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Breitbart/New York Times/Reuters/CNN: U.S. Strikes a 2nd Venezuela Boat, Killing 3, Trump Says
New York Times: Maduro Calls U.S. Attack on Boat ‘A Heinous Crime.’ Then Trump Announces Another.
NewsMax: Second ICE Officer Injured During Migrant Arrest in Fla.
Breitbart/Washington Examiner: Trump signs memorandum to deploy U.S. National Guard troops to Memphis
The Hill: Memphis mayor ‘certainly not happy’ about Trump National Guard deployment
NBC News: Trump threatens to federalize D.C. police again if the department doesn’t cooperate with immigration officials
The Hill/NewsMax/CBS News: Trump weighs in on ‘terrible reports’ of Dallas man’s beheading
Telemundo: You have to pay for what you did: says mother of Cuban accused of beheading a man
Daily Caller: ‘Disgusting’: DHS Spox Says Jasmine Crockett Signed ‘Permission Slip’ For Attacks On ICE
New York Times: Federal Judge Declines to Intervene for Migrants Deported to Ghana
AP: Immigrants deported from US to Ghana are sent home, where lawyers say some could face torture
AP: More African nations are receiving third-country immigrants deported by US. Here’s what to know
New York Times: How Trump’s Crime Crackdown Muted Other Parts of D.C. Life
The Hill: South Korea investigates human rights abuses in Georgia Hyundai plant raid
USA Today: Federal judge hands press groups wins in lawsuits against LAPD, DHS
NewsNation: Father of 5 kicked, arrested at gunpoint by federal agents outside LA home
Blaze/Washington Examiner/Free Beacon: FBI arrests two men for placing bomb under news vehicle in Utah
Washington Examiner: FBI links Tyler Robinson to Charlie Kirk shooting through DNA and recovered note
USA Today: Kristi Noem reacts to Charlie Kirk’s death: ‘Start focusing on each other’
AP: Fingerprint on rifle scope matches man accused of trying to assassinate Trump, FBI analyst testifies
ABC News: Vance says ‘left-wing extremism’ helped lead to Charlie Kirk’s killing
Politico/AP: JD Vance says national unity is impossible with those celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing
FOX News: Pentagon calls Charlie Kirk posts ‘domestic terrorism’; Dem warns discipline is ‘un-American’
Axios: Stephen Miller blames "terrorist networks" for Kirk’s death, stoking MAGA outrage
National Review: Stephen Miller Vows to Channel Anger over Kirk Assassination Toward Combatting Left-Wing Extremists
New York Times: White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups
NewsMax: Utah Gov. Shows Leadership in Wake of Charlie Kirk Assassination
Washington Examiner: Kirk’s slaying revives push for tighter campus security
AP: US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years
NewsMax: Dem Rep. Torres Seeks Study for DHS Security Drones
Opinion – Editorials
Washington Post: [Venezuela] Trump brings the war on terror to the Caribbean
Opinion – Op-Eds
Bloomberg: There’s No Easy Way to Unmask ICE Agents
Daily Wire: Don’t Let Them Lie To You. Charlie Kirk’s Killer Is A Left-Wing Terrorist.
The Hill: Rejecting King Solomon’s wisdom, the Supreme Court bows to ideology
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
DailySignal.com: 10 More Mugshots of Criminal Illegal Aliens Now in ICE Custody
Federal News Network: Lawmakers call on ICE to halt use of facial recognition application
Univision: "The most basic rights at risk": Citizens also suffer racial prejudice from immigration raids
Wall Street Journal: [MA] ICE’s Tough Tactics Were Forged on the Streets of Boston
Daily Wire: [FL] Illegal Immigrant Hits ICE Officer With Car During Florida Arrest, ‘Nearly Crushing Him’
Telemundo: [FL] The FBI is investigating the death of a Canadian immigrant in ICE custody.
Chicago Tribune: [IL] Federal immigration agents make arrests in Chicago, West Chicago with sightings in several other suburbs
The Hill: [IL] Deadly ICE shooting rocks Chicago amid immigration crackdown ‘Midway Blitz’
New York Times: [IL] In a Chicago Neighborhood, Fear and Anger Over Trump’s ICE ‘Blitz’
AP: [IL] Activists say immigration enforcement increased as Chicago waits for promised federal intervention
NBC News: [IL] Thousands in Chicago celebrate Mexican American heritage amid immigration crackdown
Telemundo52: [CA] Several arrests in immigration operations frighten the community of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Santa Ana
Los Angeles Times: [CA] We’ve seen the effects of ethnic profiling under Trump. Just ask Andry Hernández Romero
Univision: [PR] ICE responds to the mayor of Canóvanas and arrests 7 Dominicans in clandestine henhouse
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Axios: Rubio says U.S. is deporting visa holders who celebrated Kirk’s killing
Politico: [PA] ‘The whole thing is screwed up’: Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Bloomberg: Judge Tosses Group’s Bid to Make FEMA Embrace Sustainability
Bloomberg: Top FEMA Lawyer Resigns, Says Agency Work Is Often Misunderstood
Breitbart: [NC] North Carolina asks feds for $13.5B one year after Hurricane Helene
CBS News: [UT] Tornadoes destroy multiple homes in Utah; livestock and pets reported missing
Bloomberg: [PR] Watchdog Slams Poor Oversight of Puerto Rico Energy Grid Rebuild
Secret Service
CBS News: Workers fired, placed on leave for Charlie Kirk comments after assassination
FOX News: [DC] White House pushes for $58M security increase in wake of Kirk assassination
CNN: [AZ] Charlie Kirk funeral poses major test to Secret Service: ‘It’s all hands on deck — but there’s multiple decks’
Washington Examiner: [AZ] Secret Service faces security test with large-scale Charlie Kirk funeral service
Coast Guard
NewsNation: [FL] Fisherman rescued after treading water for eight hours at sea, second man missing
NewsNation: [PR] Coast Guard intercepts vessel carrying 66 migrants in waters off Puerto Rico
CISA/Cybersecurity
FedScoop: DHS watchdog finds mismanagement in cyber talent program; Pentagon CIO working to break down disparate IT networks
StateScoop: [TX] Texas agency reports data breach impacting nearly 45,000 victims of natural disasters
Terrorism Investigations
USA Today: Trump officials vow crackdown on ‘left-wing terrorism’ after Charlie Kirk killing
CNN/Washington Examiner: Trump says he would designate Antifa, other left-wing groups as ‘domestic terrorists’
Washington Examiner: What we know about Trump’s ‘major investigation’ into left-wing groups following Kirk assassination
NewsNation: [NY] Luigi Mangione to appear in New York court for state charges
NBC News: [CO] Evergreen H.S. shooter hinted at his plans online, ADL says
Denver Post: [CO] FBI investigated Evergreen High School shooter’s social media before attack, failed to identify him
Denver Post: [CO] Evergreen High School remains closed after school shooting
National Security News
NPR: FBI Director Patel set to testify on Capitol Hill amid questions over his leadership
New York Post: Bessent says US, China have reached ‘framework’ for TikTok deal ahead of looming ban
DailySignal: How Vance, Trump Orchestrated Deal to Save TikTok
Reuters: [China] U.S. targets China’s grip on global ports in sweeping maritime mission
Reuters: [Philippines] China fires water cannon at Philippine ships in South China Sea
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