• Top News
  • New York Times/CNN: Gunman Exchanges Fire With Secret Service Near Washington Monument
  • New York Times: Shootings On the National Mall Are Rare
  • AP: US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in the Caribbean
  • Washington Examiner: Mullin warns of challenges with DHS restart after thousands quit during shutdown
  • Washington Examiner: Tensions between John Thune and Mike Johnson loom over GOP immigration push
  • FOX Business: GOP moves to restore ICE funding after 10-week shutdown battle with Democrats
  • Washington Examiner: Why an ICE funding vote could be the next challenge for swing seat Republicans
  • NBC News: Inside the heated clash over the DHS ‘master plan’ for deportations
  • Washington Examiner: Trump’s top border official, Rodney Scott, unpacks wins and path forward
  • Bloomberg: US Immigration Crackdown Hurts Some American Workers, Study Says
  • New York Times: D.H.S. Intelligence Office Did Not Properly Secure Smartphones, Watchdog Says
  • New York Times: Judge Slams Trump Administration for ‘Serious Breakdown’ in Legal Ethics
  • Politico: Judge mulls contempt over DHS’ ‘patently false’ allegation in deportation case
  • Houston Chronicle/Reuters/FOX News: Civil rights groups sue to stop Texas immigration law
  • FOX News: Out of control, unqualified illegal alien truckers endangering kids on US roads, insider warns: ‘Just madness’
  • San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area’s largest immigration court closes, worsening the nation’s asylum case backlog
  • FOX News: Schumer, Dems launch ‘free and fair’ elections task force as Trump’s SAVE America Act stumbles
  • The Hill: Arrests in massive human trafficking sting connected to Trump, Jan. 6
  • FOX News: FBI arrests leftist Senate hopeful for alleged death threats against Trump, Congress member and daughter
  • FOX News: Blanche turns the tables on Comey indictment critics: ‘Rest assured’ case goes beyond Instagram post
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • New York Times: A.I. Is a National Security Risk. We Aren’t Doing Nearly Enough.
  • Washington Post: The Trump administration ramps up its lawlessness on the seas
  • Daily Caller: DHS Should Use Age-Old Parenting Tactic While Conducting Deportations
  • The Hill: [PR] The birthright citizenship case affects Puerto Rico, too
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Washington Times: ICE released a murder suspect into U.S. without any conditions; judge threatens punishment
  • FOX News: [NY] Migrant charged in double stabbing deaths on Long Island; officials cite immigration concerns
  • New York Post: [NY] ICE deports deranged illegal immigrant who tried to murder her newborn son on Long Island
  • FOX News/New York Post: [NY] Socialist Mayor Mamdani bashes ICE after chaotic protest leads to arrests: ‘Cruel and inhumane’
  • FOX News: [NY] Mamdani doubles down on abolishing ICE after agitators protest agents getting treatment for illegal immigrant
  • FOX News: [NY] Anti-ICE mob violently confronts federal agents in NYC after immigrant arrest
  • FOX News: [NY] Outrage over NY bills that could free convicted killers
  • USA Today: [GA] Double amputee held in GA ICE facility for year released, advocates say
  • CBS News: [GA] Man dies in ICE custody at Georgia detention center; cause under investigation
  • Breitbart: [FL] Illegal Alien Accused of Raping Underage Florida Girl After Plying Her with Alcohol
  • FOX News: [IL] Pritzker calls for criminal investigations into ICE agents over ‘Midway Blitz’ conduct
  • Breitbart: [NV] ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Accused of Torturing Dogs at Las Vegas Animal Shelter
  • AP: [CA] Man shot by ICE in California pleads not guilty to federal charges
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Washington Examiner: Trump administration exempts foreign doctors from 39-country travel ban
  • ABC News: Fake courtrooms, sham hearings: Immigrants targeted by scams amid Trump administration’s deportation push
  • Daily Signal: [NY] What to Know About the Most Recent Judge to Strike a Blow Against Trump Immigration Agenda
  • Telemundo52: [CA] “I have no other choice”: DACA recipient loses job due to renewal delays
  • Reuters: [China] Exclusive: US prepared for visa sanctions on China over migrants issue, official says
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Breitbart: [FL] Tampa Border Patrol Nabs 1,000 Child Sex Predators in Four Months
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Bloomberg: Wildfire Season Starts Early as Drought Fuels Global Fire Risk
  • CBS Colorado: [CO] Emergency project to mitigate wildfire risk begins at site of Colorado coal mine fire
• Secret Service
  • Blaze: [PA] ‘Nonviolent’ leftist allegedly calls for murdering Trump days after third assassination attempt
  • NBC News: [DC] Judge apologizes over jail conditions to man charged in Trump assassination plot
  • Washington Examiner: [DC] Judge rants that Jan. 6 inmates were treated better than alleged WHCA dinner gunman
  • New York Time: [DC] Judge Questions Jail’s Treatment of Suspect in Press Gala Shooting
  • AP: [DC] Judge Asks Why Jail Placed Suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner Attack on Suicide Watch
  • USA Today: [DC] Lawmakers demand answers from Secret Service and beyond on DC dinner
  • New York Post: [FL] Secret Service employee allegedly exposed himself, masturbated in front of guests at Miami hotel
• Coast Guard
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Coast Guard airlifts cruise ship passenger after emergency off Northern California
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Wall Street Journal: [WA] Itron Hackers Accessed Critical Infrastructure Operators
  • San Diego Union Tribune: [CA] San Diego Community College District fighting major cyber attack
• Terrorism Investigations
  • Daily Caller: [TX] Woman Charged With Terrorism For Allegedly Setting Fire To Texas GOP Office
  • Blaze: [OK] Two men wearing ski masks open fire at party near Oklahoma lake; at least 13 hospitalized: Reports
  • Washington Examiner: [OK] Police continue search for suspects in Oklahoma park shooting that left 23 injured
  • Reuters: [CO] Colorado firebomb suspect to plead guilty to all state charges, defense says
• National Security News
  • Breitbart: FBI Director Kash Patel: Agency’s ‘Generational Overhaul’ Restores Focus on Protecting Americans
  • NewsMax Judge Orders Release in Leak Case Involving WashPost Reporter
  • Washington Examiner: Understanding the Pentagon’s push to become an ‘AI-first fighting force’
  • Bloomberg: [Colombia] Colombian Presidential Candidate Seeks Trump’s Help for War on Cocaine Gangs
  • Reuters: [Iran] Middle East truce in doubt as US and Iran fight for control of Strait of Hormuz
  • AP: [Iran] UAE says Iran has resumed attacks as the US moves to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
  • FOX News: [Iran] US launches Project Freedom in Strait of Hormuz amid escalating Iran tensions
  • The Hill: [Iran] Two US cargo ships have crossed Strait of Hormuz, military says
  • Breitbart: [Iran] Trump Says Iran Attacked South Korean Ship in the Strait of Hormuz
  • NewsMax: [Iran] Trump Calls on South Korea After Iran Incident
  • Reuters: [Iran] US intelligence indicates limited new damage to Iran’s nuclear program, sources say

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