• Top News
  • New York Times/AP: Mayorkas Warns of Funding Shortfall for Rest of Hurricane Season
  • The Hill: Hurricane Helene renews calls for Congress to pass disaster funding
  • Washington Post: Rescue and recovery extend deeper into areas ravaged by Helene
  • The Hill/New York Times: Biden to tour hurricane damage in Florida and Georgia Thursday
  • CBS News/ABC News/The Hill: One-year mark of Oct. 7 attack prompts U.S. intelligence warning of violent extremism
  • ABC News: DHS report warns violent extremists pose threat to election workers and voting process
  • Miami Herald: DHS: ‘high’ threat of terrorism in the United States in 2025
  • FOX News: Illegal immigrants with ‘terrorism ties’ will continue to exploit border, Homeland Security report warns
  • Reuters: Russia, Iran, China expected to use AI to try to influence US election, report says
  • FOX News: Fed agencies released noncitizens without ID into US, allowed them to board domestic flights: DHS OIG report
  • USA Today: ACLU sues feds, questions infrastructure for mass deportation
  • The Hill/New York Times/Yahoo! News: [NC] Biden takes aerial tour of hurricane-ravaged Asheville, approves more federal aid to North Carolina
  • Newsweek: [AZ] Trump Judge Rules Biden Canceling Border Wall Broke Environmental Law
  • AP: [Mexico] 6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire
  • Telemundo51: [Cuba] Arrival of Cuban regime officials in the United States generates controversy and reactions
  • Washington Examiner: [China] US bans certain imports from China due to accusations of forced labor
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: Amid soaring threats from Iran, Russia against US homeland, Biden-Harris must focus on protecting us all
  • The Hill: [China] Stop building China’s military with US tax dollars
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Washington Examiner: Michael Cloud demands answers from ICE over nearly 300,000 missing migrant children
  • CBS Austin: [NY] MS-13 associate dubbed ‘Little Devil’ gets 50 years for machete killings in New York park
  • FOX News: [MO] Two men arrested in Missouri after police discover 5 adults, 7 children in back of U-Haul: reports
  • Yahoo! News: [LA] Lack of translation services pervasive in Louisiana immigration detention, advocates say
  • CBS Austin: [TX] ICE announces arrest of Salvadoran MS-13 gang member previously deported from US
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Northern border sector sees over 19K illegal immigrants caught in FY 24, more than past 17 years combined
  • Border Report: Advocates demand policy changes as migrant deaths hit record number
  • Border Report: [TX] Houston teens carjack driver to smuggle migrants
  • Newsweek: [TX] Border Agents Discover $1 Million Cocaine Haul Hidden in Wheelchair
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • ABC News: Hurricane Helene death toll rises to 182
  • CBS Austin: Communities in Carolinas and Georgia battle aftermath of Helene without power, water
  • Bloomberg: Hurricane Helene Insurance Losses Expected to Reach $6.4 Billion
  • New York Times: After Flooding, FEMA Aid Is Arriving. But Some Are Still on Their Own.
