• Top News
  • AP/New York Times/Washington Examiner/Washington Post: Trump orders crackdown on ‘domestic terrorists’ in escalation of a campaign against political rivals
  • Bloomberg News: Trump Directs IRS to Police Tax-Exempts on Political Violence
  • NewsMax: DHS’s McLaughlin to Newsmax: ‘Dehumanization, Demonization’ Fuels Violence
  • FOX Business: DHS official sounds off over anti-ICE rhetoric: ‘When is enough, enough?’
  • Politico: DHS to boost security at ICE offices after deadly attack
  • New York Times: Dallas Shooting Comes Amid Growing Tensions Over Immigrant Detentions
  • New York Times: Attack on Dallas ICE Was ‘Very Definition of Terrorism,’ Prosecutor Says
  • CBS News/DailySignal: Dallas ICE shooting had "high degree of pre-attack planning," FBI Director Kash Patel says
  • CBS News: Suspect in Dallas ICE facility shooting was targeting ICE agents, acted alone, federal officials say
  • Blaze: Acting ICE director joins Glenn Beck to address deadly Dallas shooting investigation
  • CBS News: ICE acting director reacts to Dallas shooting as more details emerge about suspect
  • NewsMax: ICE Chief Lyons: Dallas ICE Shooting Was ‘Worst Nightmare’
  • NewsMax: Tom Homan to Newsmax: ‘Anti-ICE’ Shooter Targeted ICE, Not Aliens
  • Daily Caller: ‘Based on Hate’: Tom Homan Tells Harris Faulkner Anti-ICE Rhetoric Spurred Dallas Shooter To ‘Take Action’
  • FOX News: Dallas ICE attack timeline shows shooter sought to inflict ‘real terror,’ leaving 1 dead, 2 hurt: officials
  • National Review: Dallas Shooter Searched for Apps That Track ICE Activity, Hoped Attack Would Cause ‘Real Terror’ Among Agents
  • USA Today: ICEBlock app blamed for violence aimed at immigration officers.
  • Axios/Washington Examiner: Dallas ICE facility shooter left notes detailing "terror" plans, officials say
  • CBS News: New surveillance footage of Dallas ICE facility during shooting shows agents and detainees flee under fire
  • NewsMax: Patel: Dallas ICE Sniper Suspect Studied Kirk Shooting Video
  • FOX News: Trump warns ‘radical left’ Democrats’ ‘games’ could backfire after ICE Dallas attack: ‘Won’t take it anymore’
  • FOX News: Special agent slams ‘dangerous’ trend of Democrats using ICE as campaign props
  • Washington Times: Immigration groups blame ‘dehumanizing’ Trump policies for anti-ICE shooting in Dallas
  • New York Post: Anti-ICE shooter Joshua Jahn used Nazi battle rifle in deadly attack: experts
  • Free Beacon: We May Never Know: The Media Reports on ‘ANTI-ICE’ Shooter’s ‘Unclear’ Motive
  • Breitbart: Noem: Media Are ‘Sold Out for a Lawless Country and a Borderless Country’
  • FOX News: DHS sets the record straight on false NBC report: ‘Disgusting smear’
  • Federalist: MSNBC Analyst Threatens Trump: The Violence Will Continue Until You Do What We Want
  • Washington Post: Left-wing actors responsible for more attacks this year, report says
  • Washington Examiner: Antifa calls for further attacks on ICE facilities
  • Washington Examiner: ‘Terrorism cannot be tolerated’: Judge makes example out of antifa arsonist in federal firebombing case
  • Washington Examiner: Man arrested after threatening life of Virginia delegate
  • AP: Arizona judge blocks Trump administration from deporting migrant Guatemalan and Honduran children
  • Los Angeles Times: Pokémon company protests Department of Homeland Security ‘Gotta Catch ‘Em All’ post
  • New York Post: DHS doubles down on ‘Gotta Catch ‘Em All’ deportation video after pushback from Pokémon owners
  • The Hill: DHS takes down video after Theo Von criticism
  • NBC News: Senate Democrats urge DOJ to release files related to border czar Tom Homan bribery investigation
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Washington Post: The H-1B visa needs surgery, not a sledgehammer
  • Wall Street Journal: The $100,000 H-1B Visa Mistake
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • FOX News: [China] TikTok is a national security threat. This is what the Trump administration needs to do
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NewsMax: DHS’s McLaughlin to Newsmax: ICE Applications Surging Despite Threats on Agents
  • USA Today: Amid ICE attacks, worries about getting caught in the crosshairs
  • Washington Examiner: The violent resistance to enforcing immigration law
  • FOX News: Special agent slams ‘dangerous’ trend of Democrats using ICE as campaign props
  • Wall Street Journal: How Trump’s Deportation Effort Is Playing Out, in Charts
  • FOX News: [MA] DHS rebukes ‘disgusting smear’ by NBC after claim ICE used autistic child to pressure father’s surrender
  • FOX News: [MA] Omar silent on anti-ICE post despite NBC backtracking on viral social media narrative
  • New York Post: [NY] NYC official violated ‘sanctuary city’ rules by ratting out illegal immigrants to feds: report
  • Washington Post: [DC] Lawsuit accuses ICE of illegally arresting immigrants in D.C.
