• Top News
  • Washington Post/AP/CNN/NBC News: U.S. strikes three more alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific, killing 8
  • Politico/FOX News/CNN: Trump signs executive order to classify illicit fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction
  • Reuters/Washington Post/AP/The Hill/CBS News: FBI foils bombing plot targeting Los Angeles, US attorney general says
  • Washington Examiner: What we know about the Turtle Island Liberation Front charged in terrorist plot
  • New York Post: ‘Anti-capitalist’ New Year’s Eve LA terror plot suspects lived in upscale California suburbs
  • AP: Abrego Garcia is still hoping to find justice after his wrongful deportation, his lawyer says
  • Washington Examiner: Trump HUD sending staff into Minnesota to investigate amid state welfare fraud scandal
  • Telemundo Amarillo: DHS denies changes to immigration operations following reports of "targeted" raids.
  • Breitbart: DNI Bombshell Report: Joe Biden Welcomed 18,000 ‘Known or Suspected Terrorists’ to U.S.
  • FOX News: Biden officials go silent when asked about Afghan refugee program after guardsmen shooting
  • Daily Wire: Obama-Appointed Judge Slammed For Praising Illegal Immigrant Who Raped Woman With Cerebral Palsy
  • FOX News: National Guard members attacked by Afghan refugee in DC honored by unanimous House vote
  • FOX News: House Republicans allege DC police downgraded crime classifications to manipulate statistics
  • Washington Post: Bowser blasts House report accusing D.C. police chief of toxic leadership
  • Washington Post: Some Republican lawmakers call for mass expulsion of American Muslims
  • Free Beacon: North Carolina’s Roy Cooper, Asked To Address Illegal Immigrant Train Stabbing in Charlotte, Instead Issues Statement Attacking GOP Opponent as ‘Big Oil Lobbyist’
  • Los Angeles Times: National Guard troops under Trump’s command leave L.A before court’s deadline
  • Univision: Judge denies $5 million bail to Eva Garcia de Joaquin, mother of the leader of La Luz del Mundo
  • Axios: "Quite a buffet": U.S. ready to seize more tankers with Venezuelan oil
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • NewsMax: Illusions of Palestinian State Enable Violence
  • NewsMax: Bennie Thompson Exposes Democrats’ Dangerous Disconnect
  • FOX News: [MN] Somali fraud probe in Minnesota underscores growing warnings on cash reaching extremists
  • New York Post: [Venezuela] Venezuela is where Trump aims to annihilate our adversaries
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: DHS arrests ‘worst of the worst’ illegal migrants, including murderers and pedophiles, in weekend operation
  • New York Times: He Recorded China’s Detention of Uyghurs. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him to Uganda.
  • Univision: Kimberlyn Menjivar went to get her fingerprints taken for a work permit and ended up being deported: she was separated from her 6-month-old baby.
  • NBC 10 Boston: [MA] Healey urges ICE to halt deportation flights out of Hanscom
  • NYT/WaPo/WSJ/Washington Examiner: [WI] Trial Opens for Judge Accused of Steering Immigrant Away from Federal Agents
  • Federalist: [WI] Wisconsin Supreme Court Threatens To Obstruct Immigration Enforcement
  • NewsMax: [MN] Rep. Omar Alleges Racial Profiling After ICE Stops Her Son
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] ICE-held priest with valid work permit opts to return to Kenya: ‘He feels like he’s in prison’
  • Daily Caller: [KS] Illegal Slapped With 20 Years In Prison After Strangling ICE Agent
  • Axios: [CO] Denver City Council rejects Key Lime Air expansion over ICE flights
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Activist Jeanette Vizguerra, detained by ICE in Colorado, seeks military parole as daughter joins U.S. Air Force
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] ‘Acts of pure evil’: Feds indict alleged members of child sex abuse network
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • HS Today: DHS Announces Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia
  • Breitbart: Tommy Pigott: Trump State Department Ensuring There Are Visa Vetting Standards
  • USA Today: New visa rules require social media reviews. What it means for free speech
  • Breitbart: [OH] Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: Jobs Will Go ‘Unfilled’ If Trump Deports Haitian Migrants
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Ukrainian woman from San Diego detained during immigration interview is released but still faces deportation
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Breitbart: Trump awards 13 service members with new Mexican Border Defense Medal
  • Federal News Network: Pentagon diverted over $2 billion from barracks, schools to fund border mission
  • Axios: A potential tariff refund fight is already chaotic
  • CBS News: [LA] Border Patrol agents make arrests at Louisiana construction site
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Customs and Border Protection agent ordered held without bond on rape, robbery charges
  • Washington Examiner: [Mexico] Trump hosts Mexican border defense medal presentation at White House
