Trump calls for famed Alcatraz prison to be reopened, expanded

At a briefing with influencers and new media, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt indicated that one of President Donald Trump's priorities is to pass reconciliation, and that the president is discussing the bill with House Speaker Mike Johnson in the Oval Office on Monday.

"It's a huge deal. We have to get it done. He's working closely with Congress. In fact, he's meeting with Speaker Johnson, I think, in a few minutes today, in the Oval Office, to discuss this very bill and measure," Leavitt said.

She said they are "very confident" the package will "include more funding for border wall construction and mass deportations."

Trump also wants to see "tax cuts passed in this reconciliation package that includes no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security for our seniors," she added.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Monday that directs the Department of Transportation to "include English literacy tests for our truckers," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing for influencers and new media.

"This is a big problem in the trucking community that unless you're in that community, you might not know, but there's a lot of communication problems between truckers on the road with federal officials and local officials as well, which obviously is a public safety risk," Leavitt said. "We're going to ensure that our truckers, who are the backbone of our economy, are all able to speak English. That's a very common-sense policy in the United States of America."

Leavitt also said Trump will sign an executive order on Monday that will direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to make a list of sanctuary cities for review.

"If those sanctuary cities are breaking federal law, well, then the Office of Management and Budget is going to look at their federal spending again. If you're defying federal law, you are threatening your own federal spending by doing that," Leavitt said.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart

As President Donald Trump prepares to celebrate 100 days in office, Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., has introduced seven articles of impeachment against the president -- laying out a slate of broad charges where the second-term Democrat accuses him of abusing the power of the presidency, committing "acts of tyranny" as well as "flagrant violations" of the Constitution.

"Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is unfit to serve as President and represents a clear and present danger to our nation's constitution and our democracy," Thanedar stated. "His unlawful actions have subverted the justice system, violated the separation of powers, and placed personal power and self-interest above public service. We cannot wait for more damage to be done. Congress must act."

The ambitious resolution includes seven articles of impeachment, including obstruction of justice and abuse of executive power, usurpation of appropriations power, abuse of trade powers and international aggression, violation of First Amendment rights, creation of an unlawful office with DOGE, bribery and corruption tyrannical overreach.

There's virtually no shot that Democrats can overcome a Republican firewall to successfully impeach and convict the president, but this move foreshadows the Democratic course of action if they win back the majority in next year's midterm elections.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller and John Parkinson

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in various TV hits Monday that it's "up to China to de-escalate" the trade war.

Bessent also said that "all aspects of government are in contact with China," even as Beijing continues to deny there are any tariff talks between the two governments.

"So, they, you know, all aspects of government are in contact with China. And in terms of trade negotiations, we'll see where this goes. But as I've repeatedly said that I believe that it's up to China to de-escalate because they sell five times more to us than we sell to them. And so, these 125%, 145% tariffs are unsustainable," Bessent said on CNBC

On Fox News, Bessent was asked whether he'd call his Chinese counterpart. Bessent said, "maybe they'll call me one day."

He later said that he thinks India will be the first country to strike a deal.

"So, and as I mentioned, I would guess that India would be one of the first trade deals we would sign. So, watch this space," Bessent said on CNBC.

When asked on Fox News whether he was worried about empty shelves in stores across the U.S., Bessent said that he is "not at present," adding he's confident that retailers pre-ordered stock.

"Not at present. We have great retailers, I assume they pre-ordered. I think we'll see some elasticity. I think we'll see replacement and the we'll see how quickly the Chinese want to de-escalate," Bessent said.

--ABC News' Michelle Stoddart