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.

ByKevin Shalvey, Alexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, and William Mansell
Last Updated: March 16, 2025, 5:36 PM EDT

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And Trump signed an executive order on Saturday that rescinded 19 executive actions issued by former President Joe Biden's administration on gender, labor policies and industry regulations, bringing the number of Biden's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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Mar 10, 2025, 8:27 PM EDT

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.

People work to transform Washington, D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza, as part of a new mural project after threats by Congressional Republicans to cut transportation funding if the plaza was not renamed, in Washington, Mar. 10, 2025.
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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

Mar 10, 2025, 7:48 PM EDT

Vance to attend GOP meeting Tuesday as House readies funding vote: Source

Vice President JD Vance addresses the National League of Cities: Congressional City Conference, Mar. 10, 2025 in Washington.
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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

Mar 10, 2025, 7:32 PM EDT

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.

Tennesse Congressman Tim Burchett (R) joins ABC News Live to address the government spending bill as stocks plunge and the government weighs a possible shutdown.
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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

Mar 10, 2025, 6:58 PM EDT

Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary

The Senate confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary on Monday.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer takes her seat as she arrives at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on her nomination to be Secretary of Labor, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 19, 2025.
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She enjoyed bipartisan support and was confirmed by a vote of 67-32.

-ABC News' Allie Pecorin

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