• Top News
  • Bloomberg/Reuters: Kristi Noem Renews Call to Eliminate FEMA Even After Texas Flood
  • AP: Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA
  • NBC News: After Texas floods, questions about FEMA’s future loom large
  • NewsMax: Noem: 1 in 6 Survivors of Lahaina Fires Traded Sex for Supplies
  • CNN: FEMA’s response to Texas flood slowed by Noem’s cost controls
  • Washington Examiner: DHS slams CNN for ‘activist journalism’ over report claiming Noem slowed Texas flood response
  • Federal News Network: FEMA Review Council digs into agency functions, responsibilities
  • NPR: New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic
  • Washington Post: Camp Mystic had a disaster plan before the flood — but questions linger
  • Politico: ‘People will needlessly die’: House Dems warn about weather forecaster cuts
  • New York Times: FEMA Is Holding Up $2.4 Billion in Grants to Fight Terrorism, States Say
  • Washington Post: ‘Unfathomable’ search continues for those missing in Texas floods
  • New York Times: [TX] Families Wait for Word of Missing as Texas Floods Death Toll Nears 120
  • Daily Wire: Trump Confirms Plans To Visit Flood-Stricken Texas As 170+ People Still Missing
  • Breitbart/New York Post/New York Times: Trump Administration Renews Attacks On Harvard With Negotiations Uncertain
  • NBC News/ABC News/CNN: DHS used anonymous pro-Israel site to target activists for deportation, agency says in court
  • AP: New Hampshire judge to hear arguments on class action against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
  • FOX News: DHS accuses left-wing politicians, media of normalizing violence against ICE agents
  • FOX News: Lawmakers demand ‘immediate’ probe into anti-ICE tracking app: ‘Target on their backs’
  • Reuters/Washington Examiner: US Supreme Court declines to let Florida enforce immigration crackdown
  • The Hill/NBC News Daily: Los Angeles joining federal lawsuit against immigration raids
  • The Hill: South Sudan confirms 8 migrants deported from US now in its custody
  • Wall Street Journal: U.S. Pushes More African Countries to Accept Deported Migrants
  • Axios: Inside Alligator Alcatraz, Florida’s immigrant detention facility
  • CBS 12 West Palm Beach: DHS disputes dire conditions at Alligator Alcatraz
  • Breitbart: Migrants Detained at Gitmo Have Criminal Histories Including Sexual Assault, Homicide
  • Daily Wire: FBI Busts Chinese Nationals For Multi-Million Dollar Drug Ring, Exploiting Immigration System
  • Breitbart: ICE Busts Illegal Alien Pedophile Ring in Minneapolis
  • Daily Wire: Trump Department Of Homeland Security Slams Journos For Defending Illegal Immigrant Pedophiles
  • Bloomberg Government: Homeland Security Prepares More Staff Cuts Following Court Order
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: The Economic Drain of Mass Deportation
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: The Supreme Court rewards Trump’s outrageous anti-immigrant actions
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • The Hill: Democratic lawmakers urge judge to block ICE access to IRS data
  • New York Times: Lawmakers in Liberal States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces
  • NewsMax: Mass. Bill Would Ban ICE Agents From Wearing Masks
  • CBS New York: NYC lawmakers take on masked ICE agents with MELT Act. Here’s what the legislation would do.
  • Breitbart: Trump Blasts ‘Deranged’ Democrats over Bill to Identify ICE Officers, Prevent Them from Wearing Face Coverings
  • NewsMax: Kari Lake to Newsmax: Unmasking ICE Agents Risks ‘Death’ for Officers
  • NPR: Masked immigration agents are spurring fear and confusion across the U.S.
