• Top News
  • The Hill: Trump orders federal law enforcement to patrol DC
  • CNN: US intelligence community ramps up warnings of possible retaliatory attacks by Iran
  • The Hill: Mullin support for Trump immigration policies under microscope with DHS nomination
  • DailySignal: Will Markwayne Mullin End the DHS Shutdown?
  • FOX News: Rand Paul to oversee confirmation hearing of Trump’s DHS pick who once blasted him as a ‘snake
  • Breitbart: Dem Sen. Welch: Can’t Support ‘Respected’ Mullin Without ‘Absolute Reset’ on Immigration Policy
  • Breitbart: Republicans Upping Pressure on Democrats over DHS Shutdown
  • FOX News: Trump urges Congress to pass SAVE America Act, fully fund DHS as TSA workers go without pay
  • FOX News: Democrats float plan that bypasses funding ICE, Border Patrol
  • Roll Call: Senators clash over sanctuary policies amid DHS shutdown
  • FOX News: Transportation Secretary Duffy tells Schumer to ‘get off the political bandwagon’ amid DHS funding standoff
  • Washington Times: Rep. Rosa DeLauro blames GOP for airport chaos amid the Democrats’ DHS shutdown
  • Blaze: ‘Is it even REMOTELY reasonable?’ Scott Jennings demolishes liberal CNN panel on DHS funding feud
  • CBS News: Thune stands firm on SAVE America Act as Trump threatens legislative blockade
  • NewsMax: DNC Sues Agencies Over Polling Place Records
  • NBC News: What’s actually in Trump’s voting bill
  • CNN: Republicans in a growing number of states press ahead with Trump’s voting rules
  • FOX News: Border Patrol Chief Bovino says Chicago efforts ‘vindicated’ after court reverses order restricting operations
  • Axios: How Chicago’s preparing for the next DHS surge
  • NBC News: Trump has questioned aides about Corey Lewandowski’s role in DHS ad campaign, sources say
  • Axios: The contracting mess Noem’s leaving behind at DHS
  • National Review: DHS Weighs Nixing Luxury Jet Acquisition amid Widening Fallout from Noem Tenure
  • Daily Wire: Before Noem’s Ouster, Key Officials Tied To Costly And Wasteful Projects Left DHS
  • FOX News: Blue-state governors move to keep heat on Noem as DHS fires back
  • New York Times: Bondi Is Said to Move to Military Housing Because of Threats
  • CBS News: DOJ’s Alex Pretti probe excludes prosecutors who specialize in civil rights, sources say
  • NewsMax: Ga. Judge Denies Laken Riley’s Convicted Killer New Trial
  • The Hill: DNC sues Trump administration for any plans to deploy federal agents at polling sites
  • Breitbart: Speaker Mike Johnson Sketches ‘Course Correction’ in DHS Deportation Policy
  • USA Today: Trump administration’s immigration policy censors speech, group claims
  • Telemundo 48 El Paso: Rep. Perez warns that the detention center could affect the water supply
  • Washington Examiner: Mamdani celebrates Ramadan with Mahmoud Khalil one year after his detention
  • Washington Post: White House tells House GOP to avoid mass deportation talk ahead of midterms
  • New York Times: He Had a Purple Heart, PTSD and a Rap Sheet. He Had to Leave the U.S.
  • Breitbart: Mexican President to Trump ‘Stop Gun Supply,’ ‘Stop Drug Demand’
  • Telemundo: Experts weigh in on Mexico’s exclusion from Trump’s "Shield of the Americas"
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • Los Angeles Times: ICE is wasting billions to literally warehouse people. In warehouses
  • Washington Examiner: [Iran] The intelligence community fails on Iran
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • NewsMax: ICE Arrests Multiple Illegals on Sex Charges
  • NPR: Immigration detention on track for deadliest fiscal year since 2004
  • Washington Examiner: Johnson says GOP had ‘little hiccup’ with Hispanic voters over ICE operations
  • Politico: Judges say ICE, DOJ leaders are putting rank-and-file lawyers in ‘an impossible position’
  • Axios: [MA] Boston-area refugees in limbo as Trump admin. upends program
  • Breitbart: [PA] Pennsylvania Bookstore Owner Offering Anti-ICE Whistles Unbothered About Losing Customers
  • Washington Examiner/Breitbart: [PA] ICE arrests ‘criminal illegal alien’ for voter fraud in Philadelphia
  • CBS Baltimore/Washington Post: [MD] Maryland asks judge to force ICE to share records related to crowded facility
  • CBS Baltimore: [MD] Support overflows for Baltimore ICE restriction bill, but some questions remain
  • FOX News: [VA] Family demands far-left prosecutor be ousted from office after sister killed by repeat violent offender
  • CBS News: [GA] Oakwood City Council passes resolution asking DHS to stop planned ICE detention center
  • USA Today: [GA] Meet the Christians praying over an empty ICE warehouse in Georgia
  • FOX News: [TX] ICE Houston touts over 400 illegal alien child sex offenders arrested during Trump’s first year back in office
  • CBS News: [TX] North Texas congressman tours Dallas ICE facility months after deadly shooting
  • FOX News: [TX] ICE says El Paso detention facility will stay open under new contractor after $1.2B deal scrapped
  • New York Times: [TX] Woman Found Innocent After 22 Years in Prison Will Not Be Deported
  • Houston Chronicle: [TX] Houston leaders demand answers after police officers report taking drivers to ICE on admin warrants
  • NBC News: [TX] Texas woman exonerated in a baby’s death after 22 years in prison could face deportation
  • Univision: [NM] They are looking to stop app that ICE uses to do facial recognition of migrants. Is it called Mobile Fortify?
