• Top News
  • FOX News: Noem slams Dems downplaying ICE violence: ‘They’re giving criminals air cover’
  • Breitbart: Noem: Dems Downplaying Violence Against ICE Are Giving Criminals ‘Air Cover’
  • New York Post/NewsMax/DailySignal: Cartels target federal immigration agents with $10K bounties, Kristi Noem reveals: ‘Dangerous and unprecedented’
  • New York Post: Kristi Noem slams ‘delusional’ Chicago mayor who let city become ‘war zone’ as Trump deploys National Guard
  • Breitbart/Chicago Tribune: Federal Agents Ambushed in Chicago-Area in Coordinated Act of Domestic Terrorism; Armed Suspect Shot, Local Police Flee
  • The Hill: Feds charge Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol, another driver with assault
  • Breitbart: Trump administration declares US cities war zones
  • FOX News: FBI Director Kash Patel vows justice after DHS agent’s vehicle rammed in Chicago
  • NewsMax: Stephen Miller: Ore. Judge OK’s ‘Organized Terrorist Attack’
  • Daily Caller: Chicago Police Told Not To Help Border Patrol Agents In Distress
  • New York Post: Chicago police ordered to ignore border patrol agents’ plea for help while surrounded by angry mob of protesters
  • FOX News: Chicago police sources blast department’s response after officers were told not to help fed agents: ‘Cover their a--’
  • FOX News: National police union calls Chicago’s refusal to help ICE agents ‘shocking’ violation of duty
  • FOX News: Portland police chief touts ‘crowd support’ approach as ICE facility faces ongoing violence
  • New York Post: Trump to send 400 Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as anti-ICE protests continue to rage: Pritzker
  • AP: Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago
  • CNN: ‘They need to get the heck out’: Pritzker responds to Noem’s claim Chicago is a ‘warzone’
  • New York Times: Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a ‘War Zone’
  • Washington Examiner: Pritzker says Trump wants ‘mayhem’ in Chicago to justify deploying more troops
  • Axios: Chicago’s chaotic weekend with federal clashes
  • Wall Street Journal: Trump Authorizes Sending National Guard to Illinois
  • NPR/ABC News/CNN: Trump federalizes the National Guard in Chicago, while troops arrive in Oregon
  • New York Times: Judge Again Blocks Guard Deployment as Trump Expands His Targets
  • Washington Times: Trump blasts federal judge over Portland troop block; Justice Department appeals ruling
  • Reuters/NBC News: Pentagon says it is deploying California National Guard to Portland
  • The Hill: Newsom to sue Trump over National Guard deployment, urges Americans to ‘speak out’
  • AP: Democratic governors vow court fight after Trump sends California National Guard members to Oregon
  • NewsNation: Trump says US hit another boat off Venezuela coast on Saturday
  • Reuters: Hegseth says he has every authorization needed for Caribbean strikes
  • Washington Examiner: Pentagon has ‘tremendous confidence’ in intel leading to drug boat strikes, Rubio says
  • Washington Examiner: Trump looks to pivot to land drug trafficking after deadly boat strikes
  • Axios: How the U.S. bypassed rules to rush deportees to Africa
  • Bloomberg Law: False Claims Act Expands Scope to Immigration in Federal Work
  • NewsMax: Speaker Johnson Blames Dems as Shutdown in 5th Day
  • FOX News: Democratic senator argues his removal from DHS press conference was ‘wake-up call’
  • New York Times: Kristi Noem Says ICE Will Be ‘All Over’ the Super Bowl
  • Washington Post: Bad Bunny mocks MAGA backlash over his Super Bowl halftime show
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Post: There’s only one way to end TSA’s political weaponization of surveillance
  • The Hill: Cyberscammers are cashing in by exploiting cancer patients — we must stop them
  • New York Post: The hidden cost to Dem benefits for migrants as government shutdown continues
  • Bloomberg: US Politicians Need to Bone Up on Immigration Economics
  • New York Post: [OR] Trump rightly defies judge to protect ICE agents from Portland militants — shouldn’t be this hard
• Top News (Sunday Talk Shows)
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Secretary Noem Clashes With Governor Pritzker on Public Reception of Chicago ICE Raids
  • ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos: Marco Rubio Shares Thought Process on Negotiations to Rescue Hostages from Hamas
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Secretary Rubio Urges Negotiations With Hamas in Egypt to Focus on Ending Violence
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Marco Rubio Discusses Endeavor to Remove Terrorism from Gaza
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Speaker Mike Johnson Announced This Week That the House Will Not Be in Session Until The Government Reopens
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Senator Adam Schiff Outlines Democratic Goals, Justifications in Government Shutdown
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • CBS News: Encountering ICE: A "David vs. Goliath" moment
  • Univision: [GA] Venezuelan woman pleads for deportation after three months in ICE Deportation Center
  • Breitbart: [IL] Duckworth Accuses ICE Agents of Using ‘Gestapo Tactics’ in Chicago
  • FOX News: [IL] ICE video goes viral as agency uses cart to wheel Portland protester into custody: ‘Refuse to walk? We’ll give you a ride’
  • New York Times: [IA] The Superintendent’s Bio Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was.
  • AP: [OR] Protesters and officers face off outside ICE facility in Portland
  • FOX News: [OR] Portland police sergeant appears to criticize assault victims for antagonizing anti-ICE protesters
  • New York Post: [OR] ICE posts viral video of cuffed Portland protester being wheeled away on flatbed cart
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • New York Post: [MN] ‘Minnesota nice’ enabled immigration fraud to flourish in Twin Cities for decades, ex-sheriff says: ‘It’s all about votes’
• Transportation Security Administration
  • Univision: [TX] Passenger arrested for attempting to open airplane door while taxiing at George Bush Airport
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • CNN: [TN] At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse.
• Terrorism Investigations
  • New York Post: [DC] New Jersey man arrested for having Molotov cocktail outside DC church during high profile mass
  • New York Post: [AL] 2 killed, 12 wounded in Montgomery, Ala., mass shooting after gunmen spray bullets into downtown crowd
• National Security News
  • CBS News: [Israel] Trump urges Gaza peace deal negotiators to "move fast" as meeting set to begin in Cairo
  • Daily Wire: [Israel] Hamas Faces ‘Complete Obliteration’ If It Won’t Give Up Gaza, Trump Says
  • Reuters: [China] How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines

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