• Top News
  • Federal News Network/USA Today: DHS to keep paying 70,000 law enforcement officials amid shutdown using reconciliation law
  • AP/Free Beacon/Washington Examiner: FBI says a Louisiana resident assisted Hamas and lied on his US visa application
  • Daily Wire/CNN: US Navy detains two survivors of strike against alleged drug boat
  • Bloomberg/CNN: Trump Says US Military Struck Submarine Ferrying Drugs
  • Breitbart: U.S. Flies B-52 Bombers Off Coast of Venezuela
  • CNN: Trump and Maduro are both amassing military forces as tensions build in the Caribbean
  • Univision: Trump says Maduro offered him "everything," including Venezuela’s natural resources, to avoid open conflict with the US.
  • USA Today: Trump amps up military, CIA action against Venezuela. Here’s what to know.
  • The Hill: Increased US pressure on Venezuela raises specter of regime change
  • AP: US sanctions former Haitian security head, gang leader for aiding gang coalition
  • Washington Times: ICE director hits back at ‘political rhetoric,’ media ‘spin’ for imperiling officers and Americans
  • Washington Times: ICE Director Todd Lyons on heated immigration clashes and contentious sanctuary cities
  • FOX News: Dem judge in hot seat after DHS exposes ‘whole new level’ of activism, sheltering illegal immigrant
  • Bloomberg Law: Trump Judge Bove Pushes for Judicial Deference on Deportations
  • Washington Examiner: Quarter-million Americans have applied to ICE and Border Patrol under Trump
  • Washington Post/Politico/AP: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it deploy troops in Illinois
  • New York Times/Reuters: Judge Orders Some Federal Agents to Wear Body Cameras in Chicago Area
  • CBS Chicago: Judge tells Homeland Security that Chicago agents wearing body cameras was "not a suggestion"
  • Chicago Tribune: Chicago police release redacted video of peripheral role in controversial South Shore immigration raid
  • The Hill/USA Today: ICE arrests Illinois officer with expired visa
  • NewsNation: Protesters clash with police outside Illinois ICE facility
  • GMA3: Protesters Violate Curfew in Broadview; Several Arrests Made by State Police
  • CBS Chicago: Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls for inspector general probe into federal agents’ tactics in Chicago immigration enforcement
  • Chicago Tribune: More arrests outside Broadview ICE center as protests continue
  • Chicago Tribune: Federal immigration agents raid Swap-O-Rama, patrol Southwest Side: ‘It’s us against y’all’
  • Politico: What Trump Is Really Up to in Chicago, According to JB Pritzker
  • New York Post: Oregon man charged with shining green laser at CBP helicopter in Portland as anti-ICE protests rage on
  • Washington Post: Bowser pressed on D.C. police, immigration enforcement in tense meeting
  • CNN: In immigration crackdown, DHS statements on arrests face a problem of credibility
  • NewsNation: Five cities hit with federal presence remain on edge
  • New York Times: What Trump’s War on Sanctuary Cities Is Really About
  • Washington Post: Florida politician draws outrage over calls for mass ouster of Indian immigrants
  • CBS Los Angeles: Video shows federal agent ramming immigration activist’s truck in Ventura County
  • Axios: National Guard, ICE raids have everyone reviving Third Amendment memes
  • New York Times: Federal Prosecutors Downgrade Charge Against David Huerta to a Misdemeanor
  • AP: ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump planned nationwide, in what the GOP calls ‘hate America’ rallies
  • Los Angeles Times: Heightened sense of urgency around this ‘No Kings Day’
  • FOX News: ‘No Kings’ movement and what it wants: Inside the message driving Saturday’s nationwide protests
  • NewsMax: Feds Warn Antifa, Extremists, Could Infiltrate ‘No Kings’ Protests
  • Reuters: ‘No Kings’ rallies expected to draw millions across US in protest against Trump
  • Washington Examiner: Abbott and Youngkin mobilize National Guard for ‘No Kings’ rallies
  • The Hill: Defiant Democrats embrace ‘No Kings’ rallies: ‘As American as motherhood, baseball and apple pie’
  • CBS News: Security plans in place ahead of almost two dozen North Texas "No Kings" protests
  • New York Times: U.S. Empties Migrant Detention Space at Guantánamo
  • Reuters: Salvadoran family who self-deported from US seeks to rebuild their lives
  • CBS News: Mahmoud Khalil can travel around U.S., judge rules, allowing him to speak at events as he fights deportation case
• Opinion – Editorials
  • New York Times: [Russia] NATO Must Act to Stop Russia’s Dangerous New Campaign
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Roll Call: President Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs strengthen US national security
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Washington Post: ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa
  • Blaze: ICE takes down child predator, murderer, and other violent ‘dirtbags’
  • Blaze: DHS has a message for ‘cowards’ threatening ICE on social media — influencer laughs in response
  • The Hill: Jayapal: Report on US citizens in ICE custody ‘absolutely shocking’
  • Blaze: Michelle Obama’s former chief of staff aborts Senate campaign amid scandal over hiring of criminal noncitizen
  • Washington Examiner: Chicago and New York set up legal clash over where ICE can arrest illegal immigrants
  • Blaze: Don Lemon calls for ‘black people, brown people’ to take up arms against ICE
  • Daily Caller: Watch Jessica Tarlov Explain ‘Intellectual’ Benefits Of Dressing Up As Inflatable Animal To Protest ICE
  • Los Angeles Times: ICE ads are playing on a streamer near you. Can they survive the online rebellion?
