• Top News
  • AP/The Hill/New York Times/Blaze/CBS News: Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US
  • Bloomberg: Immigrant Advocates Sue DHS Over Axing Temporary Protections
  • Washington Post/NewsMax/New York Times/ABC News/Reuters: Active shooter killed in exchange of gunfire at Border Patrol facility in Texas
  • CBS News: Suspects used graffiti, firearms, body armor in ambush outside Texas ICE facility, officials say
  • Axios: Democrats told to "get shot" for the anti-Trump resistance
  • Breitbart: GOP Torches Dems After Attack on Border Patrol: ‘Direct Result of Left’s Inflammatory Rhetoric’
  • FOX News: Border czar Homan demands Democrats stop comparing ICE to ‘Nazis’ after officer shot by detention facility
  • FOX News: Border agent ambush shows Dems need to ‘tone down rhetoric,’ White House says, pushing AOC to meet with ICE
  • Federalist: Shooter Attacked Border Agents Hours After Dems Said Their Voters Want ‘Blood’
  • Daily Caller/Free Beacon: Democrats Admit Their Own Voters Are Out For Blood As Immigration Officers Become Target For Violence
  • FOX News: We’re seeing ‘open season’ against our law enforcement, DHS official warns
  • AP/Breitbart/The Hill/Washington Examiner: Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpasses 100
  • ABC News: At least 105 people dead in Texas flooding
  • CBS News: Timeline shows when emergency alerts warned of Texas flood disaster
  • The Hill: Camp Mystic says it is mourning loss of 27 campers, counselors in Texas flooding
  • FOX News: Kristi Noem mourns ‘devastating’ loss of life in Texas flooding
  • Breitbart: Noem: Response in TX ‘Exactly’ What Trump Envisions for FEMA
  • Washington Post/Houston Chronicle: Coast Guard swimmer on first rescue mission helps save 165 in Texas floods
  • Washington Examiner: White House, DHS praise Coast Guard hero who helped save 165 lives during Texas floods
  • CBS News: Coast Guard member from N.J. describes effort to help rescue 165 from deadly Texas floods
  • The Hill: Trump confirms he will travel to Texas on Friday after fatal flooding
  • AP: Flood Debris Removal Services in Kerrville encounter setback as Ingram Dam Breaks
  • AP: Volunteers flock to help search efforts after Texas floods even as officials warn them away
  • CBS News: Deadly Texas floods raise questions about emergency alerts and whether staffing cuts affected forecasts and warnings
  • FOX News: DHS backs NWS alert system after floods devastate Texas
  • CBS News: Texas flash floods hit residents and campers in a deluge "nobody saw" coming. Here’s what to know.
  • Politico: Texas flood forecasts were accurate. It wasn’t enough to save lives.
  • CNN: A perfect storm of circumstances created a worst-case scenario for flooded Texas communities
  • ABC News: These are the factors that contributed to the extreme Texas flooding
  • CBS News: Devastating Central Texas flooding now one of the deadliest in Texas history
  • New York Times: Trump Looks to Avoid Casting Blame in Texas Flood as Democrats Question Cuts
  • The Hill: Deadly Texas floods leaves officials pointing fingers after warnings missed
  • Washington Examiner: Schumer asks inspector general to investigate link between NWS staff cuts and Texas flood
  • FOX News: White House blasts Schumer, Democrats for ‘depraved lie’ blaming Trump for Texas flash flood
  • ABC News: White House pushes back on criticism of weather service around Texas flooding
  • NewsMax: Rep. Gonzales to Newsmax: Not Time to Scrutinize Officials’ Response to Floods
  • NewsMax: Rep. Sessions to Newsmax: ‘Very Proud’ of Response to Texas Flash Floods
  • AP: Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods
  • FOX News: Dems, media hijack devastating Texas flooding to push ‘shameful’ climate change, anti-Trump narrative
  • NewsMax: Texas Land Commissioner to Newsmax: Shame on Those Spreading BS About Floods
  • NewsMax: Leavitt: Blaming Trump for Texas Floods ‘Depraved’
  • Daily Caller: Democrats’ Anti-Trump Flood Narrative Quickly Debunked By Meteorologists
  • FOX News: Trump’s 25th week in office set to include visit to Texas’ devastated Hill Country, third Netanyahu meeting
