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 04, 2025, 7:07 PM EST

Trump touts 'bonds of friendship and affection' between US, Israel

President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House on Tuesday, lauding the "great relationship" between the United States and Israel during the first Trump administration.

"The bonds of friendship and affection between the American and Israeli people have endured for generations, and they are absolutely unbreakable," he said. "They are unbreakable. I'm confident that under our leadership, the cherished alliance between our two countries will soon be stronger than ever."

Feb 04, 2025, 6:42 PM EST

Democrats slam Musk's influence at fiery rally outside Treasury Department

Democratic lawmakers protested tech billionaire Elon Musk's influence over government decisions outside the Treasury Department for a "Nobody Elected Elon" rally.

PHOTO: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks as U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) stands next to him, while demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Treasury Department, in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks as U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) stands next to him, while demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Treasury Department after it was reported billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, has gained access to Treasury's federal payments system that sends out more than $6 trillion per year in payments on behalf of federal agencies and contains the personal information of millions of Americans, in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025.
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There were dozens of lawmakers who appeared at the protest, each one delivering fiery attacks directed toward Musk and President Donald Trump. Rep. Ayanna Pressley went as far as to calling him a "Nazi nepo baby."

"We have got to tell Elon Musk, nobody elected your ass. Nobody told you you could get all of our private information. Nobody told you you could be in charge of the payments of this country," Rep. Maxine Waters said.

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa

Feb 04, 2025, 6:42 PM EST

Treasury letter says Musk team will have 'read-only access' to sensitive payment system

In a new letter to lawmakers, the Treasury Department has confirmed that officials connected to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been granted "read-only" access to the sensitive Treasury system that manages trillions of dollars in government payments.

Democrats, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden, and federal unions have raised alarms following reports that the Musk team had improperly sought access to the system in an effort to disrupt and block certain government payments as part of the review of government.

The Treasury's payment system disperses 90% of all federal payments, including Social Security and Medicare, to tens of millions of people.

-ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze, Sarah Kolinovsky and Ben Siegel

Feb 04, 2025, 6:18 PM EST

Trump administration preparing further layoffs of federal workers who don't resign

The Trump administration is planning further layoffs of federal workers who don't accept the deferred resignation offer, an administration official told ABC News.

The layoffs could begin soon after the Thursday deadline for workers to accept the "buyouts" offering full salary and benefits through September from the Office of Personnel Management -- a package federal labor unions are advising members not to accept.

It's not clear how many workers would be targeted by the layoffs or how long the process would take.

"The reality is clear: A large-scale reduction, in response to the president’s workforce executive orders, is already happening. The government is restructuring, and unfortunately, many employees will later realize they missed a valuable, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The misinformation campaign being spread by some unions only hurts the very workers they claim to represent, turning them into pawns in a political game instead of ensuring they can make informed, independent decisions," the administration official told ABC News.

-ABC News' Ben Siegel