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Trump 2nd term updates: Trump says USAID is run by 'radical lunatics'

PHOTO: President Donald Trump talks to reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office, Jan. 31, 2025, in Washington.
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Canada and Mexico slam Trumps tariffs 
By Alexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, Emily Chang, Andrea Pineda-Salgado, Meredith Deliso, Julia Reinstein
Last Updated: January 26, 2025, 6:34 PM

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
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Jan 26, 2025 6:34 PM

Rubio says Belarus released American

In a post on X thus morning, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Belarus “just unilaterally released an innocent American, ANASTASSIA Nuhfer, who was taken under JOE BIDEN!”

Rubio credited Trump and Chris Welby Smith, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for Eastern Europe, for the release.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Indo-Pacific Quad ministers at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 21, 2025.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Indo-Pacific Quad ministers at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 21, 2025.
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Nuhfer was detained in early December 2024 and visited by a consular officer about three weeks ago, a State Department spokesperson said.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston


Jan 26, 2025 6:17 PM

Top DOJ official in Chicago to observe immigration enforcement operations

Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove, the top Trump appointee in the Justice Department, is currently in Chicago to “personally observe DHS immigration enforcement operations and support the efforts of FBI, DEA, ATF, USMS, and federal prosecutors who are assisting DHS in this critical mission,” a DOJ spokesperson told ABC News.

The department declined to provide any additional details about Bove’s precise location or the planned “enforcement operations” he will be overseeing.

PHOTO: Activists protest the agenda of President Trump during a rally near the water tower on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 25, 2025.
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Activists protest the agenda of President Trump during a rally near the water tower on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 25, 2025.
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His presence on the ground, however, further highlights how the Trump administration plans to involve the highest level officials at DOJ as part of its broader show of force on immigration enforcement.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement said in a statement Sunday that it, "along with federal partners, including the FBI, ATF, DEA, CBP and the U.S. Marshals Service, began conducting enhanced targeted operations today in Chicago to enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public safety and national security by keeping potentially dangerous criminal aliens out of our communities."

-ABC News' Alexander Mallin


Jan 26, 2025 4:00 AM

Coast Guard conducts removal flights to Texas, California

The Coast Guard said it's helping transport migrants who are in the country illegally and who are in locations where there aren't Defense Department assets.

In a Saturday news release, the Coast Guard said it is conducting flights between Texas and California to get migrants to DOD bases to be removed from the country.

PHOTO: U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 41st Engineer Company disembark from a C-130 Hercules aircraft after arriving at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, on Jan. 23, 2025.
Dept. of Defense photo by U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. De La Pena
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 41st Engineer Company disembark from a C-130 Hercules aircraft after arriving at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, on Jan. 23, 2025.
Dept. of Defense photo by U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. De La Pena

"Border czar" Tom Homan said the Trump administration is planning to use military aircraft every day to help carry out large-scale deportations.

For the first time ever, the U.S. government is using military aircraft to transport migrants out of the U.S., Homan said.

-ABC News' Luke Barr



Jan 25, 2025 11:53 PM

Noem sworn in as DHS secretary

Kristi Noem was sworn in as secretary of Homeland Security Saturday afternoon.

Noem’s oath of office was scheduled around the same time as Trump's Las Vegas rally, and therefore her ceremony was delayed.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh


Jan 28, 2025 4:05 PM

EPA temporarily pauses disbursement of federal financial aid

The Environmental Protection Agency is "temporarily pausing" its disbursement of federal financial aid in response to the order from the White House Office of Management and Budget, the agency confirmed in a statement to ABC News.

The EPA grants fund a wide array of national, state and tribal programs, including some to assist with air and water quality. A list of its grant programs can be found here.

The agency said it is "continuing to work with OMB as they review processes, policies, and programs, as required by the memorandum."

-ABC News' Kelly Livingston


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