Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson. And today is Wednesday, March 19th, 2025. This is the exit.

Today, the Supreme Court Chief Justice calls out Trump's push for the impeachment of a federal judge.

Plus, how federal employees have been made

to be America's punching back, and a pair of astronauts are back on Earth.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked President Donald Trump's call for the impeachment

of a federal judge. A rare public statement from Roberts followed Trump's call yesterday

for the impeachment of a judge who tried to stop the Republican administration from deporting hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members by invoking the Alien Enemies Act, the 1798 law last used during World War II.

Meanwhile, Department of Justice lawyers yesterday refused to say how many Venezuelans were deported under the Act, despite a federal

judge's demand for the information as part of an inquiry into whether President Trump's

administration defied his orders. Trump invoked the Alien Enemy's Act to deport alleged members

of a transnational Venezuelan gang that he designated on his first day in office as a foreign

terrorist organization.

The law says a president can invoke the act during a declared war with a foreign nation or

government, or when any invasion or predatory incursion is perpetrated, attempted or threatened

against the United States.

The Trump administration has moved to reinstate nearly 25,000 recently fired federal workers following a pair of orders from federal judges last week that found determinations pushed by

Trump were illegal.

The judge's orders came as Trump and Elon Musk have leaned in on making federal employees

America's favorite punching bag. I spoke with USA Today senior reporter Jessica Gwynn for more.

Jessica, how are you today? Thanks for Appanon. I'm doing great, Taylor. Thanks for having me.

So Jessica, President Donald Trump, it's no secret. He's been off to a fast start when it comes to

slashing the federal government.

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