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This is your 24/7 news update, the latest views this hour in just four minutes. The IRS will start accepting and processing 2024 income tax returns today. The official deadline to file your taxes is still April 15th. The agency did note individuals and businesses affected by the wildfires in Southern California now have until October 15th to file their taxes. Vice President J.D. Vance is slamming the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops after they criticized President Trump's policy that would allow immigration agents to make arrests in places such as churches and schools. He spoke to CBS's face the nation. I think that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops needs to actually look in the mirror a little bit and recognize that when they receive over a hundred million dollars to help resettle illegal immigrants, are they worried about humanitarian concerns, or are they actually worried about their bottom line? Federal agents are carrying out targeted immigration enforcement operations in Chicago. Speaking on CNN, state of the union, Governor J.B. Pritzker says President Trump isn't just targeting violent criminals who are undocumented. What they're also doing, though, and it's quite disturbing, is they're going after people who are law-abiding, who are holding down jobs, who have families here who may have been here for a decade or two. Two decades. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency announced that they and federal partners began conducting operations yesterday in the city. The U.S. Air Force is resuming teaching its recruits about the Tuskegee Airmen after President Trump's new DEI order, Tammy Trujillo, with more. The Tuskegee Airmen were the 15,000 black pilots and service members of the segregated army who fought in World War II. Of course, instruction about the pilots was pulled from the basic training curriculum. After Trump signed an executive order halting all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs last week after a review, the Air Force has now announced that the teaching complies with Trump's order. Of course, instruction about the women, Air Force service pilots of World War II or WASPs will also resume. I'm Michael Kastner, a weekend raid by the Drug Enforcement Administration in Colorado resulted in seized drugs, weapons, and apprehended suspected international gang members. Lisa Carton with details. The DEA says its local division operated a raid on a drug trafficking ring that involved members of the Venezuelan gang, Trento Aragua, ICE agents, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives were also on scene. The DEA said about 50 undocumented immigrants were taken into custody. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is calling a newly released Netflix series Dangerously Misleading. Mark Mayfield with a story. "These natives here? Don't worry. You got to watch that mountain rage. Drizzly wounds. Riled up your ass." "We are the Chosen." American Prime Evil began streaming on Netflix this month and follows LDS pioneers, enduring the American frontier during the Utah War of 1857. The series portrays the Mountain Meadows Massacre, where LDS members killed nearly 120 immigrants traveling to California. Our statement from the LDS Church on the Series reads, "Brigam Young, a revered prophet and courageous pioneer, is by any historical standard, egregiously mischaracterized as a villainous violent fanatic." House Republicans are in Miami this week for the party's annual January retreat. Scott Carr with more. "The event gets underway Monday afternoon at Trump National Doral Golf Club and runs through Wednesday. In the evening, President Trump is expected to join Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson for a dinner and reception. Tuesday, Johnson and committee chairs will conduct breakout sessions as Republicans look to package the Trump administration's top priorities in a single bill. Before wrapping up Wednesday, the House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is scheduled to host a panel for the committee chairs. "I'm Michael Casner."