Middle East live updates: 8 hostages released and handed over to the Red Cross
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Middle East live updates: Israel gives UNRWA 48 hours to cease operations
The White House announced Sunday that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended until Feb.18. Lebanon, Israel and the U.S. will also begin negotiations for the return of Lebanese prisoners captured after Oct. 7, 2023.
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Middle East live updates: Crowds trek into northern Gaza amid fragile ceasefire
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Pete Hegseth's six-word vow as he takes Defence Secretary role amid major border decision
The Defence Secretary will have a long list of tasks to complete on his first day in charge at the Pentagon including reviewing the use of active-duty forces for law enforcement and developing the Pen
As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, he’ll face daunting array of issues
When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth starts his first official day on Monday morning, he will face a daunting array of issues to tackle — from global conflicts and border security to administrative tasks.
As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, here's what changes could be in store
Dozens of issues will compete for his attention, including developing the Pentagon’s massive budget, decisions about aid to Ukraine, support for the ceasefire in Gaza and troop deployments in the Middle East.
Live updates: Outgoing DNC chair says Dems should build on current infrastructure; Vance says Hegseth is a ‘disrupter,’
President Trump’s whirlwind of a first week included him making good on several campaign promises as his cabinet picks were readily ushered into the new administration after this week’s
‘Hamas is not to be trusted’: Rep. Auchincloss gives his thoughts on the ceasefire
Mass., speaks with Alex Witt and gives his thoughts on the ceasefire as the first hostages in the deal have been released to Israel. He gives his opinion on Trump Cabinet pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth,
Trump got the ‘right person’ to straighten out the Pentagon, senator says
Okla., joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss Pete Hegseth and his new position as secretary of defense and the Israel-Hamas war.
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Newly sworn in as administrator of the EPA, Lee Zeldin turns 45 today. Zeldin, who represented New York’s 1st Congressional District from 2015-2023, was sworn in by Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a Chumash,
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Trump signs an order to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon's
Trump Administration Offers 2 Million Federal Workers Payouts to Resign
Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, quickly condemned the Trump administration’s offer to roughly 2 million federal employees to resign in exchange for pay, saying in a Senate floor speech that the deal was a trick, that the president didn’t have the authority to make the offer and employees who resign may not be paid.
Trump administration fires justice department officials who investigated him
Trump has vowed to end the "weaponisation" of the Justice Department and has set about nominating and appointing allies to top posts in the department. Smith himself resigned from the Justice Department shortly before Trump took office, and both federal cases have effectively ended.
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The changes that could be in store for the Pentagon as Hegseth takes charge
There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring.