Trump 2nd term live updates: Senators blast Trump over IG firings

House Speaker Mike Johnson held a bill signing ceremony for The Laken Riley Act, which cleared the House with bipartisan support on Wednesday.

The bill now heads to President Donald Trump's desk to be signed into law.

"This will be the first bill signed by the president ... This is the right thing to do," Johnson said.

He added, "We have a new commander in chief, a new sheriff in town who is willing to stand for border security, safety and sovereignty of the American people."

Vice President JD Vance is set to speak at the March for Life rally in Washington, D.C. on Friday. It will be his first public appearance since the inauguration, according to a press release from March for Life.

Other speakers in the lineup will be House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, among other lawmakers and activists.

Vance and President Donald Trump ran on a staunchly anti-abortion agenda. Trump often touted the fact that his Supreme Court picks led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

A federal judge slammed Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship as a "blatantly unconstitutional order."

"I have been on the bench for over four decades. I can't remember another case where the case presented is as clear as it is here," U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said minutes into a hearing on a legal challenge to the action.

Coughenour later signed a temporary restraining order blocking Trump's order.

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Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's hearing for director of national intelligence will be held on Thursday, Jan. 30, sources told ABC News.

Gabbard's nomination has been scrutinized over her lack of intelligence experience and her echoing of Russian disinformation.

If confirmed, Gabbard would oversee a sprawling network of 18 agencies and a $100 billion budget. She's been making the rounds on Capitol Hill to shore up support among lawmakers.