White House says some employees were fired by mistake

The State Department has begun instructing U.S. embassies to start planning for staff reductions, sources told ABC News.

Embassies will be required to cut U.S. staff and local staff, according to the sources. Senior embassy officials have also been asked to provide comprehensive lists of all employees and their employment status as part of the process, including tenured, untenured and temporary duty assignments.

This comes as President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order aimed at ensuring all State Department staffers comply with his administration's foreign policy goals, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

-ABC News' Will Steakin, Shannon Kingston and Katherine Faulders

Executives for CoreCivic, one of the largest private prison companies in the United States, said they anticipate "the most significant growth" in the company's history over the next several years.

"I've worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods of my career," CEO Damon Hininger said on Tuesday. "We anticipate significant growth opportunities, perhaps the most significant growth in our company's history, over the next several years."

"The change in presidential administration on Jan. 20 has ushered in significant policy and legislative changes that directly impact our business," Hininger added.

-ABC News' Laura Romero

President Donald Trump announced he was elected as chairman of the Kennedy Center Board.

"It is a Great Honor to be Chairman of The Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make The Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!" Trump wrote on social media.

ABC News has reached out to the Kennedy Center for comment.

The Kennedy Center Board confirmed it replaced former Chairman David M. Rubenstein with Trump.

It added that it terminated Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter's contract and announced Richard Grenell as interim Kennedy Center president.

Several members of Trump's administration will serve as board members, including his chief of staff Susie Wiles, second lady Usha Vance, deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino and Director of Personnel Sergio Gor.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Following President Donald Trump's meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shed light on some differences between the two regarding the Palestinians.

"The king would much prefer that the Palestinians stay in place with the additional land to be used for new development, which would greatly create jobs at levels never seen before. But the president feels it would be much better and more majestic if these Palestinians could be moved to safer areas," she said.

Leavitt added that "Arab partners in the region have been tasked with coming up with a peace plan to present to the President" and said such talks are "ongoing."