• Top News
  • New York Times/Politico: Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods
  • DailySignal: ‘This Was a Very Different Response,’ Noem Says Regarding Texas Floods
  • NBC News: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA ‘remade,’ not dismantled
  • NBC News: Noem says FEMA ‘should not exist’ in its current form after Trump called for phasing it out
  • NBC News: Sec. Kristi Noem says reporting on Texas flood response delays is ‘absolutely false’
  • The Hill: Noem on claims that new FEMA rule delayed resources to Texas: ‘Absolutely false’
  • NewsMax: Noem Slams ‘False’ Reports From FEMA Nameless
  • FOX News/Breitbart/Washington Times: Noem says criticism of federal response to Texas flooding is ‘all politics’: ‘Disservice to our country’
  • Washington Examiner: Noem dismisses Democratic calls for her resignation after deadly Texas floods
  • The Hill: Noem on blocked ICE operations ruling: Judges are ‘getting too political’
  • Washington Examiner: Noem says judicial ‘dignity’ is lacking amid latest ruling against deportations
  • The Hill: Noem defends conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention facility
  • FOX News: Kristi Noem clashes with NBC anchor over ‘inhumane’ conditions at Alligator Alcatraz in testy exchange
  • NBC News: ‘I wouldn’t call them jail cells’: Sec. Kristi Noem describes conditions at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
  • NewsNation: Noem looking at other states for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facilities
  • FOX News: Tom Homan slams ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ critics who stayed silent on Biden’s ‘historic migrant deaths’
  • The Hill: Homan says physical appearance ‘can’t be the sole reason to raise reasonable suspicion’
  • NewsMax: Homan to ICE Protesters: ‘You Want Some? Come Get Some’
  • FOX News: California Cannabis farm raid is ‘largest worksite enforcement raid’ of this year: CBP sources
  • Washington Examiner: Over 350 illegal immigrants arrested after ICE raids on California marijuana farms
  • Reuters: Trump administration defends immigration tactics after California worker death
  • USA Today: Trump ‘border czar’ responds to California farmworker’s death after immigration sweep
  • FOX News: DHS official says children at California cannabis farm were likely being ‘exploited’
  • FOX News: Border chief rips Democrats after bombshell ICE raid: ‘This is what you get’
  • Newsweek: Fundraiser for Farm Worker Killed in ICE Raid Tops $150K
  • Washington Examiner: Veto override promises in place on immigration policy bills
• Opinion – Editorials
  • New York Post: Cheering assaults on ICE, Brad Lander and other Dems seem to want civil war
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Washington Times: Give U.S. Coast Guard the tools it needs to do the job
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] ICE raids and parades aren’t just about immigration
• Top News (Sunday Talk Shows)
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Noem: FEMA Deployment Fastest In Decades
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Noem: FEMA Should Not Exist The Way That It Always Has Been
  • FOX News Sunday: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem responds to criticism of her agency’s handling of the crisis in Texas
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Border Czar Homan Says Judge Is Wrong
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Border Czar Homan There Is No Reason To Be Afraid If People Are In The U.S. Legally
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Alex Padilla Says ICE Is Breaking The Law
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Maria Cantwell Says Playing The Blame Game Wont Bring The Dead Back
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Reuters: ICE may deport migrants to countries other than their own with just six hours notice, memo says
  • New York Times: Trump Administration Poised to Ramp Up Deportations to Distant Countries
  • New York Times: ICE Set to Vastly Expand Its Reach With New Funds
  • NBC News: Immigrants in overcapacity ICE detention say they’re hungry, raise food quality concerns
  • Breitbart: Squad’s Ilhan Omar Claims U.S. Sending Migrants to ‘Dungeons’
  • New York Post: [NY] Nassau County jail has held more than 1,400 migrants in 5 months under partnership with ICE
  • New York Post: [FL] Nassau County will allow cops to wear face masks for ICE raids, undercover work: ‘We have their back’
  • New York Times: [CA] ICE Raids Scare Off L.A. Workers Rebuilding Fire-Torn Areas
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] Padilla muses he could be arrested by ICE
  • NPR: [CA] Los Angeles houses of worship plan for possible ICE Raids
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Local police, increasingly present at ICE raids, walk tightrope to stay out of immigration enforcement
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Michael Smolens: GOP lawmakers, veterans push back on immigration enforcement excess
  • Washington Post: [CA] As ICE raids continue, L.A.’s protest movement is readying for the long haul
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Breitbart: Rosie O’Donnell Launches Tirade over Trump Citizenship Threat: ‘I’m Everything You Fear’
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Breitbart: Homan: We Have Most Secure Border in History Because ‘We’re Enforcing Immigration Law’
  • FOX News: ‘This is what Americans voted for’: CBP senior advisor says Americans elected Trump because he promised to strengthen the border
  • USA Today: Is it legal to use a burner phone to cross US borders?