  • Washington Post/Reuters/The Hill: Trump administration’s push to deport student activists goes on trial
  • AP: US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says
  • FOX News/Washington Post: Judge Xinis grills Trump lawyers over plans to deport Abrego Garcia in high-profile hearing
  • CBS News: Judge calls DOJ’s motion to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawsuit "meritless"
  • CBS Baltimore: Immigration advocates call for Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be brought back to Maryland
  • NewsMax: ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Controversy Rages
  • CBS Miami: Alligator Alcatraz detainees allege inhumane conditions at immigration detention center
  • Breitbart: ‘Worst of the Worst’ Criminal Illegal Immigrants Being Sent to Alligator Alcatraz in Florida
  • ABC News/Washington Post: Migrants who were sent to CECOT are the responsibility of US, El Salvador tells UN
  • New York Times: Document Casts Doubt on White House’s Claims About Deported Venezuelans
  • ABC News/AP: Federal judge recommends case against Milwaukee judge who allegedly helped undocumented man evade arrest continue
  • Federal News Network: DHS prepares for unprecedented spending surge under ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
  • CNN: Cuts to DHS watchdogs spark more questions as deportation efforts increase
  • USA Today: Trump extends federal hiring freeze with exceptions for military, immigration enforcement
  • AP: Boxing great Julio César Chávez defends son arrested by US immigration agents
  • USA Today: Chávez Jr. misses court for case unrelated to ICE arrest, lawyer says status unknown
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Members of Congress visiting ICE facilities are showing up for democracy 
  • FOX News: [FL] Swamp games: Inside Noem’s controversial ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention strategy
  • New York Times: [TX] Texas Hill Country Is Underwater, and America’s Emergency Lifeline Is Fraying
  • NewsMax: [TX] Media Blasts Trump but Misses Real Story of Texas Flood
  • USA Today: [TX] Texas flood raises questions about warnings as death toll rises. We deserve answers. | Opinion
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: Tom Homan condemns attacks on ICE: ‘The rhetoric has to stop’
  • NBC 5 Chicago: Lawmakers, activists seek to ban ‘masked and unmarked’ ICE agents during raids
  • New York Post: Trump border czar Tom Homan wants ICE to dramatically up illegal migrant arrest quota after ‘big beautiful bill’ cash infusion
  • Telemundo: June records the highest number of deportation flights in the last five years
  • Washington Examiner: Jeffries calls for ‘aggressive oversight’ of ICE
  • AP: [VT] Dairy farm worker speaks out after one of Vermont’s largest-ever immigrant raids
  • New York Post: [NY] Border czar Tom Homan warns Mamdani ‘get out of the way’, vows ICE will ‘flood the zone’ in NYC
  • Breitbart: [FL] DHS Showcases Violent Illegal Aliens Arrested in Florida ICE Raids: Homicides, Sexual Assault of a Child
  • FOX News: [TX] DHS issues warning after Texas officer shot near ICE detention center
  • Breitbart: [CO] Trump’s ICE Detains 1,355 in ‘Sanctuary State’ Colorado
  • Axios: [CO] ICE operations in Colorado raise legal questions
  • New York Times/FOX News/The Hill: [CA] Federal Agents March Through L.A. Park, Spurring Local Outrage
  • Breitbart: [CA] Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Laments ICE Raid in Park Known for Fentanyl Abuse
  • ABC News: [CA] US troops on the ground in LA immigration enforcement operation, DOD says
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Heavily armed immigration agents descend on MacArthur Park
  • NewsNation: [CA] Apparent raid in LA park was ‘for a TikTok video,’ Mayor Bass, council members say
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] ICE agents wearing masks add new levels of danger, intimidation, confusion during L.A. raids
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] California, 17 other states challenge ‘suspicionless’ stops by masked ICE agents in L.A.
