Trump 2nd term updates: Trump attends the Super Bowl

Trump becomes the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.

Last Updated: February 9, 2025, 7:18 PM EST

President Donald Trump's second administration continued its swift recasting of the federal government, prompting pushback from Democrats and legal challenges.

The president said Sunday that he will announce tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum on Monday but didn't say when they'll take effect.

Trump, meanwhile, is at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday night to take in the Super Bowl. Trump picked the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in an interview aired before the game on Fox.

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Feb 06, 2025, 8:51 PM EST

Federal Bureau of Prisons to hold ICE detainees: Sources

The Federal Bureau of Prisons will hold detainees arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sources told ABC News.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
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At least two federal facilities -- in Los Angeles and Miami -- have begun to hold ICE detainees, sources said.

-ABC News' Luke Barr

Feb 06, 2025, 8:54 PM EST

Trump allegedly attempts to fire Democratic FEC chair in potentially unlawful move

Longtime Democratic Federal Election Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub on Thursday said President Donald Trump sent a letter removing her from the commission -- a move that election experts say is unlawful.

In a social media post accompanied by a copy of the short letter signed by Trump, Weintraub wrote: "Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner & Chair of @FEC. There’s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn’t it."

"I’ve been lucky to serve the American people & stir up some good trouble along the way. That’s not changing anytime soon," she continued.

The letter from Trump reads: "Dear Commissioner Weintraub, You are hereby removed as a Member of the Federal Election Commission effective immediately. Thank you for your service on the Commission."

Several election experts have already echoed Weintraub's claim that Trump's unprecedented move is potentially unlawful.

“In claiming to fire a commissioner of the Federal Election Commission, the president violates the law, the separation of powers, and generations of Supreme Court precedent," wrote Trevor Potter, Republican former chair of the FEC and president of Campaign Legal Center, stressing the importance of maintaining the independent nature of the FEC.

Trump’s dismissal of Weintraub comes as other former government officials begin to challenge the president’s single-handed effort to reshape the leadership within the federal government.

-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim, Peter Charalambous, Olivia Rubin

Feb 06, 2025, 8:33 PM EST

DOJ files to appeal injunction blocking Trump's birthright citizenship order

Less than 12 hours after a federal judge in Seattle issued a nationwide injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, the Department of Justice filed paperwork signaling its intent to appeal the order to a higher court.

Lawyers with the DOJ filed a notice of appeal in the Western District of Washington, fulfilling Trump’s vow to challenge the order.

"Obviously, we will appeal it," Trump said in the Oval Office last month. "There's no surprises with that judge."

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast, Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington.
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The filing puts the Trump administration on track to bring the case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the country’s largest federal appellate court spanning from Arizona to Washington.

The Ninth Circuit has a reputation as a bastion of liberal jurisprudence – frequently blocking the policies of Republican presidents – that Trump attempted to reshape during his first term by adding 10 conservative judges to the San Francisco-based court.

-ABC News' Laura Romero and Peter Charalambous

Feb 06, 2025, 8:03 PM EST

Senate confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget director

The Senate confirmed Russell Vought to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget on Thursday on a party-line vote of 53-47.

Russell Vought arrives to testify before a US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his second nomination to be OMB director, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 15, 2025.
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All Republicans supported the nomination, while every Democrat opposed it, packing out the Senate chamber for the vote.

-ABC News' Allison Pecorin and Isabella Murray