• Top News
  • Washington Post/New York Times/The Hill/VOA News: D.C. on high alert going into unprecedented period of prominent events
  • Reuters: U.S. agencies worry New Orleans truck attack may inspire copycats
  • The Hill: Homan: ‘We need to really dig down into insider threat in our military’
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Doubles Down on Border Security Amid Domestic Terror Unease
  • Washington Examiner: Here are the 12 bills House Republicans have prioritized — with a focus on immigration
  • Newsweek: Mass Deportations Will Wreck Mexico’s Economy, Economist Warns
  • Washington Post: Biden to block oil drilling across 625 million acres of U.S. waters
  • Washington Post: [LA] Biden to visit New Orleans after mass killing on Bourbon Street
  • The Hill: [LA] Mayorkas: ‘Not fair’ to say New Orleans ignored bulletin on risks of attacks by drivers
  • AP: [LA] New Orleans attacker had suspected bomb materials at home, reserved truck weeks ago, officials say
  • FOX News: [LA] New Orleans truck-ramming attack: Terror suspect seen on eerie surveillance hour before Bourbon Street carnage
  • New York Times: [LA] Terror in New Orleans
  • ABC News: [LA] New Orleans attack latest: Authorities probe attacker’s ‘radicalization’ process
  • AP: [LA] The French Quarter’s metal barriers were gone on New Year’s, leaving a critical security gap
  • Houston Chronicle/CBS News: [TX] Bomb-making materials found at Texas home of New Orleans attacker, officials say
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] ‘Anything we can do to help’: This Texas county is poised to play a key role in deportations
  • Bloomberg: [NV] Vegas Bomber Suffered PTSD and Isn’t Terror Suspect, FBI Says
  • AP: [NV] Soldier who died in Las Vegas blast meant it to be ‘wake-up call’ for US
  • Washington Examiner: Las Vegas police say Cybertruck explosion and New Orleans attack aren’t connected
  • FOX News: [NV] New videos paint clearer picture of Trump Hotel Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas
  • Washington Post/Newsweek: [NV] Elon Musk offers personal aid in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion probe
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico opens possibility of receiving non-Mexican deportees from Trump
  • New York Times: [Honduras] Honduras Threatens to Expel U.S. Military as Latin America Gears Up for Trump Deportations
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: U.S. Steel and the Corruption of Cfius
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Do Democrats really want a DREAM Act?
  • Washington Examiner: Don’t let the Left downplay the threat of Islamic radicalism
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Yahoo! News: Exclusive: Gov. Cox calls on Trump administration to remove ICE obstacles to deportations
  • FOX News: Tom Homan: No one will stop us from rescuing missing children
  • Washington Examiner: [MA] Massachusetts bust sees illegal immigrant arrested with AR-15 and kilos of drugs
  • The Virginian-Pilot: [VA] Virginia Beach police officers make largest meth seizure in department history
  • CBS Austin: [TX] ICE arrests illegal Dominican migrant charged with kidnapping, sex crimes in Massachusetts
  • FOX News: [OK] Illegal immigrant Honduran gang member kidnapped US woman, ‘giggled’ after threatening to sell organs: report
  • Yahoo! News: [CO] ICE: 22 noncitizens convicted of crimes or facing charges taken into custody in Denver
  • Bloomberg: [UT] TikTok Knew Live Video Feature ‘Groomed’ Minors, Utah AG Claims
• Customs and Border Protection
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Texas AG claims victory in halting border wall material sale
  • Border Report: [TX] Border Patrol Union says video is not ‘animal abuse’
  • CBS News: [UT] DHS agents in Utah allegedly used informant to sell illicit "bath salt" drugs that were seized as evidence
  • Redding Record Searchlight: [CA] Redding father accused of abducting his 2 kids, taking them to Mexico
• Transportation Security Administration
  • The Hill: TSA screens almost 39M travelers in 15 days over holidays
  • CNN: JetBlue fined $2 million for ‘unrealistic scheduling’ and chronic delays
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • New York Times: A Powerful Winter Storm Is Poised to Move Through the Middle of the U.S.
  • ABC News: [VA] Virginia declares winter storm emergency ahead of heavy snow, freezing temps
  • Yahoo! News: [WV] FEMA assistance approaching $1 million in Mercer
  • Government Executive: [FL] As Trump mulls his FEMA pick, a political land mine awaits in Florida
  • Oregon Capital Chronicle: [OR] Eastern Oregon counties impacted by wildfire to get federal aid
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Tornado spotted in Northern California, officials warn public to take shelter
• Secret Service
  • Atlanta News First: U.S. Secret Service releases statement remembering Jimmy Carter
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] Ticonderoga man arrested for counterfeiting
  • WTOP: [DC] DC police, federal officials on high alert days before electoral vote count, Jimmy Carter’s state funeral
  • AZ Central: [DC] FBI shares new video of suspect who planted DC pipe bombs in 2021
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: [NH] NH boaters required to display new decal in 2025
  • Cape Cod Times: [MA] Fishing vessel runs aground on Cape Cod beach: Officials on the scene
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Newsweek: Who Is Cameron John Wagenius? Solider Accused of Hacking Trump’s Phone
  • Washington Post/CyberScoop: [China] Treasury sanctions Chinese cyber firm behind mass attack on U.S. routers
• Terrorism Investigations
  • AP: New Orleans attack came as officials warned of an escalating threat of international terrorism
  • NBC News: ‘A perfect storm’: Extremism online and political polarization are increasing the risk of attacks, experts say
  • FOX News: ISIS increasingly unopposed following US withdrawal from Afghanistan, collapse of Syria
  • New York Times: How the Islamic State Radicalizes People Today
  • Reuters: New Orleans attack puts spotlight on Islamic State comeback bid
  • Washington Post: Inspired by ISIS: From a Taylor Swift plot in Vienna to carnage in New Orleans
  • Newsweek: Anti-Islam Sentiment Surges in US After New Orleans Attack
  • New York Times: Plea Hearing in Sept. 11 Case Postponed to Jan. 10
  • New York Times: [LA] ‘I Joined ISIS’: The New Orleans Attacker’s Secret Radicalization
• National Security News
  • Washington Examiner: Trump asks why he would ban TikTok when his accounts are popular
  • Newsweek: [China] China Deploys ‘Monster Ship’ to Territory Disputed by US Ally
  • Newsweek: [Philippines] Chinese Submarine Drone Discovered in US Ally’s Waters
  • Reuters: [Japan] US blocks Nippon Steel’s bid to purchase U.S. Steel

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