• Top News
  • Reuters/NPR/CBS Chicago: National Guard soldiers shot in ‘targeted’ attack near White House
  • FOX News/Wall Street Journal/USA Today/AP: National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom dead after DC shooting: ‘Highly respected’
  • Washington Post: Guard member dies of injuries; Trump threatens immigration policy changes
  • New York Times/Bloomberg: U.S. Reviews Biden Asylum Cases After Shooting
  • New York Post/NBC News/CBS News: Trump admin vows ‘rigorous reexamination’ of every green card holder from countries ‘of concern’
  • CBS News/AP: Trump says he will suspend immigration from all "Third World Countries"
  • New York Times: Trump Uses National Guard Shooting to Cast Suspicion on Refugees
  • New York Times: Recent Afghan Arrivals Fear Their Futures in the U.S. Are Now in Jeopardy
  • NPR: National Guard shooting suspect served in CIA counterterrorism unit, group says
  • Washington Post: Man drove across country to D.C. in ‘targeted attack,’ authorities say
  • DailySignal: FBI Searched DC Shooting Suspect’s Home in Washington State, Location in California
  • Telemundo20: FBI Director Reveals Possible Connection of DC Shooting Suspect has ties with San Diego
  • NewsMax: Patel: FBI Seizes Devices Tied to Suspect in D.C. Shooting
  • Washington Examiner: Alleged National Guardsmen shooter came up ‘clean on all checks’
  • New York Post: Prosecutors will seek death penalty against suspect who shot National Guard in DC: Bondi
  • Bloomberg: US Pursuing Terror Probe Against Shooter of Guard Troops in DC
  • NewsMax: Republicans Demand Immigration Crackdown After D.C. Shooting
  • USA Today: National Guard shooting revives warnings of Biden-era refugee program
  • Washington Examiner: Biden administration’s Afghan refugee vetting vows resurface after DC attack: ‘Care to circle back?’
  • Reuters: Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump
  • New York Times/NPR: Operation Allies Welcome, Gave Some Afghans Entry to the U.S.
  • NewsMax: Watchdog Flags Major Failures in Afghan Evacuee Program
  • Washington Examiner: Trump administration criticizes media for blaming National Guardsmen shooting on DC deployment
  • Wall Street Journal: Witness Photos Captured Attack on the National Guard
  • AP: Trump sent National Guard troops to Washington in August. Some are armed. Some have cleaned parks
  • AP/NewsMax: 2 Virginia brothers allegedly plotted to kill ICE agents, Homeland Security says
  • FOX News: ICE director speaks out on threats to law enforcement amid ‘chilling’ plot: ‘It’s really scary’
  • NewsMax: ICE Dir. Todd Lyons to Newsmax: Asylum System Exploited by Fraud
  • Breitbart: Trump says Venezuela anti-drug operations ‘by land’ to begin ‘soon’
  • New York Post: Venezuelan President Maduro brandishes sword amid rising tensions with Trump
  • Breitbart: Tren de Aragua Terror Gang Has Weaponized Venezuela Migrant Crisis to Grow
  • Breitbart: CONFIRMED: 51 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Arrested During Texas Night Club Raid
  • FOX News: Noem greenlit deportation flights after judge’s emergency order, DOJ reveals — fueling contempt fight
  • USA Today: Venezuelan boat strikes lack legal justification, Democrats say
  • New York Times: What the Pentagon’s Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea
  • Washington Times/NewsMax: Illegal immigrant pleads guilty to stealing Kristi Noem’s purse in DC
  • FOX News: Federal judge rules ICE agents in Colorado may only arrest illegal immigrants likely to flee
  • Washington Examiner: Homeland Security Thanksgiving video offers ‘No second helpings for illegal aliens’
  • FOX News: Angel Families thank Trump in new Thanksgiving video for his border security efforts: ‘We appreciate you’
  • New York Times: U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
  • AP: Federal judge says trial for Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant will go on next month
  • Washington Examiner: Six-year-old immigration court error haunts Kilmar Abrego Garcia case
  • Chicago Tribune: Teen migrant charged as adult in fatal Loop stabbing of homeless man
  • FOX News: DHS moves to cut off South Texas Catholic Charities over migrant grant ‘misconduct,’ documents say
