• Top News
  • New York Times/Reuters/FOX News/CNN: Top FEMA Official Is Fired Over Payments for N.Y.C. Migrant Shelters
  • FOX News: Noem, Hegseth, Bondi plead with Congress for more border funding amid large-scale deportations
  • AP: Trump won’t block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing
  • Newsweek: Three Key Supreme Court Rulings on Birthright Citizenship
  • Washington Post/Washington Examiner: Trump nominates Virginia public safety official to head DEA
  • AP: Senate Republicans vow action to boost border funds after briefing with Trump officials
  • FOX News: GOP lawmakers’ bill tackles child trafficking crisis at border
  • Houston Chronicle: Congress could more than double its border spending in new Senate plan
  • The Hill/Newsweek: Pope criticizes Trump administration’s immigration policies
  • The Hill: Democrats unveil legislation in bid to halt USAID elimination
  • Reuters: Order blocking Musk’s DOGE from Treasury systems doesn’t apply to Bessent, judge says
  • Washington Post: Trump executive order vows substantial cuts to federal workforce
  • AP: Musk appears at White House defending DOGE’s work but acknowledging mistakes
  • New York Times: [NY] Bannon Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Border Wall Case but Will Serve No Prison Time
  • Bloomberg: [NY] Trump’s DOJ Tells Prosecutor to Drop Corruption Case Against Eric Adams
  • NPR: [NY] DOJ says charges against NYC Mayor Adams undermined immigration crackdown efforts
  • New York Times: [DC] Pardoned by Trump, Jan. 6 Defendants Assail Those Who Worked on Their Cases
  • NPR: [DC] Trump official targeting Jan. 6 investigators worked on those cases himself
  • Washington Examiner: [FL] DeSantis and Florida legislature come to deal on illegal immigration laws
  • Newsweek: [FL] Florida Proposes ‘Mandatory Death’ for Illegal Immigrants’ Capital Crimes
  • FOX News: [IL] Chicago grand jury returns indictment against high-ranking affiliate of violent Sinaloa Cartel: DOJ
  • Reuters: [Canada] Canada appoints new fentanyl czar to coordinate fight against smuggling
  • New York Times: [Cuba] Family of Venezuelan Man Sent to Guantánamo: ‘My Brother Is Not a Criminal.’
  • VOA News: [Nicaragua] VOA Spanish: Nicaragua prevents return of more than 160 Nicaraguans
  • Miami Herald: [Jamaica] ‘You’re not homeless: ‘ Jamaican leader Holness tells nationals in U.S. to return home
  • AP: [Cambodia] US aid freeze sets back fight against human trafficking in Cambodia
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: How Steve Bannon Fleeced MAGA Donors
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Post: Trump’s assault on religious liberty
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Washington Post: Top ICE officials reassigned amid strain to meet Trump deportation goals
  • Newsweek: Trump Admin to ‘Double’ Manpower in Sanctuary Cities After Court Rulings
  • Newsweek: Trump Administration Plunders IRS for Illegal Immigration Crackdown
  • ABC News: Trump is deporting more immigrants — but the data is incomplete
  • Telemundo52: Fear of ICE causes immigrant families to cancel medical appointments
  • Univision: Kristi Noem calls FBI corrupt: agents allegedly infiltrated some immigration operations
  • Yahoo! News: Native nations mobilize against ICE targeting and profiling
  • Washington Post: [MD] Church teacher pleads guilty to molesting four girls - two during prayers
  • Houston Chronicle: [TN] Federal agents arrest 2 in Houston on charges linked to international sex trafficking ring
  • Newsweek: [TN] ICE Raids Taco Truck in ‘Shock’ Video
  • USA Today/Nashville Tennessean: [TN] Feds charge eight Venezuelan nationals with sex trafficking women from South America
  • FOX News: [CO] Tom Homan believes ICE raid leaks are ‘coming from inside’ as Aurora leaker closer to being identified
  • FOX News: [AL] Alabama officer’s minor traffic stop leads to discovery of cocaine being trafficked by illegal aliens
  • Yahoo! News: [AZ] GOP bill would force Arizona police to work with ICE to expand deportation powers
  • Telemundo 48 - Area de la Bahia: [CA] Suspect arrested for human trafficking of a minor in San Jose
  • Univision: [CA] “It’s not ICE coming to our community”: Fake immigration agent signs spark fear in Southern California
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Daily average of known gotaways at southern border plummets, down 93% from Biden administration highs
  • NBC News: Trump’s border czar is ‘begging’ for money for immigration crackdown, Senate budget chief says
  • SFGate: Why are migrants dying trying to cross into the US? These are the 3 main risks they face
  • CBS Austin: [ME] Border Patrol captures 5 after illegally crossing border into Maine in frigid conditions
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Boater finds 65 pounds of cocaine floating off Fort Lauderdale, Border Patrol says
  • Border Report: [TX] Steel tariffs could disrupt international bridge expansion
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Governor Abbott pushes for federal reimbursement amid new National Guard border duties
  • Border Report: [TX] Sex offender arrested after trying to cross into US illegally, Border Patrol says
  • CBS Austin: [TX] US CBP officer arrested, charged with migrant smuggling and drug trafficking
  • Border Report: [AZ] Cloned’ Border Patrol K-9 truck used to smuggle migrants
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Yahoo! News: [VT] TSA agents seize firearms at Leahy BTV
  • FOX News: [NJ] Airline passenger charged for allegedly threatening pilot, flight attendants: ‘I will really break your jaw!’
