• Top News
  • CBS News/FOX News/CNN/NBC News: U.S. strikes another alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific, killing 4, Pentagon says
  • AP/Los Angeles Times: Trump demands Venezuela pay for seized US oil assets after calling for ‘blockade’
  • New York Times: Venezuelan Navy Escorts Vessels in Defiance of Trump’s Blockade Threat
  • FOX News: Trump targets Maduro as Western Hemisphere becomes ‘first line of defense’ in new strategy
  • New York Post/CBS News: House Democrats to force war powers votes as Trump teases strikes on Venezuela
  • AP: Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video
  • NewsMax: Senators Divided on Release of Boat Strike Footage
  • AP: The oil blockade threat creates anxiety in Venezuela but people stick to their daily lives
  • Reuters: US blockade likely to reduce foreign currency in Venezuela, stoke inflation
  • Breitbart: Venezuela says oil exports continue normally despite Trump ‘blockade’
  • New York Times: Top Republican Examining Boat Strike ‘Satisfied’ With Military Mission
  • CNN: Trump has vowed to strike Venezuela ‘soon’ for months
  • Breitbart: Chile President-Elect José Antonio Kast Supports U.S. Ousting Venezuela Regime: ‘It Would Solve a Giant Problem’
  • Washington Examiner/NewsMax: Mexican president pleads for UN help to combat US operations against Venezuela
  • FOX News: “IT REALLY IS WICKED”: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin SLAMS Obama Judge’s Praise for Convicted Rapist Illegal Immigrant
  • New York Post: Tour bus driver charged in fatal wreck entered US illegally — and was still issued NYS license: feds
  • Breitbart: DHS Rips ‘Sanctuary’ Democrats Who Protected Deadly Migrant Trucker
  • CBS Colorado: Federal judge in Colorado orders bond hearing for detained immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra
  • NewsMax: Homan: Rep. Omar Being Investigated for Alleged Immigration Fraud
  • The Hill: Omar on Homan saying she’s under investigation: ‘They’re sick’
  • Blaze: Ilhan Omar under investigation: What’s the truth about her immigration journey?
  • AP: DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump’s immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled
  • AP: Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant set to present her case as trial winds down
  • NBC News: How the Trump administration pushed to reopen immigration cases, putting thousands at risk of deportation
  • Telemundo: ‘El Mencho’, two sons of ‘El Chapo’, a member of the Aragua Train: the most wanted Latino criminals by the U.S. in 2025
  • AP: Jeffery Carroll named interim DC police chief as federal law enforcement surge continues
  • Chicago Tribune: President Donald Trump keeping 300 Illinois National Guard troops federalized until April despite no missions
  • Wall Street Journal: Appeals Court Allows Trump’s National Guard Deployment in D.C.
  • Reuters: They prosecuted the Capitol rioters. Now the rioters and the DOJ are after them.
  • Washington Post: DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor’s company
  • Los Angeles Times: Feds go after violent L.A. gang linked to Mexican Mafia; 16 suspects arrested
  • Bloomberg/CBS Miami: Trump administration sanctions Mexican cartel and its leader, "the sledgehammer," for oil theft
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Wall Street Journal: [WI] Judge’s Behavior Leaves Colleague ‘Shocked’
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Roll Call/CNN/AP/Reuters: Judge halts DHS policy on oversight visits to ICE detention facilities
  • NewsMax: ICE’s Lyons to Newsmax: Trump Travel Bans Curb Terror Threats
  • New York Times: ICE Arrests Disrupt Schools, Prompting Fear Among Families
  • FOX News: ICE chief fires back at ‘100% false’ sanctuary city ‘harassment’ claims
  • Breitbart: ‘America Needs You: ‘ ICE Launches ‘Defend the Homeland’ Campaign to Recruit 10,000 Agents
  • Univision: The troubling discovery of an immigration lawyer "watchlist" on an ICE website
  • NPR: ICE is reopening shuttered prisons as detention centers. Many have a troubled past
  • Daily Wire: [ME] Battleground State Governor OKs ‘Confusing’ Bill To Limit Police Cooperation With ICE
  • Daily Caller: [NY] Amtrak Police Ran Sting Operation Targeting Public Lewdness, Accidentally Helped ICE
  • FOX News: [IL] Democratic leaders push back against immigration crackdown in Chicago
  • New York Times: [MN] Immigration Agents and Protesters Face Off in Frigid Minnesota
  • Techdirt: [MN] ICE Ramps Up Deportation Efforts In Minneapolis After Trump Claims Somalians Are ‘Garbage’
  • AP: [MN] Minneapolis police chief criticizes ICE tactics after clash with protesters
  • Breitbart: [MN] Ilhan Omar: ICE Operations Are ‘State-Sanctioned Violence’
  • Daily Caller: [MN] Ilhan Omar Whines About ICE Operations In Minneapolis
  • NBC News: [TX] Texas widow receives immigration approval letter months after husband’s death in ICE shooting
  • Politico: [CA] ICE’s looming Medi-Cal data grab
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] ‘I am afraid that I might die here’: ICE detainee fears ‘imminent death’ without lifesaving care, lawyers say
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Woman gets probation for slashing ICE van’s tire during S.F. protest
  • NewsMax: [CA] 44 Chained Outside Calif. Immigration Court Arrested
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
  • Breitbart: Hearing on Abuse of Temporary Protected Status for Migrants
  • NPR: A Chinese man who filmed secret footage in Xinjiang risks deportation from the U.S.
