• Top News
  • AP: Trump approves deployment of 350 National Guard members to New Orleans
  • New York Times/CNN/Politico: Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Trump to Deploy National Guard in Chicago
  • CBS Chicago/NewsMax/AP: U.S. Department of Justice sues Illinois Gov. Pritzker over state law restricting immigration arrests
  • Reuters: US judge tosses Trump challenge to New York immigration-related law
  • New York Post: Terrorists plotted to detonate weapons of mass destruction across LA, feds say in bombshell new charges
  • AP: Immigrant truckers sue California motor vehicle agency over plans to revoke licenses
  • CBS News: D.C. National Guard shooting suspect facing 5 additional federal charges
  • Washington Post: A third of D.C. arrests still involve federal agents despite end of takeover
  • FOX News: FBI violent crime arrests double in Trump’s first year compared to Biden record: ‘Massive strides’
  • NBC News: Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
  • FOX News: ‘60 Minutes’ CECOT segment pulled by Bari Weiss airs in Canada, spreads across internet
  • FOX News: CBS didn’t include White House statement about Angel Parents in CECOT segment on ‘60 Minutes’
  • NewsMax: ICE’s Lyons to Newsmax: Pulled ‘60 Minutes’ Segment Misled Deportation Efforts
  • FOX News: Boasberg says Trump must provide due process to CECOT migrants in US or elsewhere
  • ABC News/FOX News: New Eastern Pacific strike on alleged drug boat kills 1, SOUTHCOM says
  • Reuters: U.S. eyes additional Coast Guard assets to seize fleeing tanker, sources say
  • Daily Wire: Trump Just Made The ‘Massive Armada’ Off The Coast Of Venezuela Even Bigger
  • Reuters: Venezuela resorts to floating storage as onshore tanks fill up amid ship seizures
  • Breitbart: Panama Confirms U.S.-Seized Oil Tanker Violated Country’s Flagging Rules
  • Reuters: Venezuela passes law against piracy, blockades amid US oil ship seizures
  • FOX News: Sen. Kennedy doubles down on Venezuela crackdown, urges sanctions to ‘choke off’ funds
  • Reuters: US holds call with Palau on transfer of third-country nationals
  • Daily Wire/Reuters: Catholic Bishops Call For Christmas Immigration Pause. White House Says Deportations Will Continue.
  • Breitbart: Rep. Randy Fine Planning Resolution to Expel Ilhan Omar, Slams Tim Walz Over Welfare Fraud: ‘He Should Be in Jail’
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Blaze: [IL] Christmas without Katie — and without accountability
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: Christmastime ICE Operation ‘Angel’s Honor’ nets child rapist, torturer
  • Daily Wire: Making A List, Checking It Twice: ICE Nabs ‘Worst Of The Worst’ Illegals Before Christmas
  • FOX News: Trump-era immigration policy delivers results as nearly 2 million migrants choose self-deportation
  • NewsMax: ICE Shares AI Santa Video, Warns Illegal Aliens of ‘Naughty List’
  • Washington Post: ‘It’s a war’: Inside ICE’s media machine
  • NewsMax: ICE Says IRS Data Was Not Used for Deportations
  • Daily Caller: Chris Hansen Says He Constantly Caught Illegal Immigrant Sexual Predators During Stings
  • Politico: [MA] ICE has not used taxpayer data to deport people, official says
  • CNN: [MA] ICE detains Maryland woman whose lawyer claims she’s a US citizen
  • CBS New York: [NY] Long Island ICE boss defends surge in enforcement, masked agents while offering behind-the-scenes look at operations
  • CBS New York: [NY] Exclusive look inside an ICE operation on Long Island
  • New York Times: [NJ] Lawmaker Returns to Migrant Center Where She Clashed With U.S. Agents
  • Washington Examiner: [NJ] McIver calls for ICE facility to shut down after ‘traumatic’ center tour
  • NewsMax: [IL] Illinois Democrats Access ICE Facility After DHS Policy Reversal
  • Breitbart: [CA] Report: ICE Arrests 101 ‘Dangerous’ Illegal Alien Truckers on California Roads
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] 19 alleged victims of sex trafficking rescued in sting operation
  • Bloomberg: [CA] Trump ICE Raids Crimp Revenue for California Charter School Debt
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Reuters: Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s ending of protections for South Sudanese migrants
  • AP/Bloomberg Law: Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery system
  • Bloomberg: H-1B Visa Fee Upheld & US Sanctions Former EU Official
  • Breitbart: Google and Apple Advise H-1B Employees to Avoid International Travel
  • CBS News: Trump administration seeks to cancel thousands of asylum cases, saying applicants can be deported to third countries
  • NewsMax: ICE Using Green Card Hearings to Nab Illegal Aliens
  • FedScoop: Lawmakers push back on proposed DHS data collection expansion
  • DailySignal: Top Trump Official Bashes Birthright Citizenship as ‘Illegal Suicidal’ Immigration Program
  • AP: US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
  • Los Angeles Times: He risked his life for American soldiers in Afghanistan. Would America let him in?