  • Telemundo Washington DC: [VA] Suspected of strangling his 8-month-old sister receives deportation order
  • USA Today: [GA] Human rights, press freedom advocates blast journalist’s impending deportation
  • Univision: [FL] ICE arrests Haitian businessman in Miami, accusing him of participating in violent activities.
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Tamale vendor arrested by ICE on Southwest Side of Chicago
  • AP: [IL] Chicago area center in Trump’s immigration crackdown sparks complaints of inhumane conditions
  • CBS Chicago: [IL] Video shows protester being hit by pickup truck outside Broadview, Illinois ICE facility
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] Broadview ICE facility becomes backdrop for candidates to signal immigration stance and raise campaign funds
  • Wisconsin Public Radio: [WI] A Wisconsin police department may soon be able to perform immigration investigations, arrests
  • The Hill: [TX] Texas leaders react to deadly shooting at Dallas ICE facility
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Federal officials tighten security at Houston ICE facilities following shooting in Dallas
  • NPR: [TX] Despite fear, migrants show up for ICE appointments in Dallas and are turned away
  • FOX News: [TX] Immigration agent reveals ‘biggest fear’ after deadly anti-ICE shooting
  • Breitbart: [CA] DHS: Biden-Era Illegal Alien Truck Driver from India Cripples 5-Year-Old Girl in California
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Detained immigrants protest over conditions inside newly opened California City ICE facility
  • Univision: [CA] Mexico calls for investigation into death of immigrant in ICE custody in California
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • AP/Washington Post: Trump administration calls for radical reform of world’s asylum system
  • CNN: Trump administration says the global asylum system is broken and calls for major changes
  • Reuters: Trump administration urges other nations to join its push to restrict asylum rights
  • NewsNation: HUD demanding immigration data on all tenants in public housing
  • Bloomberg: The H-1B Visa Reset Will Crush America’s College Pipeline
  • Bloomberg: Stanford, Columbia Risk Getting Hit by Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee
  • Breitbart: Sen. Eric Schmitt Says H-1B Migrants Used to ‘Police’ Americans for DEI
  • Reuters: American Medical Association urges DHS to exempt physicians from new $100,000 H-1B visa fee
  • Chicago Tribune: Doctors should be exempt from new $100K fee for H-1B visas, Chicago-based American Medical Association urges
  • Wall Street Journal: Senators Want Answers From Big Tech on H-1B Workers, Layoffs
  • Bloomberg: Goldman President Criticizes Barriers to Migration Amid H-1B Row
  • Daily Caller: Trump Admin Warns Migrant Sponsors To Pay Their Tab Or Face Consequences
  • CNN: Trump blocking Palestinian visas ‘backfired,’ Palestinian envoy says
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Washington Examiner: Trump set to achieve ‘operational control’ of border in 2026
  • Chicago Tribune: [IL] US Border Patrol docks along Chicago Harbor Lock as part of immigration blitz
  • Breitbart: [IL] Border Patrol Deploys Marine Units to Chicago River for Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz
  • Breitbart: [IL] Border Patrol Swarms Chicago Home Depot in Dawn Immigration Raid Under Operation Midway Blitz
  • NewsNation: [TX] Soft drinks used to hide $13M in meth, CBP says
  • NewsNation: [TX] Texas troopers find migrants in hidden compartment of box truck
  • FOX News: [CA] Border Patrol agents rescue cyclist who fell ‘more than 50 feet’ into remote canyon
