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This is your 24/7 News Update, the latest views this hour in just four minutes. The White House says the Colombian government has agreed to President Trump's terms after threatening tariffs. Mark Mayfield with more. In a statement, the White House said that the country had agreed to Trump's terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia returned from the United States. In a statement also said the drafted actions on tariffs and sanctions would be held in reserve and not signed unless Colombia fails to honor this agreement. Trump is threatening retaliatory measures after Colombia denied entry to a pair of U.S. military deportation flights. The flights involved two C-17 aircraft, which were carrying about 80 Colombian migrants each from California. In response, Trump announced on Truth Social Sunday, sweeping measures, including tariffs on Colombian imports, visa sanctions on government officials, and increased customs inspections and financial penalties. Vice President JD Vance says lower prices are coming, but Americans may have to wait a bit. Vance told CBS's face the nation that the Trump administration has already implemented measures aimed at reversing inflation. "Prices are going to come down, but it's going to take a little bit of time, right? The president has been president for all of five days." Vance insists the administration is working to increase the number of American jobs and the improved domestic energy production, both of which he says will eventually cause the cost of living to decrease. Super Bowl 59 is basically wash, rinse, and repeat. For the second time in three years, it will be the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Chiefs have a chance to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls. U.S. Air Force is resuming teaching its recruits about the Tuskegee Airman after President Trump's new DEI order, the Tuskegee Airman where the 15,000 black pilots and service members of the segregated army who fought in World War II, course instruction about the pilots was pulled from basic training curriculum after Trump signed an executive order. I'm Michael Kastner. President Trump is defending the late-night purge of 17 inspectors general, Scott Carr, with more from Washington. "The federal inspectors general are independent government figures charged with rooting out fraud, waste, and violations within their own agencies. White House officials confirm over a dozen of them were fired Friday night because they don't align with the new Trump administration, calling the move a very common thing to do. Trump defended their removal while speaking with Reporters Saturday. Some officials claim the firings violate federal law, which requires the president to give both houses of Congress cause for dismissal and 30 days advance notice. I'm Scott Carr in Washington." Senator Lindsey Graham doesn't approve of President Trump's decision to pardon those who participated in the January 6th riot. The South Carolina Republican told CNN state of the union he's a firm backer of the president but he doesn't think it's acceptable to pardon criminals who assaulted police officers. "I don't like this. I don't like it on either side and I think the public doesn't like it either." Trump insisted that the move sets a bad precedent. He indicated that if these types of pardons become the norm, the pardon power of the president may need to be limited to an on to criticize former President Biden for pardoning his son Hunter and commuting the sentence of Leonard Peltier who was convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975. The IRS starts accepting and processing 2024 income tax returns today more from Tammy Trujillo. And as it does, a new credit karma survey finds nearly 40 percent of taxpayers rely on their refund to get by. Among millennials, that number goes up to 50 percent. More than half say they need the money because everything is getting so expensive. According to the IRS, the average refund in 2024 was a little over $3,100. I'm Michael Kastner.