A straw poll conducted at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this weekend found that attendees overwhelmingly favored Vice President J.D. Vance to be President Donald Trump’s successor in 2028.
Of the 1022 attendees surveyed, 61 percent preferred Vance as the Republican nominee for president at the next election.
In a distant second place was former White House Chief Strategist and Breitbart executive Steve Bannon at 12 percent, with Governor Ron DeSantis and Secretary of State Marco Rubio trailing behind at 7 and 3 percent, respectively. Jim McLaughlin, president of McLaughlin & Associates Polls, announced the results on stage at CPAC, explaining that Vance was the clear choice because “he’s viewed as the closest thing to Donald Trump.”

President Donald Trump’s administration is looking to sell two government buildings in San Francisco, one of which bears the name of ex-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, according to a report. Trump’s team is hearing offers for 640,000-square-foot Nancy Pelosi Federal Building and a century-old, 360,000-square-foot building currently serving as the General Services Administration’s headquarters, ABC7 Los Angeles reported.
The White House has said that it will save money by selling the properties and then leasing them back as office space for federal workers.
However, ex-congresswoman Jackie Speier believes it has more to do with taking revenge on Democrats in the liberal stronghold.

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Former Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for Israel to open “the gates of hell” against Hamas, following the return of six hostages by the terrorist group earlier in the day.
The six living hostages redeemed from captivity in the Gaza Strip on Shabbos were Eliya Cohen, 27, Avera Mengistu, 39, Hisham al-Sayed, 36, Omer Shem Tov, 22, Tal Shoham, 40, and Omer Wenkert, 23.
On Thursday, Israel thought it had received the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir. However, it was discovered on Friday that the body was not of Shiri but of an unidentified person.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) called on Friday for 14 landmarks across the state, including Empire State Plaza, Niagara Falls and Penn Station, to be lit in orange to honor Ariel and Kfir Bibas, whom Hamas murdered in captivity in Gaza and whose bodies were returned to Israel.
“Our hearts are broken as we mourn Ariel and Kfir Bibas, who were brutally murdered by Hamas in an act of callous and unthinkable cruelty,” Hochul stated. “I join the millions around the world honoring their memory and demanding that Hamas immediately return the remains of Shiri Bibas home to Israel.”

Israeli tanks have been spotted near Jenin in northern Shomron on Sunday for the first time since “Operation Defensive Shield” in 2002.
The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed that an armored division is being deployed in the Jenin area as part of expanded counter-terror operations in the area, according to Israel’s Channel 14.

Furthermore, forces from the IDF’s Nachal Infantry Brigade and the Duvdevan commando unit have initiated operations in additional villages within the Jenin area.

Three tanks from the 53rd Armored Battalion are now active in a neighborhood within Jenin, according to Channel 14, and security sources indicated to the outlet that the IDF is also considering the use of fighter jets to support the ongoing operation.

Following the great miracle that occurred Thursday night when terrorists planted multiple explosive devices on buses across the Greater Tel Aviv area with the intent of causing mass attacks, but by Hashem’s abundant mercy, the devices detonated prematurely—before anyone was on the buses or in the surrounding area—a recording was released on the Siach Yitzchok hotline. In it, Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein, rov of Ramat Elchonon, addresses the meis and instructs the public on what should be done in response.

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and advisor to Donald Trump, has stated that all federal employees in the United States must justify their work or face job termination. This declaration came shortly after the president urged Musk to adopt a more forceful stance in reducing government expenditures.
Musk, recognized as the wealthiest individual in the world and a significant financial backer of Trump, has been at the forefront of efforts to downsize the government workforce.
“All federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week. Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation,” Musk shared.

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Agam Berger, who was released from captivity, shared her experiences of being moved between hiding locations in Gaza once a month during her time in captivity, in a conversation with Rav Yoshiyahu Pinto, Yedot Achronot reports in today’s edition.
Agam, who was kidnapped from the Nachal Oz base on October 7 by Hamas, explained that she was often confined to homes, some of which belonged to Palestinian families. She recalled that when she and fellow IDF observer Liri Albag were held together, they would listen to the radio and sing along, but then would be told to be quiet.