• Top News
  • New York Times: Costa Rica Will Take Central Asian and Indian Migrants Deported by U.S.
  • NBC News: Department of Homeland Security preparing to fire hundreds of senior leaders this week
  • FOX News/ABC News: ‘Criminal’ migrants are ‘not welcome,’ according to new multimillion-dollar ad from DHS
  • FOX News: Trump greenlights some pro-immigrant moves amid broader anti-migrant crackdown
  • New York Times: Trump Wants Sheriffs to Aid Deportation Efforts, but Who Would Pay?
  • AP: Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
  • AP: Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling
  • CNN: GOP-led states quickly mirror Trump’s policy agenda
  • AP: Justice Department’s independence is threatened as Trump’s team asserts power over cases and staff
  • NBC News: DOGE-affiliated employee has accessed IRS system with sensitive taxpayer information
  • New York Times: Thousands Gather on Presidents’ Day to Call Trump a Tyrant
  • FOX News: [NY] Trump DOJ brings down ‘Sovereign’ District of New York
  • Newsweek: [NY] Donald Trump’s Border Czar Confronted on Alleged Deal With Eric Adams
  • CBS New York: [NY] 4 NYC deputy mayors announce resignations after DOJ moves to drop Adams charges
  • New York Times: [NY] Wave of Resignations Plunges Adams Administration Into Crisis Again
  • New York Times: [NY] Hochul to Meet With City Leaders to Discuss the ‘Path Forward’ for Mayor
  • The Dispatch: [NY] Trump Administration Halts Funds to NYC for Migrant Services
  • USA Today/AP: [MD] Police arrest apparent leader of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group linked to multiple killings in the US
  • NPR: [DC] Thousands of people protest in Washington, D.C., and across the U.S. on Presidents Day
  • CBS Miami: [FL] Facing South Florida: The battle over immigration
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Florida begins immigration crackdown, names migrant flights official to lead enforcement
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Protesters rally at Texas Capitol against Trump administration
  • CBS San Francisco: [CA] Bay Area immigration activists march 21 miles to stand up against Trump’s policies
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Dallas Morning News: Suspending refugee program doesn’t fix illegal immigration problem
  • FOX News: Trump’s designation of cartels as terrorists ends the fiction that Mexico is a trustworthy ally
  • New York Times: [Afghanistan] The U.S. Can No Longer Ignore the Threat Arising in Afghanistan
• Top News (Sunday Talk Shows)
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Border Czar, Tom Homan comments on Adams DOJ case and the opening of Rikers Island | Part One
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Border Czar, Tom Homan: It’s Not About Raiding Schools, Its About Arresting The Bad Guy | Part Two
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Secretary Marco Rubio: “We Want Every Hostage Out As Soon As Possible.” | Part One
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Secretary Marco Rubio: Speak With Russia’s Top Diplomat | Part Two
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: President Volodymyr Zelensky Speaks About NATO Membership | Part One
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: President Volodymyr Zelensky: No Good Faith In Putin | Part Two
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • CNN/VOA News: US ‘border czar’ unhappy with pace of migrant arrests
  • Washington Examiner: Homan focuses on making illegal drug cartels in US ‘eradicated’
  • The Hill: Homan says he’s asked DOJ whether Ocasio-Cortez is impeding ICE
  • FOX News: [MA] Boston police commissioner doubles down on ICE resistance: ‘We don’t enforce’ detainers
  • WHTM: [PA] Man wanted for murder in Philadelphia arrested in Lancaster County
  • FOX News: [FL] Florida sheriff says ICE partnership only the beginning in illegal migrant crackdown
  • WCMH: [OH] Mexican national with prior drug trafficking conviction arrested in Fayette County
  • Newsweek: [MI] Michigan Police Defy Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan
  • Border Report: [TX] 36 migrants found in tractor-trailer at remote Border Patrol checkpoint
  • FOX News: [TX] ICE arrests ‘predator’ migrant convicted of secretly recording others in bathroom
  • Yahoo! News: [KS] Kansas AG Kris Kobach says KBI agents will work with ICE on illegal immigration
  • Yahoo! News: [WA] Push for inspections at Tacoma immigration detention center reemerges in WA Legislature
  • FOX 11: [CA] ICE raids: Latest arrests made in Southern California
  • Newsweek: [CA] California Beach Town Wants Cameras To Stop Migrants
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • VOA News: [CA] Deportations bring uncertainty for California farm workers and local growers
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Newsweek: Border Patrol Ditching Body Cameras: Report
  • Border Report: New Border Patrol chief discusses changes, support for agents
  • FOX News: House Democrat’s smear of Border Patrol bill backfires after dozens of Dems support it: ‘Fearmongering’
  • Yahoo! News: Recent drug seizures at ports of entry in 3 states top $32M
  • WSBTV: [GA] Border patrol officers save the life of woman having medical emergency at Atlanta airport
  • FOX News: [IL] CBP finds 161K fake US stamps in shipment from China
  • Newsweek: [TX] US Border Guard Allegedly in Violent Mexican Drug Cartel
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] U.S. Marshals visit southern border
  • Newsweek: [NM] War on Drug Cartels Ramps Up at America’s Blue Border
