ICYMI 🚨 TSA has discontinued the use of the CBP One app. "Illegal aliens who previously had their identity established using CBP One will only be permitted into the checkpoint if TSA can determine the purpose of travel is for deportation or movement between detention facilities.

If TSA cannot verify the identity of an illegal alien at a checkpoint without ID, the individual will not be permitted to enter the sterile area or board an aircraft."

JUST IN — Ukraine and the United States have agreed to terms on a deal relating to critical minerals and other resources, according to a senior Ukrainian official. (ABC News)

JUST IN — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to comply with a temporary order preventing it from pausing foreign assistance funding, and gave the State Department until Wednesday night to pay all bills for work completed before Feb. 13. (CBS News)

NIGER ?? There are reports circulating that on December 17, 2024, the Niger-Benin pipeline was bombed between Lido and Karakara in the Dosso region. As a result, the pipeline is not operational.

The bombing raises concerns about the future of the Chinese investment into building the Trans-Sahara pipeline from Algeria worth $13B as well as the Morocco-Nigeria pipeline worth $25B.

BREAKING ? George Stephanopoulos has reportedly signed a new multi-year contract to stay with ABC News, despite previous rumors spawned by Variety. (LA Times)

BREAKING ? THE SUPREME COURT HAS AGREED TO DECIDE WHETHER THE BAN OF TIKTOK VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

NEW — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken alleges that the U.S. has evidence of Chinese attempts to "influence and arguably interfere" with the upcoming elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so. (CNN)