• Top News
  • Washington Post/USA Today/The Hill/FOX News/Reuters: Winter storm dumps heavy snow across Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, killing at least 3
  • Reuters/Roll Call: US Congress certifies Trump election victory for Jan. 20 inauguration
  • Newsweek: Donald Trump Vows ‘One Powerful Bill’ to Pass Major MAGA Policies
  • Axios: Congress launches early immigration crackdown ahead of Trump inauguration
  • FOX News: Elon Musk-backed bill to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes to get House vote
  • FOX News: New Senator Bernie Moreno wants a border bill on Trump’s desk on Day 1, putting Dems on record
  • FOX News: Tidal wave of border security bills hit House as Republicans move fast on DC takeover
  • FOX News: No time to play’: Senate must quickly confirm Noem as DHS chief in wake of terror attack, says Louisiana gov
  • The Hill: GOP Homeland chair: Drone bill a top priority in next Congress
  • MeriTalk: Collaborative Software Development Modernizes Missions at DHS, DOJ
  • CBS News: [DC] 4 years after Capitol attack, Jan. 6 cases hang in the balance with Trump pardons on the horizon
  • Washington Post: [DC] U.S. Capitol Police chief opposes pardons for assaults against police
  • New York Times: [DC] Biden Warns Americans Not to Forget the Jan. 6 Attack
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Key West man accused of placing tracking devices on two people’s cars
  • Washington Post/NBC News: [LA] Biden visits New Orleans in aftermath of mass killing on Bourbon Street
  • FOX News: [LA] Neighborhood rocked by homeless camp triple murder as former police officer calls for government to intervene
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico drops migrants in troubled resort as it disperses them far from US border
  • FOX News: [Honduras] Honduras threatens to expel US military forces over Trump threat
  • Newsweek: [India] 2 Indian Companies Indicted for Smuggling Chemicals Used in Fentanyl
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Newsweek: The Looming Threat of Drones Over the Homeland
  • Wall Street Journal: American Colleges Prove the Worth of H-1B Visas
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Newsweek: Map Shows Which Countries Refuse to Take Back Deported Migrants
  • Newsweek: Map Shows Top 10 States for Illegal US Immigration
  • Border Report: America First puts ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ on notice
  • Newsweek: Senate GOP Leader Casts Doubt on Trump’s Deportation Plan
  • CBS Austin: Tom Homan gives illegal migrants warning in final days of Biden admin: ‘You’re going home’
  • FOX News: [MA] ICE nabs illegal immigrant charged with sex crimes in blue city, after release from jail
  • WPRI: [MA] Healey orders inspection of state-run shelters after drugs, AR-15 found
  • CBS Austin: [CT] ICE arrests illegal migrant accused of raping child in Peru
  • Greenville News: [SC] ICE places detainer on man accused of closing I-85 with bomb threat, truck company responds
  • Border Report: [TX] Migrants linger in Juarez shelters as Trump deportations loom
  • Yahoo! News: [CO] ACLU of Colorado: Aurora police may have ‘exceeded their authority’ in working with ICE
  • Newsweek: [UT] Man Suspected of Killing Girlfriend Week After Being Deported
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Washington Examiner: On the conservative divide over refugee resettlement, where will Trump fall?
  • Washington Examiner: Biden to leave having failed to get pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants
  • Newsweek: [IL] Illinois May Make It Easier for Migrants to Change Their Name
• Customs and Border Protection
  • USA Today/Reuters: Migrant arrests at US-Mexico border lower than when Trump left office
  • Yahoo! News: CBP reduced border crossing hours takes effect Monday
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Border agents in California find child allegedly abducted from Texas
  • NewsNation: [Mexico] New migrant caravan heads toward US as Trump return draws closer
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Yahoo! News: [TN] FEMA to open local centers for document processing
  • WJTV: [MS] Cause of Mississippi wildfire believed to be kids playing with bottle rockets
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Florida hurricane victims say there’s ‘no place to go’ as FEMA hotel help expires soon
  • WFLA: [FL] Tuesday is the last day Floridians can apply for FEMA assistance
  • The Hill: [LA] Louisiana gov to ask Biden for disaster declaration during visit to New Orleans
  • AP: [CA] Strongest winds in over a decade could increase fire risk to dry Southern California
• Federal Protective Service
  • Federal News Network: Federal buildings disposal board gets more time to address underutilized space
• Secret Service
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] How the Capitol has changed security since the last inauguration
  • FOX 31 News KDVR: [CO] Leadville police chief: Suspect sought for rash of counterfeit $20 bills
• Coast Guard
  • Yahoo! News: [ME] Coast Guard seeking people who shot flares at Willard Beach
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Two found clinging to buoy when boat hits cruise ship wake and sinks, Florida cops say
  • CBS 58: [WI] Stranded boat along Milwaukee lakefront nears 3 months since abandonment
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • The Hill: CISA says ‘no indication’ other agencies impacted by Treasury hack
• Terrorism Investigations
  • NBC News: [LA] Louisiana AG orders review of New Orleans security plans after deadly truck attack
• National Security News
  • New York Times/AP: U.S. Steel and Nippon Sue Biden Over Decision to Block Merger
  • Reuters: Nippon Steel lawsuit against Biden could buy time to keep U.S. Steel deal alive
  • Washington Post: [Cuba] U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman
  • Newsweek: [Venezuela] Biden to Meet With Venezuelan Opposition Leader After Disputed Election
  • New York Times: [Lebanon] U.S. Envoy Says Israel Will Withdraw From Southern Lebanon
  • Bloomberg: [India] US, India Make Progress On Civil Nuclear Deal, Sullivan Says
  • The Hill: [China] China rips US over sanctions in hacking incidents targeting infrastructure
  • Wall Street Journal/Washington Post: [China] Pentagon Labels More Chinese Companies as Military in Nature
  • Newsweek: [China] China Unveils New Eye in the Sky to Detect US Aircraft
  • Bloomberg: [China] Chinese Hackers Target Philippine President and Steal Military Data
  • Newsweek: [China] Videos Shows US Ally Monitoring China’s ‘Monster Ship’
  • New York Times/Newsweek: [Taiwan] Taiwan Says It Suspects a Chinese-Linked Ship Damaged an Undersea Internet Cable
  • Reuters: [Taiwan] Taiwan coast guard says investigation of damaged undersea cable stymied by weather
  • Newsweek/Bloomberg: [North Korean] Kim Jong Un Says Hypersonic Missile Will Keep Rivals in Check
  • AP: [North Korea] North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
  • Washington Examiner: [South Korea] Blinken affirms US support for South Korea as impeached Yoon bunkers against arrest
  • Bloomberg: [Japan] Blinken Lauds Japan Ties While Skirting Nippon Steel Dispute
  • Washington Examiner: [Japan] US expected to sell air missiles to Japan in $3 billion deal
  • Bloomberg: [Philippines] Philippines Confronts China’s ‘Monster’ Ship in Disputed Sea

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