• Top News
  • New York Times/Washington Examiner/CNN: F.B.I. Searches Businesses Around Minneapolis as Part of Fraud Inquiry
  • The Hill: Mullin calls out Walz over Minnesota raids: ‘You have zero credibility on this issue’
  • AP: White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will ‘soon run out’
  • New York Times: White House Urges House to Quickly Fund D.H.S.
  • CNN: Trump budget officials urge House Republicans to concede in DHS standoff
  • DailySignal: Vital House Surveillance, Farm, Immigration Bills Stall in Committee
  • Bloomberg Law: GOP Lacks Oversight Plan for DHS Funds Despite Members’ Concerns
  • The Hill/USA Today: GOP tensions over DHS funding intensify between Senate, House Republicans
  • Washington Examiner: Johnson’s plans to pass major bills hit roadblock thanks to GOP infighting
  • FOX Business: Republicans push reconciliation as DHS funding fight escalates
  • The Hill: Secret Service director: Agents did ‘great job’ in WHCA dinner shooting response
  • CBS News: Secret Service director defends agency’s response to correspondents’ dinner shooting
  • CNN: ‘Stretched thin’: Secret Service faces renewed scrutiny after White House Correspondents’ Dinner attack
  • FOX News: Republicans scramble to fund Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt amid record-breaking shutdown
  • USA Today: Witnesses tell investigators Secret Service agent shot by suspect
  • CBS News: Gunshot at correspondents’ dinner may have struck cellphone in pocket of officer’s bulletproof vest, sources say
  • FOX News: Witnesses recount chaos at WHCA Dinner after shooting, Secret Service agents drew guns to evacuate Trump
  • CBS News: White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting again puts Washington Hilton at center of presidential history
  • FOX Business: Trump calls for unity after White House shooting, backs law enforcement response
  • Washington Examiner: Is Secret Service to blame for White House dinner shooting chaos?
  • ABC News: White House correspondents’ dinner suspect Cole Allen described as ‘gentle, smart young man’
  • NPR: With no radical footprint, what drove suspect to try and assassinate Trump?
  • Breitbart: Jimmy Kimmel Lectures Melania Trump, Repeats ‘Expectant Widow’ Joke He Says was About ‘Age Difference’
  • NewsMax: DHS: Mullin Not Backing Down on Deportations
  • Univision Chicago WGBO: Illinois hearing exposes alleged violations in "Midway Blitz" operation with new videos and testimonies
  • NPR: Illinois governor weighs in on Operation Midway Blitz hearings
  • CBS News: Gov. JB Pritzker explains Illinois’ plans to seek accountability for Chicago immigration crackdown
  • NPR: Can Illinois hold the feds accountable for immigration crackdown?
  • Breitbart: Pritzker: Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Turning U.S. into ‘Banana Republic’
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] ‘Kids missing from schools’: Houston districts lose over 8,000 immigrant students amid crackdown
  • Univision19: “I received a debt of more than $1 million”: Immigrant mother fears losing everything after DHS letter
  • Bloomberg Tax: DHS Rule Adds Penalties for Failure to Pay New Annual Costs
  • Los Angeles Times: California to share data on immigrant drivers nationally
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Daily Wire: Trump Has Faced Six Assassination Attempts. After Him, They’re Coming For You.
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] Actually, the Secret Service did a good job
  • Blaze: [DC] The latest would-be Trump assassin answered the leftist call to violence
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • AP: Appeals court rejects Trump’s no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court review
  • Politico: Appeals court rules against ICE’s mandatory detention policy
  • NewsMax: ICE Expands Detention Plan, Adds Environmental Reviews
  • Breitbart: ICE Arrests Illegal Aliens Convicted of Murder, Child Sex Crimes, Drug Dealing
  • Univision: Government pushes to accelerate deportations of unaccompanied minors.
  • New York Post: [NJ] 15 stolen chemical-spraying drones recovered in NJ warehouse after employee sounds alarm
  • Breitbart: [LA] DHS Re-Adds Illegal Alien Wanted for Killing 20-Year-Old Blake Zieto to ‘ICE’s Most Wanted List’
  • FOX News: [IL] Woman pleads guilty to paying for sexual torture videos involving monkeys for online group: ‘Sick person’
  • FOX News: [WI] DHS taunts media for reporting about ‘Green Bay man’ illegal immigrant charged in vicious machete attack
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: [TX] Texas mariachis who were detained by ICE will perform at country artist concerts
  • Daily Wire: [OR] ICE Hunts Down Illegal Trucker Accused Of Killing Newlyweds — Sanctuary City Let Him Go
  • FOX News: [OR] Illegal immigrant accused of killing newlywed couple in Oregon crash arrested by ICE after jail release
  • AP: [WA] Washington state says Geo Group refuses to let health inspectors into detention facility
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] ICE quietly opens another detention center in a former California prison
  • Washington Times: [CA] Alleged Guatemalan cartel leader ‘Don Dario’ arrested in San Diego
  • Daily Caller: [CA] Anti-ICE Group Received Millions From Taxpayers In A Year — Here’s What We Got In Return
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Pasadena clinic received $34 million in Medicare skin graft scam, court documents say
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • AP: Supreme Court to weigh Trump administration push to end protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants
  • CNN: A lifeline for Haiti could soon be severed by the US Supreme Court
  • Reuters: US mandates what it calls ‘enhanced’ security checks for immigration applicants
  • Washington Post: New State Department rules would deny visas to those who fear returning home
  • Breitbart: Tom Cotton Calls Out U Visa Program as ‘De Facto Amnesty’ for Illegal Aliens
  • ABC News: ‘America is my home’: TPS holders face high stakes Supreme Court battle
  • Telemundo51: Cuban migrants face historic delays in residency applications as cases are put on hold
  • Univision: New USCIS fees: Pay $100 a year to avoid losing asylum or work permit
  • Telemundo 48 - Area de la Bahia: DACA recipients face the risk of deportation.
