• Top News
  • Wall Street Journal/New York Times/AP/Reuters: Trump’s Canada-Mexico Tariffs Take Effect
  • FOX News/AP: Trudeau says Canada will issue 25% tariffs on $155B of American goods in retaliatory fashion
  • FOX News/Reuters: Trump amends executive order raising China tariffs to 20% over ‘failure to address’ fentanyl crisis
  • New York Times: China Retaliates Against Trump Tariffs as Superpower Trade War Escalates
  • AP: Costa Rica and Panama coordinate to move southbound migrants
  • FOX News: Central America steps up to house deported migrants after Trump makes clear U.S. won’t be ‘doormat’: expert
  • Newsweek: Supreme Court Case Could Upend America’s Firearms Industry
  • FOX News: Skyrocketing healthcare costs for illegal immigrants sparks border state outcry
  • Roll Call: Some Republicans question approach to immigration case backlog
  • The Hill: OPM guidance strips language saying response to emails is ‘explicitly voluntary’
  • CBS Austin: Hegseth directs civilian employees to answer emails listing accomplishments from last week
  • CBS News: [NY] House Democrats investigate DOJ’s decision to drop Eric Adams charges
  • Newsweek: [FL] Fighter Jets Sent Near Mar-a-Lago After Planes Violate Air Restrictions
  • New York Times: [LA] Strong Winds Force Cancellation of Some Mardi Gras Parades in Louisiana
  • Axios: [IL] What’s at stake if we lose sanctuary city laws
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Texas Catholic group sues Trump administration for withholding refugee funds
  • Yahoo! News: [CA] Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies Undermine Recovery In Black Disaster Zones
  • San Diego Union-Tribune: [CA] San Diego joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s threats to sanctuary cities
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] San Diego’s self-described ‘king of coke’ sentenced for trafficking drugs, recruiting cartel hitmen
  • Bloomberg: [Canada] Canada waiting to see if Trump starts North American trade war with steep tariffs
  • Border Report: [Mexico] Sheriff warns travelers of possible violence south of border after cartel extraditions
  • CNN: [Mexico] Mexico urges US Supreme Court to let it sue American gunmakers over cartel violence
  • New York Times: [Mexico] Supreme Court to Consider Mexico’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Makers
  • Newsweek: [Mexico] Mexico Says It Has ‘Plan B, C, D’ as Trump Tariff Threat Looms
  • Yahoo! News: [Panama] "This is not right": Trump deportees desperate for help after being stuck in limbo at Panama hotel
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • AZCentral: Tariffs are just the start. Trump wants total control of Mexico and Canada | Opinion
  • Washington Post: U.S. digital disarmament gives Russia free rein in cyberspace. Bad idea.
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] To secure our border, Texas must support our state troopers
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Bloomberg: Trump Immigration Detentions Slow Amid Rising ICE Frustration
  • CNN: The pace of Trump’s deportation flights is so far similar to Biden’s
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [NY] ICE arrests 9 lumber mill workers; bosses say they were legally authorized to work
  • Yahoo! News: [NY] NYSP arrest Ogdensburg man on child pornography charges
  • NBC News: [NJ] Amid community outcry, ICE releases statement on arrests of NJ restaurant owners
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Man stalks store customer to home, breaks inside and steals clothes, Florida cops say
  • WFTV: [FL] Colombian nationals arrested in Orange and Osceola County residential burglary ring
  • Yahoo! News: [OH] Judges in Ohio ban ICE arrests at Franklin County courthouse after ‘increased activity’
  • Yahoo! News: [OH] Carroll massage parlor searched as part of human trafficking investigation
  • FOX News: [TX] Trump admin promises to be ‘ruthlessly aggressive’ in response to suspected cartel killing of US citizen
  • Yahoo! News: [WA] Lawyers plead for life-saving care for man in Tacoma immigrant detention center
  • AZCentral: [CA] Feds charge 4 people with operating ‘one of the largest human smuggling rings’ in the US
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Feds charge ‘El Jefe,’ alleged human smuggler behind deadly crash
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Reuters: Lawsuit challenges Trump’s end to Haitian, Venezuelan deportation protections
  • FOX News: New House report exposes how controversial ‘amnesty’ program exploded under Biden
  • Newsweek: Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ Would Offer Tax Benefit Unavailable to Americans
  • AP: The White House talks tough on illegal immigration but ignores a key tool that could reduce it
  • NPR: To solve for doctor shortages, states ease licensing for foreign-trained physicians
  • FOX News: [NY] NYC gives migrants more ways to obtain city ID making it easier for them to get benefits, housing: report
  • Axios: [IL] DHS registration order affects 400,000 Illinoisans
  • NBC News: [Haiti] Haitians sue to stop Trump administration from revoking temporary protection
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Yahoo! News/Newsweek/CBS Austin: Trump administration’s immigration crackdown leads to historic low border apprehensions
  • New York Times: On Mexico’s Once-Packed Border, Few Migrants Remain
  • CBS Austin: Pentagon sends 3,000 troops to US-Mexico border amid immigration crackdown
  • FOX News: Border Patrol, FBI leaders who first identified Tren de Aragua recount gang’s rise to power
