• Top News
  • AP/MeriTalk/CNN/Washington Post: Biden’s new executive order aims to shore up US cyber defenses
  • New York Times/CBS Austin: House Passes Bill to Deport Immigrants Convicted of Violence Against Women
  • AP: Kristi Noem, Trump’s homeland security pick, faces scrutiny on immigration plans
  • Roll Call: Senate panel votes in support of ‘Remain in Mexico’ border policy
  • NBC News: Republicans want Laken Riley Act to be Trump’s first legislative win. Two hurdles linger.
  • Yahoo! News: Pfluger appointed chairman of Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
  • AP: Speaker Johnson appoints new Intelligence chairman after surprise shakeup
  • FOX News: President-elect Trump taps slew of administration picks days before inauguration
  • CNN: Trump tees up aggressive immigration push in first hours of administration
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Ready to Bypass Congress on Border and Tariffs
  • Newsweek: ‘Self-Deportation’ By Immigrants Begins Amid Trump’s Looming Plans
  • Reuters: Mass deportation is either bluster or vast danger
  • New York Times/NPR: DeSantis Picks Florida’s Attorney General to Replace Rubio
  • New York Times: [NY] Adams Unveils a Rosy Election-Year Budget, Citing Lower Migrant Costs
  • New York Times: [NY] Eric Adams Heads to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump
  • Miami Herald: [FL] DeSantis’ office proposed power to transport undocumented immigrants outside the U.S.
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] El Paso County Commissioners decry migrant deaths in resolution
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run where 53 people died pleads guilty
  • AP: [SD] A South Dakota Tribe Lifts Its Ban on Gov. Kristi Noem Ahead of Her Hearing to Join Trump’s Cabinet
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] DOJ Forms Federal Task Force to Combat Fire-Related Crimes
  • Newsweek: [Mexico] EL Chapo Associate Released From Prison, Sent Back to Mexico
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Bloomberg: Laken Riley Act Should Be a Priority for Both Parties
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: House parties offer differing priorities on opening day
  • FOX News: 80,000 American lives a year: The case for a congressional war on cartels
  • The Hill: [Cuba] Cuba —not Panama — should be a top priority for Trump
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: ICE says it will needs massive funding hike, tens of thousands more beds to implement Laken Riley Act
  • NPR: ICE estimates it would need $26.9 billion to enforce GOP deportation bill
  • NPR: Trump’s challenge: where to house millions of immigrant detainees
  • Reuters: The migrants on the frontline of Trump’s mass deportation plan
  • VOA News: Trump’s immigration agenda sets stage for battle over sanctuary cities
  • FOX News: [MA] Dem Massachusetts governor now wants to limit illegals in crime-ridden migrant shelters
  • Yahoo! News: [RI] ICE ordered to keep RI woman in US pending ACLU lawsuit
  • New York Times: [NY] Why New York Is a Sanctuary City, and How That Could Change Under Trump
  • CBS Miami: [FL] U.S. seizes $21 million linked to Miami man’s bribery scheme with Venezuelan officials
  • FOX News: [IL] Chicago blocks proposal that’d allow law enforcement to cooperate with ICE on targeting criminal migrants
  • Yahoo! News: [WI] ICE office in northwest Milwaukee sparks concern among residents
  • AZCentral: [AZ] A look at the ICE detention system in Arizona and around the US
  • Reuters: [WA] GEO Group can’t nix $23 mln verdict over immigrant detainee pay
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Newsweek: New H-1B Visa Rules: How US Companies, Employees Could Be Affected
  • Yahoo! News: [AL] Undocumented Russellville woman sentenced for using false identity to obtain passport, voter registration
  • Yahoo! News: [OR] Oregon attorney general files motion to preserve DACA recipients’ health care access
  • Telemundo 20: [Mexico] More than 250 DACA beneficiaries travel to Tijuana days before change of government
  • Telemundo51: [Cuba] Cubans on IS visa will not be able to travel immediately to the U.S., State Department says
• Customs and Border Protection
  • AP: Border app that became ‘a salvation’ for migrants to legally enter the US may end
  • FOX News: House Republican introduces bill to redirect funds employing IRS auditors to instead hire more border agents
  • FOX News: Migrant sex trafficking survivor speaks out: ‘I saw good people die’
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Priceless document stolen from Mexico 54 years ago found in New York City
  • VOA News: [MD] US Customs agents intercept contraband cars headed overseas
  • Yahoo! News: [VA] Rockville man convicted after cocaine found in cake, soup at Dulles Airport
  • FOX News: [TX] ‘Our agents are relentless’: Feds shut down cross-border tunnel used by Mexican cartels for smuggling into US
  • CBS News: [TX] Trump to install Texas border czar as Border Patrol chief, sources say
  • FOX News: [TX] Red state illegal immigration crackdown produces nearly 50K criminal arrests
  • BorderReport: [TX] Texas border wall completed at state-owned ranch in Starr County
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Surprise immigration raid on California farmworkers sets off panic throughout state
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Newsweek: Time Is Running Out for REAL ID as TSA Publishes Final Ruling on Deadline
  • AP: 2024 Year in Review: TSA highlights a banner year of record passenger volumes, customer service improvements and technology enhancements
  • Yahoo! News: The TSA intercepted more than 6,000 firearms at airports last year — and 94% were loaded
  • New York Times: [GA] Southwest Pilot Is Removed From Flight and Charged With D.U.I.
