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NPR (Cory Turner) - Federal oversight protects student borrowers. Some of it has stopped, watchdog says

Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.

Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.Open

AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - The contracting mess Noem's leaving behind at DHS

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is on track to leave dozens of pending contracts on her desk when she leaves office in three weeks, the legacy of a system she imposed to cut "waste, fraud and abuse," but that has stalled DHS programs. Why it matters: The backlog of contracts has left vendors waiting for payments and delayed projects such as President Trump 's push for mass deportations and the border wall, along with disaster relief under FEMA, Axios has learned. - "There's a mountain of backed-up contracts and invoices on her desk that the new guy will just have to deal with," a source familiar with the situation at DHS told Axios. - The backlog existed long before the partial government shutdown over DHS immigration policies…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is on track to leave dozens of pending contracts on her desk when she leaves office in three weeks, the legacy of a system she imposed to cut "waste, fraud and abuse," but that has stalled DHS programs. Why it matters: The backlog of contracts has left vendors waiting for payments and delayed projects such as President Trump 's push for mass deportations and the border wall, along with disaster relief under FEMA, Axios has learned. - "There's a mountain of backed-up contracts and invoices on her desk that the new guy will just have to deal with," a source familiar with the situation at DHS told Axios. - The backlog existed long before the partial government shutdown over DHS immigration policies…Open

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Secretary Of War Promises Most Intense Day Of Strikes, Sleeper Cell Warning - The Hill | NEWSNATION

Host Blake Burman discusses what is expected to be the "most intense" day of U.S. strikes on Iran. New video from CENTCOM shows U.S. forces eliminating Iranian Naval vessels, including more than 10 mine-laying boats. Meanwhile here at home, intelligence officials are warning about potential sleeper cells infiltrating the country.