President Trump picked the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl on Sunday in an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier that aired just before kickoff.
“I guess, you have to say that when a quarterback wins as much as he’s won, I have to go with Kansas City. I have to go with Kansas City. At the same time, Philadelphia has a fantastic game, it’s going to be a great game,” Trump told Baier.
During the interview, he also rebuked a federal judge’s decision that the Treasury Department should block access to anyone “other than civil servants with a need for access to perform their job duties” from its payment systems.
Tech billionaire and the anchor of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Elon Musk is calling for the impeachment of that federal judge.
The decision came after Musk saw his staffers attempt or succeed in accessing databases in various departments, supercharge a federal worker buyout program and shrink the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workforce this week.
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Trump directs Treasury to stop making pennies
President Trump on Sunday announced that he asked the Treasury Department to stop producing pennies, calling the one cent coin wasteful.
He said in a Truth Social post that he told Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to end minting the small-value coins with President Abraham Lincoln’s image on them.
“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful! I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let’s rip the waste out of our great nations budget, even if it’s a penny at a time,” Trump said.
Protester carrying Palestinian flag rushed field
A protester carrying a Palestinian flag rushed the field during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show, CBS reported.
He was tackled by security and removed from the field. It occurred just before Trump left he stadium.
Trump says he’s in ‘no rush’ to develop Gaza
President Trump on Sunday said that he is not rushed to develop Gaza, arguing that building there will bring Middle East stability after he announced a plan for an American takeover of the war-torn region.
“Think of it as a big real estate site, and the United States is going to own it, and will slowly, very slowly, we’re in no rush, in development. We’re going to bring stability to the Middle East,” Trump told reporters.
The president’s controversial proposal stands to upend decades of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and leaders of regional Arab nations and even some of Trump’s Republican allies appeared lukewarm to it.
Trump leaves Super Bowl
Trump left the Super Bowl about 10 minutes into the second half to travel to Washington, D.C.
For rapper Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show, Trump stood up in his box at the stadium next to his daughter, Ivanka Trump.
Trump meets with first responders
Ahead of kick off, Trump met with first responders and family members of the Bourbon Street Terrorist Attack.
His aide Margo Martin shared a photo of him with the group on X.
Trump then spent the first half of the game mainly seated in the front row of his box, next to Ivanka Trump. Visitors would come by and chat with him and sometimes take photos, according to reporters in the stadium.
Vance leaves for Europe trip
Vice President Vance left for Paris on Sunday night, for his first international trip since the inauguration.
He is attending the AI summit in Paris and then going to the Munich security conference.
He is accompanied on the trip by his wife, Usha, and their three children, Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel.
Trump standing for National Anthem
Trump was spotted during the National Anthem, standing up next to his daughter, Ivanka Trump.
He was saluting and when the in-stadium screen showed the president from his seat inside the box, a round of cheers came from the audience.
Tulsi Gabbard at Super Bowl rooting for Eagles
Trump’s director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard attended the Super Bowl and was rooting for the Eagles.
She was wearing an Eagles hat and told reporters she is a fan of running back Saquon Barkley.
When asked about her confirmation, she said “no comment.”
Trump says Canada joining US ‘would be greatest thing they could ever do’
President Trump on Sunday argued that if Canada were to join the United States, it would be the greatest thing the neighbors to the north could do.
“I love the people of Canada. We have a great relationship, but if they became our 51st state, it would be the greatest thing they could ever do,” Trump told reporters. “And think of how beautiful that country would be without that artificial line running right through it. Somebody drew it many years ago with a ruler, just a line.”
Trump has repeatedly reiterated his desire to see Canada become part of the U.S., which is something Canadian leaders have repeatedly rejected as a possibility.
Trump says he’s revoking security clearances for people he doesn’t ‘respect’
President Trump on Sunday said that he has revoked the security clearances of people he doesn’t respect, days after he said he would end former President Biden’s security clearance.
“There are people that we don’t respect, if there are people that we thought that were breaking the law, that came very close to it in previous years, we do it. And we’ve done it with some people,” the president told reporters.
He was asked about his reasoning for yanking the clearance of New York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump has also revoked the clearances of former Secretary of State Antony Blinken and announced on Friday he would revoke Biden’s clearance.
Noem says Trump should ‘get rid of FEMA the way it exists today’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she wants President Trump to “get rid” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as it exists today.
Noem joined CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday where she weighed in on the debate and Republican push toward dismantling FEMA, particularly as the Trump administration targets federal spending.
“I would say, yes, get rid of FEMA the way it exists today. We still need the resources and the funds and the finances to go to people that have these types of disasters, like Hurricane Helen and the fires in California,” Noem said. “But you need to let the local officials make the decisions on how that is deployed, so it can be deployed much quicker.”
Trump arrives at the Super Bowl
Trump’s motorcade arrived at the Superdome in New Orleans just over an hour before the game was set to start.
