Trump calls for famed Alcatraz prison to be reopened, expanded

In an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump said he was not defying the Supreme Court by not facilitating the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison.

Last week, Trump told ABC News that he “could” order Abrego Garcia’s return, but in the NBC interview, Trump said he was relying on the attorney general to determine whether he could.

“No, I'm relying on the attorney general of the United States, Pam Bondi, who’s very capable, doing a great job, because I'm not involved in the legality or the illegality,” he said.

Pressed by NBC’s Kristen Welker, Trump said he could ask El Salvador to return Abrego Garcia, but that it’s ultimately President Nayib Bukele’s decision.

“Well, I have the power to ask for him to come back if I'm instructed by the attorney general that it’s legal to do so,” he said. “But the decision as to whether or not he should come back, will be the head of El Salvador, he’s a very capable man.”

Asked if he agreed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said citizens and non-citizens in the U.S. deserve due process, Trump replied, I don't know. I'm not a lawyer. I don't know."

Asked if he was bound to uphold the Constitution, Trump said, "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."

-ABC News’ Fritz Farrow

A day after President Donald Trump announced he was renaming Nov. 11 -- the date that Veterans Day is observed -- as "Victory Day for World War I," the White House is now saying it will be an additional proclamation and not a full replacement.

"We are not renaming Veteran's Day," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News. "It will just be an additional proclamation that goes out on that day."

In his social media post on Thursday, Trump also said he intended to designate May 8 as "Victory Day for World War II."

Establishing a federal holiday or a patriotic or national observance requires the passage of a law, according to the Congressional Research Service.

-ABC News' Justin Fishel

The Trump administration filed a new emergency request with the Supreme Court on Friday seeking to lift a lower court block of its efforts to overhaul the federal government.

The administration argued that a judicial order blocking DOGE from accessing sensitive data inside the Social Security Administration is an illegal infringement on core executive branch power to conduct day-to-day business of the government.

It also argued the federal employee union that brought the challenge lacks standing because it is unable to show any concrete injury.

"The district court is forcing the Executive Branch to stop employees charged with modernizing government information systems from accessing the data in those systems because, in the court's judgment, those employees do not 'need' such access," Solicitor General John Sauer wrote.

-ABC News' Devin Dwyer

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a significant reorganization for the agency the same day the Trump administration proposed billions of dollars in cuts to renewable energy, environmental and climate programs.

"EPA is creating the first-of-its-kind Office of State Air Partnerships within the Office of Air and Radiation. This office will be focused on working with, not against, state, local and tribal air permitting agencies to improve processing of State Implementation Plans and resolving air permitting concerns," Zeldin said in a video posted to YouTube.

Zeldin added that the EPA will also create a new Office of Clean Air program, make changes to its Office of Water and create an Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions.

Zeldin said the reorganization would save more than $300 million a year and that the agency's goal is to reduce staffing to match the level of Ronald Reagan's presidency.

--ABC News' Matthew Glasser