• Top News
  • NBC News/Breitbart: Kristi Noem says Coast Guard members will get paid during the government shutdown
  • New York Times/ABC News/Daily Caller: Dozens Rescued in Remote Alaskan Villages in Storm That Swept Away Homes
  • The Hill: Can Trump pay troops without Congress? Some Democrats don’t think so
  • The Hill: Trump use of funds to pay troops ‘probably not’ legal, says Democrat
  • FOX News: Obama ‘should be thanking’ law enforcement for removing violent actors: Tricia McLaughlin
  • Politico: Trump administration to launch $500M drone program ahead of World Cup
  • NewsMax: Vance: Media, Left Encourage Attacks on Law Enforcement
  • NPR: Vance says administration will keep fighting to send National Guard to Chicago
  • The Hill: Vance says Pritzker should ‘suffer some consequences’ for handling of Chicago crime
  • FOX News: CBP chief calls out Chicago leaders’ ‘misplaced priorities’ amid anti-ICE protests
  • Chicago Tribune: Federal immigration agents step up activity in Lake County: ‘This is unprecedented’
  • Chicago Tribune: Column: Federal siege in Lake County continues unabated
  • Chicago Tribune: Illinois lawmakers look at limiting federal immigration agents as Broadview shrinks designated protest area
  • NBC News: How immigration enforcement turned sleepy Broadview into a chaotic, militarized town
  • Breitbart: Pritzker Blames ICE While Chicago Sanctuary Policies Fuel Chaos
  • Chicago Tribune: Gov. JB Pritzker points to Trump inconsistencies in deployment of National Guard to Chicago
  • ABC News: ‘Come and get me,’ Pritzker says of Trump threat; Vance says governor ‘should suffer some consequences’
  • Chicago Tribune: ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’
  • AP: Latino leaders condemn ICE over incidents in Chicago, including driver’s fatal shooting
  • Los Angeles Times: Protesters clash with police outside Chicago as court allows National Guard troops to stay
  • Breitbart: DHS Reveals New York Gave Indian Illegal Alien ‘No Name Given’ Commercial Driver’s License
  • New York Post: Tina Fey makes surprise ‘SNL’ return to mock Kristi Noem in Pam Bondi sketch
  • FOX News/USA Today: Pam Bondi responds to ‘Saturday Night Live’ parody of herself and Kristi Noem
  • Breitbart: Homeland Security Department Roasts ‘Saturday Night Live’: ‘Thanks for the Free Advertisement’
  • Washington Examiner: Trump is sending in ICE, Border Patrol, and troops to these blue cities
  • Blaze/AP: Naked bike riders demonstrate against federal troops in ‘quintessentially Portland’ protest
  • Daily Wire: Portland Protesters Stage Nude ‘Die-In’ To Stop Trump’s Deportations
  • Daily Caller: Oregon Now Spends More On Program Offering Free Health Care For Illegal Immigrants Than State Police
  • NewsMax: Antifa ‘Laser Tag’ Threat Diverts Medical Helicopters
  • Washington Examiner: Republicans see left-wing protests at ICE facilities as way to appeal to voters
  • FOX News: Chip Roy and other Republicans push bill to block and deport Sharia law-adherent aliens: ‘Existential threat’
  • Daily Caller: Group Sues For Answers On Who Organized LA’s Anti-ICE Riots
  • AP: Venezuela says US navy raided a tuna boat in the Caribbean as tensions rise
  • New York Times: Cuban Dissident Leader Leaves Prison for Exile in the U.S.
  • Axios: Inside Trump’s "funny numbers" on mass deportations
  • Reuters: Three workers died at Hyundai’s Georgia plant since 2022, before US immigration raid, WSJ reports
  • FOX News: Whistleblower alleges blue city jails hired over 100 illegal guards over several years
  • AP: California expands privacy protections as Democratic-led states resist Trump’s immigration agenda
  • AP: Los Angeles County officials to vote on emergency declaration over immigration raids
  • Breitbart: Migrants in Caravan Assault Immigration Officials in Southern Mexico
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Wall Street Journal: Our Investments for National Security
  • San Diego Union Tribune: The Trump administration’s absurd, theatrical war on antifa
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee won’t just hurt Bay Area tech companies
• Top News (Sunday Talk Shows)
  • ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos: Governor J.B. Pritzker Responds To Being Called A Criminal
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Jim Jordan Says ICE Is Under A Lot Of Pressure To Do Their Duty
  • ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos: Vice President JD Vance Says That 20 Living Hostages Have Been Confirmed
  • ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos: Vance Criticized the Journalism Outlet, “Propublica” Calling it a Left Wing Blog and Wasn’t Surprised it Would Be Used To Attack Members of the Trump Administration.
