• Top News
  • Politico/AP/CBS News/FOX News: US seizes Cuba-bound Venezuelan oil tanker, ramping up pressure on Maduro
  • FOX News: US seizes ‘illicit’ Venezuelan tanker tied to ‘funding and financing’ terrorism: Stephen Miller
  • Telemundo: Venezuela calls US seizure of oil tanker "blatant theft" and "an act of international piracy"
  • NewsMax: Lawmakers React to Seized Venezuelan Oil Tanker
  • Washington Post/Bloomberg: DHS inks contract to create its own fleet of 737 jets for deportations
  • AP: Foreigners allowed to travel to the U.S. without a visa could soon face new social media screening
  • NewsMax: DHS Reports More Than 2.5M Illegal Aliens Gone
  • New York Times: $2 Billion in Pentagon Funds Said to Go to Anti-Immigrant Operations
  • AP: Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the US
  • AP: American children are losing their guardians as immigration crackdown surges in Louisiana
  • Blaze: ‘Shoot ICE on sight’: Twin brothers arrested after allegedly threatening to hang DHS’ Tricia McLaughlin
  • FOX News: New Jersey twins charged over alleged threats to kill DHS official
  • FOX News: NJ twins arrested over threats to DHS official
  • AP: Senate to question military leaders on Trump’s National Guard deployments
  • Chicago Tribune: Illinois National Guard still federalized as President Trump extends order, despite troops sitting idle
  • CBS News/New York Times: Judge blocks Trump administration from deploying California National Guard members in Los Angeles
  • New York Post: Trump refuses to back down after judge orders National Guard out of LA, says ‘Newscum’ didn’t stop violent riots
  • The Hill: Trump pushes back on reports of discontent with Hegseth, Noem
  • Politico: Trump aides and allies float potential Noem successors as speculation grows over her tenure
  • Axios: Inside Kristi Noem’s bitter feud with Trump’s border czar
  • NewsMax: 2 US Fighter Jets Fly Over Gulf of Venezuela
  • Washington Post: How a U.S. admiral decided to kill two boat strike survivors
  • USA Today: Loose cartel ties justified first boat strike, official told lawmakers
  • Telemundo: Trump says Colombia is producing "a lot of drugs" and that Petro "better" "come to his senses or he’ll be next."
  • Bloomberg: DHS Agent’s Conviction for Hiding Drug Funds Upheld on Appeal
  • Breitbart/FOX News: Illegal Alien Accused of Randomly Shooting 61-Year-Old Man at Nebraska Grocery Store, Firing at Police Officers
  • Blaze: Americans priced out while foreigners pour in: Trump admin report slams Biden for spike in rental costs
  • Chicago Tribune: Indiana Senate committee passes immigration enforcement bill
  • Federalist: ‘Gold-Standard’ Immigration Enforcement Bill Lagging In Indiana As Redistricting Sucks Oxygen
  • Daily Wire: ‘My Constituents Have Been Killed’: GOP Senator Pushes DHS To Deport Illegal Immigrant Drivers
  • CBS Mornings Plus: New Laws for Immigrant Rights
  • Chicago Tribune: Government agrees to extend temporary restraining order over ICE facility in Broadview
  • Blaze: Illinois governor signs law to counter Trump administration’s ‘depravity’ — DHS fires back immediately
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: DHS identifies Illinois resident as alleged member of Tren de Aragua; lawyer contradicts
  • Chicago Tribune: President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers
  • AP: What to know as trial nears for the Wisconsin judge accused of helping an immigrant dodge agents
  • FOX News: ‘He had years to stop this’: GOP lawmakers blast Walz over massive Minnesota fraud scheme
  • FOX News: Walz urges Noem to ‘reassess’ immigration enforcement strategy in Minnesota after alleged citizen arrests
  • Axios: Why Trump’s Somali vitriol hit home in Columbus
  • New York Post: Maine’s Medicaid program bilked out of millions of dollars in Somali fraud, whistleblower claims
  • NBC News: Trump revives slur while discussing immigrants from Somalia and other ‘disgusting’ nations
  • CNN: Rep. Omar responds to President Trump’s attack
  • NPR: Afghan CIA fighters, like National Guard attack suspect, face stark reality in U.S.