  • Border Report: [NM] Sunland Park Fire, Border Patrol rescue female from Mount Cristo Rey
  • FOX News: [CA] San Diego migrant shelter closes after no new arrivals since Trump took office; over 100 employees laid off
  • FOX News: [CA] Wealthy California beach town skirts state’s sanctuary law in planned migrant boat crackdown
  • FOX News: [Canada] Illegal-smuggling coyotes now advertising at Canada border amid Trump migrant crackdown: report
• Transportation Security Administration
  • New York Times: String of Air Crashes in 2025 Has Rattled Travelers
  • WPXI: [PA] Ohio woman accused of trying to bring gun through Pittsburgh International Airport without license
  • KDVR: [CO] More than 400 flights delayed, 12 canceled at DIA Sunday after snowy weekend
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • NPR: Deadly storms sweep through the South, leaving at least 12 dead
  • Yahoo! News: FEMA’s flood insurance program to borrow billions to pay 2024 post-Hurricane claims
  • WAVY: [VA] Gov. Youngkin requests “Expedited Major Disaster Declaration” for winter storm relief
  • Yahoo! News: [WV] One dead, several missing after ‘devastating’ floods hit WV’s southern coalfields over the weekend
  • AP: [NC] Some in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina embrace Trump’s push to abolish FEMA
  • Reuters/AP/Miami Herald: [KY] Kentucky flooding death toll rises to 11 as snowstorm arrives
  • CBS News/Newsweek: [KY] Beshear on FEMA, Trump administration’s response as deadly flooding slams Kentucky
  • NPR: [KY] Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear updates with latest on disastrous flooding in the state
  • NPR: [KY] Recovery efforts underway in Kentucky where flooding has killed at least 11
  • New York Times: [KY] ‘Here We Go Again’: Kentucky Residents Face More Destruction and Anxiety From Storms
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Residents concerned over FEMA’s decision not to test soil Palisades Fire burn scar
  • NPR: [CA] Radio traffic reveals power problems continued for days after L.A. fire first began
  • NBC News: [CA] For some L.A. wildfire survivors, rebuilding will not be an option
• Secret Service
  • Palm Beach Post: [FL] Secret Service arrests man who jumped over wall at Mar-a-Lago one day before Trump’s return
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: Data Breach Prompts Coast Guard to Take Personnel and Pay System Offline
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Boater, dog rescued by Coast Guard 18 miles off coast of Catalina Island
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Lifeguards, Coast Guard search Mission Bay for lost man after canoe found
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Man still missing after falling into San Francisco Bay
  • KIRO 7: [CA] USCG Cutter returns after assisting in law enforcement patrols in California
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Coast Guard seizes 37K lbs. of cocaine worth $275M
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CBS Austin: Cyber attacks using AI bypass traditional security advice
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Yahoo! News: [IN] Washington County Sheriff’s Office helps thwart school shooting plot in Indiana, authorities say
• National Security News
  • Washington Post: Under Trump, CIA plots bigger role in drug cartel fight
  • CBS San Francisco: Trump administration fires and then tries to rehire nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal
  • VOA News: US Vice President warns Europe of “threat from within.”
  • Washington Examiner: Marco Rubio defends JD Vance’s lecture on free speech
  • Newsweek: [Lithuania] Rubio Praises NATO Member’s Defense Spending Increase Amid Trump Threats
  • CBS News: [Ukraine] Rubio says "we have a long ways to go" before talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war
  • Bloomberg: [Ukraine] Trump Says Zelenskiy to Take Part in Peace Talks With Russia
  • The Hill: [Ukraine] Trump sidelines allies in Ukraine-Russia negotiations
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Ukraine Won’t Accept a Deal It Didn’t Help Negotiate, Zelensky Says
  • Miami Herald: [Ukraine] Trump aide says Americans deserve ‘payback’ for Ukraine support
  • Miami Herald: [Russia] Trump May Meet Putin In February In Stunning Setback For Ukraine, Europe
  • ABC News: [Russia] Russia launches 176 drones into Ukraine as US talks begin
  • CNN: [Russia] Trump and his team are "great problem-solvers," Russian negotiator in Riyadh says ahead of US-Russia talks
  • VOA News: [Syria] US says strike in Syria killed Al-Qaeda affiliate official
  • Miami Herald: [Israel] US says talks about phase two of Gaza ceasefire to continue this week
  • Newsweek: [Israel] Netanyahu Calls Trump’s Gaza Plan ‘Only Viable’ Option
  • New York Times: [Saudi Arabia] Rubio Lands in Saudi Arabia for Talks on Gaza and Ukraine
  • CBS News: [Saudi Arabia] Top U.S., Russian diplomats meet on improving ties, ending Ukraine war — without Ukraine officials at the table
  • Newsweek: [China] China Sends Ships Near US Ally in ‘Show of Force’
  • The Hill: [China] Paxton launches investigation into DeepSeek
  • Newsweek: [China] China’s DeepSeek AI Hit With New Setback
  • Newsweek: [China] Beijing Says History Supports Sweeping Claims in South China Sea
  • AP: [Philippines] Chinese navy helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippine patrol plane over disputed shoal
  • Reuters: [North Korea] North Korea denounces ‘absurd’ denuclearisation pledge by US and allies
  • Newsweek: [Australia] China Clashes With US Ally Over Fighter Jet Intercept

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