• Top News
  • Washington Post/CNN: ISIS-K member involved in Abbey Gate bombing is captured, Trump says
  • FOX News/ABC News: Noem says DHS will ‘not be deterred’ after ICE hit by new leaks ahead of Virginia raid
  • AP: Republicans target 4 ‘sanctuary’ cities as Trump pushes mass deportations
  • Telemundo51: Homeland Security pressures IRS to provide data on illegal taxpayers in the US
  • Los Angeles Times: IRS plans to cut up to half its 90,000-person workforce, sources say
  • CBS Austin: [DC] Trump touts success of immigration crackdown, pushes Congress to pass funding
  • AP: Trump discusses border security in address to Congress
  • FOX News: Trump declares ‘America is back’ in speech before Congress
  • FOX News: Trump claims American campus ‘agitators’ will be permanently expelled for ‘illegal’ protests
  • CNN: US aviation safety ‘no longer the gold standard,’ according to statements at House hearing
  • NBC News: Trump puts tariffs on thousands of goods from Canada and Mexico, risking higher prices
  • NBC News/Bloomberg/Newsweek: Trump says tariffs were enacted to curb fentanyl, but U.S. overdose deaths are already declining
  • The Hill: Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico raises risks, tough choices for businesses
  • New York Times: Trump’s Tariffs Plunge Global Markets Into a Sea of Red
  • Newsweek: Canada, China Hit Back Against US With Tariffs and More
  • Newsweek: Canada to Cut Off Electricity to US States: ‘Need to Feel the Pain’
  • Reuters: China hits US soybean firms, halts lumber imports as it steps up retaliation against Trump tariffs
  • The Hill: [NY] Former FEMA CEO sues after firing over New York grant to house migrants
  • Yahoo! News: [LA] Mardi Gras starts today. Here’s how New Orleans has stepped up security after Bourbon Street attack
  • Washington Examiner: [IL] Illinois argues federal government can’t force immigration enforcement on states
  • Dallas Morning News: [TX] Catholic Charities Fort Worth takes federal government to court over blocked refugee funds
  • Axios: [CO] Congressional Republicans to put Denver Mayor Mike Johnston in the hot seat
  • FOX 5: [CA] ‘King of Coke’ brought Mexican cartel hitmen to San Diego, DA says
  • Washington Post: [Mexico] Supreme Court seems likely to block Mexico’s lawsuit vs. U.S. gunmakers
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Mexico’s president on Trump tariffs: ‘Nobody wins’
  • CNN: [Panama] US firm will buy Panama Canal ports at center of Trump fury
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: ‘America First’ must not put national security last
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Conditioning disaster relief on state changes is unprecedented
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • New York Times: What the Data Shows About Trump’s Immigration Enforcement So Far
  • CBS Austin: [MD] High-ranking MS-13 leader arrested in Hyattsville, Maryland, ICE says
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [MS] 16 immigrants arrested in operation at a concrete plant; federal agents had a warrant
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Suspected member of violent Venezuelan gang in U.S. illegally is arrested on gun charge
  • Telemundo51: [FL] Miami-Dade local authorities agree to work together with ICE
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Priest convicted of child molestation in Maryland lied to gain US citizenship, feds say
  • WHIO: [OH] Massage parlor raided as part of human trafficking investigation
  • Yahoo! News: [TX] Criminal illegal immigrant on 10 Most Wanted list captured in San Antonio
  • KIRO 7: [WA] Chinese citizen sentenced for kidnapping, beating Bellevue immigrant
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Under Trump, migrants in this part of California have been particularly targeted for deportation
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • NBC News: Trump says gold card is like green card but ‘more sophisticated’
  • ashington Times: Trump promises immigration gold card will help federal budget
  • Miami Herald: Immigrants, U.S. citizens sue Trump administration over termination of parole programs
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [AZ] Increase in cases of fraud against immigrants reported
• Customs and Border Protection