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: The World Is Holding it’s Breath, While Vance Thrives With Confidence
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Vance Says Money Has To Be Moved Around During A Shutdown, Shut Downs Causes Chaos
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Vance Says They Are On The Cusp Of Peace In Gaza For The First Time
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Vance Says Democrats Have Forced The Administration To Choose Between American Citizens And Federal Bureaucrats
  • FOX News Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo: Vance touts historic Israel-Hamas peace deal, praises Trump’s ‘diplomatic style’
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NPR: Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent
  • The Hill: Jordan says ICE agents ‘doing the Lord’s work’
  • Univision: "I’ve never seen abuses of this magnitude": A group denounces ICE’s aggressive tactics under Trump at the UN.
  • Daily Wire: [MA] Migrant Child Rapist Who Entered U.S. Under Biden-Era Scheme Sentenced To Over A Decade Behind Bars
  • MassLive: [VA] Mass. 13-year-old was picked up by ICE after a police interaction and now he’s hundreds of miles from home
  • Telemundo Washington DC: [DC] "A truck hit me": Man reports alleged hit-and-run by immigration agents in DC
  • Breitbart: [VA] Virginia: ICE Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Pedophile Convicted of Identity Theft
  • Blaze: [VA] Outrage ensues when 13-year-old is arrested by ICE — then DHS releases devastating accusations
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Forest Park cemetery workers recount traumatic clash with ICE; mayor calls for crackdown to end
  • Washington Post: [IL] How a small Chicago suburb became a flash point in ICE’s crackdown
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: [IL] Federal agents appear at Rogers Park Catholic church; priest issues alert; arrests are reported.
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston police turned in a teen with autism to immigration officials. Now he needs appendix surgery.
  • FOX News: [TX] More than 30 children rescued amid trafficking operation in major US city as expert warns of growing crisis
  • Blaze: [OK] ICE nabs alleged illegal alien truck driver with ‘NO NAME GIVEN’ license
  • AP: [WA] Feeling hopeless in custody, many drop claims to remain in the US, leave voluntarily
  • Telemundo: [CA] Immigrant parents will be able to designate a caregiver for their children if they are detained by ICE in California
  • Telemundo52: [CA] Pomona residents march against deportations
  • Univision: [CA] How California is protecting information from undocumented immigrants selling on its streets
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] Her husband was deported to Mexico. Unwilling to remain apart, she left San Diego to join him.
