White House officials and Republican lawmakers gathered at the Kennedy Center at 6 p.m. to hold a prayer vigil in remembrance of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
On Saturday, after long promising to impose consequences on Russia in an effort to get President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table to end the war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump pressed NATO nations to join him before he imposes potential sanctions.
Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that there is an appetite in Congress to impose sanctions on Russia, which he said are "overdue."
BLS faces inspector general review amid jobs revision
The Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG) has opened a review about the "challenges" that the Bureau of Labor Statistics "encounters collecting and reporting economic data," a DOL-OIG spokesperson told ABC News on Wednesday.
In a letter sent to the BLS acting commissioner, the DOL-OIG's office said that they are initiating the review as the bureau announced that they would reduce data collection for two key inflation measures: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index (PPI). The review will focus on the challenges of collecting that data.
The review will also look into the challenges and mitigation strategies for the bureau as it collects and reports monthly employment data in the wake of yesterday's benchmark jobs revision, according to the letter.
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart
Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the restaurant Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2025.
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Sep 10, 2025, 11:53 AM EDT
Trump calls Powell a 'total disaster,' demands Fed slash rates after inflation data
President Donald Trump again blasted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as a "total disaster" and called on the Federal Reserve to lower rates after the latest report showing producer prices declined.
"Just out: No Inflation!!! "Too Late" must lower the RATE, BIG, right now. Powell is a total disaster, who doesn't have a clue!!!" the president posted on his social media site.
President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, arrive for dinner at Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, September 9, 2025 in Washington.
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This comes as Trump faces a setback in his attempts to reshape the Fed. A federal judge has blocked Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart and Selina Wang
Sep 10, 2025, 10:04 AM EDT
Trump plans to speak with Polish President Nawrocki, official says
There are plans for President Donald Trump to speak to Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Wednesday, a White House official told ABC News.
The official adds that Trump and the White House are "tracking the reports out of Poland."
Polish President Nawrocki visited the White House just last week. The leader had a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office alongside Trump. The Polish constitution, however, does not give the president the prerogative to conduct foreign policy. That is the sole domain of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the government.
President Donald Trump and Polish President Karol Nawrocki walk down the Colonnade on the way to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, September 3, 2025.
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Polish airspace was violated by Russian drones overnight, the country's prime minister said, in a torrent of activity that triggered a response from NATO.
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart
Sep 10, 2025, 5:45 AM EDT
Anti-war group heckles Trump at DC restaurant
Activists from the anti-war group CodePink confronted President Donald Trump during his visit to Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in Washington, D.C., protesting the ongoing use of federal law enforcement and the National Guard in the nation's capital, as well as the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
As Trump entered the 15th Street Corridor restaurant, with Vice President JD Vance, Secretaries Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth, and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, a woman screamed, "You're not welcome here!"
Another woman yelled back, "Yes, he is!" A third woman shouted, "We love you, President Trump."
Four women made up the small group of protesters. Two held Palestinian flags and stood just feet away from the president. Several of them were later identified as supporters of the anti-war group CodePink. They chanted, "Free D.C., Free Palestine."
President Donald Trump waves as he leaves from the Joe's Seafood restaurant near the White House after dinner, in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2025.
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As the group continued to heckle, Trump held out his arm and waved to the Secret Service in their direction before saying, "Come on, let's go."
A moment later, demonstrators were moved as Vance took his seat in the middle of a large dinner table in one of the restaurant's dining halls.
While slowly being escorted out, the women continued to heckle Trump and members of his Cabinet, calling out toward the president.
The rare visit by Trump to dine at a D.C. restaurant came amid the ongoing federal use of law enforcement in the city, which administration officials said has reduced crime. Days earlier, when asked by a reporter if he would dine in the District, Trump responded he might.
Joe's Stone Crab, known locally as Joe's, has become a popular dining spot across the aisle in the District. The restaurant, which opened in 2014, seats about 450 to 500 guests and regularly hosts dignitaries, celebrities, and politicians, as well as tourists and locals. It is an offshoot of the original Joe's Stone Crab in Miami, founded in 1913.
"You should be ashamed he was welcomed here, he's terrorizing communities in D.C.," one protester yelled. Secretary Rubio appeared to respond, saying, "Bye."
Several restaurant guests booed the demonstrators as they were guided out of the building.
CodePink's D.C. organizer, Olivia DiNucci, said in a statement, "Trump looked us in the eyes, and we made sure he would never dine in peace while communities are under siege."