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Federal News Network: Inaccuracies plague government security clearance data
  • Univision: TSA confirms collaboration with ICE to locate passengers with deportation orders
  • Roll Call: [DC] Reagan National airport safety looms as appropriations issue
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Oakland airport now lets non-ticketed visitors go past security for goodbyes at the gate
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Axios: [WA] Evacuations ordered as Green River levee fails
  • SFGate: [CA] A cluster of 30 earthquakes hits Northern Calif. day after Sonoma 4.0 quake
• Secret Service
  • CNN: [DC] Halting work on Trump’s ballroom could risk White House security, Secret Service official says
  • Politico: [DC] Trump administration hits back at lawsuit over White House ballroom
  • Houston Chronicle: [FL] Man who tried to assassinate Trump on golf course requests attorney for sentencing
• Coast Guard
  • ABC News: [FL] US Coast Guard rescues fisherman stranded at sea after boat catches fire
  • Reuters: [Venezuela] Tankers make u-turns after US seizure of Venezuelan oil cargo, shipping data says
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Opexus claims background checks missed red flags on twins accused of insider breach
• Terrorism Investigations
  • AP: US Jewish groups urge heightened security at public events after Hanukkah attack in Australia
  • Breitbart: [RI] Gunman still at large after shooting at elite US university
  • NewsMax: [RI] FBI Announces $50K Reward for Suspect in Brown Shooting
  • AP: [RI] Brown University shooting leaves students, community frustrated with official response
  • New York Times: [RI] Schools and Colleges Across New England Cancel Classes and Tighten Security
  • FOX News: [RI] Brown University was ‘soft target’ for shooter who remains at large, criminal profiler says
  • Daily Wire: [RI] Authorities Release New Footage, Offer $50,000 Bounty For Brown Shooting Suspect
  • Washington Times: [RI] Trump says motivation in Brown University shooting still unknown, defends FBI probe
  • New York Post: [RI] Cops release very grainy new video of suspected Brown shooter — as they hunt for new leads after POI released
  • FOX News: [RI] Brown University shooting: Timeline of terror that left 2 dead, 9 injured
  • CBS News: [RI] Brown University students recall barricading on campus during shooting, say they feel unsafe with suspect still at large
  • ABC News: [RI] For at least 2 Brown University students, this is their 2nd school shooting
  • USA Today: [RI] Why was a ‘person of interest’ in Brown shooting freed from custody?
  • CBS New York: [NY] NYPD steps up Hanukkah security in NYC after Australia shooting. Here’s what to know.
  • Blaze: [DC] New whistleblower undermines accusations against official Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect, Rep. Thomas Massie says
  • CNN: [TN] Inside the White supremacist compound hiding in plain sight
  • NewsMax: [AL] Sen. Tuberville: Labeled a CAIR ‘Extremist’ Is a ‘Badge of Honor’
  • CBS News: [TX] North Texas Jewish security group overwhelmed with clients following Australian mass shooting
  • USA Today: [Australia] Who were the shooters in attack at Australia’s Bondi Beach? What we know
  • Daily Caller: [Australia] Fetterman Tells Of ‘Rot Within The American Left’ When Asked About Terrorism Against Jews
  • NewsMax: [Australia] Morton Klein to Newsmax: Bondi Beach Hanukkah Shooting Shows Rising Antisemitic Violence
  • FOX News: [Australia] NY Times links Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack to calls to ‘globalize the intifada’
  • AP: [Australia] Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group
  • New York Times: [Australia] Bondi Suspects Were in Southern Philippines, Where ISIS Is Active
• National Security News
  • Wall Street Journal: After a Generation of Peace, Europe Tells Its People to Prepare for War
  • Daily Caller: [MN] Minnesota Fraud Scandal Shines Light On COVID Era Spending Levels And Neglect
  • CNN: [Ukraine] Trump offers ‘platinum’ security guarantees for Ukraine, but US officials caution offer won’t last forever
  • Wall Street Journal: [Ukraine] U.S. Offers Ukraine Security Guarantee in Bid to Break Peace-Talks Deadlock
  • Bloomberg: [Ukraine] Zelenskiy Says US Pledged Congress Will Back Security GuaranteesOpens in new window
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Peace deal gives Ukraine security guarantees similar to Article 5, official says
  • FOX News: [Syria] Identity revealed of American killed during ISIS attack in Syria
  • CBS News: [Syria] Details on attack in Syria against U.S.
  • FOX News: [Syria] US troops remain in Syrian region to counter ISIS
  • FOX News: [Syria] Trump orders retaliation after deadly ISIS attack in Syria, threatens ‘a lot of damage’
  • Breitbart: [China] Deal for Americans to Buy China’s TikTok Remains in Limbo as Latest Deadline Looms
  • Reuters: [China] China seizes smuggled drugs on US tip
  • Reuters: [Philippines] Philippines to protest China’s actions that injured Filipino fishermen in South China Sea

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