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After a district court blocked the Department of Homeland Security from abruptly ending the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan Parole Program, President Donald Trump's administration appealed the decision. However, a panel of three judges denied the appeal on Monday.

The program, initiated under former President Joe Biden, allowed some migrants with United States sponsors to travel into the country, obtain work permits and stay in the country for a period of two years.

The DHS announced in February that it would end CHNV protections for migrants in 30 days, but could start deporting them sooner.

In their ruling on Monday, the panel argued that existing immigration law "does not grant the Secretary of Homeland Security unreviewable discretion to terminate parole on other than a case-by-case basis."

-ABC News' Armando Tonatiuh Torres-García

Trump signed two executive orders Monday afternoon: one that provides tools to enforce a federal ban on gain-of-function research abroad and one that promotes domestic manufacturing of pharmaceuticals.

Trump said he would have a “big announcement” next week regarding the cost of medicines, though he declined to elaborate.

“I think we're going to have another, conference next week, which will be very important having to do,” he said. “I think [it] will be very productive.”

-ABC News’ John Parkinson

Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., the 2016 National Teacher of the Year, launched the Congressional Teacher Caucus to start Teacher Appreciation Week 2025.

Hayes said the caucus aims to provide a dedicated platform for educators serving in Congress to find common sense solutions to addressing the educational issues of today, according to a release from Hayes’ office.

The caucus also launches in direct response to “unprecedented attacks” against public education and Trump’s pledge to shutter the U.S. Department of Education.

A fierce defender of public education, Hayes is one of several educators in Congress and serves as a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee. Hayes and a coalition of lawmakers who have been outspoken about the administration’s mission to abolish the agency were denied entry to the department earlier this year.

“What you will not do is shut down this department and deny access to all of those children needed while we're in Congress.” Rep. Hayes said, speaking at a press conference outside the agency.

“We will not allow for Donald Trump and his allies to rob the piggy bank of the Department of Education and transfer the funds that so many of our children need to fund their wealthy, billionaire friends and all of these school choice voucher programs,” Hayes added.

Congress can dismantle the Department of Education if 60 senators vote "yes" on legislation targeting the agency.

-ABC News’ Arthur Jones II

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ordering the military to slash the number of general officers within its ranks.

In a memo signed Monday, Hegseth said there should be a "minimum" 20% reduction in the number of four-star generals and admirals across the active-duty force.

He also called for at least a 20% reduction of general officers in the National Guard, as well as at least a 10% reduction in general and flag officers affiliated with combatant commands. Hegseth says the order is needed to "drive innovation and operational excellence, unencumbered by unnecessary bureaucratic layers that hinder their growth and effectiveness."

"A critical step in this process is removing redundant force structure to optimize and streamline leadership by reducing excess general and flag officer positions," he wrote in a memo obtained by ABC News.

CNN first reported Hegseth's signing of the order.

-ABC News' Anne Flaherty