• Top News
  • Washington Examiner: Biden takes executive action to crack down on fentanyl entering US through mail
  • Washington Post: Secret Service probe details failures before Trump rally shooting
  • FOX News: Top senators briefed on ‘major errors’ leading up to Trump assassination attempt
  • MeriTalk: FBI Counting on AI to Find the ‘Needle in the Haystack’
  • Newsweek: [NY] Sinola Cartel Boss ‘El Mayo’ Pleads Not Gulity
  • AP: [NY] Ex-NYC federal building guard gets 5-year sentence in charge related to sex assault of asylum seeker
  • NBC News: [OH] Bomb threats force second consecutive day of school closures in Springfield, Ohio
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Report details former chief’s response to Uvalde mass shooting during 77-minute wait
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] ‘California is an open territory for the cartel to do whatever it wants’: Sheriffs
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Who will run a new migrant aid center? After months of talks, county is back to the drawing board
  • Telemundo 51: [Panama] Nearly 160,000 Venezuelans have crossed the Darien jungle so far in 2024
  • Miami Herald: [Venezuela] Forced exile of Edmundo González raises questions about Biden’s approach to Venezuela
  • The Hill: [China] Chinese maritime cranes pose national security risk at ports, House GOP warns
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Newsweek: [NY] Migrant With Fake New York ID Suspected of Murdering Family of Four
  • Yahoo! News: [IN] Mexican man living in Goshen sentenced for illegal reentry
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Home search leads to Buffalo Grove man being charged with multiple felonies, police say
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • AP: [CA] California pair convicted in Chinese birth tourism scheme
• Customs and Border Protection
  • MeriTalk: CBP Declares Victory in Cloud Infrastructure Campaign
  • Palm Beach Daily News: [FL] Palm Beach restaurant worker charged with labor trafficking of girl, 17
  • Border Report: [TX] South Texas border resident sentenced to 5 years for human smuggling ring
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] 23 migrants found hiding inside a trailer in Deming
  • Border Report: [CA] Lack of money for CBP officers holding up construction of new border crossing, official says
  • CBS Austin/FOX News: [Mexico] Mexican government buses migrants to US southern border for CBP One appointments
  • Washington Post: [Mexico] How Mexico is helping Biden and Harris at the U.S. border
  • Bloomberg: [China] White House Targets Chinese Retailers With Planned Trade Fix
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Miami Herald: TSA reveals plan to clamp down on airport rule many don’t like
  • Newsweek: Post-9/11 Airport Safety Measure Could Be Delayed Again After 20 Years
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Yahoo! News: Tropical Storm Gordon forms in Atlantic, hurricane forecasters eye track
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Fire crews continue to battle 3 Southern California wildfires
  • AP: [LA] After storms like Francine, New Orleans rushes to dry out
  • AZ Central: [AZ] As heat and smoke imperil millions, advocates urge FEMA to free up disaster aid
  • AP/Los Angeles Times/NBC News: [CA] Firefighters gain ground on 3 huge Southern California blazes
  • New York Times: [HI] No Criminal Charges Expected in Aftermath of Maui Wildfire
  • AP: [HI] Report finds ‘no evidence’ Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings
  • Bloomberg: [HI] Hawaii Probe Finds No Single Factor Led to Maui Wildfire Losses
• Secret Service
  • Washington Examiner: Josh Hawley says lead advance agent at Butler rally failed exams
  • NECN.com: [MA] Brookline police searching for man accused of card skimming
  • United States Department of Justice: [PA] Johnstown Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charge in Connection with Series of International Fraud Scams
  • WTAJ: [PA] Johnstown man pleaded guilty in federal court after international fraud scams
  • TribLIVE: [PA] Skimming device at Golden Dawn is only one found recently in New Kensington, police say
  • United States Department of Justice: [WV] North Carolina Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Counterfeit Currency Conspiracy
  • K105: [KY] GCHS threat inquiry leads to multi-agency investigation into illegal firearms, other illegal activity in Grayson Co.
  • Record by Recorded Future: [TN] Tennessee school district loses $3.4 million to a fake curriculum vendor
  • Ozark Radio News: [MO] Willow Springs Police Department Seeks Information on Counterfeit Bills Received by Simmons Bank
  • Wilcox Newspapers: [MI] Clare City Police warn of counterfeit bills in town
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Multiple arrests made in copycat threats against Central Texas schools
  • FOX 7: [TX] Social media school threats: 1 person placed in custody
  • KWCH 12: [KS] Counterfeit bills being passed at Kansas State Fair
  • Tracy Press: [CA] Gun, counterfeit money seized during traffic stop
  • United States Department of Justice: [AK] Juneau man charged with sexually exploiting a child
  • Noosa Today: [Australia] Detectives recognised with highest award from Secret Service this Child Protection Week
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: [CT] Shaheen: Coast Guard station in New Castle must get storm damage repairs
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Federal News Network: CISA review: ‘Low hanging’ cyber lapses plague critical infrastructure
  • Cyberscoop: CISA warns of hackers exploiting bug for end-of-life Ivanti product
  • USA Today: [PR] Indy woman drowned in Puerto Rico trying to save girlfriend from rip currents, family says
• Terrorism Investigations
  • CNN: [GA] Authorities were ‘actively looking’ for Georgia shooting suspect after a warning call from his mom the morning of the attack
  • New York Times: [GA] Earlier Investigation of School Shooting Suspect Ended Too Soon, Experts Say
  • CBS Philadelphia: [GA] 911 calls released in deadly Georgia school shooting
  • Albany Herald: [GA] Arrests made within Dougherty County School System after gun violence threats to schools
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Dozens of violent school threats are flooding Florida and the nation. Here’s what we know
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Orlando teen arrested for online post threatening public official; Secret Service involved
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] 11-year-old girl arrested in connection to threats to Escambia schools
• National Security News
  • New York Times: Biden Administration Is Likely to Delay Decision Over U.S. Steel
  • VOA News: [DC] Lawsuit against TikTok ban set to begin in Washington
  • CBS Austin: [CA] US adversaries would be barred from operating American ports under GOP bill - full text
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north
  • AP: [Congo] Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Meeting With Biden, British Leader Hints at Ukraine Weapon Decision Soon
  • The Hill: [Egypt] Senate Democrats slam Biden’s release of military funds for Egypt over human rights concerns
  • Wall Street Journal: [Syria] Israeli Military Conducted Rare Raid in Syria, U.S. Officials Say
  • FOX News: [Iran] Iran using Hells Angels, criminal gangs to target critics in US and abroad: report
  • AP: [Iran] Iran says it successfully launched a satellite in its program criticized by West over missile fears
  • Washington Post: [Iraq] Four Islamic State leaders killed in August raid in Iraq, U.S. says

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