• Top News
  • CBS News/Los Angeles Times/ABC News/Government Executive: Biden says feds will cover 100% of fire response costs in California
  • The Hill: FEMA teams working with families who lost homes in deadly Los Angeles wildfires
  • NPR: FEMA fire administrator talks response and what recovery looks like for L.A. residents
  • Washington Post/New York Times: Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
  • New York Times: Firefighting Aircraft Collides with Drone Over Palisades Fire
  • ABC News: West Coast wildfire disaster signals fire season is now a yearlong event: Officials
  • ABC News/NPR/Newsweek: Why the California wildfires were nearly impossible to contain; powerful winds expected through Friday
  • Miami Herald: California wildfires: Death toll climbs to 10, looters arrested
  • AP: LA area’s 2 biggest blazes burn at least 10,000 structures, while new fire leads to more evacuations
  • The Hill: Biden says intentional power outages to prevent more fires led to California water shortages
  • USA Today: Nearly 100K without power as wildfires rage in Los Angeles: See map
  • New York Times/Roll Call/Newsweek/USA Today/Washington Examiner: Bill to Expand Deportations of Migrants Accused of Crimes Sails Ahead in Senate
  • CNN: Democrats join with Republicans to take major step toward Senate passage of GOP-led immigration bill
  • Bloomberg/Axios: Trump Plans Quick Executive Orders on Border, Federal Workers
  • New York Times: Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown
  • Washington Examiner: Republicans look to revive Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ with new GOP trifecta
  • Washington Examiner: Republicans seek to abolish IRS and make illegal immigrants pay taxes
  • San Francisco Chronicle: Biden urged to pardon deported U.S. veterans before Trump takes office: ‘Time is running out’
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp meets with Donald Trump ahead of former president’s inauguration
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Sewage treatment plant in Baja nearly complete
  • Yahoo! News: [Canada] Jan. 6 rioter, Antony Vo, detained in Canada, after it was determined he entered illegally
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: [CA] California’s Wildfire Insurance Catastrophe
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Post: What does the Laken Riley Act have to do with Laken Riley? Almost nothing.
  • Washington Post: Trump can’t deport everyone. Here’s what he should do instead.
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: ICE looking into expanding migrant detention facilities, ACLU says
  • NBC News: Outgoing ICE director says Biden ‘absolutely’ should have acted sooner to tighten the border
  • Washington Examiner: Tom Homan denies ICE will ‘raid’ job sites of illegal immigrants in DC on first days
  • CBS Austin: [OH] Man living in US illegally pleads guilty to having 170 guns, thousands of rounds of ammo
  • Yahoo! News: [OR] Daimler halts ICE truck sales in Oregon, citing dispute on clean truck credits
  • FOX News: [CA] LA suburb doubles down on sanctuary city policies as neighboring city burns
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Roll Call: Trump’s immigration plans could imperil long-term care workforce
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Bloomberg: Trump plans Day 1 actions on border, federal workers
  • Border Report: [TX] Exclusive: Border Patrol arrests former Russian mercenary near Roma
  • ABC News: [CA] US Border Patrol arrests migrants during latest enforcement operation
  • CNN: [Mexico] Migrants race against the clock to reach the US-Mexico border before Trump takes office
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Federal News Network: Lawmakers request GAO review of TSA’s biometrics, facial recognition use
  • Houston Chronicle: What were TSA’s top finds of 2024? A handgun was found in a baby stroller at one Houston airport
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Newsweek: Winter Weather Warnings in 15 States As 15 Inches of Snow To Hit
  • CBS Austin/NC Newsline: [NC] NC residents call on FEMA to extend housing aid for Helene storm victims
  • Yahoo! News: [GA] State of emergency declared in Georgia ahead of winter storm
  • Sarasota Herald-Tribune: [FL] Sarasota County expects another $210 million in federal hurricane recovery funds
  • St. Louis Public Radio: [MO] Feds send $120M to help in Metro East recovery from July flooding
  • Newsweek: [CA] Is FEMA Running Out of Money Amid Los Angeles Fires? What We Know
  • CNBC: [CA] Los Angeles wildfires could be costliest blaze in U.S. history
  • AP: [CA] Monstrous wildfires blanket Southern California with smoky air, threatening the health of millions
  • AP: [CA] What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities
  • FOX News: [CA] Cause of raging Los Angeles wildfires still undetermined as Mayor Karen Bass defends her leadership
  • CBS Austin: [CA] Trump calls on Gavin Newsom to resign over LA wildfires
  • VOA News: [CA] Biden refutes Trump attacks, pledges federal aid to fight California fires
  • NBC News: [CA] Conservatives blame California wildfires on a small fish, DEI and more
  • NBC News: [CA] L.A. officials say looters ‘targeting vulnerable communities’ will be held accountable
  • New York Times: [CA] Some L.A. residents have had to flee multiple fires.
  • AZCentral: [CA] Our team is ready to go’: Phoenix task force poised to assist with California wildfires
  • Newsweek: [CA] LA Fire: Elon Musk Offers Starlink Terminals to Areas Affected by Blaze
  • Newsweek: [CA] Hollywood Fire Threatens Famous Landmarks
  • Newsweek: [CA] LA Fires From Space: Satellite Images Reveal Paths of Devastating Blazes
  • Newsweek: [CA] What We Know About California Fires Suspect as LAPD Make Arson Arrest
• Secret Service
  • Washington Examiner: Secret Service overrides FAA rules to allow surveillance drones for inauguration
  • KATC 3: [LA] Morgan City Police make counterfeit money bust
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: How ship headed to Falls port has temporarily restricted traffic in the Delaware River
  • CBS Philadelphia: [PA] Cargo ship hauling table salt gets stuck in Delaware River in Philadelphia, Coast Guard says
  • BorderReport: [CA] Mexican fishing crew, US Coast Guard slug it out at sea
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Yahoo! News: Hackers are exploiting a new Ivanti VPN security bug to hack into company networks
  • WOOD: [MI] School software hack impacts several Michigan districts
• Terrorism Investigations
  • CBS News/Washington Post: Appeals court pauses plea proceedings in alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s case
  • FOX News: [LA] Bourbon Street terror victims sue New Orleans as Louisiana AG investigates security lapses
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: [WI] Madison police chief provides update on Abundant Life school shooting
  • New York Times: [Cuba] Guantánamo Bay Explained: The Costs, the Captives and Why It’s Still Open
• National Security News
  • CBS News/VOA News: TikTok says it plans to shut down site unless Supreme Court strikes down law forcing it to sell
  • The Hill/Washington Examiner: House passes International Criminal Court sanctions bill over Israeli arrest warrants
  • Washington Examiner: [Greenland] Mike Waltz suggests Greenland talks are about national security
  • Reuters: [Greenland] Denmark says it has neglected Greenland defense for years 
  • FOX News: [Panama] House Republicans introduce bill to repurchase Panama Canal after Trump raises concerns of Chinese control
  • New York Times: [China] U.S. Ambassador Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’
  • Washington Examiner: [Taiwan] The Navy’s thinking about China’s plan for Taiwan
  • New York Times: [Japan] U.S. Steel, Its Merger Blocked, Faces Stark Alternatives

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