  • Reuters: [Mexico] US criticizes Mexico’s handling of screwworm near border
  • Breitbart/Univision/NewsNation: [Mexico] "La Diabla" arrested: she led a baby and organ trafficking network from Mexico to Texas.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Bloomberg: Atlantic Hurricane Season Awakens After Sleepy Start
  • Breitbart: Judge Blocks Trump from Stripping FEMA Funds from Sanctuary States
  • Bloomberg: Tossed ‘Resiliency’ Suit Against FEMA Seen as Renewables Setback
  • AP: [NC] On North Carolina’s rivers and streams, the cleanup of Helene’s fury seems never-ending
  • Washington Post: [TX] Families of Camp Mystic victims criticize plan to reopen
  • The Hill: [CA] LA response to deadly wildfires slowed by staffing shortages, delayed alerts: Report
  • USA Today: [CA] Outdated policies and lack of resources delayed response to LA-area wildfires, report says
• Secret Service
  • NPR: [NY] Trump is accusing the U.N. of ‘sabotage.’ The U.N. says Trump’s team is to blame
• Coast Guard
  • NewsMax: Coast Guard Seizes 5 Tons of Narcotics in Caribbean
  • ABC News: [HI] Authorities search for diver who went missing in waters off Hawaii coast
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Federal News Network: CISA orders civilian agencies to immediately patch Cisco vulnerabilities amid widespread attacks
  • Axios: U.S. agencies ordered to patch Cisco devices amid hacking spree
  • CNN: US officials issue ‘emergency’ cybersecurity order after hackers breach at least one government agency
  • CyberScoop: CISA says it observed nearly year-old activity tied to Cisco zero-day attacks
  • CyberScoop: CISA alerts federal agencies of widespread attacks using Cisco zero-days
  • CyberScoop: Cisco uncovers new SNMP vulnerability used in attacks on IOS devices
  • CyberScoop: Dem report concludes Department of Government Efficiency violates cybersecurity, privacy rules
  • Washington Post: U.S. government scrambles to stop new hacking campaign blamed on China
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: Mangione, Catholic Church shooter, Charlie Kirk shooter, ICE shooter all used engraved bullets
  • AP: [ME] Maine mass shooting survivors refile lawsuit after Pentagon watchdog report cites Army negligence
  • Blaze: [DC] FBI had 275 plainclothes agents embedded in Jan. 6 crowds, congressional source says
  • FOX News: [UT] Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin encountered by police during return to crime scene: law enforcement sources
• National Security News
  • Washington Post: Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
  • NPR: Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted on criminal charges stemming from 2020 testimony
  • NBC News: Gabbard may have undermined investigation into ex-CIA director, officials say
  • CBS News: Justice Department sues 6 states for failing to turn over voter registration rolls
  • Breitbart: [AK] U.S. Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Warplanes Near Alaska: ‘Not Seen As a Threat’
  • News Max: [Israel] Israeli American Arrested for Spying on Fmr IDF Chief
  • CNN: [China] Trump signs executive order on TikTok deal. But the deal isn’t complete
  • Daily Wire: [China] Trump Says TikTok Will Be ‘American-Operated All The Way’ Under New Deal
  • Daily Signal: [China] Vance Says TikTok Valued at $14 Billion as President Signs Deal
  • DailySignal: [China] Is the CCP Waging a ‘Reverse Opium War’ on America?
  • Reuters: [North Korea] US sanctions arms dealers, financial supporters of North Korean weapons program

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