  • Washington Examiner: Judge Boasberg seeks testimony from DOJ ‘whistleblower’ in criminal contempt inquiry
  • FOX News: Sen. Alex Padilla says Democrats’ shifting stance on the border is ‘bull----’
  • Reuters: Broad slice of Americans oppose Venezuela boat strikes, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
  • FOX News: NY Dem wouldn’t back Mamdani for mayor — now Mamdani is backing his challenger
  • CBS News: Experts warn World Cup airspace security faces unprecedented drone threat
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: Nation-Building in Gaza—for Hamas
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Examiner: The deadly cost of Biden’s Afghan vetting failure
  • Wall Street Journal: White House National-Security Strategy Reflects Vance’s Thinking
  • FOX News: [Venezuela ] President Trump is right to get tough on Maduro. What comes next is critical
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Daily Wire: Trump Admin Shells Out $140M In New Strategy To Ramp Up ICE Deportations
  • FOX News: Millions of illegal immigrants leave US in record-breaking year under Trump policies, DHS says
  • NBC News: Abolish ICE’ creeps back into Democratic messaging
  • Axios: Immigration crackdown cuts child care and sidelines moms
  • USA Today: This nanny is a citizen, but her brother’s deportation has made work unbearable
  • FOX News: [NY] Mamdani declares he’s ready for ‘any consequence’ for standing against Trump’s federal immigration enforcement
  • FOX News: [NC] Man stabbed on Charlotte light rail by twice-deported illegal immigrant says body is ‘plenty’ damaged
  • NPR: [FL] Report finds ‘inhuman’ conditions at two Florida immigration facilities
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Detroit district to send letter in support of students detained by ICE
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Feds agree to extend temporary restraining order requiring improved conditions inside Broadview ICE facility
  • Univision: [IL] Hispanic mother detained by ICE on her way to the hospital to see her newborn baby
  • FOX News: [MN] Minnesota college administrator accused of impeding ICE arrest to protect student sexual predator
  • Breitbart: [CO] Illegal Alien Deported After Killing 27-Year-Old Jasmine Carpio in Colorado Crash
  • CBS Mornings: [IA] UI International Students Settle Lawsuit
  • FOX News: [AZ] ICE accuses Dem lawmaker of joining ‘rioting crowd’ in Arizona, interfering in mass arrest
  • Axios: [WA] Students walk out over immigration arrests
  • FOX News: [CA] Sanctuary laws under fire after two children killed in CA illegal migrant crashes
  • Telemundo: [CA] California bishops visit immigrants detained at Adelanto Detention Center
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Reuters/New York Times/Roll Call/AP/Bloomberg: US to Start Accepting ‘Gold Card’ Visa Applications, Trump Says
  • Wall Street Journal: Are Refugees Good or Bad for the Economy? Here’s What the Numbers Say
  • USA Today: [IN] Dozens denied oath of allegiance at Indianapolis naturalization ceremony
  • Univision: [UT] DHS says it denied Jair Celis a green card because of “child abuse,” but the migrant’s lawyer denies it.
  • New York Post: [CA] MS-13 leader with ties to Honduran assassin squad obtained California driver’s license using real name: feds
  • CBS News: [Canada] Canada launches $1.2 billion push to attract talent, as U.S. charges $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Federal News Network: With billions spent on temporary border facilities, GAO says DHS needs better plans
  • Reuters: US can replicate revenues if Supreme Court rules against IEEPA tariffs, trade chief says
  • The Hill: Cartel violence increases migrant risks at US-Mexico border: Study
  • New York Post: [NY] ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ actress Wenne Alton Davis fatally struck by NYC taxi was CBP officer hoping to retire soon: neighbors
  • Axios: [LA] Border Patrol draws mix of selfies and protests in New Orleans metro
  • USA Today: [LA] ‘You ain’t getting it here.’ Louisiana store owner locks out Border Patrol agents
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: [IL] CBP officer in Illinois accused of sexual assault and robbery of women in Chicago suburbs
  • FOX News: [CA] Trump administration establishes militarized zone in California: "Strengthen border security operations"
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS Mornings: Record Travelers Expected for End-of-Year Holidays
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill/NewsMax: FEMA council expected to announce recommendations
  • CNN: Trump’s FEMA council to recommend dramatic downsizing and overhaul – but not elimination – of the agency
  • New York Times/The Hill: Prominent election denier joins FEMA leadership
  • New York Times: Pacific Northwest Faces Some of Its Worst Flooding in Decades This Week
  • New York Times: [MD] Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] NC has now received over $1B from FEMA. Where will the latest funds go?
