An Israeli official has told Axios, that the release of the next tranche of four hostages by Hamas is expected to happen between early in the morning and noon Israel Standard Time on Saturday.

According to a release from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), they will be taking “prompt action” to comply with U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s executive order on DEI initiatives saying that “all previously identified principal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) awards have been sent termination notices and should not incur any further costs.”

A senior source from the Senate GOP has told Fox News that there are “still a few issues” with their members on the confirmation of President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. The vote to confirm Hegseth is expected to take place tonite around 9:00 p.m. est.

Al Jazeera has released footage of Hamas’ now eliminated leader, Yahya Sinwar moving from location to location during fighting in the Gaza Strip.

The Israel Defense Force has confirmed and released Footage of a Drone Strike earlier tonight on a Terror Cell operating within the City of Qabatiya in the West Bank. The Strike was carried out at the direction of Israeli Intelligence, resulting in the elimination of Two Terrorists.

The White House has released Footage showing the arrival recently of Marines from the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion of the 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), and the 7th Engineering Support Battalion of the 1st Marine Logistics Group (1st MLG), all from I Marine Expeditionary Force stationed at Camp Pendleton, California; near the U.S-Mexico Border.

The Marines will assist the roughly 10,000 Active-Duty and National Guard Troops already deployed to the Border, with the construction of Temporary and Permanent Barricades, Transportation, as well as Detection/Intelligence for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. However, the Marines will be unable to carry out Law Enforcement Duties, such as detaining or arresting Illegal Aliens, due to the Posse Comitatus Act.

An article by the publication Stars and Stripes outlined some of the possibilities for a shift from Europe to the Indo-Pacific championed by some of the new picks for senior positions in the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). It’s important to note that all of these concepts came before these individuals were tapped for senior positions within the DOD.
The article focuses on Austin Dahmer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy) and Alexander Velez-Green, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the near $70 billion in cuts that Dahmer has proposed for the U.S. Army, with a focus on slimming down the U.S. force posture in Europe in order to clear increased funding for both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force—two branches that most can agree will play a pivotal role in maintaining U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific theater of competition.

The U.S. Department of State, led by Secretary Marco Rubio, has issued a “stop work” order on all existing and future foreign assistance for the next 90 days. This seems to include humanitarian aid to Ukraine as well, with only military aid to Egypt, Israel, and Ukraine receiving exemptions. All existing commitments, except those who received exemptions, will be subject to review by Secretary Rubio’s office over the next 85-day period, according to the State Department memo on the matter.

Marines reportedly spotted at the Imperial Beach Border Patrol Station in San Diego, California.

According to the Washington Post, since the Fall of the Assad Regime in December, the United States has established several Lines of Back-Channel Communication with the New Syrian Government and its Leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, as well as Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is still designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. Government. These Lines have so far been used to provide the Syrian Government and HTS with Secret Intelligence related to possible ISIS Threats in Syria, as the U.S. hopes to prevent a Resurgence of the Islamic State during the ongoing Transitional Period. U.S. Officials claim that the Back-Channels were used in Early January, to prevent an ISIS Plot to attack a Shiite Religion Shrine outside of Damascus. Since the Fight against ISIS began in 2014, the United States has provided Intelligence on ISIS Attacks to Russia, Iran, Syria, and several other Unfriendly Countries, though these Warnings are often ignored by said Governments, resulting in Horrific Attacks such as the Crocus City Hall Attack in March of 2024; however, Officials state that discussions had with the Syrian Transitional Government and HTS have so far been “Positive” as both have been fighting ISIS now for over a Decade.

The “warnings” spoken about in this post refers to warnings subordinate to Intelligence Community Directive 191 (ICD-191) “Duty to Warn,” which does in fact require U.S. intelligence agencies to warn individuals or organizations of certain threats, should they be deemed credible. ICD-191 can be bypassed if providing the threat information endangers and/or jeopardizes ongoing intelligence/military operations of the U.S. and our allies.

U.S. Northern Command announced in a Press Release earlier today, the Active-Duty Army and Marine Corps Units that are being deployed to the U.S-Mexico Border, as part of the First Wave of 1,500 Troops ordered there by President Donald J. Trump.

In addition to the Pair of C-17 Military Transports that departed from Texas and Arizona last night, each with 80 Illegal Aliens from Guatemala. A Third Aircraft, carrying Illegal Aliens being deported to Mexico, never departed, after being denied landing by Mexican Authorities.

President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump meeting earlier with Los Angeles Firefighters, in the Ruins of the Pacific Palisades Neighborhood.

Additional guidance memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on the dissolution and cessation of all DEI, DEIA, and environmental justice offices and activities within the next 60 day period.

The Senate is currently voting on whether or not to confirm Pete Hegseth as U.S. Secretary of Defense.

Senator Mitch McConnell has just voted NO on Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.