  • Blaze: Trump Gold Card visa plan breakdown: Big promises vs. small reality
  • NewsMax: [NC] N.C. Elections Board Flags 34,000 Dead Voters on Rolls
  • Telemundo: [CA] DHS fines a woman awaiting the resolution of her immigration case $1.8 million
• Customs and Border Protection
  • CBS News: Feds have rejected 15% of businesses’ tariff refund claims
  • CBS News: [TX] Meth worth $8.1 million found in shipment disguised as tiles at U.S. border
  • AP: [CA] Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to ‘disrupt deportation missions’
  • New York Post: [CA] Illegal migrant uses wild disguise to impersonate US Border Patrol agent
  • FOX News: [Mexico] State Department urges Americans to avoid Mexican city just across Texas border
• Transportation Security Administration
  • The Hill: DHS says more than 1,000 TSA officers ‘forced to leave’ due to shutdown
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston airports launch TSA PreCheck Touchless ID for faster screening. Here’s what to know.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • HS Today: GAO: Billions in FEMA Aid Delivered, but Survivors Still Face Barriers Accessing Help After Disasters
  • Telemundo: [NY] NYC launches security preparations at visit by England kings
  • AP: [GA] Georgia officials warn wildfires are still a threat as firefighters report progress
  • CBS News: [GA] Gov. Kemp tours South Georgia wildfire damage as evacuations continue
  • NBC News: [MI] At least 1 dead amid severe weather across Midwest, with millions more under warnings
  • Bloomberg: [TX] Dallas Hail, Tornado Threats Are Grounding Hundreds of Flights
• Secret Service
  • CBS News: Comey indicted again on charges stemming from Instagram post
  • FOX News: [DC] US Secret Service arrests suspect after barrier breach near White House during King Charles’ visit
• Coast Guard
  • Stars and Stripes: ‘Uncertainty, fear and anger’ as Coast Guard marks 74 days under government shutdown
  • New York Times: Military Quietly Accelerates Boat Strikes, Deploying More Aircraft
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • CyberScoop: Rep. Delia Ramirez takes over as top House cybersecurity Dem
  • NewsMax: Iran Cyberattacks Target US Troops as Tensions Escalate
  • Daily Wire: [China] He Hacked America At Its Weakest Moment, And Now He’s Finally Facing The Consequences
• Terrorism Investigations
  • AP: [VA] Jury is deliberating in trial of alleged IS militant charged in deadly Kabul airport bombing
  • USA Today: [LA] US soldier threatened to ‘kill every single Jew’ in synagogue, DOJ says
  • New York Post: [CA] Cartel kingpin ‘Don Dario’ is busted living secret life in California after $10M bounty
  • AP: [Mexico] Mexico’s military captures top cartel leader in another blow to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
  • CNN: [Mexico] El Jardinero: What to know about ‘The Gardener,’ the Mexican cartel figure arrested in a ditch
  • USA Today: [Mexico] Cartel leader seen as ‘El Mencho’ successor arrested in Mexico
  • HS Today: [Mexico] Counterterrorism 2026: Mexican Cartels as Terror/Transnational Threats
• National Security News
  • Reuters: US signs energy and AI deals with Balkan countries as its influence widens
  • Telemundo: [Mexico] Mexico highlights "very significant" blows against drug traffickers, following the capture of CJNG commanders
  • AP: [Cuba] Senate rejects attempt to end Trump’s blockade of Cuba
  • ABC News: [Iran] Trump meets national security team on Iran proposal as Iran’s FM meets Putin
  • FOX Business: [Iran] Treasury freezes $344M in crypto as ‘Operation Economic Fury’ pushes Iran to industrial breaking point
  • Reuters: [Iran] US imposes sanctions on 35 individuals, entities for aiding Iran’s sanctions evasions
  • NewsMax: [China] Democrats Urge Trump to Block Chinese Automobiles
  • Reuters: [China] US orders chip equipment companies to halt some shipments to China’s No. 2 chipmaker Hua Hong

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