Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump falsely claims Ukraine started war with Russia

Several employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture working on bird flu were notified they had been fired over the weekend.

Now, the USDA is working to rescind those termination letters and "swiftly rectify the situation," the USDA told ABC News in a statement.

In the statement, the USDA noted that "Food Safety and Inspection Service [FSIS] frontline positions are considered public safety positions." The FSIS is a section of the department that works to "ensure food safety and food defense," according to its website.

Amid the spread of bird flu among animals, officials have remained confident the food supply is safe. They have found no evidence of any human getting infected from food and continue to recommend safe food practices such as cooking meat to appropriate temperatures and have recommended avoiding unpasteurized milk.

-ABC News' Youri Benadjaoud

The Senate voted 48-45 on Tuesday evening to advance Kash Patel's nomination to serve as FBI director.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has also filed cloture on Patel's nomination, which tees up the Trump pick's final confirmation vote. That vote is expected to occur later this week.

Seven senators were not present for the procedural vote, but Patel advanced because he earned support from a majority of those who were in attendance.
-ABC News' Isabella Murray

All but 28 of the roughly 300 fired National Nuclear Security Administration employees have been rehired, multiple sources told ABC News.

Many of those terminated employees received the news on Tuesday. Last week, the employees were frantically told their firings were put "on pause" as agency leadership decided who should stay and who should go. Most of those who were fired had administrative roles, sources told ABC News.

The Department of Energy did not respond to a request for comment.

-ABC News' Jay O'Brien

In a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday, President Donald Trump again called for "cleaning house" at the Department of Justice.

"Over the past four years, the Department of Justice has been politicized like never before. Therefore, I have instructed the termination of ALL remaining 'Biden Era' U.S. Attorneys. We must 'clean house' IMMEDIATELY, and restore confidence. America’s Golden Age must have a fair Justice System - THAT BEGINS TODAY!" Trump posted.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie