Trump admin updates: White House officials hold prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk
Republican lawmakers gathered at the Kennedy Center.
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."
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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.
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
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.
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
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."
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."
-ABC News' Beatrice Peterson
Appeals court pauses ruling that found use of federal troops in LA unlawful
A federal appeals court on Tuesday stayed a court order that had found the Trump administration’s use of federal troops in Los Angeles to conduct law enforcement operations to be unlawful.
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an administrative appeal of Judge Charles Breyer’s Sept. 2 decision.
The appeals court did not consider the strength of either side’s arguments; instead, the decision effectively stops the clock while the lawsuit makes its way up the courts.
Breyer’s decision – which prohibited troops from engaging in arrests, searches, or security patrols – was set to take effect on Sept. 12. While his order was confined to the Los Angeles deployment, Breyer warned that the practice of federalizing the National Guard in big cities risks creating a “national police force with the president as its chief."
In a separate decision on Tuesday, Breyer stalled a recent request from California Gov. Gavin Newsom to block the federalization of the National Guard in California. He wrote that the “complicated and fragmented procedural posture” of Newsom’s lawsuit made him “skeptical” he could take up the request.
Though neither decision considered President Donald Trump or Newsom’s legal arguments, the dual rulings are a practical win for President Trump, as he seeks to broaden his use of the military to combat crime domestically.
-ABC News' Peter Charalambous