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Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump defends tariffs, declines to comment on Ukraine aid

Trump said tariffs will be the "greatest thing we've ever done as a country."

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Kevin Shalvey, Julia Reinstein, William Mansell, Stacey Dec, and Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: March 9, 2025, 8:31 PM EDT

President Donald Trump is defending his decision to pause some tariffs to Canada and Mexico for another month -- a notable reversal after imposing historic levies on the key U.S. trading partners earlier this week, causing markets to tumble.

On Friday, Trump signed more executive orders at the White House before he convened a first-ever cryptocurrency summit with industry leaders.

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Mar 03, 2025, 5:57 PM EST

Slotkin will focus on 3 securities during her Democratic response to Trump address

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who is delivering the Democratic response tomorrow, previewed her speech on a call with Democrats today in which she outlined its focus on economic security, national security, and securing the democracy, according to sources.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin speaks during a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, DC, Jan. 14, 2025.
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She is also expected to take on Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to shrink the size of the federal government, and she plans to bring someone directly impacted by those efforts -- Andrew Lennox, a Marine who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria who was fired from his job at the VA in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

-ABC News' Rachel Scott and John Parkinson

Mar 03, 2025, 4:51 PM EST

Trump amends EO to add additional 10% tariff on China

President Donald Trump amended his executive order on tariffs impacting Chinese goods to add the additional 10% tariffs that he announced Monday.

The amended executive order says that tariffs on imports from China will now total 20%.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Mar. 3, 2025.
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-- ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

Mar 03, 2025, 4:16 PM EST

Senate to vote Monday on legislation barring trans athletes from participating in women's sports

The Senate will vote Monday on whether to advance the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which aims to codify President Donald Trump's executive order barring transgender athletes from participating in women's sports.

The legislation will need 60 votes to advance to debate when it comes up later Monday afternoon. It's unlikely that Democrats will provide the necessary support to advance it, but the vote could prove a politically challenging one for some vulnerable moderates.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters following the weekly Senate Republican caucus policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol, Feb. 25, 2025 in Washington.
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In floor remarks Monday, Majority Leader John Thune called the vote a "time of choosing for Democrats," arguing that policies that permit transgender athletes in women's sports take away opportunities from female athletes.

The House has already passed a version of this bill. The Senate considered it as an amendment to a government funding bill last year. At the time, all Democrats opposed it, though voting to support it at that time could have risked a government shutdown.

– ABC News' Allie Pecorin

Mar 03, 2025, 3:19 PM EST

Trump says tariffs on Mexico and Canada are 'all set'

In remarks at the White House on Monday, President Donald Trump said the proposed tariffs on Mexico and Canada would indeed be implemented.

"The tariffs you know, they're all set. They go into effect tomorrow," Trump said.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Mar. 3, 2025.
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