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President Trump said he is happy with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and reflects on her contributions stopping illegal border crossings.

Trump on the investigation into Alex Pretti’s death: “We’re doing a big investigation. I want to see the investigation. I’m going to be watching over it. I want a very honorable and honest investigation — I have to see it myself.”

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The U.S. Air Force will hold a multi-day readiness exercise in the Middle East to showcase its ability to deploy, disperse, and sustain combat airpower across the Central Command region amid rising tensions with Iran over a potential U.S. strike.

Samsung is set to launch its Galaxy Z TriFold in the U.S. on January 30, with a starting price of $2,899.

NATO Maritime Command reported that the Italian Navy frigate ITS Virginio Fasan, part of NATO’s Standing Naval Maritime Group 2, has detected and is tracking the Russian Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar in the Mediterranean Sea.

As friction with Iran continues, the US military has announced the start of a major air exercise in the Middle East aimed at showcasing its ability to rapidly project and sustain airpower across the region.

US Central Command, through its air arm, the Ninth Air Force, confirmed that Air Forces Central will carry out what it described as a “multi-day readiness exercise to demonstrate the ability to deploy, disperse, and sustain combat airpower across the US Central Command area of responsibility.”

According to the command, “This exercise is designed to enhance asset and personnel dispersal capability, strengthen regional partnerships and prepare for flexible response execution throughout CENTCOM. It will serve as a way for AFCENT to validate procedures for rapid movement of personnel and aircraft; dispersed operations at contingency locations; logistics sustainment with a minimal footprint; and integrated, multi-national command and control over a large area of operations.”

AFCENT said the training will include US forces spreading out to a number of contingency sites, where they will “deploy teams to multiple contingency locations and validate rapid set-up, launch and recovery procedures with small, efficient support packages,” while also stressing that all actions will be carried out “with host-nation approval and in close coordination with civil and military aviation authorities, emphasizing safety, precision and respect for sovereignty.”

The exercise follows an announcement made a day earlier by the United States Central Command that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, along with its escorting vessels, had reached the Middle East.

With the carrier strike group now in theater, the United States has significantly expanded its offensive and defensive capabilities in the region, providing President Donald Trump with additional military options as Iran’s regime faces international scrutiny over the killing of protesters.

Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on Tuesday publicly pressed President Donald Trump to dismiss Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, accusing her of mishandling immigration enforcement actions tied to recent events in Minnesota.

In a post on X, the Democratic senator demanded Noem’s immediate removal, directly addressing the president and issuing a warning about repeating past leadership decisions. “.@POTUS @realDonaldTrump: I make a direct appeal to immediately fire @Sec_Noem,” Fetterman wrote, cautioning Trump not to repeat what he described as “the mistake President Biden made” by retaining what he called a “grossly incompetent” DHS secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, during deadly and controversial federal operations.

Fetterman’s remarks come as the national immigration debate intensifies following two fatal shootings involving federal agents in Minneapolis, including the death of Alex Pretti. The incidents coincided with the deployment of thousands of ICE, Border Patrol, and other DHS personnel under what the department has labeled “Operation Metro Surge,” which DHS has described as the largest immigration enforcement action ever undertaken.

The senator’s call to fire Noem reflects broader criticism from progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups. In recent days, several on the left have demanded her resignation or impeachment, along with disciplinary action against senior Border Patrol officials, after the shootings triggered protests across Minnesota and in other states.

Opponents of Noem contend that she has aggressively enforced federal immigration policies long opposed by Democrats but never overturned by legislation. They argue that such operations, particularly in sanctuary jurisdictions, should be reevaluated rather than escalated, warning that the current approach risks further unrest.

Republicans and conservative voices counter that congressional Republicans and GOP leaders at the state level have largely supported the enforcement surge. They argue that sanctuary policies expose federal agents to greater danger and leave the federal government with little choice but to take decisive action.

President Trump has continued to defend Noem and DHS efforts aimed at apprehending violent criminal aliens, but he is facing pressure from multiple sides. While some Republicans support the enforcement push, others have raised concerns about the optics and consequences of the Minneapolis operations and have called for independent reviews to assess tactics and accountability.

At the same time, the White House has indicated that it is reassessing DHS priorities following internal evaluations, with an emphasis on border security and criminal enforcement moving forward.

Despite Fetterman’s public demand that Noem be fired, she is expected to remain in her post for now, though her leadership is under intense scrutiny as criticism grows over her forceful enforcement strategy and public comments that have fueled opposition.

