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.
New photos show Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson with Trump at White House
Trump on Friday shared a photo of him standing next to Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson.
The men are standing in the colonnade next to the White House Rose Garden in the West Wing. Musk and Carlson are wearing oversized MAGA hats, and all three men are giving a thumbs up.
President Donald Trump shared a photo of himself standing next to Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk in the colonnade next to the White House Rose Garden in Washington in an undated photo posted to the @POTUS account on X.
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Musk on Thursday shared a photo where he was wearing the oversized hat in the Oval Office.
Elon Musk wears an oversized Maga hat in the Oval Office in Washington, in an undated photo posted to his account in X.
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-ABC News' Molly Nagle
Feb 07, 2025, 12:23 PM EST
International Criminal Court 'condemns' US sanctions
The International Criminal Court said it "condemns" Trump's executive order to impose sanctions on the court's officials.
"The Court stands firmly by its personnel and pledges to continue providing justice and hope to millions of innocent victims of atrocities across the world, in all Situations before it," the court said in a statement.
A joint statement endorsed by 79 of the 125 countries that are States Parties to the Rome Statute that established the court offered "unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC."
In his executive order, signed Thursday, Trump claimed the court has "engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel."
Feb 07, 2025, 12:21 PM EST
Senate Democrats launch probe into whether DOGE has access to student loan data
Senate Democrats are launching an investigation into reports that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency infiltrated the Department of Education and gained access to federal student loan data.
In a letter to Acting Education Secretary Denise Carter, 16 Democrats, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, ask for information about whether Musk and his team have been provided access to the National Student Loan Data System, among other things.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democrat from Massachusetts, questions Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Kennedy's nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025.
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"The federal government’s student loan database contains highly sensitive information for millions of borrowers, including Social Security Numbers, marital status, and income information," they wrote.
"It is not at all clear that DOGE officials meet the strict criteria that would allow them to access this sensitive information protected by federal law—or whether DOGE officials have gained access to other sensitive ED databases as part of their efforts to “reform” the agency," they added.
-ABC News' Allison Pecorin
Feb 07, 2025, 11:00 AM EST
Time magazine cover depicts Elon Musk sitting behind Resolute Desk
The latest cover of Time magazine is an image of Elon Musk sitting behind the Resolute Desk.
The cover story -- titled "Inside Elon Musk's War on Washington" -- dove into Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency's effort to slash the federal bureaucracy.
Elon Musk on the cover of the Feb. 24th issue of Time Magazine.
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Musk is a key figure in Trump's 2nd term, but questions are growing about DOGE's scope and transparency.