  • Axios/Washington Examiner: [WA] Gov. Ferguson requests disaster declaration from FEMA for devastating floods
  • CBS News: [WA] Washington state braces for dangerous flooding as thousands could face evacuation orders
• Federal Protective Service
  • New York Times: [OR] Judge in Oregon Blocks Arrest of Protesters For Noise
  • NBC 8 Portland: [OR] Judge in Oregon blocks DHS rule criminalizing ‘unusual noise’ around federal buildings
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: [AR] Arkansas mom found shot to death with two children wrote cryptic Facebook post months before killings
• Coast Guard
  • CBS News: Coast Guard releases video of cocaine seizure in Pacific, showing shots fired at alleged drug boat
  • Reuters: [Venezuela] Over 30 sanctioned ships in Venezuela at risk after US tanker seizure
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Daily Caller: Trump Admin Thwarts Foreign ‘Hacktivist’ Plot To Sabotage America’s Critical Water Infrastructure
  • Federal News Network: CISA looks for ‘deep engagement’ with innovators via new platform
  • HS Today: CISA and Partners Issue Joint Guide to Advance Secure Integration of AI in Operational Technology
  • Reuters: OpenAI warns new models pose ‘high’ cybersecurity risk
  • CyberScoop: Attacks pinned to critical React2Shell defect surge, surpass 50 confirmed victims
  • CNN: [Ukraine] US charges Ukrainian woman for her alleged role in Russia-backed cyberattacks
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Reuters: US weighs hitting UN Palestinian refugee agency with terrorism-related sanctions
  • Washington Examiner: [KY] Suspected gunman in Kentucky State University shooting ID’d as parent of student
  • Reuters: [Venezuela] Venezuela’s National Guard committed crimes against humanity over decade, UN report says
• National Security News
  • New York Times: [DC] House Gives Bipartisan Approval to $900 Billion Defense Bill
  • Breitbart: DOJ appeals judge’s order blocking evidence in Comey case
  • FOX News: Thomas Massie introduces bill to pull US out of NATO: ‘America should not be the world’s security blanket’
  • Breitbart: US House poised to reinforce Europe, rebuke Trump over anti-NATO rhetoric
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Trump tells Mexico to fix cross-border sewage problem flowing into US communities ‘IMMEDIATELY’
  • Reuters: [Nicaragua] US to impose phased-in tariffs on Nicaragua after finding labor abuses
  • New York Times: [Denmark] Danish Intelligence Report Raises Concerns About U.S.
  • Washington Examiner: [Ukraine] His patience exhausted, Trump pressures Ukraine to accept a peace deal by Christmas, warning Zelensky ‘he’s losing’
  • AP: [Ukraine] Ukraine to give revised peace plans to US as Kyiv readies for more talks with its coalition partners
  • Axios: [Ukraine] Trump talks with European leaders as tensions simmer over Ukraine peace deal
  • Washington Examiner: [Ukraine] Zelensky’s Ukrainian election proposal requires guarantees of security and legitimacy
  • Reuters: [Israel] Trump plans to appoint US general to lead Gaza security force, Axios reports
  • CyberScoop: [China] As White House moves to send AI chips to China, Trump’s DOJ prosecutes chip smugglers
  • Reuters: [Japan] US backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident

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