Trump admin updates: White House asks court to stay order to ground deportation flights

Video shows deportees in El Salvador after a judge ordered flights to stop.

Last Updated: March 16, 2025, 5:36 PM EDT

The White House has asked a federal circuit court to stay a district court's temporary restraining orderthat blocked President Donald Trump from using the Alien Enemies act to deport noncitizens, including alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

Meanwhile, the fallout over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats voting with Republicans to avert a government shutdown continued, with some in Schumer's party calling for new leadership while others defended him, but said the party needed to use new tactics and new messaging.

And Trump signed an executive order on Saturday that rescinded 19 executive actions issued by former President Joe Biden's administration on gender, labor policies and industry regulations, bringing the number of Biden's actions reversed by Trump to nearly 100.

Mar 10, 2025, 7:32 PM EDT

Rep. Burchett says he hasn't committed yet to voting yes on stopgap measure

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told ABC News Live on Monday that he hasn't made up his mind yet on whether to vote yes for the continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown.

"Honestly, I'm going to pray about it," he said when asked if he will vote yes on the measure. "I expect I'll get a call from the president once he sees this report, but I haven't committed yet."

"I have not yet made up my mind," he added.

Tennesse Congressman Tim Burchett (R) joins ABC News Live to address the government spending bill as stocks plunge and the government weighs a possible shutdown.
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Burchett said he did not support an increase in funding for the Pentagon included in the stopgap measure, noting that the Defense Department has repeatedly failed to pass its annual audit to account for its budget.

The House is expected to move forward with a vote on House Speaker Mike Johnson's government funding plan as early as Tuesday without the support from Democrats.

Trump begged Republicans over the weekend to support Johnson's bill to avert a government shutdown.

-ABC News' Jim Vojtech, Alyssa Pone and Kayna Whitworth

Mar 10, 2025, 6:58 PM EDT

Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary

The Senate confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary on Monday.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer takes her seat as she arrives at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on her nomination to be Secretary of Labor, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 19, 2025.
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She enjoyed bipartisan support and was confirmed by a vote of 67-32.

-ABC News' Allie Pecorin

Mar 10, 2025, 6:21 PM EDT

RFK Jr. wants FDA to rethink what's allowed in food supply

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise its food safety guidelines and promote "radical transparency" in what goes into Americans' food, according to a statement from the agency on Monday.

The FDA said it would eliminate the pathway for companies to self-affirm their products' safety outside of the agency's jurisdiction.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks during a Cabinet meeting held by President Donald Trump at the White House, Feb. 26, 2025 in Washington
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"For far too long, ingredient manufacturers and sponsors have exploited a loophole that has allowed new ingredients and chemicals, often with unknown safety data, to be introduced into the U.S. food supply without notification to the FDA or the public," RFK Jr. said in the statement.

"Eliminating this loophole will provide transparency to consumers, help get our nation’s food supply back on track by ensuring that ingredients being introduced into foods are safe, and ultimately Make America Healthy Again," he added.

-ABC News' Anne Flaherty

Mar 10, 2025, 5:58 PM EDT

Trump swears in Sean Curran as director of the Secret Service

President Donald Trump swore in Sean Curran as the new director of the U.S. Secret Service on Monday.

Curran previously served as the head of Trump's protective detail and was with the president when he was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

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