  • Washington Examiner: ‘Stupid people’ who attacked ICE agents are backed by left-wing money: Trump
  • Federalist: ‘It’s Despicable’: Democrats Won’t Condemn Ambush Attacks On ICE
  • NewsMax: Reports: More US Citizens Being Racially Profiled by ICE Agents
  • Breitbart: Migrants Sue to Stop Trump from Deporting Them by Invoking Racism
  • Axios: ICE accused of racial profiling in detentions of Latino U.S. citizens
  • USA Today: Where is Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. a week after ICE arrest? We don’t know
  • CBS Colorado: Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" gives ICE unprecedented funds to ramp up mass deportation campaign
  • CBS News: Doctors fear ICE agents in health facilities are deterring people from seeking care
  • CBS New York: [NY] Spring Valley high school student released from ICE custody after 5 weeks in detention center
  • Breitbart.com: [NY] Previously Deported Illegal Alien to Serve 90 Days in Prison for Chasing U.S. Attorney with Knife
  • Daily Wire: [MD] ‘Maryland Man’ Kilmar Abrego Garcia Belonged To A Biden-Backed Group That Called For Abolishing ICE
  • Los Angeles Times: [GA] Journalist Mario Guevara is still in ICE detention despite being granted bond
  • Washington Times/NewsNation: [LA] ‘Fair shake’: Scalise helps free Iranian woman from ICE detention
  • Daily Wire: [OH] ICE Busts Former Children’s Hospital Chaplain On FBI Terror Watchlist
  • Axios: [OH] Ohio considers stricter immigration laws as ICE arrests rise
  • NewsMax: [IL] Chicago Mayor Says City Police Won’t Cooperate With ICE
  • FOX News: [TX] FBI seeking military vet suspected in ICE ambush at Texas detention facility
  • FOX News: [NE] ICE swoops in on MS-13 kingpin hiding in America’s heartland after investigation
  • Federalist: [OR] Rioters Charged With Assaulting Officers During Violent Antifa Protests Outside Portland ICE Office
  • The Hill/FOX News: [CA] California bishop allows parishioners to skip Mass amid ICE raids
  • Daily Wire: [CA] Tom Homan Has Some Choice Words For The California Bishop Who Said Illegals Can Skip Mass
  • Univision: [CA] American citizen and day laborer activist arrested during ICE operation in Van Nuys
  • Breitbart: [CA] L.A. Mayor Karen Bass: We Are Suing Trump over ICE Raids
  • Blaze: [CA] DHS shows Mayor Karen Bass in a big way agency is not leaving LA until the ‘mission’s accomplished’
  • SFGate: [CA] ICE agents and SF protesters clash in brutal altercation, videos show
  • Breitbart: [CA] 4 Anti-ICE Activists Arrested for Planting Tire Spikes near Federal Police Units in Los Angeles
  • New York Times: [CA] Tensions Escalate in San Francisco Over Immigration Enforcement
  • Telemundo: [CA] ICE detains 71-year-old U.S. citizen in San Diego Immigration Court
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] US veterans stand by Afghans in immigration court
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Telemundo: Which country is next? Trump’s crusade against TPS sparks fear and confusion
  • USA Today: Immigration crackdown could raise cost, lower quality of health care
  • NewsMax.com: Green-Card Holders Warned About Violating Laws
  • Reuters: [OH] Faith over fear: Haitian immigrants in Springfield stand firm as Trump threatens deportation
  • FOX News: [TX] Suspect in anti-ICE Texas shooting granted green card under Biden administration
• Customs and Border Protection
  • CNN: ‘Everything we do, we do together’: Inside a family’s move to self-deport from the US
  • CBS News: [DC] Freddie, the CBP beagle kicked at Dulles Airport, is returning to work
  • Bloomberg Law News: [AZ] Border Wall’s Environmental Review Waiver Draws Fresh Challenge
  • NBC News Daily: [CA] Arrests Made at Home Depot Over Alleged Spike Tires
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Former San Diego CBP officer admits allowing drugs through port of entry
  • Daily Caller: [CA] Men Who Allegedly Spiked Border Patrol Truck’s Tire Had Bag With LA Riot-Tied Org’s Name On It
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Houston Chronicle: Homeland Security ends ‘shoes-off’ policy at airport security. Houston flyers report keeping shoes on.