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Texas border officials using drones to stop smugglers
  • Border Report: [TX] DACA recipient allegedly caught smuggling migrants
  • Border Report: [TX] U.S. Attorney: Venezuelan man arrested for using fraudulent documents
  • Newsweek: [AZ] Cartel Scouts Caught in Arizona
  • UPI: [CA] U.S. border agents confiscate nearly 50 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $800K
  • CNBC: [Canada] Canadian Energy Minister: There have been lots of discussions with the U.S. on border security
  • Border Report: [Mexico] Deportees split on whether they’ll retry crossing into US illegally
• Transportation Security Administration
  • USA Today: [MA] 40-year-old woman stung by scorpion at Boston airport baggage claim
  • Yahoo! News: [VA] Man sentenced after bringing gun to ORF airport, using fake identity
  • CBS Austin: [FL] Florida couple allegedly forces through airport security, throws coffee in staffer’s face
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Spring break to bring 2.3 million passengers through Houston airports
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Washington Post: What to know about the tornado risk in the U.S. through Wednesday
  • Newsweek: Winter Weather Warnings for 15 States With Up to 30 Inches of Snow To Hit
  • Bloomberg: Wildfire Risks Elevated for US Plains Due to Drought Conditions
  • FOX News: 175 wildfires in North and South Carolina force some evacuations
  • NBC News: Carolinas await rain as firefighters gain upper hand on fires
  • ABC News: Firefighters gaining upper hand after more than 175 fires erupt in the Carolinas
  • CBS Austin: Carolina Forest fire remains 30% contained as smoky conditions persist
  • USA Today: Firefighters in Carolinas make gains against fires but parts of US still at risk
  • Washington Examiner: [NC] Key portion of North Carolina’s I-40 partially reopens after Helene damage
  • Yahoo! News: [KY] Death of Floyd County man pushes Kentucky flooding death toll to 24
  • Yahoo! News: [AL] Statewide Fire Advisory
  • Washington Examiner: [CA] Newsom declares emergency ahead of wildfire season to ‘fast-track’ assistance
• Secret Service
  • The Center Square: Group sues over efforts to strip Trump of Secret Service detail
• Coast Guard
  • Bloomberg: [MA] Nantucket Wind Turbine With Broken Blade Struck by Lightning
  • Yahoo! News: [MA] Chelsea drawbridge temporarily closed for ‘emergency repairs’, MassDOT says
  • AP: [FL] Historic ship completes 1st leg of journey to become world’s largest artificial reef
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Shipping company slammed with $1M fine after deceiving US Coast Guard: ‘We encourage the public to continue reporting any suspicious activities’
  • Border Report: [CA] Coast Guard intercepts boat with 21 migrants off Point Loma coast
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Reuters: A look ahead at the new administration’s likely policy priorities for cybersecurity and data privacy
  • AP/The Hill/Washington Examiner: [Russia] Hegseth orders suspension of Pentagon’s offensive cyberoperations against Russia
  • CyberScoop: DHS says CISA won’t stop looking at Russian cyber threats
  • Reuters: [Russia] Democrats question pause in offensive US cyber ops against Russia
  • Bloomberg: [Russia] Pentagon Denies Report of Halt in Cyber Operations Versus Russia
• Terrorism Investigations
  • USA Today: Hate crimes in major US cities dipped in 2024. But the data doesn’t tell the whole story.
  • Washington Post/Washington Examiner/Reuters: [IL] Man pleads guilty to murder in 2022 Highland Park July 4th shooting
• National Security News
  • Washington Examiner: Lawmakers encourage governors ban DeepSeek on government devices
  • FOX News: ‘AmerExit’? Republicans push for US to leave NATO amid stalled Ukraine peace negotiations
  • New York Times: Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests
  • Yahoo! News: [Ukraine] White House confirms US military aid to Ukraine temporarily suspended
  • CNN: [Ukraine] Trump continues to seethe at Zelensky as national security team gathers to discuss what’s next on Ukraine
  • FOX News: [Ukraine] Secretary Rubio offers hope US, Ukraine can repair relations after White House explosive meeting
  • Newsweek: [Ukraine] JD Vance Issues Direct Message to Zelensky After Contentious Meeting
  • USA Today: [Ukraine] Zelenskyy still open to minerals deal after Oval Office clash with Trump
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Zelensky Turns to Diplomacy in a War With ‘a Long Way to Go’
  • Washington Examiner: [Ukraine] White House found Zelensky’s ‘hostility’ to be ‘confounding’: Mike Waltz
  • NBC News: [Russia] Trump turns toward Russia, breaking with decades of U.S. policy
  • Newsweek: [Russia] Kremlin ‘Trying to Sabotage’ Trump-Zelensky Deal: ISW
  • CBS News: [Israel] Deadly attack in Israel as Gaza ceasefire with Hamas in peril after Netanyahu halts aid convoys
  • New York Times: [Israel] As Gaza Crisis Deepens, Arab Leaders Are to Meet to Form a Plan
  • VOA News: [China] China uses DeepSeek AI for surveillance and information attacks on US
  • New York Times: [China] China Targets San Diego Biotech Firm in Broadening Blacklist
  • Washington Post: [Taiwan] Trump, Taiwan chip company set to announce $100 billion U.S. investment
  • Newsweek: [Japan] US Ally Sailed Warship Near China’s Coast
  • Newsweek: [Australia] Map Shows Chinese Warships Encircling US Ally in Pacific

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