  • Daily Wire: [CA] ‘Get A Grip’: DHS Pushes Back After Pop Singer Chappell Roan Attacks ICE In Onstage Rant
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Reuters: [Mali] Mali to impose reciprocal visa bond requirement for US nationals
• Customs and Border Protection
  • NewsMax: US Border Patrol Chief: We’re ‘Breaking Records’
  • Mexico Business News: US Invests US$4.5 Billion to Expand Smart Wall Border System
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Washington Post/CNN/NewsMax: Airports say they won’t play Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints
  • USA Today: 5,300+ US flights impacted by nor’easter Monday, here’s what you’re owed
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • USA Today: Nor’easter slams the East Coast as more rain, strong winds are expected
  • Bloomberg: Nor’easter Knocks Out Power, Snarls Travel Across East Coast
  • SFGate: La Niña Has Arrived-and Hurricane Season Could Take a Significant Turn
  • New York Times: [NY] New York Braces for Potential Flooding and Heavy Winds From Nor’easter
  • USA Today: [NY] New York Gov. Hochul issues state of emergency as East Coast braces for nor’easter
  • CBS New York: [NY] NYC, Long Island and Westchester County under state of emergency as nor’easter sticks around Monday
  • CBS New York: [NY] NYC woman killed by flying solar panel during nor’easter
  • AP: [NJ] New Jersey declares emergency as nor’easter approaches, while Alaska flooding carries away homes
  • USA Today: [DC] DC shutdown hits National Flood Insurance Program, blocking millions from coverage
  • Washington Post: [TX] Deadly Texas floods prompt new state investigation
  • CBS News: [AK] Alaska hit by severe flooding that carries away homes
• Coast Guard
  • New York Post: [MA] Coast Guard rescues man stranded off Cape Cod after ferry passengers spot him floundering in water during nor’easter
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Federal News Network: Cyber Leaders Exchange 2025: Federal, industry IT leaders on how agencies are preparing for post-quantum cybersecurity
  • Federalist: [China] China Escalates Cyberattacks That Are Increasingly Hard To Detect
  • CBS News: [China] China is hacking America’s critical infrastructure, former NSA and retired Gen. Tim Haugh warns
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Axios: U.S. approaching 340 mass shootings this year after deadly weekend
  • Los Angeles Times: Trump’s new order could redefine protests as ‘domestic terrorism’
  • DailySignal: Ted Cruz Calls to Hold Nigerian Government Accountable for Christian Persecution
  • New York Post: [SC] Mass shooting at high school reunion at South Carolina island bar leaves 4 dead, 20 injured
  • ABC News: [MS] Two more people have died from injuries they suffered in Mississippi shooting
  • AP: [MS] FBI seeks help to identify suspects in mass shooting that left 6 dead in the Mississippi Delta
  • New York Post: [MS] 4 gunmen arrested after Mississippi homecoming football game mass shooting that killed 6, wounded 20
  • CBS News: [TX] Dallas ICE facility shooter feared radiation exposure and thought he was "allergic to plastic," records show
  • CBS News: [Guatemala] 20 members of gang designated by U.S. as foreign terrorist organization escape prison in Guatemala
• National Security News
  • AP: JPMorgan to invest up to $10 billion in US companies with crucial ties to national security
  • NewsMax: Hagerty: FBI Tracking of Trump Allies ‘Beyond Inappropriate’
  • NewsMax: [Denmark] Denmark Commits $4.2B to Arctic Defense, Backs Trump’s Security Vision
  • Reuters: [Russia] Kremlin warns the West over ‘dramatic’ escalation moment in Ukraine war
  • CBS News: [Egypt] Trump visits Middle East after historic peace deal
  • New York Post: [Israel] ‘War is over’ Trump declares — as he arrives in Israel following hostage release
  • Breitbart: [Israel] Trump: Decades of Terrorism, Jihadism ‘Totally Backfired’ on Perpetrators
  • NewsMax: [Israel] White House Unveils Trump Peace Declaration for Gaza
  • New York Post: [Israel] Trump said he would be ‘proud’ to visit Gaza — as enclave faces $50B reconstruction
  • FOX News: [Israel] Trump declines to commit to two-state solution after historic Gaza peace deal: ‘We’ll have to see’
  • CBS News: [Israel] What happens now in the Middle East after Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza peace plan
  • New York Post: [Israel] Israel starts releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners — including murderers and terrorists
  • Breitbart: [Israel] Israel says all 20 living hostages return home from Gaza
  • FOX News: [Israel] Israeli hostages reunited with loved ones after two years in captivity
  • Reuters: [Israel] Hamas security forces kill 32 members of Gaza ‘gang’, official says
  • Reuters: [Israel] Trump suggests Hamas has approval for internal security operations in Gaza
  • AP: [China] China’s exports to US drop in September, while rise in global shipments hits a 6-month high
  • AP: [China] China and the US have long collaborated in ‘open research.’ Some in Congress say that must change
  • Breitbart: [China] In bid to save shipyards, US set to charge fees on Chinese ships
  • CBS News: [China] How China could use U.S. farmland to attack America
  • NewsMax: [China] Chinese Coast Guard Rams, Damages Philippine Vessel off an Island in South China Sea
  • Reuters: [China] US backs Philippine ally after China warns over vessel clash

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