  • ABC News: Homeland Security ends mandatory shoe removal at airport screening
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • FOX News: [TX] NASA sends specialized aircraft, technology to aid Texas flood search and recovery operations
  • The Hill: [TX] Federal forecast concerns surface in Texas’ deadly flooding debate
  • The Hill: [TX] Federal leaders spar on NWS flood warning response, pose safety review after Texas disaster
  • Bloomberg: [TX] Few Texas Homeowners Hit by Extreme Rains Have Flood Insurance
  • CBS News: [TX] Gov. Greg Abbott adds flood response, disaster readiness to special session after deadly Central Texas floods
  • FOX News: [TX] Gov. Abbott demands comprehensive overhaul of Texas flood warning systems as death toll rises
  • AP: [TX] A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn’t find $1M for flood warning system near camps
  • AP: [NM] New Mexico mountain village braces for more rain following deadly flash flooding
  • Washington Post: [CA] California awaits disaster relief as GOP offers full support of Texas
  • New York Times: [CA] Boy, 13, Started California Wildfire With Illegal Fireworks, Police Say
• Secret Service
  • CBS News: Secret Service suspended 6 personnel without pay or benefits after Trump assassination attempt
  • FOX News: Secret Service acquires iconic presidential Marine One helicopter for advanced agent training program
  • NewsMax: Secret Service Tracked James Comey Following ‘8647’ Post
  • New York Times: Comey Tracked by Secret Service After Post Critical of Trump
  • FOX News: [RI] Rhode Island man charged for allegedly threatening to kill Trump, other administration officials
  • FOX News: [NY] AOC’s ‘Red Light’ district ruled by violent migrant gang taken down by feds
  • FOX News: [PA] Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles recounts Butler assassination attempt, thought president was dead at first
  • Breitbart: [FL] Police: Woman Goes to Mar-a-Lago with Gun and ‘Urgent Message’ for Trump
  • AP: [FL] Man accused of Trump assassination attempt in Florida seeks to remove defense attorneys from case
• Coast Guard
  • USA Today: Big Beautiful Bill’ supercharges Coast Guard’s Arctic icebreaker fleet
  • FOX News: [OR] Video shows teens’ adventure turn frightening near popular tourist destination
  • FOX News: [OR] Dramatic footage shows moment teens are rescued from Oregon cliff by US Coast Guard
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Trump bill will have major impact on health care cybersecurity, experts warn Congress
  • Daily Wire: [Iran] From Missiles To Malware: Iran’s Potential Pivot To Digital Warfare
• Terrorism Investigations
  • New York Times: [Mexico] Mexico Sentences 10 Men Arrested at Cartel Ranch to 140 Years Each in Prison
• National Security News
  • Washington Post: [DC] Trump taps Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to be interim NASA chief
  • UPI: U.S. Treasury sanctions more than 20 entities for helping sell Iranian oil
  • Washington Examiner: Senate panel advances Trump nominee for CDC amid vaccine policy controversy
  • Reuters: [Mexico] US extends deadline for fentanyl sanctions on three Mexican financial institutions
  • CNN: [Russia] Russia launches record drone attack on Ukraine, hours after Trump criticizes Putin
  • Reuters: [Russia] Kremlin says it’s unclear if CNN report that Trump threatened to bomb Moscow is fake or not
  • Breitbart: [Yemen] Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists Sink Another Civilian Ship in the Red Sea
  • AP: [Yemen] Ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, 6 of 25 aboard rescued
  • Reuters: [Yemen] Rescuers rescue four more mariners from Houthi-struck ship, 11 still missing
  • CNN: [Yemen] Houthi rebels sink second cargo ship in a week
  • The Hill: [Yemen] US condemns Houthi attacks on cargo ships in Red Sea
  • New York Times: [Yemen] Houthis Took Sailors Hostage After Attacking Ship, U.S. Says
  • Washington Examiner: [Iran] Adviser to Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei threatens drone attack against Trump
  • FOX News: [China] Senate Republican moves to give US an edge on China in harvesting minerals for weapons systems
  • NewsMax: [Malaysia] Rubio to Meet Russia’s Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur, US Official Says

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