Trump administration updates: Schumer continues to face calls for new leadership

The Senate minority leader says he's not going anywhere.

Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday he has no plans to step aside as Senate minority leader as criticism of Schumer and of Democrats' ineffectiveness in combatting President Donald Trump's agenda continues.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration sent another group of migrants to Guantanamo Bay, alleging many are members of the Venezuelan gang Tren De Aragua, an official with knowledge of the flight told ABC News. But deportation flights of Venezuelans to El Salvador remain on hold while the administration fights a judge's order to curtail those flights while their legality is decided.

Trump on Friday announced a new F-47 fighter jet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and signed a series of presidential actions before departing the White House for his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The actions included one rescinding the security clearances of several former Biden officials and political opponents.

Mar 19, 2025, 12:37 PM EDT

Trump wraps up call with Zelenskyy

President Donald Trump provided a small readout with his nearly one-hour call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, where he said they focused on his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters at the State Department in Washington, Mar. 18, 2025.
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The president indicated that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz will have more information shortly.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Mar 19, 2025, 10:27 AM EDT

Trump escalates legal battle with judge over deportations

The Trump administration is escalating its legal battle after Judge James Boasberg demanded more information about the two deportation flights that took off over the weekend and landed in El Salvador.

According to a filing Wednesday morning, the Department of Justice said it is considering invoking the states secrets privilege to deny the judge this information.

Boasberg ordered the DOJ Tuesday to provide him specific information on the flights, but privately.

The administration said it should not be forced to provide the information privately, despite signaling a willingness in a filing Tuesday to provide the information shielded from public view.

"The underlying premise of these orders, including the most recent one requiring the production of these facts ex parte today at noon, is that the Judicial Branch is superior to the Executive Branch, particularly on non-legal matters involving foreign affairs and national security. The Government disagrees. The two branches are coequal, and the Court's continued intrusions into the prerogatives of the Executive Branch, especially on a non-legal and factually irrelevant matter, should end," it wrote.

-ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Peter Charalambous and Alexander Mallin

Mar 19, 2025, 10:24 AM EDT

Trump didn't discuss aid, contrary to Putin readout: Waltz

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz spoke with reporters at the White House North Lawn Wednesday, claiming Ukrainian aid did not come up during the president's call with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Waltz's statement contradicts what the Russians are saying and when asked if he believes the Russians are lying, Waltz did not answer.

President Donald Trump in Washington, Mar. 6, 2025 and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Mar. 19, 2025.
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Waltz was asked for his opinion on the call and if he believed Putin was an honest broker. He said that Putin is a "tough character."

"It's not a matter of whether you necessarily believe. This is trust, but verify," he said.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Mar 19, 2025, 9:48 AM EDT

Trump to speak with Zelenskyy soon: Sources

President Donald Trump will speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at 10 a.m. EST, sources familiar with the call told ABC News.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens as the Finnish President addresses their joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Mar. 19, 2025.
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The two leaders' phone conversation will be the first time since their verbal blowup in the Oval Office on Feb. 28.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

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