  • FOX News: Country singer goes viral for enraged reaction to ICE raids, calls out Christians supporting deportations
  • CBS Boston: [MA] ICE arrests more than 1,400 in Massachusetts in September immigration crackdown
  • New York Times: [NY] Federal Agents Make Arrests Outside Migrant Shelter in Times Square
  • FOX News: [OH] Ohio lawmaker pushes bill to defund sanctuary cities, boost ICE cooperation
  • NewsNation: [IL] What are the rules for ICE in Chicago, and are they following them?
  • Blaze: [IL] ICE agents fear for their safety after security fence removed at Chicago-area facility amid sometimes violent protests
  • Reuters: [IL] ICE Arrests Chicago Area Cop Legally Working in US, Town Says
  • New York Times: [IL] Some Chicago Businesses Feeling the Impact of Trump’s Immigration Blitz
  • Federalist: [IL] Illinois Released The Illegal Alien Accused Of Abusing My Daughter’s Body, So I Had To Report Him To ICE Myself
  • AP: [IA] Iowa Superintendent Detained by ICE Falsely Claimed He Was a US Citizen, Indictment Says
  • NewsMax: [TX] Illegal Accused of Offering $10K Bounties on ICE Arrested
  • CBS News: [TX] Dallas mayor calls for review after police chief rejects $25 million ICE offer for immigration enforcement
  • Breitbart: [OR] Portland ICE Trying to Nab Man Who Got Felony Charges After Order of Removal
  • FOX News: [OR] Portland codifies sanctuary status, orders city police to further separate from ICE
  • Yahoo News: [OR] Oregon groups allege federal agents have violated detainees’ right to counsel
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Police arrest Bay Area man on suspicion of human trafficking
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • CBS Chicago: Expert says Trump administration changes to immigration policy leaving many once safe from deportation in limbo
  • Washington Examiner: Chamber of Commerce suing Trump administration over hefty H-1B price tag
  • Bloomberg: Indian Americans’ Surprising US Visa Response
  • Univision: Visa lottery delayed due to changes in admissions process, State Department confirms
  • San Francisco Chronicle: How new foreign worker visa fees might worsen doctor shortages in rural America
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Texas businesses struggle to fill jobs amid crackdown on immigrant labor
  • USA Today: [AZ] This Arizona law was supposed to stop illegal labor. Why employers often ignore it.
• Customs and Border Protection
  • New York Times: What Powers Does the Border Patrol Have Across the Country?
  • NewsMax: Biden DHS Loophole Let Migrants Claim Asylum Despite Fake Papers
  • The Hill: [TX] We Rate Dogs slams border agents for allegedly shooting dog
  • NewsNation: [CA] Man sought to ‘evade prosecution through deportation’ with surrender: Prosecutors
  • NewsMax: [Mexico] Mexico Closes Border Shelter as Illegal Crossings Fall
  • Washington Examiner: [Mexico] Mexican cartels target migrants with AI images of Trump saying border is open
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • AP: [DC] FEMA Staff Sound the Alarm on Disaster Preparedness at Rally in Front of Agency Headquarters
  • Federal News Network: [DC] FEMA staff rally outside agency headquarters
  • New York Times: [AK] Alaska Governor Says Storm Recovery Could Keep Evacuees Away for 18 Months
  • NPR: [AK] What we know about the devastating storm in Western Alaska
  • THV11 Morning News 6 a.m.: [AK] Alaskan Evacuated After Homes Washed Away
• Federal Protective Service
  • NPR: As they go unpaid, Capitol Police are a daily reminder for lawmakers of shutdown pain
• Coast Guard
  • Bloomberg Government: Noem Approves Spending $200 Million to Buy Jets During Shutdown
  • ABC News: [AK] Hundreds evacuated as Alaska communities reel from devastating flooding
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: John Bolton indictment says suspected Iranian hackers accessed his emails, issued threats
  • FOX News: Microsoft sounds alarm as hackers turn Teams platform into ‘real-world dangers’ for users
  • Bloomberg: F5 Breach Raises New Chinese Security Concerns
  • Breitbart: [China] Chinese Crooks Have Made $1 Billion from Scam Text Messages in the U.S.
• Terrorism Investigations
  • The Hill: [TX] Federal prosecutors file antifa terrorism charges for first time in Texas case
  • NPR: [TX] Shooter at Dallas ICE facility was motivated by notoriety over ideology
  • New York Post: [TX] Antifa loons hit with first terror charges for ICE attack part of cell armed with 50 guns: feds
  • NPR: [TX] Shooter at ICE facility in Dallas was a ‘loner’ who didn’t talk much, his family said
• National Security News
  • New York Post: US agency that runs nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile to furlough 80% of staff due to government shutdown
  • Wall Street Journal/AP: [MD] Former Trump Adviser John Bolton Indicted Over Mishandling of Classified Documents
  • ABC News/Washington Examiner/Breitbart: [MD] Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads not guilty to classified documents charges
  • Daily Caller: [MD] Jonathan Turley Lays Out ‘Very Damning’ Details Of John Bolton Indictment
  • The Hill: [MD] Bolton compares Trump administration to Stalin secret police after indictment
  • NBC News: [Ukraine] Trump to host Zelenskyy at the White House with long-range missiles topping the agenda
  • The Hill: [Ukraine] Takeaways from the Trump-Zelensky meeting
  • Reuters: [China] Bessent, Chinese vice premier to meet to try to defuse U.S. tariff hike
  • New York Post: [China] Trump admits China tariff threats ‘not sustainable’ as trade tensions persist

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