Trump 2nd term updates: Trump says USAID is run by 'radical lunatics'

Top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee raised concerns that freezing foreign aid "undermines American leadership and credibility around the world" in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

They warned that the pause will cause "damage" around the world where U.S. aid is delivered -- specifically mentioning the PEPFAR program, which delivers HIV/AIDS treatment to millions of people in 55 countries, and the President's Malaria Initiative, which distributes mosquito nets and malaria medicine to millions of people.

"For years, Republicans in Congress have decried what they see as a lack of U.S. credibility vis-a-vis countries like China, Russia, and Iran. Now our credibility is on the line, and it appears we will cut and run from American commitments to our partners around the world," Reps. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., and Lois Frankel, D-Fla., wrote in the letter. "In arbitrarily blocking our foreign assistance, we lose trust: from the people relying on this aid for survival whether in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, Ukraine, or those standing in harm's way delivering this aid."

The letter comes after the State Department instructed officials overseeing projects funded by grants and awards that have already been distributed to issue immediate "stop-work orders" until the secretary of state can review the program to determine whether to continue, modify or halt the program. The decisions are due in the next 85 days.

-ABC News' Benjamin Siegel

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have landed in Los Angeles to tour the wildfire damage.

They were greeted on the tarmac by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, with whom Trump has feuded over the handling of the wildfire disaster and federal aid.

Despite that, the meeting was cordial. The two shook hands and promised to work together.

"We're looking to get something completed, and the way you get it completed is to work together. He's the governor of the state, and we're going to get it completed," Trump said. "They're going to need a lot of federal help. We're going to take care of things."

Newsom thanked Trump for being there.

"We're going to need your support. We're going to need your help," Newsom said. "You were there for us during COVID, I don't forget that, and I have all the expectations that we'll be able to work together to get this speedy recovery."

Joe Kasper, the new chief of staff for the Department of Defense, issued a memo to senior leadership Friday on suspending the department's social media accounts "at all levels" for 10 days, beginning Saturday, to give time to reorient content to have greater focus on national security, military lethality "and fighting and winning wars."

Notably, the memo includes an exception to the social media pause for posts relating to the southern border mission.

-ABC News' Matt Seyler

A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement denied allegations by Chicago's Chief Education Officer Bogdana Chkoumbova that agents showed up at an elementary school Friday morning.

"This was not an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement encounter," the spokesperson said in a statement.

The U.S. Secret Service told WLS News that its agents were investigating a threat and went to someone's home.

That person wasn’t home, so the agents went to the school, where they turned away by school officials, according to the Secret Service, which did not provide any more details. No Secret Service agents entered the school, according to the agency.

-ABC News' Matt Foster