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10:05 AM ET, June 8, 2025

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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE  —  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY  —  Numerous incidents of violence and disorder have recently occurred and threaten …
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Harry Taylor / The Guardian:
Trump praises ‘great job’ by national guard in calming LA protests, as mayor says troops are not in the city - US politics live  —  Mayor Karen Bass disputes president's claim as she thanks local law enforcement for dealing with unrest following immigration crackdown
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
Trump Is Calling Up National Guard Troops Under a Rarely Used Law  —  President Trump bypassed the authority of Gov. Gavin Newsom to call up 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests.  —  President Trump took extraordinary action on Saturday by calling up 2,000 National Guard troops …
New York Times:
Trump Administration Says National Guard Will Be Deployed to L.A. Protests  —  Streets of Paramount, Calif., in Los Angeles County were in chaos as federal immigration officials squared off with protesters, using tear gas and flash-bang grenades.  —  The Trump administration said it planned …
Associated Press:
Trump deploys California National Guard to LA to quell protests despite the governor's objections  —  President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom after a second day of clashes between hundreds of protesters …
Washington Post:
Trump activates National Guard after L.A.-area protests  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) condemned the move, saying it “will only escalate tensions.”  —  LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump has ordered the California National Guard to Los Angeles to intervene in protests of immigration sweeps …
emptywheel:
The Big Ugly: Stephen Miller Uses His War on Home Depot to Invade California  —  Yesterday, Trump used the opportunity of a protest against brutal ICE action staged out of Paramount, CA (close to a Home Depot location) to federalize 2,000 California National Guard for force protection …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy
Rebecca Boone / Associated Press:
What to know about Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests
CNN:
Trump deploys National Guard after second day of Los Angeles immigration protests
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Send 2,000 National Guard Troops to L.A. After Protests
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Releases Statement on Violent Rioters Assaulting ICE Officers in Los Angeles, CA and Calls on Democrat Politicians to Tone Down Dangerous Rhetoric About ICE
Reuters:
White House aide calls Los Angeles anti-ICE protests an ‘insurrection’
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Breaking With Trump, Bacon Says He Won't Follow His Party ‘Off the Cliff’ … Representative Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, has publicly accused President Trump of treating Russia with “velvet gloves,” criticized him for gutting AmeriCorps and questioned his power to impose tariffs without congressional approval.
Discussion: Alternet.org and The Japan Times
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Washington Post:
Republicans are right to blanch at this Elon Musk gravy train  —  Musk turned on Trump only after losing green subsidies from House GOP.  —  Elon Musk last week slammed President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill” for the trillions in new federal debt it is projected to cost — a subject well worth the nation's attention.
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
NBC News:
Trump says Elon Musk will face ‘very serious consequences’ if he funds Democratic candidates
Lucia I Suarez Sang / CBS News:   Sen. Warren asks for contingency plans on national security after Trump and Musk's social media fall out
Bloomberg:
Colombia Candidate Fighting for Life After Assassination Bid  —  Surgeons are operating on Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay after an assassination attempt that recalled the political violence that roiled the nation in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Axios:
MAGA's blue-collar base waits patiently for populist payoff  —  President Trump's second term has been a payday for the powerful, exposing a disconnect in his promise to deliver for “the forgotten man” of America's working class.  —  Why it matters: The populist paradox at the heart of MAGA …
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage  —  Motivated by their success in reversing Roe v. Wade, conservative Christian activists have a new target in Obergefell v. Hodges.  They see early signs of promise.  —  Southern Baptists plan to vote this week on acting …
Wall Street Journal:
It's Opening Night for the MAGA Makeover of the Kennedy Center  —  Ticket sales are down amid Trump's planned overhaul of national arts center, which includes ‘common sense’ programming, a prayer wall and refurbished decor; $2 million gold-tier fundraiser  —  When the curtain rises …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ben Rhodes / New York Times:
Corruption Has Flooded America.  The Dams Are Breaking.  —  President Trump has more than doubled his personal wealth since starting his 2024 election campaign.  Billions of foreign dollars have flowed into his family's real estate and crypto ventures.  A plane that doubles as a …
Yuri Zoria / Euromaidan Press:
Errol Musk attends Kremlin-backed event in Moscow, praises Putin and spreads Russian propaganda  —  Errol Musk, the South African billionaire and father of Elon Musk, traveled to Moscow to take part in a Kremlin-aligned ideological forum “Future-2050” organized by Alexandr Dugin …
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
Paul Krugman / Rolling Stone:
Donald Trump Is Destroying the Economy and Waging War on the Poor  —  Trump and MAGAnomics are wrecking the economy, dismantling democracy, and making America backward again  —  f you weren't deeply afraid months ago of what a second Trump administration would mean, you weren't paying attention.
NBC News:
Trump says he thinks the government has a ‘very easy case’ against Kilmar Abrego Garcia  —  In an interview with NBC News, the president said it was the Justice Department's decision, not his, to bring the Maryland man back to the U.S.  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Blumenthal casts doubt on Abrego Garcia prosecution: ‘Charges are not evidence’
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 
 
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
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New York Times:
The Quiet Unraveling of the Man Who Almost Killed Trump
Discussion: Althouse
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Tensions erupt in Congress over vote to condemn Boulder attack
Discussion: Jewish Insider and USA Today
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 7, 2025  —  In April, John Phelan, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Donald J. Trump …
New York Times:
Russia's Spy Hunters Are Suspicious as Putin Moves Closer to China
Discussion: Euromaidan Press and Kyiv Insider
Adam Klasfeld / All Rise News:
Beyond Musk, Senators face another budget bill foe — callers
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April Rubin / Axios:
What to know about counterprotests to Trump's June 14 parade
Discussion: Alternet.org
Catherine Kim / Politico:
Andrew Yang Is Ready to Team Up With Elon Musk
Discussion: The Hill and CBS News
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Conservatives on SCOTUS give DOGE the go-ahead
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