  • Washington Examiner: Cory Mills says ‘immigration resettlement’ hinders FEMA aid to hurricane victims: ‘Not getting the support’
  • AP: Shock of deadly floods is a reminder of Appalachia’s risk from violent storms in a warming climate
  • AP: Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come
  • AP: Hurricane Helene victims include young siblings killed by falling tree as they slept
  • NPR: Volunteer organizations fan out in Helene recovery efforts
  • ABC News: Destructive hurricanes like Helene highlight that catastrophic impacts from storms can extend far inland
  • Government Executive: OPM announces leave transfer program for feds affected by Helene
  • AP: Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic
  • Vermont Public: Peter Welch calls for federal audit of administrative costs at FEMA
  • Virginia Mercury: [VA] Post-Helene, Virginia granted major disaster declaration, access to federal funding for recovery
  • Yahoo! News: [WV] Justice declares state of emergency in Mercer County
  • Miami Herald: [GA] Helene in Georgia: More than 400,000 still without power, VP Harris to visit
  • Yahoo! News: [GA] Georgia Power: 200,000+ without power across the state
  • The Hill/USA Today: [NC] Biden sending up to 1,000 troops to aid in Helene recovery efforts
  • AP: [NC] Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene’s death toll tops 130
  • CBS Austin: [NC] Texas Task Force 1 heads to North Carolina for Hurricane Helene rescue efforts
  • US News & World Report: [NC] ‘A Complete and Utter War Zone’: Groups Provide Aid in Helene-Ravaged North Carolina
  • USA Today: [NC] Teacher still missing after Helene floods pushed entire home into North Carolina river
  • NBC News: [NC] North Carolina man rescued from Helene flooding, but fiancé remains missing
  • Yahoo! News: [SC] Why Helene storm damage may leave York County short of federal help — again
  • Yahoo! News: [TN] Extent of Helene devastation in northeast Tennessee comes into clearer focus
  • Washington Examiner: [GA] Harris announces new Hurricane Helene relief aid in Georgia
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Helene victims flock for help at FEMA disaster center in Riverview
  • HawaiiPublicRadio.org: [FL] Labor organizer advocates for migrant workers integral to disaster cleanups
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Tropical depression could develop in Gulf of Mexico by weekend. Florida ‘may be prime target’
  • Yahoo! News: [SD] FEMA offers advice to homeowners in Union County
  • AP: [HI] Deadly Maui fire erupted from earlier blaze believed to have been extinguished, investigation finds
  • Univision: [PR] Hurricane Kirk threatens to reach category 4: Will it affect Puerto Rico?
• Secret Service
  • New York Post: [PA] Trump says he’s ‘always worried’ about safety ahead of Butler rally: ‘White House isn’t treating us very good’
  • New York Times: [DC] Judge Unseals New Evidence in Federal Election Case Against Trump
  • WSBTV.com: [GA] DeKalb man sentenced for depositing nearly $1.5 million in fake money orders into several banks
  • FOX News: [FL] Prosecutors request indefinite delay in trial for Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh
• Coast Guard
  • CNN: China’s Coast Guard claims to have entered the Arctic Ocean for the first time as it ramps up security ties with Russia
  • Newsweek: [AK] US Tracks Arctic-Bound Russia, China Ships Near Alaska
  • Newsweek: [AK] US Sends Warships To Meet China, Russia Presence Near Alaska
  • CBS News: [PR] Coast Guard seizes $4.3 million of cocaine from boat near Puerto Rico
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • AP: Cybersecurity head says there’s no chance a foreign adversary can change US election results
  • Federal News Network: Strengthening federal defenses against nation-state email compromise in the wake of CISA’s emergency directive
  • Federal News Network: CISA faces challenges to sharing cyber threat information
  • Federal News Network: Cyber Leaders Exchange 2024: CISA’s Jeff Greene on challenging the status quo
  • MeriTalk: DoJ Unveils New Strategy for Countering Cybercrime
  • CBS Detroit: [MI] Wayne County officials investigating cyber incident
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Newsweek: Record Number of School Shooting Deaths and Injuries in September
  • Washington Post: [MD] Prince George’s police charge 10 students after school threats
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] I have an AK-47 in my bag’: Willis High School student arrested, charged with false alarm
  • CNN: [CA] Dozens of suspected White supremacist gang members arrested in Los Angeles area in domestic terrorism investigation
  • Miami Herald: [CA] 42 arrested in ‘historic’ crackdown on California-based White supremacist gang
• National Security News
  • Bloomberg: Arctic Allies to Form Security Group to Counter Russia, China
  • Miami Herald: [Lebanon] Israel sends additional forces into Lebanon, warns 24 villages in south to evacuate
  • Aspen Public Radio: [Israel] How Iran’s missile strike on Israel appears to have hit some targets
  • Los Angeles Times: [Israel] Israel and Iran exchange threats while combat surges in southern Lebanon
  • Washington Examiner: [Israel] Iran’s second missile attack on Israel fails, thwarted again by Israeli and U.S. missile defenses
  • Newsweek: [Israel] Videos Show US Navy Destroyers Intercepting Iran’s Ballistic Missiles
  • AP: [Iran] Biden won’t support a strike on Iran nuclear sites as Israel weighs response to Iran missile attack
  • Newsweek: [Iran] Iran Vows ‘More Powerful’ Attack if Israel Retaliates

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