  • Los Angeles Times: This diverse coalition is watchdogging L.A. immigration raids, driving ‘Liberty Vans’
  • Breitbart: Trump Says Migration Erodes ‘Gains and Living Conditions’ for Many Americans
  • NPR: The DOT says it wants to make trucking safer, but some see an ‘immigration raid’
  • Breitbart: Sen. Jim Banks Calls for Kristi Noem to ‘Locate and Vet’ All Afghan Nationals Let in Under Biden Administration
  • NewsMax: Rep. Fine to Newsmax: Islam a National Threat, ‘Deport Them All’
  • New York Post: New Yorker magazine ripped for peddling sob story about illegal migrant convicted of murder
  • Daily Wire: How Cartels Are Shifting Tactics After Trump Crushed Their Human Smuggling Empire
  • Breitbart: ‘You Support Illegal Immigration then You Support Criminal Cartels in Mexico’: Homan Says Democrats ‘Complicit’ in Illegal Migration Crimes
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: The Ambush on the National Guard
  • Washington Post: The National Guard ambush
  • New York Times: [DC] The Uniquely American Heartbreak of Yet Another Tragedy
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Los Angeles Times: Yes, immigrants have the right to a lawyer, but finding one is getting harder
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] I’m an immigration lawyer. Trump’s firing of San Francisco judges is a bitter defeat
  • Washington Times: [China] China is bamboozling Patel on fentanyl
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • CBS News: The number of non-criminal detainees arrested by ICE has surged by 2,000% under Trump. These charts show who’s in detention.
  • Blaze: ‘So dumb it hurts my soul’: DHS brutally fact-checks viral ‘new data’ from Cato Institute
  • FOX News: Giving thanks: Republican lawmakers express gratitude for ICE workers in DHS video
  • AP: [NH] Immigrant with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is detained by ICE
  • Washington Examiner: [NH] ICE arrest of Karoline Leavitt’s relative reveals pervasiveness of visa overstayers
  • CNN: [MA] A mother was taken into custody by ICE. Then the public learned of her family tie to the White House.
  • New York Post: [MA] Illegal immigrant MS-13 leader shipped back to El Salvador — and could end up in mega-prison
  • Washington Examiner: [NY] New York Democrat urges NYPD commissioner to investigate ICE operation that injured officers
  • Daily Caller: [WV] Indian Truck Driver Nabbed By ICE Nearly A Year After Fatal Wreck That Sent Car Into Lake
  • Camden News: [AR] Arkansas corrections officers can work as immigration agents under agreement with ICE
  • Daily Wire: [MI] ICE Nabs Illegal Immigrant Sex Offender Employed As Professor At Michigan University
  • Breitbart: [IL] ICE Continues to Arrest Violent Illegal Migrants in Chicago
  • Breitbart: [WI] Milwaukee judge accused of obstructing ICE agents to appear in court
  • CBS Miami: [MN] Young mother deported from Minnesota to Honduras without her infant
  • NewsMax: [MN] DHS Defends Chaotic ICE Operation in St. Paul
  • FOX News: [TX] The truth about ICE: Inside the mission to track down criminals and protect communities
  • Univision: [TX] Galveston expands collaboration with ICE: sheriff’s officers can now detain immigrants under 287(g)
  • Bloomberg: [NM] How An ICE Detainee Found Himself in Rural New Mexico
  • Daily Wire: [AZ] Illegal Immigrant Posed As Doctor, Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old At Elementary School, Police Say
  • Breitbart: [CA] Democrats Meet with Previously Deported Illegal Alien Accused of Kidnapping, Domestic Violence
  • AP: [CA] California labor leader pleads not guilty to misdemeanor over immigration protest
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] ICE ordered to stop holding immigrants in S.F. until it improves facility conditions
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • NewsMax USCIS Tightens Vetting After D.C. Guard Shooting
  • Univision: USCIS says without giving details that it will review the green cards of immigrants from countries that generate "worry"
  • Los Angeles Times: Trump administration plan to review Biden-era refugees sparks worry and uncertainty
  • San Francisco Chronicle: These were the top H-1B employers in 2025. How will Trump’s $100K visa fee affect them?
