• Top News
  • Reuters/Breitbart: US revokes admittance of Romania to visa waiver travel program
  • CBS News: Trump administration in talks with Rwanda to take deportees from U.S.
  • Chicago Tribune: US government expands grounds for canceling international students’ legal status
  • Daily Wire/Breitbart/FOX News: Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court To Revoke Legal Protections For 350K Venezuelans
  • AP: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems
  • CNN/Breitbart/AP: Tennessee authorities release video of Abrego Garcia at a traffic stop that officials have used to paint him as a criminal
  • Washington Examiner: Democrats to revive Abrego Garcia spotlight with Senate transparency vote
  • USA Today: Abrego Garcia was called a ‘gang member’ in custody dispute. His accuser is now in prison
  • New York Times: The Story of the ‘Mistakenly Deported Maryland Man’
  • FOX News: Homan accuses Democrats of defending a ‘wife beater’ amid new scrutiny over deported migrant’s past
  • FOX News: Abrego Garcia’s wife begged judge for protection order, saying ‘he slapped me’: audio
  • Blaze.com: SHOCKING: DHS docs expose Biden’s release of illegal alien convicted sex offenders into US
  • New York Times/Detroit Free Press: Trump Proposes $163 Billion in Cuts Across Government in New Budget
  • AP: The White House seeks sharp spending cuts in Trump’s 2026 budget plan
  • Roll Call: DHS budget seeks significant boost for immigration approach
  • USA Today: Donald Trump asks for huge spending increase on border, deportations
  • DailySignal: Trump Administration Begins Dismantling Department of Education With $10.8B Budget Cuts
  • NBC News: Trump’s budget proposes slashing health, education and clean energy programs while growing the military
  • CNN: Trump budget proposes $1 trillion for defense, slashes education, foreign aid, environment, health and public assistance
  • Bloomberg Law: Trump Tests GOP’s Appetite for Spending Cuts in Budget Plan
  • Washington Examiner: Trump’s skinny budget calls for defense spending hike and domestic spending cuts
  • The Hill: Schumer: Trump budget a ‘gut punch’ to families
  • Bloomberg Law: DHS Border, Immigration Enforcement Funds Soar Under Trump Plan
  • Washington Post: In court, Trump team backs off its public deportation claims
  • FOX News: A US judge partially blocked Trump’s election integrity order from taking force. Is that legal?
  • Federalist: DHS, DOGE Work Together To Track Down Election Fraudsters
  • AP/CBS News: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems
  • AP: Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kids
  • Reuters: These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack.
  • Law Enforcement Today: Following DHS and FEMA, the FBI is now using polygraph tests to identify leaks to the media
  • Breitbart: [VT] Report: Anti-Israel Activist Released by Obama-Appointed Judge Likes to ‘Kill Jews’
  • CBS News: [MA] Trump says his administration is revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status
  • New York Times: [MA] Harvard Signals It Will Resist Trump’s Efforts to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status
  • CNN: [MA] Harvard students are behind the university’s stand against Trump. The school’s recent actions could jeopardize that
  • New York Post: [NY] Shocking data detail NYC illegal migrant crime with 3.2K arrests — including assault, robbery, murder
  • AP: [DC] US Reaches Agreement to Settle Lawsuit Brought Over Ashli Babbitt’s Shooting During Capitol Riot
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] DOJ argues only Trump can decide if Tren de Aragua is invading US
  • Washington Examiner: [NC] Proposal gives new weapon in fight against cartels
  • Breitbart.com: [TN] Illegal Alien Accused of Random Shooting Spree on Tennessee Highway
  • Blaze: [GA] Failed Dem candidate who allegedly talked about killing Trump arrested in child sex trafficking sting in Georgia
  • FOX News: [FL] Fla. AG to rebuff judge who ordered halt to state immigration enforcement: ‘The court has overstepped’
  • Breitbart: [FL] Reports: Castro Regime Propagandist Living in Florida Thanks to Biden Parole Program
  • Axios: [OH] Cleveland could face same scrutiny as other "sanctuary cities"
  • AP: [MI] Michigan officer on trial tells jurors he feared for his life before killing African immigrant