  • …. Washington Post: [GA] Southwest pilot charged with DUI after attempting to fly in Georgia
  • … ABC News: [GA] Southwest Airlines pilot arrested, allegedly intoxicated, at Georgia airport ahead of flight
  • Yahoo! News: [GA] Nearly 450 guns seized at Atlanta’s airport by TSA in 2024
  • Yahoo! News: [IL] TSA detects 119 guns at O’Hare, Midway in 2024
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Yahoo! News: GoFundMe donations could impact FEMA assistance for wildfire victims
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] Gov. Stein urges 6-month extension from FEMA to keep eligible NC residents in hotels
  • Washington Examiner: [NC] Ted Budd calls on Trump to enact ‘desperately’ needed changes to FEMA
  • Yahoo! News: [NC] Families in western North Carolina face uncertain future as FEMA hotel stays end
  • FOX News: [CA] LA authorities searching for at least 36 missing people as wildfire death count rises to 25
  • CBS News: [CA] Southern California containment efforts continue today as winds weaken
  • NBC News: [CA] California wildfires devastate working-class families, destroying homes and livelihoods
  • New York Times: [CA] They Escaped the Wildfires. Now, They’re Facing Personal Costs
  • Newsweek: [CA] How California Wildfires Have Impacted Local Health Care Operations
  • New York Times: [CA] More Than a Week After the Fires, Los Angeles Evacuees Remain in Limbo
  • Telemundo52: [CA] Authorities identify 17 people missing in Southern California fires
• Federal Protective Service
  • Yahoo! News: [MO] KC man pleads guilty to calling in false threat at government building
• Secret Service
  • CNN: Trump taps the leader of his personal detail to run the US Secret Service
  • Yahoo! News: [DC] 7,800 National Guard members in DC for inauguration
  • Yahoo! News: [DC] Nazi flag-wielding man who crashed truck near White House gets 8 years in prison
  • Yahoo! News: [OK] OKCPD make arrests in ATM skimming cases, connection to organized crime group
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: Bollinger Shipyard agrees to pay $1,025,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Reuters: FBI Warns Agents of Call Log Thefts by Hackers, Bloomberg News Reports
  • Bloomberg: Chinese Hackers Accessed Yellen’s Computer in US Treasury Breach
  • Newsweek: FBI Reveals Major Malware Attack From China Group ‘Mustang Panda’
  • Federal News Network: Easterly hails CISA’s ‘world-class’ talent in final address
  • CyberScoop: A CISA secure-by-design guru makes the case for the future of the initiative
  • The Hill: [FL] Microsoft leaders meet with Trump, Musk at Mar-a-Lago
  • Yahoo! News: [Russia] Russian hackers target WhatsApp in attempt to obtain data on Ukraine
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: [NC] American radicalized by ISIS expressed ‘excitement’ about traveling overseas to support terrorist group: FBI
  • Washington Examiner: [Cuba] Cuba says mass prisoner release not related to terror designation reversal
  • Reuters: [France] U.S. pushed to keep Lebanese militant in French prison after 40 years, letter shows
  • Yahoo! News: [Russia] Russian hackers target WhatsApp in new tactic, Microsoft warns
• National Security News
  • MeriTalk: CIA Nominee Vows to Help US Win Tech Race
  • US News & World Report: Marco Rubio Coasts Through Confirmation Hearing
  • AP: Trump picks a former air crewman and space expert to head the Air Force
  • USA Today: Biden’s nuke chief pushes back on calls for new arms race with Russia, China
  • MeriTalk: DoE Nominee Signals Support for Nuclear Tech, AI, Quantum
  • Washington Examiner: Havana syndrome concern partly led to replacement of House Intelligence chairman
  • Newsweek: Video Shows Journalist Forcibly Removed From Blinken’s Last News Conference
  • Washington Examiner: [Canada] Trudeau puts ‘everything’ on the table in retaliatory response to Trump tariffs
  • VOA News: [Sudan] US sanctions Sudan army leader, citing atrocities
  • New York Times: [Sudan] Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say
  • Wall Street Journal: [Israel] Israel Says Gaza Deal Reached, Putting Cease-Fire Back on Track
  • CNN: [Israel] Gaza death toll surpasses 100 since ceasefire deal announcement
  • Newsweek: [China] China Issues Ominous Warning to US Over Escalating Tech War
  • Newsweek: [China] Biden Won’t Enforce TikTok Ban as He Punts to Trump: Report
  • New York Times: [China] Trump Is Said to Consider Executive Order to Circumvent TikTok Ban
  • Reuters: [China] Senate Democrats Ramp up Pressure on Biden to Delay TikTok Ban
  • Washington Examiner: [China] TikTok considers making app unusable in US ahead of ban
  • NBC News: [Chian] TikTok CEO expected to attend Trump’s inauguration with other tech leaders
  • Newsweek: [China] RedNote Censorship Concerns Emerge As TikTok Users Flock to Chinese App
  • Reuters: [China] Exclusive: Chinese tech firm founded by Huawei veterans in the FBI’s crosshairs
  • CyberScoop: [North Korea] Treasury sanctions North Korea over remote IT worker schemes
  • Reuters: [Philippines] Philippines, China pledge to seek common ground on South China Sea

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