Bondi says Trump will 'probably' leave after second term

Changing the constitution would be a "heavy lift," the attorney general says.

Last Updated: April 7, 2025, 3:11 AM EDT

Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump's attorney general said Sunday the president would "probably" leave the White House after his second term is completed.

But she left the door slightly open toward him serving another four years, telling "Fox News Sunday," "I think he's going to be finished probably after this term," and saying it would be a "heavy lift" to change the Constitution to allow Trump to serve another four years.

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Saturday that he was revoking all visas to South Sudanese passport holders "due to the failure of South Sudan's transitional government to accept the return of its repatriated citizens in a timely manner."

Apr 04, 2025, 5:24 PM EDT

IRS begins layoffs with eliminating civil rights office

The IRS started a new round of layoffs on Friday, beginning with the agency's Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, according to an email obtained by ABC News.

Overall, the agency is planning to cut nearly a quarter of its workforce with the cuts, according to people familiar with the plans.

"This action is being taken to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the IRS in accordance with agency priorities," according to the email, which also said the layoffs will "result in staffing cuts across multiple offices and job categories."

The civil rights office will be effectively shuttered by the move, with the remaining staffers moved into the Office of Chief Counsel, according to the email.

The agency had previously drawn up plans to cut roughly 18% to 20% of the 100,000-person workforce by the middle of May.

The email sent to IRS employees on Friday said the reduction in force will "be implemented in phases" and noted that employees will be offered early retirement incentives starting next week.

-ABC News' Ben Siegel

Apr 04, 2025, 4:59 PM EDT

US providing $7 million for Burma earthquake aid

State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce posted on X that the United States will make roughly $7 million available to support communities hit by the earthquake in Myanmar, bringing U.S. support up to $9 million total.

-ABC News' Christopher Boccia

Apr 04, 2025, 1:36 PM EDT

States, groups ask SCOTUS to preserve birthright citizenship and nationwide block on Trump EO

A coalition of states and immigrant advocates has asked the Supreme Court to reject President Donald Trump's emergency request to roll back a nationwide injunction against his executive order ending birthright citizenship.

Four separate district courts and three federal appeals courts have kept the Trump policy on hold during litigation, finding it is very likely unconstitutional. Trump has argued that the nationwide injunctions are an abuse of judicial power and an infringement on presidential prerogative.

The states counter in a brief filed on Friday with the Supreme Court that preserving the status quo is hardly an abuse.

President Donald Trump pumps his fist upon arrival at Miami International Airport on April 3, 2025.
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"Being directed to follow the law as it has been universally understood for over 125 years is not an emergency warranting the extraordinary remedy of a stay," they wrote. "This Court should deny the federal government's request. Many aspects of constitutional interpretation are hotly debated, but not the merits question in this case. For over a century, it has been the settled view of this Court, Congress, the Executive Branch, and legal scholars that the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause guarantees citizenship to babies born in the United States regardless of their parents' citizenship, 'allegiance,' 'domicile,' immigration status, or nationality."

-ABC News' Devin Dwyer

Apr 04, 2025, 10:34 AM EDT

Danish foreign minister says Greenland annexation 'a violation of international law'

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen pushed back against the U.S. in an X post Friday and said "statements and claims about annexing Greenland" represent "a violation of international law."

The post came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleged, without any evidence, that Greenlanders "are the ones that want to leave Denmark – that wasn’t our idea."

A poll released in January by Verian found that only 6% of Greenlanders approved becoming part of the U.S.

Traditional Greenlandic housing is seen from the Myggedalen viewpoint, March 28, 2025 in Nuuk, Greenland.
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Several large protests have been held in Greenland.

-ABC News' Christopher Boccia

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