  • AP: [OR] Judge in Oregon limits federal officers’ tear gas use at Portland ICE building protests
  • Bloomberg: [OR] Portland ICE Protesters Get Class Status in Use of Force Suit
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] San Diego County sues DHS to conduct full health inspection of immigration detention center
  • CBS 8 San Diego: [CA] San Diego County sues DHS over denied access to immigration detention facility
  • Axios: [CA] ICE fears weigh on some during Ramadan in San Diego
  • Los Angeles Times: [CA] Dozens of missing, abused and trafficked minors rescued in and around Southern California
  • Los Angeles Times: [Colombia] When a deaf 6-year-old was deported, Rep. Swalwell sent staff to Colombia to deliver hearing aids
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Blaze: Activists cry ‘racist,’ sue to block removal of Somalis’ special status
  • Washington Examiner: [MA] Somalis sue over TPS revocation as Trump seeks Supreme Court help
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Telemundo: [FL] Man arrested for possession of child pornography at Miami Airport
• Transportation Security Administration
  • CNN: Trump administration to restore Global Entry program as DHS shutdown impacts travel
  • NewsMax: 3-Hour Airport Security Lines Hit Spring Travelers
  • CBS News: TSA absences double during shutdown, 300 officers quit, as some airports see longer security lines
  • Daily Caller: TSA Calls To End Now 25 Day ‘Democrat Shutdown’ With Airport Lines Out The Door, Terror Threats Abounding
  • AP: Why some airport security screeners will continue to get paid during the government shutdown
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • ABC News: 100 million people from Texas to Michigan in path of severe weather, possible tornadoes
  • CBS News: Suspected tornadoes damage homes and knock down trees, power lines in Illinois, Indiana
  • CBS News: [GA] Over $531 million in federal aid announced for Georgia farmers impacted by Hurricane Helene
  • New York Post: [CA] Gavin Newsom quietly meets with Palisades fire survivors — as he feuds with Trump over aid
• Secret Service
  • Blaze: [DC] J6 committee’s anti-Trump storyteller referred to DOJ for criminal charges: Report
  • NewsNation: [CA] Kai Trump faces social media backlash for Erewhon grocery run with Secret Service
• Coast Guard
  • AP: DHS Shutdown Creates Pay Uncertainty & Morale Strain for Coast Guard Amid Iran Crisis
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Bloomberg Industry Group Bloomberg Tax: US Courts Speed Up Plans for New Case System After Cyber Attacks
  • CyberScoop: Critical defect in Java security engine poses serious downstream security risks
  • MeriTalk: CISA Says DHS Shutdown Will Likely Further Delay CIRCIA Rule
• Terrorism Investigations
  • FOX News: [CT] FBI arrests alleged MS-13 member accused in El Salvador pastor’s killing
  • New York Times: [NY] Who Are the Men Accused of Bringing Homemade Bombs to Gracie Mansion?
  • ABC News: [NY] NYPD searching park days after terror arrests
  • AP: [NY] On heels of attempted attack, Mamdani says ‘extremism of any kind will not be tolerated’ in NYC
  • NewsMax: Rep. Malliotakis to Newsmax: Mamdani Not Supporting NYPD as Security Fears Rise
  • FOX News: [NY] Alleged ISIS-inspired suburban terrorists lived 10 miles apart but were ‘strangers’ before NYC attack: Lawyer
  • CBS News: [NY] Video appears to show Gracie Mansion bomb suspect purchasing fuse at Pennsylvania fireworks store
  • NBC News: [NY] FBI finds ‘explosive residue’ in storage unit related to ‘ISIS-inspired terrorism’ outside NYC mayor’s home
  • New York Post: [NY] Hero NYPD chief who chased down bomb suspects speaks out: ‘Once a cop, always a cop’
  • Washington Examiner: [TX] Convicted coconspirators spill insider intel on antifa at Texas terrorism trial
  • Univision: [TX] Suspect arrested in northwest Harris County for allegedly planning bomb attack and shooting
  • FOX News: [Iran] Iran regime cited as Trump admin set to designate Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood a terror group
• National Security News
  • Washington Post: Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job
  • New York Post: [NM] Hundreds of New Mexico locals asked to turn over home security in search for missing retired Air Force general, UFO expert: ‘Grave national security crisis’
  • AP/Breitbart/FOX News/NewsMax: [Canada] Canadian police investigate gunfire at US consulate in Toronto
  • ABC News: [Iran] Secretary Hegseth holds news conference on Iran conflict
  • National Review: [Iran] Feds Issue an Alert About Communications to Potential Iranian Sleeper Agents
  • USA Today: [Iran] US is ‘on top’ of possible Iran sleeper cells, Trump says. What are they?
  • ABC News: [Iran] Hegseth says Trump, amid mixed messages on timeline and nation building, will decide when Iran war is over
  • DefenseScoop: [Iran] Cyber Command, engaged in war with Iran, gets new commander
  • Reuters: [Iran] Cargo ship hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz, crew evacuates
  • The Hill: [Russia] Witkoff: Russians told Trump they have not been sharing intelligence with Iran to target US
  • Washington Examiner: [Taiwan] Republican proposes bill to bolster Taiwan’s energy security against Chinese threats

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