  • New York Times: Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
  • Blaze: [MN] Send them back’: Somalia First pitted against America First in Minnesota as Ilhan Omar attacks Trump over special status
  • CBS News: [TX] North Texas farmer relies on migrant labor as H2A costs strain operations
  • AP: [TX] Texas ID restrictions could prevent immigrants in US illegally from buying, registering vehicles
  • CBS News: [Haiti] Legal status of 350,000 Haitian migrants to expire in early February
  • Reuters: [China] China protests US move to restrict visas for Central Americans with Beijing ties
• Customs and Border Protection
  • AP: [IL] Court Transcripts Show Border Patrol Official Greg Bovino Dodging Questions About Use of Force
• Transportation Security Administration
  • NewsMax: TSA Officer to Newsmax: $10K Bonus Helps Family After Working Amid Shutdown
  • Daily Wire: Sean Duffy: Airlines Were Days Away From Grounding Entire Fleets Ahead Of Thanksgiving
  • Reuters: [DC] Flights to Washington’s Ronald Reagan airport briefly paused following DC shooting, authorities say
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • US News & World Report: FEMA’s Fate in Question As Hurricane Season Comes to an End
  • ABC News: [AK] Powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Anchorage, Alaska
  • ABC News: [HI] 4.6 magnitude earthquake rattles Hawaii
  • Washington Examiner: [China] They helped China push propaganda. Then they became feds
• Secret Service
  • Washington Post: [FL] New Mar-a-Lago no-fly zone means endless plane noise for neighbors
• Coast Guard
  • CBS News: China has "unprecedented number" of ships in U.S. Arctic waters, DHS says
  • NewsMax: Trump Admin. Cites China, Mineral Race in Arctic Icebreaker Expansion
  • New York Post: [FL] Boaters — including 90-year-old — rescued after 20 hours at sea when birthday party fishing trip turns upside down
  • CBS San Francisco: [CA] Shelter-in-place lifted after reported shooting near Coast Guard housing in Novato, officials say
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] They clung to a capsized boat in frigid California waters. Jet Skiers sped to the rescue
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Their dog vanished during a trip to San Diego. They found her swimming a half mile offshore.
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Washington Post: The U.S. has been cutting cyber defenses as AI boosts attacks
  • Reuters: FCC Says Hackers Hijack US Radio Gear to Send Fake Alerts, Obscenities
  • Axios: [China] Anthropic CEO called to testify before Congress about Chinese AI cyberattack
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Breitbart: How Terror Leaders Use Their Jihadist Pseudonyms to Confuse Officials, Build Lore, and Stay Politically Viable
  • Daily Caller: How Trump’s Antifa Terrorism Sanctions Could Throttle Its Global Support Network
  • Blaze: [DC] Assistant Capitol Police chief accused by Rep. Massie of thwarting congressional J6 pipe-bomb investigation retires
  • FOX News: [CO] Suspect in Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting dies in federal custody
  • New York Post: [CA] California man who went by ‘Billy Badass’ busted for synagogue bomb threats, feds say
• National Security News
  • Breitbart: Operation Southern Spear: Pete Hegseth Visits Dominican Republic to Bolster Joint Drug Fighting Mission
  • AP: [Dominican Republic] Dominican Republic grants US access to restricted areas for its deadly fight against drugs
  • Bloomberg: [Dominican Republic] US Forces Will Use Dominican Republic Base in Cartel Campaign
  • Bloomberg: [Venezuela] Venezuela Bans Airlines That Halted Operations on US Warning
  • NewsMax: [Venezuela] Colombian President: Trump’s Venezuela Stance About Oil
  • Washington Post: [Ukraine] Trump steps back from Ukraine peace process, sends out envoys
  • New York Times: Trump Defends Envoy’s Tactics in Ukraine Negotiations
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Zelenskiy: Ukrainian, US delegations to meet this week to discuss formula for peace, security
  • NewsMax: [Russia] Trump Stands by Witkoff’s ‘Standard’ Peace Dealmaking
  • CNN: [Russia] Trump brushes off concerns about Witkoff’s interactions with Russians as leaked transcript roils Washington
  • NBC News: [Russia] Kremlin says leaked U.S. call is an attempt to disrupt Ukraine peace talks
  • CBS News: [Russia] Kremlin says it’s "premature" to say peace deal with Ukraine is close
  • CBS News: [Russia] Trump claims Russians will be "making concessions" as potential Ukraine peace proposal evolves
  • Axios: [China] China seeks "alternative world order," U.S. commission warns
  • Blaze: [China] China is arming itself with minerals America refuses to mine
  • FOX News: [China] Growing China influence in America sparks new intelligence concerns
  • Breitbart: [Taiwan] Taiwan Announces $40 Billion Defense Spending Boost to Protect from China

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