  • CBS Los Angeles: [CA] Glendale hospital under fire for allegedly allowing ICE to monitor patients
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • US News & World Report: U.S. Hospitals Face Shortages in Essential Staff Due to Foreign Residency Visa Delays
  • USA Today: As Trump ends TPS, Haitians say returning home would be a ‘death sentence’
  • NewsNation: [Afghanistan] Afghans who helped US military at risk of deportation
• Customs and Border Protection
  • FOX News: Top Democrats admit ‘failure,’ fecklessness on border in scathing NY Times report
  • Washington Examiner: [MI] Illegal immigrant from Venezuela wanted for murder arrested in Michigan
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CBS News/New York Times: Passengers at some U.S. airports no longer have to remove footwear, sources say
  • FOX News: TSA reveals the surprising reason people might set off security alarms during screening
  • NBC News Daily: Last Day of 4th of July Holiday Travel Rush
  • FOX News: [TX] Teen goes viral after bringing 200 tortillas on flight from Texas: ‘Just went on through’
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Washington Examiner: Who is Neil Jacobs? Meet Trump’s nominee to lead NOAA in the wake of Texas floods
  • New York Times: [NC] Severe Flooding in North Carolina After Chantal Dumps Heavy Rain
  • CNN: [TX] Kerrville city manager urges volunteers to stay out of the way if weather conditions worsen
  • Washington Post: [TX] See how FEMA maps reveal camps’ flood risks
  • Bloomberg: [TX] Texas Floods Reinforce Status as US Epicenter of Extreme Weather
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Florida and Ohio among states deploying crisis support to Texas after deadly floods
  • ABC News: [TX] 30-foot wall of water’: Survivors of Texas flooding speak out
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] California fire season kicks off with a blazing bang
• Coast Guard
  • MarineLink: Coast Guard Renames Geographic Operational Districts
  • ABC News: [TX] Coast Guard rescuer helps save 165 people in Texas flash floods
  • FOX News: [TX] Coast Guard officer saves 165 Texas flood victims in first-ever rescue mission
  • ABC News: [TX] Uncle of woman rescued from Texas floodwaters shares her story
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • StateScoop: Democrats demand CISA explain how it’s supporting election offices
  • Federal News Network: FBI urged to step up protection of government officials from mobile cyber threats
  • CyberScoop: GOP domestic policy bill includes hundreds of millions for military cyber
  • CyberScoop: Scattered Spider weaves web of social-engineered destruction
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Daily Caller: DOJ ‘Thoroughly’ Investigating Hamas Apologist Group Favored By Democrats
  • Axios: [IL] Chicago sees several mass shootings over Fourth of July weekend
  • AP/CBS News: [Syria] Trump administration revokes terrorism designation of new Syrian leader’s group
• National Security News
  • FOX Business: Trump threatens additional 10% tariffs on ‘anti-American’ BRICS nations
  • FOX News: Liberal critics question why architect of failed Biden foreign policy is advising ‘Project 2029’
  • Reuters: Rubio to make first visit to Indo-Pacific region for ASEAN meeting
  • Breitbart: Tulsi Gabbard Declassifies Biden Admin Documents, Exposes Weaponization of Intelligence Against Americans
  • CBS News: Justice Department review finds Jeffrey Epstein had no "client list" and died by suicide
  • Wall Street Journal: [Ukraine] Trump to Resume Sending Weapons to Ukraine
  • New York Times: [Iran] Iran Carries Out Mass Expulsion of Afghan Refugees
  • Breitbart: [China] Report: China’s TikTok Builds U.S. Version of App Ahead of Potential Sale
  • Reuters: [China] China warns Trump on tariffs, threatens retaliation on supply chain deals

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