• Top News
  • New York Post/NewsMax/AP: Los Angeles woman arrested on Iranian arms trafficking charge
  • AP/Washington Examiner: US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in Caribbean Sea
  • Washington Examiner: Two US Embassy workers killed in car crash in Mexico
  • NPR: Will the DHS shutdown affect security for the World Cup?
  • CBS News: Former judges speak out on Trump admin’s immigration court purges
  • AP: Fears of looser standards as the FBI and Justice Department scramble to fill a depleted workforce
  • The Hill: GOP battle over Salazar’s Dignity Act immigration bill has Republicans lashing out
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Post: Tactical tourism is the overlooked pathway to domestic terrorism
  • Wall Street Journal: Tariffs Have Long Been a Corruption Magnet
• Top News (Sunday Talk Shows)
  • CNN’s State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash: Chris Wright: President Trump and Vice President Vance have us on a pathway to a good ending in this conflict
  • ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos: Mike Waltz says has put Diplomacy First
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Waltz: We’ve Had The Highest Level Engagement In The History Of The Iranian Regime
  • CBS’ Face The Nation: Waltz says the U.S. doesn’t trust Iran
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Waltz Says Iranian Regime Cannot Hold The Entire World’s Economy Hostage
  • NBC’s Meet the Press: Waltz Says He Doesn’t Credibility From Iranian Advocates
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Newsweek: Judge Allows DHS ‘Cruel’ Deportation of US Grandparents
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] John Whitmire calls fighting Greg Abbott over ICE policy a ‘waste of time.’ Legal experts disagree.
  • New York Post: [CA] Couple marry inside ICE detention center in final bid to keep alleged illegal migrant husband in the US
  • Univision: [CA] “I never saw a doctor”: Woman with diabetes released after months in detention center
  • FOX News: [CA] Natasha Lyonne jokes her plane removal was a ‘performance art piece’ after bizarre incident
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • NewsMax: Pew: 9% of US Births in ‘23 Were to Parents Without Legal Status
  • Breitbart: Chip Roy to Introduce ‘MAMDANI Act’ Targeting Communists, Marxists, Socialists, Islamists in Immigration System
  • FOX News: [Iran] Nepo Babies of Iran’s Regime’ exposes lavish lives of Iranian leaders’ children living in the West
• Customs and Border Protection
  • CNN: The tariff refund process is finally kicking off
  • Breitbart: Tariff refund portal to go live on Monday
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Flesh-eating maggots called New World screwworm move through Mexico toward US
  • Univision: [TX] Border Patrol arrests former Matamoros official with more than 10 kg of cocaine in Texas
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • NPR: Communities launch cleanup after severe weather and tornadoes churn across Midwest
• Coast Guard
  • Politico: [NY] Everybody’s working for that weekend
  • Telemundo: [FL] Boat in distress: Three people rescued near the Florida Keys
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Hundreds welcome military at La Porte’s Sylvan Beach Park for Fleet Week event
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Reuters/USA Today: [LA] Eight children killed in Louisiana mass shooting, media reports say
  • FOX News: [LA] Police identify suspect who killed eight kids, most believed to be his own, after multi scene domestic rampage
  • CNN: [LA] What we know about the killing of 8 children in Louisiana, the deadliest US mass shooting since 2024
• National Security News
  • FOX News: FBI, White House review cases of missing, dead US scientists
  • USA Today: [Cuba] US imposed 2-week deadline during secret Cuba meeting
  • Free Beacon: [Israel] Palestinian Authority Has Paid Convicted Terrorists Released as Part of Gaza Ceasefire Deal, State Department Tells Congress
  • AP: [Iran] US Navy seizes an Iranian-flagged ship near Strait of Hormuz and Tehran vows swift response
  • Daily Wire: [Iran] U.S.-Iran Talks To Resume In Pakistan — Trump Says It’s Iran’s Last Chance
  • Breitbart: [Iran] Deal With United States Is ‘Far Off’ Says Iran, as End of Ceasefire Looms
  • FOX News: [Iran] Iran rejects peace talks as US military set to enforce maritime order
  • NPR: [Iran] U.S. says it seized an Iranian cargo ship, ceasefire expires soon
  • The Hill: [Iran] Trump says US Navy forcibly seized Iranian-flagged cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz
  • New York Times: [Iran] U.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship as Both Countries Claim Cease-Fire Violations
  • New York Times: [Iran] Can U.S. Blockade Iranian-Linked Ships Anywhere in the World? Yes, But …
  • FOX News: [Iran] Trump warns Iran as US military responds to Strait of Hormuz threats
  • FOX News: [Iran] Trump, Iran clash over Hormuz closure as deal deadline nears
  • ABC News: [Iran] Waltz defends Trump’s threat to bomb ‘every single power plant’ in Iran 
  • CBS News: [Iran] Mike Waltz says U.S. is "never going to take an approach of trust" with Iran
  • Reuters: [Iran] Two Foreigners Arrested in Iran for Importing Starlink Technology, Tasnim Reports
  • Breitbart: [North Korea] South Korea: North Korea test launched missiles into sea Sunday
  • US News & World Report: [Philippines] US and allied forces kick off combat drills with Philippines despite Washington’s focus on Iran

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