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Early months of combined migrant, homeless shelters in Chicago see success, structural challenges
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Trump’s Justice Department sues Illinois over worker privacy provisions feds say interfere with immigration enforcement
  • New York Times: [WI] Wisconsin Governor Says He’s ‘Not Afraid’ After Warning on Immigration Policies
  • New York Times: [TX] In Texas Borderland, Trump’s Immigration Push Suffers Its Worst Legal Defeat Yet
  • Los Angeles Times: [TX] Migrants spell out ‘SOS’ with their bodies in a Texas detention center
  • AP: [TX] Immigrant workers at North Texas meatpacking plants grapple with fear and confusion over Trump’s orders
  • FOX News: [CA] Blue state lawmaker demands ‘accountability’ after illegal immigrant’s planned early release exposed
  • CNN: [CA] How the fear of soft-target raids is changing undocumented migrants’ behavior
  • Wall Street Journal: [Mexico] Trump, Mexico’s Sheinbaum Spar Over Drug Cartels
  • NewsMax.com: [Mexico] Cartel plan stalled as Mexico objects to Trump’s plans
  • CNN: [Mexico] Meeting with a member of one of the most powerful criminal networks in the world
  • CNN: [Mexico] ‘The situation is ugly’ CNN goes to a secret Mexican hideout to meet the Sinaloa Cartel
  • CBS News: [Mexico] Former federal agent and his wife shot dead after he testified against son of powerful Mexico cartel leader
  • NewsNation: [Mexico] DEA nominee alleges cartels ‘control’ Mexican government
  • Bloomberg: [Mexico] US Treasury Sanctions Cartel Leader in Fuel Theft Crackdown
  • Daily Wire: [Mexico] Trump Pressures Mexico To Allow U.S. Military To Lead Fight Against Drug Cartels
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: SEC MARCO RUBIO: Alien Enemies Act exists to protect Americans, defend against Tren de Aragua and others
  • New York Times: I Was Detained for My Beliefs. Who Will Be Next?
  • The Hill: Lessons from 9/11 can help America digitize border security
  • New York Times: When Deportation Occurs Without Trials
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] How does hostility to international students help the U.S.?
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • FOX News: Acting ICE director shares what ‘frustrates’ him about media framing for migrant arrests
  • Washington Post: As Trump rushes to deport migrants, many worry children’s rights are being violated
  • Washington Post: Here are the U.S. citizens caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown
  • Daily Caller: ICE Nabs Rapists, Child Predators, Gang Members In Deportation Blitz
  • FOX News: DHS pushes back against claims of immigration enforcement at elementary schools
  • The National News Desk: Trump’s claims of 140k deportations in first 100 days don’t add up, border experts say
  • CNN: Harvard researcher detained in February for failing to declare frog embryo samples says she didn’t lie to government
  • CNN: ‘We put safety over money’: Some cities are canceling cultural events due of fears of ICE raids and deportations
  • Politico: Evers calls White House border czar’s immigration enforcement threats ‘chilling’
  • New York Post: ICE asks public for help locating illegal Jordanian migrant accused of trying to ‘breach’ Quantico — and let go by Biden
  • Breitbart.: [NY] Migrant Who Tried to Rape a Dead Man on NYC Subway Has Illegally Crossed Border 5 Times
  • Daily Caller: [NY] Dem Policies Might Make It Tough For ICE To Get Its Hands On Illegal Migrant Who Allegedly Raped Corpse
  • AP: [NY] NYPD shared a Palestinian protester’s info with ICE. Now it’s evidence in her deportation case
  • Breitbart: [MD] Gun-Toting Salvadoran Gang Member Arrested After Maryland Authorities’ Protection Fails
  • FOX News: [VA] ICE makes major arrest after Soros-backed prosecutor made controversial plea deal
  • USA Today: [VA] Judge dismisses case against Virginia man Trump admin. called top MS-13 leader
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [AL] Immigrant charged with DUI and more after allegedly crashing into four cars
  • AP: [AL] Iranian students at the University of Alabama say immigration crackdown echoes repression at home
  • CBS News: [FL] More than 1,000 detained in largest immigration enforcement operation in Florida history
  • Good Morning America: [FL] ICE: +1,100 Illegal Immigrants Arrested During Week-Long Operation