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Israeli journalist Amit Segal has disclosed previously unknown information about the intelligence and operational steps that ultimately led to the recovery of the body of fallen Israel Police officer Ran Gvili, Arutz Sheva reports.

According to the report, about three months ago IDF troops approached the head of the Southern Command seeking approval to extend the so-called Yellow Line to cover a Muslim cemetery where Gvili was later determined to have been buried. The soldiers argued that the area posed a serious operational threat to Israeli forces, and the request was approved.

At that stage, forces carried out activity inside the cemetery without any indication that Gvili might be buried there. While operating in the area, troops uncovered a terror tunnel running beneath the cemetery and subsequently destroyed it.

In the weeks that followed, updated intelligence evaluations increasingly pointed to the likelihood that Ran Gvili had indeed been buried at that location. After a series of coordination and planning measures, authorization was granted for an operation to recover his remains.

On Monday night, the Israel Security Agency revealed that roughly a month earlier, during a separate operation in southern Gaza City, Israeli forces detained a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative. The suspect had taken part in combat activity against Israeli forces during the war and was brought in for questioning.

During his interrogation, the operative confessed to having been involved in moving Ran Gvili’s body between several sites and provided the names of others who knew where the burial had taken place. The intelligence obtained strengthened assessments that Gvili was buried in the al-Batsh cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip.

The ISA said that this intelligence directly enabled the recovery mission. As part of the operation, forces opened more than 700 graves and examined over 250 bodies before locating Ran. He was found inside a Shifa Hospital body bag, still wearing his police uniform, with his shoes and belt intact.

{Matzav.com}

Sen. John Fetterman who voted to confirm DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, is now urging President Trump to fire her.

The Vizhnitz Chassidus celebrated last night the Chasunah of the granddaughter of HaGaon HaRav Menachem Ernster, Rosh Yeshiva of Vizhnitz. The kallah is the daughter of his son-in-law, HaRav Baruch Sternbuch, Rav of the Vizhnitz Chassidim in Modiin Illit. The chosson is the son of HaRav Yechiel Chaim Lieberman, Rav of the Ohr Chaim Ribnitz […]

Minnesota U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz has ordered acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to “personally” appear in court on Friday or face possible contempt.

North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Tuesday, according to its neighbors, as the North heightens animosities with rival South Korea ahead of a major political meeting. South Korea’s military said it detected liftoffs of several ballistic missiles from an area northeast of the North Korean capital Pyongyang before the missiles […]

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A librarian in West Virginia has been taken into custody after authorities said she used social media to encourage others to assassinate President Trump, prompting felony charges tied to threats of violence.

Morgan L. Morrow, 39, of Ripley, was arrested following a TikTok post in which she said, “Surely a sn!per with a terminal illness can’t be a big ask out of 343 million,” according to a criminal complaint obtained by WOWK.

Investigators viewed the remark as a call for the president’s assassination, and Morrow was charged Monday with one count of threats of terroristic acts.

According to police, the Jackson County Public Library employee was taken into custody at her residence, where she allegedly acknowledged that the video was “intended as a threat directed toward President Donald J. Trump.”

Court documents say Morrow explained that she had “personal reasons for wishing harm upon the president,” though the complaint did not detail what motivated those feelings.

The complaint also states that Morrow told investigators she never planned to personally act on the threat.

Deputies countered that such language is “designed to encourage, inspire or entice others to carry out the threatened act, regardless of whether the speaker publicly intends to personally do so.”

“When you saddle up on the horse of stupidity, you have to be prepared for the ride that follows,” Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger told WOWK.

“We’re just trying to do our part in making sure that it’s not acted upon, and there’s no one that’s following her footsteps to try to carry out the plan.”

Mellinger emphasized that calls for violence are unacceptable no matter one’s political views.

“It’s okay to be critical of the government. It’s okay to be critical of things you don’t agree with,” Mellinger said, “but when you start promoting the violence and you’re promoting a plan to carry out the violence and recruiting other people to carry out the plan for you, that’s clearly crossing the line.”

The Jackson County Public Library said it is handling the matter internally and distancing itself from the remarks.

“The comments recently made by an employee do not reflect the mission, values, or standards of conduct of our organization,” officials wrote.

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New disclosures by Channel 12 commentator Amit Segal have shed further light on the complex intelligence and operational trail that ultimately led to the recovery of the body of fallen Israel Police officer Ran Gvili hy”d, revealing missed opportunities, shifting battlefield lines and a late-breaking intelligence breakthrough that unlocked the final mission. According to Segal, […]