• Top News
  • CBS News: FEMA administrator says L.A. officials were "very prepared" for wildfires, but "they have never seen 100-mile-an-hour winds"
  • Reuters/CNBC: U.S. military is ready to respond to California wildfires, FEMA’s Criswell said
  • NPR: FEMA’s administrator says more than 24,000 in LA have applied for assistance
  • AP/Reuters/Bloomberg: Los Angeles wildfire death toll surges to 24 as firefighters brace for more fierce winds
  • Yahoo! News: Schiff Supports Review Into Wildfires As GOPer Says Relief May Have ‘Strings Attached’
  • Washington Post: Democrats warm to Laken Riley bill as Senate to take up measure
  • CNN: Senate immigration bill aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent in a sea change for legal system, experts say
  • FOX News/CBS San Francisco: [CA] FBI searching for operator of privately owned drone that punched hole in Canadian firefighting plane
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Two Arrested For Flying Drones Above Eaton Fire, Sheriff’s Department Says
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] Man with blowtorch near LA wildfire identified as illegal immigrant from Mexico
  • FOX News: [CA] Los Angeles burglary suspect disguised as firefighter, as looting arrests reach about 29 people: sheriff
  • The Hill: [CA] Newsom deploys an additional 1,000 National Guard members to California wildfires
  • NBC News/CNN: [CA] Gov. Gavin Newsom slams Trump’s disinformation about California wildfires
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Newsom suspends landmark environmental laws to ease rebuilding in wildfire zones
  • NBC News: [CA] Newsom says California wildfires will be one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history
  • The Hill: [CA] Zelensky says Ukraine has offered assistance on California wildfires
  • CBS Sacramento: [CA] Power companies douse Los Angeles power poles with retardant to protect power grid during fires
• Top News (Sunday Talk Shows)
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: [CA] Senator Alex Padilla Comments On California Fires
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: [CA] Governor Newsom And The California Fires: Part One
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: [CA] Governor Newsom And The California Fires: Part Two
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: [CA] FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell: Winds Are Potentially Getting Dangerous And Strong Again
  • ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos: [CA] FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell Voices Concerns
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: [CA] FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell: Listen To Local Officals, Winds Are Picking Back Up
  • FOX News Sunday: [CA] FEMA extends transitional shelter program for Helene victims as 3,500 households remain without homes
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NBC News: Educators worry about how to talk immigration with families facing mass deportations
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NPR: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says border more secure than before pandemic
  • San Diego Union-Tribune: Trump has threatened to end CBP One, making asylum appointments more coveted than ever
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] ‘Historic’ man-made ‘smuggling’ tunnel from Mexico into US discovered in Texas
  • New York Times: [SD] Kristi Noem Used Troops for Border Protection, but Not for Flood Aid at Home
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • FOX News: FEMA extends transitional shelter program for Helene victims as 3,500 households remain without homes
  • Newsweek: Is FEMA Kicking Hurricane Survivors Out of Housing? Administrator Responds
  • FOX News: [NC] FEMA administrator urges Hurricane Helene victims to take action amid risk of losing temporary housing
  • CBS Austin: [NC] FEMA extends move-out date to Jan. 14 due to dangerous winter weather conditions in NC
• Secret Service
  • Washington Examiner/Yahoo! News: [CA] Two people arrested at Kamala Harris’s California home
• Coast Guard
  • Telemundo: [Bahamas] Coast Guard transfers 37 Cuban migrants to Bahamas
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FOX News: PowerSchool data breach exposes millions of student and teacher records
• National Security News
  • CBS Miami: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on America’s role in the world
  • New York Times: [CA] 3 Humvees and Military Supplies Stolen From Army Reserve Warehouse
  • Bloomberg: [Canada] Canada Has Counter-Tariffs Ready If Trump Launches Trade War, Trudeau Says
  • AP: [Ukraine] Seoul’s spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven’t shown desire to defect
  • AP: [Israel] Biden and Netanyahu discuss the latest in the effort to reach an Israel-Hamas war ceasefire
  • AP: [Israel] Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say
  • CNN: [Israel] Hamas ‘very close to an agreement’ with Israel while key sticking points remain, official says
  • AP/Reuters: [Afghanistan] Biden speaks with relatives of Americans held by Taliban, but deal to bring them home still elusive
  • Washington Examiner: [Afghanistan] Jake Sullivan says Biden Afghanistan withdrawal ‘judged well’ by history
  • Reuters: [China] US, Japanese, Philippine leaders discussed China’s behavior in South China Sea, White House says
  • AP: [Taiwan] Taiwan’s spy agency says China is working with gangs, shell companies to gain intelligence on Taiwan
  • Reuters: [Philippines] Philippines Files Protest Over Beijing’s ‘Escalatory Actions’ in South China Sea

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