater.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

Apr 28, 2025, 8:33 AM EDT

Trump says he had 'positive talk' with Hegseth amid Signal fallout

President Donald Trump, in an interview with The Atlantic, said he's had a "positive talk" with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following the fallout from Hegseth's use of the Signal app and installing a makeup room in the Pentagon.

"I think he's gonna get it together," Trump said of Hegseth. "I had a talk with him, a positive talk, but I had a talk with him."

President Donald Trump arrives on Marine One at the White House, April 27, 2025, in Washington.
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White House national security adviser Mike Waltz, who included The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg in one Signal chat, is doing "fine" despite being "beat up," Trump said. Trump's message to staff after the controversy was: "Maybe don't use Signal, okay?"

-ABC News' Justin Gomez

Apr 28, 2025, 7:49 AM EDT

Border czar to brief on 'security the border' at White House

Border Czar Tom Homan is scheduled on Monday to give a press briefing on "securing the border," according to the White House.

Homan will be joined by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, officials said.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

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