  • New York Times: Trump’s New Tariffs Could Strain Collection of Customs Fees
  • CBS Austin: Border Patrol marks fewest ever migrant encounters in Trump’s first full month
  • Border Report: [TX] More National Guard members authorized to arrest migrants
  • Border Report: [TX] Cocaine bundles found hidden in SUV floorboard at Presidio Port of Entry
  • NBC News: [CA] Border Patrol slashed tires, detained legal residents in ‘fishing expedition,’ lawsuit alleges
  • Bloomberg: [Canada] Border officer union cites staffing shortfalls as Trump proceeds with tariff threats
  • Los Angeles Times: [Mexico] Asylum requests surge in Mexico amid U.S. border crackdown
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Yahoo! News:[PA] TSA stops gun with bullet in chamber at Pittsburgh International Airport
  • WNCN: [NC] TSA officers find 50 loaded firearms at NC airports in first 2 months of 2025
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • The Hill: Key Republican lays out ideas for FEMA reform
  • Los Angeles Times: U.S. storms bring threats ranging from critical fire weather to blizzard conditions
  • NPR: Blizzards, wildfires and thunderstorms are expected across the nation on Wednesday
  • AP: [NC] North Carolina lawmakers close in on another injection of Helene relief funds
  • Asheville Citizen Times: [NC] National Forest wildfires in North Carolina contained, US Forest Service says
  • Newsweek: [SC] North and South Carolina Wildfire Map Shows Containment of Fires
  • Yahoo! News: [WV] FEMA staff heading to McDowell County communities
  • Axios: [GA] Georgia’s wildfire season is upon us
  • CNN: [TX] Texas besieged by multiple fires as massive storm fuels severe weather and blizzard conditions
• Federal Protective Service
  • New York Times: Trump Officials Mark Hundreds of Federal Properties for Potential Sale
  • CBS Boston: [MA] Trump administration may sell JFK, Tip O’Neill federal buildings
  • CBS Austin: [TN] Tennessee man charged with terrorism in alleged plot to attack Nashville federal building
• Secret Service
  • Reuters: Trump makes 13-year-old cancer survivor a Secret Service agent during speech to Congress
  • NBC News: [MA] $21M stolen from hundreds of U.S. retirees in ‘grandparent scam,’ prosecutors say
  • KFOR: [OK] Search for identification sought in counterfeit currency investigation, says Owasso PD
• Coast Guard
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Coast Guard Search Underway After Tragedy Strikes on ‘80s-Themed Caribbean Cruise
  • Yahoo! News: [Bahamas] Woman Goes Overboard on Royal Caribbean Ship During ‘The 80s Cruise’
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • MeriTalk: House Votes to Approve Fed Contractor Cybersecurity Act
• Terrorism Investigations
  • ABC News: [Somalia] US embassy in Somalia issues urgent warning of potential imminent terror attacks
• National Security News
  • New York Times: Hegseth Cuts Pentagon Work on Preventing Civilian Harm
  • The Hill: GOP senators grill Trump defense nominee on Iran, Taiwan, NATO
  • The Hill: McConnell: Failure to reach spending deal a ‘disaster’ for national defense
  • Yahoo! News: [DC] Zelensky, Macron, Starmer may visit Washington next week, media reports
  • Bloomberg: [Canada] U.S. import taxes of more than 50% may ‘ravage’ Canadian lumber
  • CBS News: [Mexico] Another reporter has been shot dead in Mexico. Here’s how the murders are counted.
  • USA Today: [Greenland] Trump tells Congress that U.S. will acquire Greenland ‘one way or the other’
  • AP: [Ukraine] Trump’s halt on military aid will hurt Ukraine’s defenses. But it may not be fatal
  • CNN: [Ukraine] Zelensky describes Oval Office meeting as ‘regrettable,’ says he is ready to negotiate peace
  • New York Times: [Ukraine] Why Is Trump Pausing Aid to Ukraine? What to Know.
  • Reuters: [Israel] Israel’s top security agency admits failures in October 7 Hamas attack
  • FOX News: [Yemen] Houthis designated as foreign terrorist organization, Rubio says
  • Yahoo! News: [Iran] Colby says nuclear Iran an ‘existential danger’ to the U.S., backpedaling on past views
  • Reuters: [China] Canada and US offered Uyghurs in Thailand asylum before deportation to China, sources say
  • Newsweek: [China] US and Ally Signal Possible Missile Deployment on China’s Doorstep

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