The president appeared on the Fox coverage of the game about ten minutes after arriving, greeting people on the field and waving into the stands.
He is the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl.
Trump: Super Bowl teams ’embody the best of the American Dream’
President Trump said the two teams in this year’s Super Bowl “embody the best of the American Dream” in a Sunday message.
“I look forward to joining the fans in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX to cheer on two great teams—the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles—as they battle for the National Football League’s Vince Lombardi Trophy,” read the message from Trump.
“The coaches, players, and team staff on the field tonight represent the best of the best in professional football, but they also embody the best of the American Dream,” said Trump.
Trump picks Chiefs over Eagles
Trump picked the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl, in an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier that aired just before kickoff.
“I guess, you have to say that when a quarterback wins as much as he’s won, I have to go with Kansas City. I have to go with Kansas City. At the same time, Philadelphia has a fantastic game, its going to be a great game,” Trump said.
While praising quarterback Patrick Mahomes, he also praised is wife, Brittany Mahomes, who has suggested on social media that she supports Trump.
“I’ve watched this great quarterback who has, by the way, a phenomenal wife, okay? She’s a Trump fan. She’s a MAGA fan. So. I happen to love her, okay. But she’s a great person… she’s great and he’s great,” he said.
Trump brings slate of GOP lawmakers to Super Bowl
Trump traveled from Palm Beach to the Super Bowl in New Orleans with several GOP lawmakers, as well as with his children, Eric, Lara and Ivanka Trump and her son.
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and GOP Sens. Dave McCormick (Pa.) Lindsey Graham (S.C.), John Barrasso (Wyo.), Tim Scott (S.C.), Katie Britt (Ala.), Tommy Tuberville (Ala.), Roger Marshall (Kan.) and Eric Schmitt (Mo.) joined Trump for the trip.
Noem says ‘we can’t trust the government anymore’ in defending Musk, DOGE
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that the government can’t be trusted lately and defended Elon Musk and his “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) as they aim to cut federal spending.
“We’re working with (DOGE) at the President’s direction to find what we can do to make our department much more efficient,” Noem said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “This is essentially an audit of the federal government, which is very powerful and needs to have happen that agency.”
Host Dana Bash interjected, echoing a concern from Democrats, that Musk, an unelected official, has access to Americans’ confidential data. She asked if Noem was comfortable with that. She said she “absolutely” was.
“I remember a time when Republicans were very careful about, and worried about the government, particularly unelected people, having access to our personal data,” Bash said.
“We can’t trust the government anymore,” Noem replied.
“You are the government,” Bash noted.
“Yes, that’s what I’m saying, is that the American people now are saying that we have had our personal information shared and out there,” Noem said.
Bash again noted that Musk has access now to Americans’ information.
“Yes, but Elon Musk is part of the administration that is helping us identify where we can find savings and what we can do,” Noem replied. “And he has gone through the process to make sure that he has the authority.”
Trump starts term with positive approval rating in CBS poll
President Trump has started his second term with a positive approval rating in a new CBS/YouGov poll.
In the CBS/YouGov poll, 53 percent said that when it comes to “the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president,” they support it. Forty-seven percent said when it comes to the way the president is handling his job, they do not support it.
“New polling from CBS News shows Americans are overwhelmingly positive about President Donald J. Trump’s return to office and his commitment to making good on his promises,” the White House said in a release emailed Sunday.
Delaware governor on Trump’s threats to Education Dept: ‘Let’s govern with compassion’
Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) encouraged Republicans in Washington to “govern with compassion” amid threats to slash funding from the Department of Education.
In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” with Chris Stirewalt, Meyer said he is in favor of looking at ways to balance the budget and reduce wasteful government spending. Still, he said there’s a lot of “uncertainty” about whether programs that support poor children in his state will last.
Democratic rep says Trump’s Gaza takeover idea is ‘ludicrous’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said she thinks President Trump’s idea to take over the Gaza Strip is “ludicrous.”
Omar joined CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday where host Margaret Brennan asked her about the recent Trump administration actions, including his controversial announcement that he wanted the U.S. to rebuild Gaza, even if it means relocating the Palestinian people.
“That’s just plain out ethnic cleansing and genocide, that’s what he’s talking about,” Omar said. “The Palestinian people will remain in Gaza, and there is no support around the world for the ludicrous suggestion that he is making.”
Booker outlines multi-part plan to push back on Trump, Musk
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Sunday outlined Democrats’ strategy to push back on President Trump’s and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to reshape much of the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and other means of executive authority.
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Booker said Democrats are fighting back through the courts, in Congress and through public and media engagement with constituents.
Booker defends DEI programs
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Sunday defended diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts as President Trump and his Republican-controlled Washington have taken steps to roll back those policies.