  • USA Today: [GA] Border Patrol’s pizza box ads spark backlash at local restaurant
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • CNN: Former head of FEMA reacts to agency’s response to Texas floods
  • New York Times: Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response
  • Washington Examiner: [IL] Illinois congressman pushes for NWS funding as Trump’s budget faces scrutiny
  • AP: [TX] Heavy rains in Texas pause search efforts for flood victims and damage homes elsewhere
  • AP: [TX] Search for Texas flood victims to resume after pause due to heavy rains
  • CNN: [TX] Kerr County commissioners set to hold first meeting since catastrophic Texas flooding
  • ABC News: [TX] Gov. Abbott says ‘dozens’ have been rescued in the Lampasas area
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Death count at 129, rescue efforts halted as flash flood warnings issued in Hill Country
  • Washington Post: [TX] FEMA approved Camp Mystic appeals to remove buildings from flood zone
  • AP: [AZ] Wildfires force evacuations at Grand Canyon park
  • Axios: [AZ] Grand Canyon lodge destroyed as wildfires threaten northern Arizona
• Secret Service
  • NPR/Reuters/Washington Post: Senate committee details failures by Secret Service in preventing Trump shooting
  • New York Times: What to Know About the Secret Service, a Year After It Failed to Protect Trump
  • AP: One Year After Trump Assassination Attempt, Changes at Secret Service but Questions Remain
  • CBS News: Before Butler, Secret Service denied requests to bolster Trump’s security, report finds
  • NewsMax: Rep. Meuser to Newsmax: Butler Report on Secret Service ‘No Surprise’
  • New York Post: Ex-Secret Service director fires back at Rand Paul’s accusations she lied about lack of resources given to Trump’s Butler rally
  • New York Times: Ex-Secret Service Director Denies She Failed to Send Agents to Protect Trump
  • Washington Examiner: Ex-Secret Service director blames ‘perfect storm’ for Butler shooting in report rebuttal
  • CBS News: Sen. Rand Paul says "we aren’t going to know the motive" of the shooter in Trump’s assassination attempt
  • FOX News: Sen. Rand Paul blasts Secret Service, says we won’t know Trump would-be assassin’s motive
  • Washington Examiner: Paul alleges Secret Service ‘cultural cover-up’ in report on Butler shooting security failures
  • NewsMax: Sen. Cotton: Biden Admin Did Not Protect Trump in ‘24
  • FOX News: US Secret Service was ‘criminally complacent’ in Trump’s assassination attempt in Butler, GOP lawmaker argues
  • USA Today: Secret Service did not ‘act on direct threats’ before Trump shooting, Senate report says
  • NewsMax: Former Secret Service Agent to Newsmax: ‘Unfair’ to ‘Quarterback’ on Butler
  • New York Post: Secret Service failed to discipline agent at the heart of security breakdown in Trump assassination attempt, report finds
  • CBS News: Sen. Rand Paul accuses Secret Service of "cultural cover-up" regarding Butler shooting
  • NewsMax: Sen. Ron Johnson to Newsmax: Will Subpoena FBI for Butler Information
  • Daily Wire: ‘They Had A Bad Day’: Trump Reflects On Secret Service ‘Mistakes’ On Butler Shooting Anniversary
  • FOX News: Widow, daughter of man killed at Trump Butler rally tell all in new Fox Nation show
  • FOX News: Trump stands ‘stronger than ever’ one year after surviving Pennsylvania assassination attempt, staffers say
  • NewsMax: Speaker Johnson to Newsmax: Trump ‘Resilient’ After Butler
  • Daily Wire: ‘July 13th Is A Reminder’: White House Shares Video Marking One Year Since Assassination Attempt
  • New York Times: [NJ] U.S. Subpoenas Governor Who Said He Would House Migrant at His Home
  • Breitbart: [TX] ‘I Won’t Miss,’ Texas Man Wrote in Alleged Threat to Assassinate Trump
• Coast Guard
  • Washington Examiner: Noem cancels ‘wasteful’ shipbuilding contract to ‘protect American taxpayer dollars’
  • The Hill: [TX] Chip Roy on Texas flooding: ‘Real story’ is ‘heroism of those who showed up’ to help
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • FOX Business: Cybersecurity experts warn of increasingly ‘treacherous’ landscape as major brands fall victim to attacks
• National Security News
  • Bloomberg Law News: GOP Energy Spending Bill Prioritizes Nuclear Defense, Security
  • The Hill: [Venezuela] Tensions between Rubio, Grenell flare over Venezuela deals
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] US envoy Kellogg arrives in Kyiv to discuss security and sanctions
  • Washington Examiner: [Russia] Johnson says House has ‘big appetite’ for bill with new sanctions on Russia and ‘bully’ Putin
  • Washington Examiner: [China] Trump’s welcome crackdown on Chinese ownership of American farmland

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