  • CBS Miami: [FL] South Florida immigration attorney shares options for TPS status ahead of International Migrants Day
  • New York Times: [South Africa] South Africa Arrests Workers Processing U.S. Refugee Applications
  • Breitbart: [South Africa] South African Immigration Police Raid U.S. Refugee Processing Center
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Bloomberg: US Troops Face ‘Unsanitary’ Conditions on Border, Watchdog Finds
  • FOX News: Exclusive video from southern border wall as Trump ramps up construction
  • CNN: $1 billion in de minimis tariff revenue has been collected since loophole closed
  • Reuters: DOJ actions on customs enforcement underscore need for due diligence and compliance programs
  • Daily Caller: [LA] Cops Arrest Man Reportedly Targeting ICE Agents, Tie Him To Leftist Terror Group
  • FOX News: [IL] Border Patrol chief, progressive mayor caught on camera in tense street showdown: ‘Excellent day in Evanston’
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Border Patrol Cmdr. Bovino praises local police assistance in enforcement, argues with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: [IL] "I don’t know right now": Gregory Bovino doesn’t know if those arrested in Chicago have criminal records
  • Bloomberg: [IL] Border Patrol Returns to Haunt Chicago’s Economy Before Holidays
  • DailySignal: [TX] CBP Busts Meth Breakfast Cereal Smuggling Attempt
  • Breitbart: [TX] Alleged Human Smuggler Arrested for Dumping Sick Migrant on Texas Border Road to Die
  • Telemundo: [CA] Drones in Mexico monitor the movements of Border Patrol agents in San Diego
• Transportation Security Administration
  • FOX News: Airports allow non-traveling public past security entrances for first time in decades
  • Wall Street Journal: [DC] Senate Passes Defense Bill as Lawmakers Scramble to Fix D.C. Airport Provision
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Federal News Network: House Dems call on OSC to review potential FEMA whistleblower retaliation
  • Bloomberg: [CO] Colorado Faces Blackout as Utilities Shut Off Power to Prevent Wildfires
  • FOX News: [WA] State fairground provides refuge for livestock and families as Washington combats historic flooding
  • NPR: [WA] Catastrophic flooding forces hundreds of Washington families from their homes
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Post/AP: Senators freeze Coast Guard admiral’s promotion over swastika, noose policy
  • Federal News Network: Coast Guard’s biggest shipbuilding effort faces major design, cost risks: GAO
  • MeriTalk: Coast Guard to Roll Out Digital Strategy in Coming Weeks
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: DOJ announces takedown of alleged laundering platform used by cybercriminal groups
  • CyberScoop: React2Shell fallout spreads to sensitive targets as public exploits hit all-time high
  • NBC News: [China] Google sues alleged Chinese scam group behind massive U.S. text message phishing ring
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: Global wave of terror plots sparks new alarms over the West’s growing vulnerability
  • NPR: Recent attacks have been ‘inspired’ by Islamic State. What does that mean?
  • New York Times: Australia Shooting Is a Reminder of Islamic State’s Power to Inspire Attacks
  • Washington Examiner: [MA] Israel investigating whether Iran had role in shooting death of MIT professor: Report
  • National Review: [NY] Transgender Former Marine Arrested in Alleged New Year’s Eve Pipe Bomb Plot
  • AP: [RI] What to know about the search for the Brown University shooter
  • New York Post: [RI] Brown University shooting investigators share more grainy photos as 5-day manhunt widens to person seen ‘in proximity’ to at-large suspect
  • New York Post: [RI] Providence police admit Brown University mass shooter ‘could be anywhere’ as manhunt drags into 5th day
  • The Hill: [RI] Trump knocks Brown University over security cameras after FBI criticized
  • NewsMax: [RI] Rep. Knott to Newsmax: Brown University Shooting Probe ‘Unacceptable’
  • New York Post: [RI] Brown mass shooting raises massive questions about how $8B college had no cameras in area
  • CNN: [RI] Stumbles in the search for a Brown University shooter led to the wrong man
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Bay Area engineer gets 10 years in federal prison for blowing up PG&E equipment with homemade bombs
  • Washington Examiner: [Australia] Bondi Beach mass shooting suspect charged with committing terrorist act
  • NewsMax: [Philippines] Philippines: No Evidence Bondi Shooting Suspect Had Military Training
• National Security News
  • CNN: [DC] Senate sends Trump annual defense policy bill without changes to address bipartisan concerns on aircraft safety
  • Breitbart: [Colombia] Colombia’s Gustavo Petro Admits Maduro Is a Dictator in Ongoing Chile Election Fallout
  • Breitbart: [Colombia] U.S. designates Colombia’s Clan de Golfo a terrorist organization
  • FOX News: [Yemen] Yemen separatist forces seize key oil region, urge US to partner against Iran-backed Houthis
  • Axios: [Russia] Putin envoy to hold talks with Trump aides on U.S. peace plan in Miami this weekend
  • AP: [China] China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says
  • Reuters: [China] Republican lawmakers decry Intel’s testing of Chinese-linked tools after Reuters report
  • Washington Times: [China] Hack of Chinese state time center hints at U.S. advanced missile defense

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