“This is stunning to me, especially because they’re really charging this word DEI as if it’s something that undermines the ability for the government to hire the best people,” Booker said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” when asked about Trump saying he’s rolling back DEI policies to protect civil rights and make society “colorblind and merit-based.”
“It’s actually the opposite of that,” Booker continued. “When we’re trying to hire the best of the best, having a more inclusive search, to go to HBCUs or Hispanic-serving institutions, to find as big of an applicant pool as possible, to me, these are the kind of things that help us to hire the best of the best.”
Rep. Hern defends delay on House budget proposal
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), chair of the House Republican Policy Committee, on Sunday defended Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the delay in unveiling a budget resolution.
In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday” with Chris Stirewalt, Hern said Johnson’s task is especially difficult, noting the GOP can lose virtually no votes in the House, but said he is optimistic that the conference will be able to move forward with a resolution this week.
“When you have the smallest margin in the last 150 years in Congress, we can’t lose a single vote. You think about that for a second, when you have, you know, the people that represent all corners of the country, Speaker Johnson has been working very hard through the weekend to get us where we can notice a budget markup this week so we can move forward with one big, beautiful bill, as President Trump would like,” Hern told Stirewalt.
Noem confident in legality of housing migrants at Guantánamo Bay
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she’s confident that steps the government is taking to deport certain migrants from the U.S. mainland to Guantánamo Bay are legal.
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Dana Bash acknowledged that Guantánamo Bay has been used in the past to house deported migrants but said she does not believe the prison has housed migrants who were detained on U.S. soil after crossing the border illegally.
Asked if she’s confident she has the legal authority to do so, Noem said, “I am, and the President’s comfortable with that, and his legal scholars are.”
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Sen. Andy Kim: We are on ‘the cusp’ of a constitutional crisis
Democratic Senator Andy Kim (N.J.) argued that his party is ready to take a stand against President Trump’s recent actions and believes the United States is on “the cusp” of a constitutional crisis.
Kim joined NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, where he was asked about Democrats’ plan as they react to Trump’s executive orders and actions. He argued that his party is ready to shut down the federal government over various actions, including shuttering the U.S. International Agency for Development and Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) having access to the federal payment system.” Funding is scheduled to expire on March 14.
Democratic senator says they are ready to shut down government over Trump actions
Democratic Senator Andy Kim (N.J.) said he and his fellow Democrats are ready to shut down the federal government over President Trump’s recent actions.
“I cannot support efforts that will continue this lawlessness that we’re seeing when it comes to this administration’s actions,” Kim said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “And for us to be able to support government funding in that way only for them to turn it around, to dismantle the government. That is not something that should be allowed.”
Kim joined the show on Sunday to discuss the ongoing action stemming from Trump and his administration. As Democrats grow frustrated with the changes, many are calling on them to protest.
He argued that his party is ready to shut down the federal government over the various actions, including shuttering the U.S. International Agency for Development and Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) having access to the federal payment system.
“I’ve worked in government. I’ve worked through multiple government shutdowns. I would be the last person who would want to get to that stage, but we are at a point where we are basically on the cusp of a constitutional crisis,” Kim said. “Seeing this administration taking steps that are so clearly illegal.”
Noem defends Musk’s access to personal data
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended tech billionaire Elon Musk’s access to sensitive data housed within DHS’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), saying he’s conducting a necessary “audit” of the federal government.
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” anchor Dana Bash asked Noem about reporting that Musk and his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have gained access to FEMA’s sensitive disaster data, including personal information on tens of thousands of people.
“The president has authorized him to have access to that,” Noem told Bash, adding that she’s “absolutely” comfortable with it.
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Waltz defends USAID funding freeze, Musk influence
President Trump’s National Security Adviser Mike Waltz defended the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding freeze and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the federal government.
Waltz joined NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, where host Kristen Welker asked him about the recent cuts to USAID, as the international aid agency has been essentially shuttered as Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) takes over several departments to make cuts.
“All too often, these missions and these programs, number one, are not in line with strategic U.S. interests, like pushing back on China,” Waltz said. “They’re doing all kinds of other things that, frankly, aren’t in line with strategic interests or the president’s vision.”
Jordan defends DOGE, Musk influence under Trump
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a close ally of President Trump’s, defended tech billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to reshape the government through the inaugural Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
In an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju, Jordan said he’s comfortable with the bold steps Musk has taken but thinks Congress will ultimately get involved “at some point.”
Asked whether Jordan is comfortable with Trump’s team “trying to essentially shutter these agencies without congressional consent,” Jordan noted that conservatives have “long said” they wanted to shutter the Department of Education.
“We have real concerns with all the waste, fraud and abuse that Elon Musk and his team are identifying,” he added. “It’s interesting. You know, no one wants to defend the waste fraud and abuse, so they attack the guy who’s exposing all the waste fraud and ridiculous things we’re spending money on.”