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Mike Waltz, President Trump’s national security advisor, is sidelining nonpolitical subject matter experts on topics that include counter-terrorism and global climate policy. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) President Trump’s national security advisor has sidelined about 160 National Security Council staffers, telling them to work from home while the administration reviews staffing and tries to align … Read more

Pablo Beltrán, commander and chief negotiator for the National Liberation Army, ELN, rebel group speaks during a joint news conference with Jose Otty Patiño, chief negotiator for the Colombian government, as a part of the peace talks between both parties in Bogota, Colombia, on Oct. 10, 2023. (Fernando Vergara / Associated Press) Colombia’s government is … Read more

The Coast Guard is redeploying resources to target immigrants trying to get to US shores — part of an effort to fulfill President Trump’s new anti-migrant mandate, the federal agency said. The move comes in response to several executive orders signed by Trump within hours of returning to the White House on a mission to … Read more

President Trump kicked off his second term with a higher approval rating than his first — and significantly higher than former President Joe Biden’s when he left the White House. Trump was more popular this week than at any point during his 2017-2021 term, with 47% of Americans approving of his presidency as he re-entered … Read more

He really gets an A for effort. A Long Island principal is helping students land their dream schools, with a new book that offers the best tips and tricks for the admissions process as gleaned from interviews with staff at nearly 300 colleges. John Durante, who has worked at the nationally top-rated Syosset High School … Read more

New York’s Finest have the green light to help the feds lock up migrant criminals — but can’t lift a finger to kick them out of the country, according to a recent internal NYPD memo obtained by The Post. The operations order issued Jan. 18 clarifies the fine line cops have to walk under the … Read more

A boater was hospitalized after two yachts caught fire and sank at a Long Island marina early Wednesday, officials said. Firefighters were first called to Manhasset Bay Marina in Port Washington around 12:30 a.m. to a 43-foot Marine Trader yacht that was completely engulfed in flames, cops said. The blaze quickly spread to a 42-foot … Read more

Fresh off receiving a “full and unconditional pardon” from President Trump, sparing him from two life sentences, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht was spotted in a new photograph smiling broadly and carrying a small potted plant. The new picture shows Ulbricht, his hair neatly coiffed, sporting a gray sweatsuit and carrying a white mesh bag on … Read more

A lefty DC bishop who chided President Trump about social justice causes during Tuesday’s National Prayer Service doubled down on her politically charged sermon, saying she “was trying to speak a truth that I felt needed to be said.” “How could it not be politicized? We’re in a hyperpolitical climate,” Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde … Read more

1 of 16 Jennifer Garner gets a fake fat lip while on the set of her new show “The Last Thing He Told Me” in Los Angeles. APEX / MEGA 2 of 16 Julia Fox wears a gigantic headband bow while leaving the Bravo studios in NYC. Felipe Ramales / SplashNews.com 3 of 16 Luann … Read more