Day of Inspectors Purge and Soldiers Return

“I thought I was done voting in the senate,” Vance quipped on X with a tears of joy emoji.

Lawmakers voted 51-50 to make Hegseth the civilian leader of America’s armed forces, forcing Vice President JD Vance to break the tie.

IDF soldiers Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag, held hostage by Hamas for 477 days, were released to Israel on Saturday.

Israel is set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The swap for four soldiers stationed on the border of the Gaza Strip at Nahal Oz follows 15 months of captivity and a campaign by their families.

Four female soldiers taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023 by Hamas were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza on Saturday morning, and then transferred to the Israeli military.

Israel is set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Israel is set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

During his first trip to California since taking office, President Trump met with residents as he walked through the ruins.

Israel meanwhile released 70 Palestinian prisoners into Egypt, according to Egypt’s state-run TV, which said they arrived on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza.

Hundreds of weary firefighters have battled multiple fires in the hills around Los Angeles and Ventura counties, including a massive blaze near Castaic, in the last few days. Rain is expected this weekend.

Israelis held their breath as four soldiers, all women, were released from the Gaza Strip, the second group to be freed as part of a fragile cease-fire agreement with Hamas.

Israel meanwhile released 70 Palestinian prisoners into Egypt, according to Egypt’s state-run TV, which said they arrived on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza.

The hostages were released in a staged handover that saw them surrounded by Hamas gunmen and crowds of civilians.

Follow The Post’s live updates as Hamas releases captives in accordance with the cease-fire agreement.

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Israel meanwhile released 70 Palestinian prisoners into Egypt, according to Egypt’s state-run TV, which said they arrived on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza.

The secretary of state's order made exceptions for military aid to Israel and Egypt.

President Donald Trump said he did not know that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted against Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as the Secretary of Defense, stating that he had “just heard that we won.”

The Senate confirmed former Fox News host and combat veteran Pete Hegseth as defense secretary in a tense late-night session.

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President Donald Trump said he did not know that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted against Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as the Secretary of Defense, stating that he had “just heard that we won.”

The inspectors general are independent watchdogs within agencies who investigate and disclose waste, fraud and abuse.

Donald Trump’s return to power is a morale booster for far-right politicians like Viktor Orbán, Javier Milei, and Giorgia Meloni. Having pioneered many of the destructive, reactionary ideas associated with Trumpism, they’re now aspiring to global hegemony.

Jim Newell

Pete Hegseth has been sworn as the nation’s 29th secretary of defense. Hegseth took the oath Saturday in Washington from Vice President JD Vance less than 12 hours after a dramatic late-night vote in the Senate installed him as the Pentagon’s leader.

A recidivist sicko sprung by a Manhattan judge on a violent robbery charge went on a twisted sex-assault spree the very next day.

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Noem will be in charge of executing one of President Trump's biggest priorities in his second term: cracking down on immigration.

Four Israeli hostages have been released and reunited with their families following a 15 month captivity.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is a key force fighting against Hindu nationalism and for social justice. Whatever its flaws, it deserves our solidarity.

Federal law requires the White House to give Congress a full month of warning and case-specific details before firing a federal inspector general.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has been confirmed by the Senate as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

The Microsoft co-founder and his ex-wife called it quits in 2021 after 27 years of marriage.

“What are we waiting on?” Trump aide Corey Lewandowski said about adding the president to an existing monument.

“I would love to leave, but I don't know where I'd go," said one staffer.

Speaking two days after he left prison, the former Proud Boys "chairman" struck a less rambunctious tone than in the past.

The president’s purge appears to violate federal law.

Grant reviews have been suspended at the NIH. This could be an omen.

Tensions have escalated, raising questions about how well the deal that took more than 15 months to reach would hold

The aim is to place oversight control in the hands of American software company Oracle and other investors. Under federal law, TikTok must split apart from China, or face a nationwide ban.

It's not just lessons in hand-to-hand combat. New soldiers are taught coping strategies, texting etiquette, and the signs of a toxic relationship.

President Donald Trump has stressed a “no tax on tips” policy during his Las Vegas visit.

Amidst everything else he’s doing, President Donald Trump is  changing America’s footprint in the world—it’s getting much bigger.

“The President gave us a clear mission,” Hegseth wrote in his first Pentagon press release.

Trump's executive order halting DEI means the Air Force no longer teaches recruits about WWII's Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

A Food and Drug Administration project to promote diversity in clinical studies of cancer treatments was removed from the agency's website, as the Trump administration halts DEI initiatives.

The Trump administration’s mass-deportation offensive expanded into Los Angeles Saturday with pre-dawn roundups, part of a West Coast operation expected to run seven days a week, sources told The Post.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is filling gaps in the nation’s border wall.

Stewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers, showed up at President Donald Trump's rally in Las Vegas days after being released from prison.