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill: FEMA employee violated Hatch Act with directive to skip homes with Trump signs, OSC says
  • NBC News: FEMA official ignores judge’s latest order, demands freeze on grant funding
  • Washington Examiner: As DOGE targets FEMA, the aid agency is accused of illegally destroying records
  • Bloomberg: Trump Calls for Abolishing FEMA, Expanding Battle Against Feds
  • Newsweek: Can Donald Trump abolish FEMA?
  • FOX News: [NC] North Carolina residents infuriated by FEMA money going to migrants as hurricane victims remain homeless
  • AZ Central: [AZ] Relatively abnormal’ Brady Fire burns 400 acres in Prescott, forces evacuations
  • Newsweek: [CA] California Sees 5 Earthquakes in 24 Hours
• Secret Service
  • CBS News: Ronald Rowe, who led Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt, is retiring
• Coast Guard
  • UPI: [DC] D.C. midair crash update: Potomac River opens as salvage operations end early
  • FOX News: [TX] Coast Guard detains Mexican fishermen with over 1,600 pounds of illegally caught fish
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: U.S. adversaries increasingly turning to cybercriminals and their malware for help
  • Yahoo! News: CISA election security officials placed on leave: report
  • NPR: Efforts to fight foreign influence and protect elections in question under Trump
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Miami Herald: [NC] Man Pleads Guilty to Seeking to Join ISIS, Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison
  • Washington Post: [GA] Father of Georgia school shooting suspect granted bond
  • The Hill/CBS Los Angeles: [CA] LA County teen and "serial swatter" gets prison time for calls with fake threats of bombs, shootings
• National Security News
  • CBS News: Senate to vote on Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation for intelligence chief
  • CNN: FBI says it has discovered new files on JFK assassination
  • FOX News: Trump pauses enforcement of law criminalizing foreign bribery: ‘In practicality, it’s a disaster’
  • The Hill: 30 House Democrats call on Senate to reject Patel FBI nomination
  • Wall Street Journal: [France] Vance Warns U.S. Allies to Keep AI Regulation Light
  • Wall Street Journal: [Ukraine] Treasury Secretary Bessent to Visit Zelensky in Ukraine
  • Newsweek: [Ukraine] Ukraine Could Get ‘War-Winning Weapons’ Under New US Proposal
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Ukrainian Lawmakers Approve Contentious Purchase of Nuclear Reactors
  • Wall Street Journal: [Russia] American Detainee Marc Fogel Arrives in U.S. Following Release From Russian Custody
  • Reuters: [Russia] Kremlin says one jailed Russian released in exchange for US schoolteacher Fogel
  • Newsweek: [Israel] Hamas Responds to Donald Trump’s Threat
  • New York Times: [Israel] In Overture to Trump, Palestinian Leader Ends Payments for Prisoners
  • Wall Street Journal: [Israel] Israel’s Netanyahu Warns Hamas Must Free Hostages by Saturday
  • Reuters: [Iran] Iran Alerts UN to Trump Threat of Force, Says It Will Defend Itself
  • New York Times: [India] Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Cross Hairs
  • The Hill: [Bangladesh] As Trump meets with India’s Modi, Bangladesh demands attention
  • Reuters: [China] China aids Russian drone production with smuggled Western parts, says Estonia
  • Newsweek: [China] US Ramps Up Reconnaissance Over Contested Waters Near China

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