Trump admin live updates: Judge blocks IRS sharing taxpayer data with ICE

FBI Director Kash Patel’s “country music sensation” girlfriend Alexis Wilkins now has an FBI protective detail.

"Ms. Wilkins is receiving a protective detail because she has faced hundreds of credible death threats related to her relationship with Director Patel, whom she has been dating for three years," an FBI spokesperson said in a statement on Monday. "Out of respect for her safety, we will not be providing additional details."

Patel previously described Wilkins as a “true patriot” and a “rock-solid conservative and country music sensation who has done more for this nation than most will in ten lifetimes.”

Those comments came after Patel received criticism for using FBI resources to fly to Pennsylvania, where he saw Wilkins perform at a wrestling event during the government shutdown.

Before becoming FBI director, Patel was a vocal critic of then-FBI Director Christopher Wray’s use of the FBI plane for travel.

The FBI director is required by regulation to use an FBI plane for travel and is required to reimburse the government for personal travel for the equivalent cost of a coach fare to a given destination.

--ABC News' Jack Date

Taking reporter questions in the Oval Office during an event on FIFA, President Donald Trump was asked about Venezuela.

"I understand you don't want to tip your hand, but is there anything you're ready to rule out at this point? Are you ruling out U.S. troops on the ground?" the reporter asked.

"No, I don't rule that out. I don't rule out anything," Trump said. "We just have to take care of Venezuela."

Trump has been briefed on updated options for potential military operations in Venezuela, including a strike on land, ABC News reported on Friday. On Sunday, Trump suggested his administration may be open to conversations with President Nicolas Maduro.

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would consider the Trump administration's bid to reinstate a policy of turning back asylum seekers at border crossings, in effect preventing them from applying for protection inside the United States.

The policy, which lower courts have declared unlawful and blocked from enforcement, is a major component of President Donald Trump's stringent approach to immigration and plans to limit border surges and overcrowding at points of entry.

The case will likely be scheduled for oral argument in spring 2026 and decided by the end of June.

Federal law requires the government to allow any migrant "who arrives in the U.S." to apply for asylum and receive an interview with an immigration officer.

The Trump administration argues that migrants stopped on the Mexican side of the southern border have not "arrived in the U.S." and therefore have no right to seek legal protection on American soil. Immigrant advocacy groups challenging the Trump policy insist that blocking asylum seekers is plainly against the law.

-ABC News' Devin Dwyer

President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that he plans to meet with New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

"The mayor of New York, I will say, would like to meet with us. And we'll work something out, but he would like to come to Washington and meet and we'll work something out," Trump said to reporters on the tarmac in Florida before traveling back to Washington.

"We want to see everything work out well for New York," he added.

The comments come after Trump railed against Mamdani during the election, calling him a "communist lunatic," and threatened to withhold federal funding to New York City if Mamdani won. Mamdani, in his victory speech, called out Trump directly and later told "Good Morning America" he would not be "intimidated" by the president.

In an interview with WABC over the weekend, Mamdani reiterated a willingness to work with Trump if their values are aligned on making life more affordable for New Yorkers -- but also indicated he'd push back on Trump, too, if need be.

"I look forward to having a conversation with President Trump, because it's one where I'll make clear if he wants to work together to deliver on his campaign promises of cheaper groceries or a lower cost of living, I am there and I am ready to go. But if he wants to talk about pursuing a campaign agenda that comes at the expense of New Yorkers, that is something that I will fight," Mamdani said.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray and Brittany Shepherd