  • Blaze.com: [FL] The DeSantis admin’s plans to help President Trump expand capacity for deportations
  • Washington Times: [FL] Florida proposes state-run deportation flights for illegal immigrants
  • CBS Miami: [FL] South Florida congressional reps tour ICE facility where Haitian woman died
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] The lasting impact of Trump’s immigration crackdown on CPS students
  • NBC News Daily: [MN] Construction Company Owner Talks ICE Arrests
  • New York Times: [TX] For One Texas County, Arresting Migrants Made Big Money
  • DailySignal: [CO] Meet 6 of the Illegal Aliens Arrested in Mass Raid at Underground Nightclub in Colorado
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Bill strengthening immigrant protections advances in Colorado legislature
  • AP: [CO] Trump administration sues Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering in immigration enforcement
  • CBS News: [CO] Department of Justice suing state of Colorado, city of Denver, local leaders over "sanctuary" policies
  • New York Times: [CO] When Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Came to an Immigrant Mayor’s City
  • New York Post: [AZ] Migrant woman allegedly tried to smuggle drugged child across the border with fake birth certificate
  • FOX News: [AZ] Lawful permanent resident arrested for attempting to smuggle drugged child across Southern Border
  • Univision: [CA] ICE is searching in Irvine for a suspect who shared the personal information of its agents.
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Bloomberg Law: DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status for South Sudan Migrants
  • Washington Post: As Trump attacks higher education, some students avoid U.S. colleges
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Washington Examiner: Low-cost packages to start feeling the weight of Trump tariffs
  • NBC News: Former aide who refuted Trump’s false 2020 election claims is under federal investigation
  • NewsNation: What is a ‘National Defense Area’ at the southern border?
  • Detroit Free Press: [MI] Feds: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer facing child porn charges
  • Reuters: [TX] US military creates new military zone along border with Mexico
  • CNN News Central: [TX] U.S. Army Establishes Second Military Zone to Detain Migrants
  • AP/NewsNation/New York Times: [TX] Rights groups file a lawsuit on behalf of the family of an 8-year-old immigrant who died in custody
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Human rights organization considers that the actions of border agents in the death of San Ysidro constituted acts of torture.
  • SFGate: [CA] Man caught smuggling parakeets in his boots at US-Mexico border, officials say
  • Daily Caller/FOX News: [China] Trump Closes Tariff Loophole That Let China Flood America With Knockoff Goods, Drugs
  • New York Post: [China] Temu stops shipments from China as Trump axes trade loophole
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Reuters: White House seeks to cut TSA funding and boost air, rail safety
  • Washington Examiner: Experts warn against privatizing the TSA as GOP senators make the push
  • CBS News: TSA prepares for confusion, delays as Real ID deadline nears
  • CBS Mornings: REAL ID Deadline Nearing
  • New York Times: ‘No Appointments Here’: A Mad Dash to Get a Real ID Ahead of the Deadline
  • FOX News: REAL ID renews America’s age-old dread of the DMV
  • FOX 54 Huntsville: [AL] Congressman Figures requests new REAL ID deadline of Nov. 7
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Going to the San Diego airport? Bring your Real ID
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • CNN: US weather forecasting is more crippled than previously known as hurricane season nears
  • New York Times: Former Weather Service Leaders Warn Staffing Cuts Could Lead to ‘Loss of Life’
  • TIME: The Challenge of Overhauling FEMA In a Climate Changed World
  • USA Today: ‘Intense’ thunderstorms stretch from Texas to Tennessee
  • CBS New York: [NJ] Wildfire breaks out near Hackettstown, New Jersey, officials say avoid the area
  • ABC News: [NJ] 2nd teen charged with arson for New Jersey wildfire: Prosecutor
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Eight years after Hurricane Harvey, FEMA flood map updates for Harris County delayed again
  • Washington Post: [TX] A series of tornadoes tore through Texas on Thursday
