Trump’s immigration agenda hits a snag

View Online  12:30 REPORT It's Monday. Either the morning after the Super Bowl should be a holiday or the game should happen earlier in the day. How do we make this happen? In this edition: Another judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order. Republicans are terrified to cross Elon Musk. Hidden messages in the Super Bowl halftime show. Vance's first foreign trip.   I'm Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what's coming up. Send tips & feedback to cmartel@thehill.com. Someone forward this to you? Sign up. Trump's immigration agenda is hitting some roadblocks: The Trump administration faced a major blow to its effort to restrict birthright citizenship this morning when a third federal judge indefinitely blocked the order.   Backstory: "Trump signed the executive order narrowing birthright citizenship on his first day back in the White House. It would limit the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship guarantee to exclude children born on U.S. soil to parents without permanent legal status."   For context: The New York Times pulled together a list of Trump's executive actions "that are defying legal limits." ➤  HAPPENING TODAY: Trump said he will announce a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum. He also said to expect reciprocal tariffs Tuesday and Wednesday. What we know It's giving main character energy: ©  The Hill, Greg Nash Welcome back to the seven-day news cycle. President Trump was inaugurated three weeks ago (almost to the minute) — and he is everywhere.   In just three weeks, Trump: Elevated tech billionaire Elon Musk to a position of massive power, including access to Americans' sensitive data. Forced out most USAID employees in an effort to dismantle the agency. Banned diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the federal government. Banned transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. Floated taking over Gaza, inserting the U.S. into a years-long Middle East conflict. Tried freezing all federal assistance (though it was then blocked by a judge.) Fired more than a dozen inspectors general, which Democrats say is illegal. Revoked the security clearances of former President Biden, former secretary of State Antony Blinken and New York Attorney General Letitia James. He even made an appearance on Super Bowl Sunday: First, he sat down with Fox News's Bret Baier for a wide-ranging interview. Then he became the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl. And then to round out the night, he fired off a late-night social media post where he slammed Taylor Swift, whose boyfriend Travis Kelce plays for the Kansas City Chiefs. "She got BOOED out of the Stadium. MAGA is very unforgiving!" Trump posted on Truth Social. Football analyst-in-chief: Trump ramped up criticism of the NFL's new kickoff rules. "The worst part of the Super Bowl, by far, was watching the Kickoff where, as the ball is sailing through the air, the entire field is frozen, stiff. College Football does not do it, and won't! Whose idea was it to ruin the Game?" he posted on Truth Social.    💡A sentiment I keep hearing across Washington: Regardless of how you feel about Trump, no one can keep up. Trump has flooded the zone, making monumental changes left and right, each of which would normally prompt days or weeks of reaction and analysis. The Trump administration has taken an intentional approach of tackling numerous controversial proposals at once.   COMING UP In today's Evening Report from Jonathan Easley: Polls show President Trump is enjoying a honeymoon period with the public, despite the bitter battles he's waging in Washington. Click here to sign up & get it in your inbox. 🏁 On Capitol Hill Republicans wary of getting on Musk's 'naughty list': ©  AP The Trump administration has signaled that Republicans who stand in the way of President Trump's agenda or oppose tech billionaire Elon Musk's efforts will pay a political price.   What that political price could look like: The Hill's Alexander Bolton reports that Republicans are terrified over the prospect of facing tough primary challengers if they don't fall in line. That's a very real threat considering that Musk has nearly unlimited financial resources to back a challenger. Remember in December when Musk warned Republicans that he was creating a "naughty list" of GOP defectors.   💡 The effect of this threat: So far, Republicans have voted "yes" on all of Trump's Cabinet nominees, despite some senators having reservations about a few of his more controversial picks.   Read Bolton's new reporting: 'GOP senators terrified of crossing Trump, facing Musk-funded challengers' ➤  JUST POSTED: The Hill is publishing a special series this week on the future of energy.   Check out today's first installment: 'Falling costs drive US toward green energy — even as political tides shift' 🦅 Super Bowl LIX Let your Philly friends sleep in a little this morning. They may need it: ©  Chandan Khanna, AFP via Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles are your Super Bowl LIX champions after they trounced the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22.   Last week, I took an informal poll of 12:30 Report readers to see who's rooting for whom. *Drumroll* My inbox was flooded with hundreds of emails, some of which were very funny. 37 percent of you are Eagles fans, 38 percent are Chiefs fans and 25 percent of you care more about the football snacks and commercials.    If you watched the halftime show but missed the tea: "Kendrick Lamar Brings Out Drake's Ex Serena Williams for Surprise Super Bowl Halftime Cameo but Changes 'Not Like Us' Lyrics," explains People.   Related: '6 hidden messages in Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl performance' ➤  SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM THE SUPER BOWL: Philadelphia just about lost its mind: Check out 📹 this video of a fire started in Philadelphia after the Eagles' win.   📹 Watch the crowd's reaction to Taylor Swift appearing on the Jumbotron. Her facial expression is now a meme.   📸 Trump watching with his daughter Ivanka Trump from the great Doug Mills 📹 The best and worst ads, according to People.   📸 This is an incredible photo of Jalen Hurts, surrounded by confetti. ➤  TIDBIT: Super Bowl champion teams are typically invited to the White House for a celebration later in the spring. TBD on any potential invite for this year's winning team.   Remember: Trump revoked an invite for the Eagles in 2018 after several players protested making the trip to see the then-president. However, Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday seemingly praising Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurt and star running back Saquon Barkley without naming them. 🐝 Internet Buzz 🍫 Celebrate: Today is National Cream Cheese Brownie Day! 📆 On The Agenda The House and Senate are in. President Trump is in Washington, and Vice President Vance is in France. (all times Eastern) 1 p.m.: Trump signs executive orders. 2 p.m.: Vance delivers remarks at an artificial intelligence summit in France. 💻 Livestream 5:30 p.m.: The Senate holds a vote to move along Tulsi Gabbard's nomination as director of national intelligence. 📆 Today's agenda 6:30 p.m.: First and last House votes. 📆 Today's agenda 👋 And Finally… Since most of us are probably feeling a little extra tired this morning, let's end this on a lighter note: Enjoy this duck running errands. Stay Engaged Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com. A friend forward this to you? Subscribe here.   View past issues of 12:30 Report here and check out other newsletters from The Hill here. See you next time! Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  Sign Up for Other Newsletters 400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 © 1998 - 2025 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.