  • Houston Chronicle: John Cornyn and Wesley Hunt backtrack on support for Afghan refugees amid Trump crackdown
  • Federalist: How Many Chinese Visa Holders Have To Be Charged Before Trump Stops Importing Them Into Our Universities?
  • CNN: State Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’
  • Telemundo: [NY] Judge gives green light to New York driver’s license law that does not require proof of immigration status
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Immigration to California plummets under Trump. Map details greatest population impacts
  • Reuters: [France] France condemns US visa ban imposed on ex-EU commissioner Breton
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Washington Examiner: Border Patrol ‘will go anywhere’ to arrest illegal immigrants in 2026, chief says
  • FOX Business: Border security crackdown continues as CBP ramps up recruitment efforts
  • NewsMax: Treasury Launches Crackdown on SW Border Money Laundering Networks
  • Bloomberg: Apple Watch Imports Continue as Judge Rejects Ban in Paused Case
  • New York Times: [FL] Palm Beach Rallies Behind a Restaurant Manager Held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Trump administration installing 500-mile wall of buoys in Rio Grande
  • NewsMax: [TX] Border Patrol to Add 900-Mile Floating Barrier in Rio Grande
  • Breitbart: [CA] 49 Illegal Alien CDL Holders Nabbed at Border Checkpoints as Feds Warn State Over Massive Licensing Scandal
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Federal News Network: House Dems urge TSA to preserve collective bargaining agreement
  • The Hill: TSA predicts potentially record-breaking holiday travel season
  • New York Post: TSA warns flyers not to wear this specific item while traveling over the holidays: ‘In for the pat down of your life’
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Breitbart/Axios/NewsMax: Trump-appointed judge: DHS must restore disaster grants to Democratic states
  • Federal News Network: New bipartisan bill makes access to federal disaster aid relief easier
  • Bloomberg Law: [RI] FEMA Unlawfully Froze Funds for Sanctuary States, Judge Says
  • Washington Examiner: [NY] Letitia James boasts of victory against DHS in lawsuit over FEMA funding cuts
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Western Colorado county searches for answers after FEMA funding denied by Trump administration
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] California storm is raising a rare threat: long-lasting tornado risk
• Coast Guard
  • NewsNation: [FL] ‘There is no harder decision’: Coast Guard calls off search for missing Florida boaters
  • Breitbart: [TX] Six Dead After Mexican Medical Transport Plane Plunges Into Galveston Bay in Heavy Fog
  • AP: [TX] Mexican Navy medical plane lost communication before Texas crash
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • NBC News: [North Korea] North Korean agents are trying to infiltrate Amazon, chief security officer says
• Terrorism Investigations
  • CNN: [RI] The feds are investigating Brown University’s safety after this month’s shooting. Here’s what’s at issue –– and at stake
  • FOX News: [RI] Brown University police chief placed on leave after deadly shooting as Trump admin opens investigation
  • Daily Caller: [RI] Brown University Janitor Claims He Caught Shooting Suspect Lurking And School Did Nothing
  • Blaze: [DE] Delaware state trooper killed in shooting at DMV facility — one suspect killed, police say
  • CBS News: [GA] Man sentenced to life for planning 9/11-style attack on Atlanta’s Bank of America Plaza, prosecutors say
  • FOX News: [TX] GOP governor lays out plan to ‘purge’ terrorists and terror supporters from state
• National Security News
  • The Hill: Trump says New York Times a ‘serious threat’ to national security after Epstein piece
  • Reuters: Trump’s AI hiring campaign draws interest from 25,000 hopefuls
  • Reuters: [Greenland] Trump says US needs Greenland for security, taps envoy to ‘lead the charge’
  • NewsMax: [Greenland] Denmark Pushes Back as Trump Names Landry Envoy to Greenland
  • Washington Examiner: [Greenland] Europe backs Greenland as Trump renews threat of annexation for ‘national security’
  • Reuters: [Syria] Syria detains prominent American Islamist journalist, sources say
  • AP: [Iran] Iran and US reaffirm commitment to diplomacy at UN, but gap on a nuclear deal remains wide
  • Daily Wire: [China] Feds Deem New Foreign-Made Drones ‘Unacceptable’ National Security Risks
  • CBS News: [China] FCC banning new foreign-made drones, a move China calls "discriminatory"
  • Washington Post: [China] FCC bans new DJI Chinese drones, citing national security
  • Reuters: [China] US delays announcement of China chip tariffs until 2027
  • Reuters: [China] China says it opposes US tariffs on chips
  • Bloomberg: [South Korea] South Korea, US Seek New Deal to Cooperate on Nuclear Submarines

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