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [WA] Trump denies disaster aid, tells states to do more
• Secret Service
  • Breitbart: [ME] Maine Teacher Calls for Secret Service to ‘Take Out’ Trump & Members of His Administration
  • USA Today: [DC] Armored vehicles and nearly 7,000 troops: A look at plans for military parade on Trump’s birthday
  • Breitbart: [GA] Former Georgia Democrat Candidate Who Called for Assassination of Trump Arrested in Child Sex Trafficking Bust
  • NewsMax.com: [FL] DOJ Ties Trump Assassin Suspect Routh to Human Smuggler
• Coast Guard
  • Waterways Journal: Coast Guard Greenlights Cutter Construction Projects
  • DVIDS: [FL] Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home after 55-day patrol to counter illegal fishing in Gulf of America
  • CBS News: [LA] Oil spill off Louisiana’s Gulf Coast raises alarm as DOGE cuts may threaten response efforts
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Trump administration proposes cutting $491M from CISA budget
  • The Hill: Trump budget would eliminate CISA disinformation offices, alleging censorship
  • Axios: Cybersecurity’s uneasy marriage with Washington gets tested
  • CyberScoop: Amazon, CrowdStrike, Google and Palo Alto Networks claim no change to threat intel sharing under Trump
  • FOX News: New report warns NATO’s data vulnerabilities could cost lives without US fix
• Terrorism Investigations
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [NY] Luigi Mangione case: Defense seeks to drop terrorism charge, suppress evidence
  • FOX News: [NY] Luigi Mangione argues double jeopardy in bid to drop murder case, suppress evidence
  • AP: [TN] Nashville School Shooter Who Killed 1 Student and Himself Had Brandished a Box Cutter at School
  • FOX News: [MN] Minneapolis police arrest suspect in mass shooting that left 4 dead, 1 injured
  • AP: [Haiti] US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid
• National Security News
  • Washington Examiner: Hegseth directs start of developing National Defense Strategy
  • Wall Street Journal: With Waltz Ouster, Trump Exerts Tighter Grip on Foreign Policy
  • NPR: Trump sending national security adviser Mike Waltz to the UN in White House shakeup
  • New York Times: Waltz’s Use of Messaging Platform Raises New Security Questions
  • Axios: Scoop: Stephen Miller emerges as top contender for Trump’s next national security adviser
  • The Hill: 11 top contenders to replace Waltz as national security adviser
  • AP: Rubio takes on dual national security roles after embracing Trump’s ‘America First’ vision
  • Univision: Marco Rubio, "secretary of everything": chief diplomat takes over as Trump’s homeland security adviser
  • CNN: White House actively working to answer how Rubio will balance 2 top national security roles
  • Axios: Trump wants $1 trillion for Pentagon
  • CBS Austin: State Department pushes America first agenda with China, Ukraine & immigration
  • NewsMax: Report: US Spy Agencies Are Facing Staff Reductions
  • The Hill: Democrats eye Musk’s role in missile defense shield
  • Reuters: [Canada] Agnico Eagle urges Canada to craft Arctic strategy amid US tension
  • Bloomberg: [Ukraine] Ukraine Looks to Host National Security Advisers, Zelenskiy Says
  • NewsMax: [Ukraine] Top US Officials Call for Ukraine, Russia to Seek Peace
  • NewsMax: [Russia] US Readies Fresh Russia Sanctions Over Ukraine; Will Trump Sign Off?
  • Reuters: [Russia] Russia says it is creating ‘security strip’ in Ukraine’s Sumy region
  • Axios: [Israel] Scoop: U.S. and Israel near agreement on aid delivery to Gaza
  • AP: [Iran] Hegseth keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another week for battle with Yemen’s Houthis
  • AP: [Saudi Arabia] US gives initial approval for $3.5 billion missile sale to Saudi Arabia before Trump’s planned visit
  • Reuters: [Afghanistan] Russia says it will help Taliban fight Islamic State in Afghanistan
  • NewsNation: [Kuwait] Memphis native freed after detained for years in Kuwait
  • New York Times: [China] China Is Considering Trade Talks With U.S., but It Has Conditions
  • FOX News: [China] China open to talks with Trump admin on lowering tariffs, ministry says
  • NewsMax: [China] ‘De Minimis’: the Trade Perk Trump Ended as Part of China Tariffs
  • Bloomberg: [China] China Quietly Exempts About a Quarter of US Imports from Tariffs

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