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The Latest: 01/26/2025 07:59am ET
This is your 24/7 News Update, the latest news this hour in just four minutes. President Trump is defending the late-night purge of 15 U.S. inspectors general, independent government figures charged with looking for fraud, waste, and violations in their agencies. In a social media post, Trump says their removal is a common thing to do, and that some people in Trump's words thought they were unfair or not doing their job. We get more from Chris Caragio. A senior White House official confirmed the news, saying they were fired because they don't align with the new Trump administration. Officials say the legal justification of those firings is murky at best, especially since Congress strengthened protections for inspectors general from undue terminations in 2022. Inspectors general are typically independent figures in the government tasked with conducting objective audits of their agencies. Of course, Caragio for female Israelis held captive by Hamas since October of 2023 are now back in Israel. The four soldiers were released Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. The prime minister's office, though, says Palestinian civilians will not be allowed to move back into their homes in northern Gaza as planned, since one Israeli female civilian supposed to be released Saturday was not among those set free. Most Republicans are in Miami this week for a January retreat. It gets underway tomorrow at Trump National Doral Golf Club and runs through Wednesday. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and committee chairs will conduct breakout sessions as Republicans look to package the Trump administration's top priorities in a single bill. The head of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk is telling Germany to move on from their country's past mistakes. On Saturday, Musk made a surprise speech to the far right political party alternative for Germany. Consider the world's richest man, Musk said he thinks German people are too guilt-written over the atrocities that occurred during the Holocaust. I'm Scott Carr. Kia is recalling over 80,000 of its narrow vehicles for issues with its seat belts and airbags. Federal safety regulators say adjusting the front passenger's seat could cause serious safety risks by damaging the wiring which controls the features. They say it could prevent airbags from deploying properly during a crash. Under a recent order by President Trump, official U.S. documents will now have to be republished with the name Gulf of America, replacing the Gulf of Mexico. While Mount Denali in Alaska will be given its old name back of Mount McKinley, Brian Schook has more. The federal government is implementing name changes under a directive from President Trump. That includes reversing an Obama-era decision to rename Mount McKinley in Alaska to Denali. Denali is the name that local natives used. Meanwhile, former President McKinley never visited Alaska. The Interior Department says the name changes are effective immediately for federal use. I'm Brian Schook. Its aid beauty is recalling more than 2,700 jars of its ultra repair cream. Company officials say 14-ounce jars of the ultra repair cream coconut vanilla meant for quarantine were mistakenly sold on the company's direct-to-consumer website, FirstAidBeauty.com. The FDA calls it a "class 2" risk, meaning use or exposure to the cream could cause temporary negative health effects. The creams were sold in jars with the expiration dates of April 10th and 11th of 2026. Country singer and former contestant on The Voice, Morgan Wallen will hit the road this summer for a stadium tour. The "I'm the Problem" tour will kick off June 20th in Houston, he'll visit 10 cities and play two nightstands at most stops including Phoenix, Seattle and Cleveland. Things can sign up now for a ticket pre-sale that will begin January 30th. I'm Scott Carr.