White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Donald Trump’s deportation policy by hosting a "special guest" at her briefing, Patty Morin, the mother of Rachel Morin, a Maryland mother of five who was brutally raped and murdered while hiking. Leavitt criticized Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen for trying to visit Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a deported man and alleged gang member, in El Salvador, saying he is not an American citizen. Patty Morin echoed Leavitt's criticism, stating that Van Hollen chose to use taxpayer dollars to support someone who isn't even an American citizen, while ignoring her daughter's brutal death.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced legal action against Maine over its inclusion of transgender athletes in girls and women's scholastic sports, escalating Donald Trump’s feud with Governor Janet Mills. The lawsuit targets Maine's education department for failing to comply with Trump's push to ban transgender athletes. This comes after the administration threatened to withhold federal funding from Maine schools if they did not comply with an executive order barring transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports, prompting Mills to say she would "see you in court."

Vice President JD Vance defended President Trump’s deportation strategy by criticizing "bulls*** arguments" from those demanding due process for illegal immigrants. He argued that providing due process would slow down Trump's efforts to fix the problem and noted that former President Joe Biden allowed approximately 20 million illegal aliens into the country during his four years as president. Vance claimed that Democrats have no solution to the problem of massive illegal immigration, citing the need for drastic action to deport at least a few million people per year. He acknowledged that the system would produce errors, but chose to prioritize enforcing the law despite these mistakes.

Harvard University has refused to agree to President Donald Trump’s demands on teaching and funding, despite the threat of losing $2.2 billion in federal funds. The university's president, Alan Garber, stated that "no government should dictate what private universities can teach." In response, the education department accused Harvard of having a "troubling entitlement mindset" and claimed the university was not upholding civil rights laws.