Trump 2nd term updates: Trump says USAID is run by 'radical lunatics'
The comments came amid turmoil as DOGE took over USAID offices last week.
President Donald Trump made good on his threats to impose tariffs on some of the U.S.'s trading partners, announcing Saturday that he will levy 25% tariffs on some goods from Canada and Mexico and 10% on Chinese goods.
Experts have warned that tariffs of this magnitude will likely increase prices paid by U.S. and Trump appeared to acknowledge that “some pain” might be possible in the U.S.
Meanwhile, the Senate Finance Committee announced it will meet Tuesday, when it is expected to vote on the controversial nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services.
Key Headlines
- Trump says USAID is run by 'radical lunatics' amid agency's uncertainty
- Trump says he will cut 'all future funding' to South Africa
- 500 Marines arrive at Guantanamo to set up migrant facilities: DOD
- FBI employees asked to explain their role in Jan. 6 cases: Sources
- Trump acknowledges ‘some pain’ possible from tariffs
Key Senate Republican Lisa Murkowski a no on Pete Hegseth
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, considered a key GOP swing vote, said she will not be supporting President Donald Trump's Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth.
"After thorough evaluation, I must conclude that I cannot in good conscience support his nomination for Secretary of Defense," she said in a lengthy statement.
"I did not make this decision lightly; I take my constitutional responsibility to provide advice and consent with the utmost seriousness," she added.
The Senate is expected to take a procedural vote on Hegseth's nomination Thursday afternoon.
Judge slams Trump's birthright citizenship order
A federal judge slammed Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship as a “blatantly unconstitutional order."
“I have been on the bench for over four decades. I can’t remember another case where the case presented is as clear as it is here,” U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said minutes into a hearing on a legal challenge to the action.
Coughenour later signed a temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s order.
-ABC News' Peter Charalambous
Photos show troops preparing to deploy to southern border
The Department of Defense has released new images of Marines from Camp Pendleton in California preparing to deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border.
The White House announced Wednesday that Trump was sending 1,500 additional troops to the southern border, building off the executive actions on immigration and border security he signed on Monday.
-ABC News' Nathan Luna
Confirmation hearing set for Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's DNI pick
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's hearing for director of national intelligence will be held on Thursday, Jan. 30, sources told ABC News.
Gabbard's nomination has been scrutinized over her lack of intelligence experience and her echoing of Russian disinformation.
If confirmed, Gabbard would oversee a sprawling network of 18 agencies and a $100 billion budget. She's been making the rounds on Capitol Hill to shore up support among lawmakers.
-ABC News' Beatrice Peterson