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.
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And Trump signed an executive order on Saturday that rescinded 19 executive actions issued by former President Joe Biden's administration on gender, labor policies and industry regulations, bringing the number of Biden's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.
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Trump admin can't freeze foreign aid, but can decide how to spend it
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign aid but stopped short of blocking the State Department from conducting a review of foreign aid payments.
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali partially granted a preliminary injunction that blocks the Trump administration’s sweeping 90-day foreign aid freeze, requiring the Trump administration to pay for any foreign aid completed before Feb. 13.
The judge's decision effectively blocks the Trump administration from freezing foreign aid payments but allows the president to determine how the money is spent in accordance with the law, with the decision seemingly acknowledging the limitations of federal courts in restraining the president.
The judge also criticized the Trump administration for overstepping its authority by attempting to usurp Congress’s ability to appropriate aid, writing that the president has adopted “an unbridled view of Executive power that the Supreme Court has consistently rejected.”
The State Department and USAID must file a report by March 14 laying out how the government is complying with the order.
-ABC News' Peter Charalambous
Trump shares video of the removal of Black Lives Matter Plaza
President Donald Trump shared a video on Monday of the removal of the Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C.
The mural was created following the murder of George Floyd, which elicited protests across the country.
It was painted a few days after federal authorities cleared protesters in front of the White House so Trump could walk to the historic St. John's Episcopal Church and pose for photographs while holding a Bible.
-ABC News' Hannah Demissie
Vance to attend GOP meeting Tuesday as House readies funding vote: Source
Vice President JD Vance will attend the House Republican closed-door conference meeting Tuesday at 9 a.m., a source familiar told ABC News.
This visit comes as House Republican leadership and the White House are working to corral lawmakers -- specifically those who are on the fence -- around House Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending bill, which is expected to be voted on Tuesday afternoon.
-ABC News' Lauren Peller
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.
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