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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Dr. Phil was embedded with ICE during controversial Los Angeles immigration raids — As federal agents prepared to fan out in Los Angeles for a controversial immigration crackdown, the officers were greeted by a familiar face: Dr. Phil McGraw. — The television personality and his camera crew …
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Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
CA Democrat claims ICE agents were first to ‘escalate the situation’ amid LA riots — Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA) claimed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was the first to escalate tensions amid the protests in Los Angeles that “started peacefully.”
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9News:
Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops — Tensions in Los Angeles have escalated again as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard …
Karen Garcia / Los Angeles Times:
California to sue Trump over National Guard deployment; L.A. braces for more protests — Mexican president criticizes violence in L.A., says 42 nationals detained — Police departments from across L.A. County converge in downtown L.A. — Trump meant for National Guard deployment to act as a deterrent, White House says
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
We are witnessing the first stages of a Trump police state — The national guard's deployment in Los Angeles sets the US on a familiar authoritarian pathway. History shows the results — Now that Donald Trump's tariffs have been halted, his big, beautiful bill has been stymied …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Cotton urges GOP senators to double down on fiery LA protests — Senate Republican leadership is urging senators to double down on condemning the chaotic protests that erupted over the weekend in Los Angeles, Axios has learned. — Why it matters: Republicans are convinced they have a winning issue.
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Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Trump lied about LA protests to deploy the National Guard. He wants violence.
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New York Times:
Live Updates: California Will Sue Trump Over National Guard Deployment, Newsom Says
Live Updates: California Will Sue Trump Over National Guard Deployment, Newsom Says
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Rebecca Solnit / Meditations in an Emergency:
Some Notes on the City of Angels and the Nature of Violence
Sean Thompson / 9News:
9News US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi hit by rubber bullet during Los Angeles protests
9News US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi hit by rubber bullet during Los Angeles protests
New York Times:
2 New York Representatives Are Denied Access to ICE Facility
2 New York Representatives Are Denied Access to ICE Facility
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Ally Goelz / Washington Examiner:
Republican lawmakers back Trump administration in the heat of Los Angeles riots
Republican lawmakers back Trump administration in the heat of Los Angeles riots
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Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Newsom Slams Trump as ‘Stone-Cold Liar’ Over Phone Call
Newsom Slams Trump as ‘Stone-Cold Liar’ Over Phone Call
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CBS News:
Australian reporter covering Los Angeles immigration protests hit by rubber bullet on live TV
Australian reporter covering Los Angeles immigration protests hit by rubber bullet on live TV
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump seizes on Los Angeles protests in contentious use of military amid migrant crackdown
Trump seizes on Los Angeles protests in contentious use of military amid migrant crackdown
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
War of words between Trump and Newsom over LA protests escalates with arrest threat
War of words between Trump and Newsom over LA protests escalates with arrest threat
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Matthias Gafni / San Francisco Chronicle:
‘Wildly underprepared’: National Guard troops seen sleeping on floors in exclusive photos — President Donald Trump's rush to deploy California National Guard troops to Los Angeles has left dozens of soldiers without adequate sleeping arrangements, forced to pack together in one or more federal buildings …
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State of California:
Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom Challenge Trump Order Seeking to Federalize California National Guard — Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom Challenge Trump Orde... Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] — OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Always Darkest Before It Goes Pitch Black — U.S. and Chinese officials will meet today in London to give deescalation from the current trade war the old college try. This might have been more difficult before, when Trump's saber-rattling was focused primarily on China.
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NBC News:
White House struggles to find qualified people willing to work for Pete Hegseth — At least three people have turned down potential roles working for the defense secretary and former Fox News host. Supporters say his leadership has been effective. — WASHINGTON — The White House …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Pam Bondi's brother loses his D.C. Bar election in a blowout — Bradley Bondi lost his bid to be president of the D.C. Bar to Diane Seltzer, who received 34,982 votes compared to Bondi's 3,490. — WASHINGTON — Bradley Bondi, the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi …
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Diane Seltzer Wins as D.C. Bar President-Elect
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Pam Bondi's brother overwhelmingly defeated in heated race to lead the D.C. Bar
Pam Bondi's brother overwhelmingly defeated in heated race to lead the D.C. Bar
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Politico:
The Medicare tweak Republicans are eyeing for their megabill is actually bipartisan — A Medicare proposal some Republicans want to include in their sweeping megabill has the backing of a key Democratic senator — though he doesn't want it included in the party-line package.
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Fox News:
IDF detains Gaza-bound vessel carrying Greta Thunberg: ‘The show is over’ — Israeli forces detain climate activist and ‘Game of Thrones’ actor carrying less than a truckload of aid — Israeli forces early Monday detained an aid boat bound for Gaza while carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Israeli forces intercept Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg
Israeli forces intercept Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg
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Washington Post:
Why Musk is vulnerable in conflict with Trump — Musk's alliance with the president was expected to bolster his businesses and wealth. Now, he's leaving with a bruised reputation and more uncertainties. — In the days after the 2024 election, Elon Musk seemed unstoppable.
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Associated Press:
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research — In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that might conflict with his own. “Dissent,” he said, “is the very essence of science.”
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Hegseth aide upended Pentagon leak inquiry with false wiretap claims — Exclusive: ex-Doge staffer Justin Fulcher suggested he had evidence of wiretap that would help investigation — Days before Pete Hegseth fired three top aides last month over a Pentagon leak investigation into the disclosure …
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Arlie Russell Hochschild / New York Times:
My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country My Journey Deep in the Heart of Trump Country — “We're losing our best and brightest,” Roger Ford, the 58-year-old president of an energy startup, told me sadly one day as we ambled through a hillside cemetery brightened by graveside flowers.
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Musk's Own AI Claims He Took Miller's Wife and Mocked Him for It — Elon Musk has been forced to rebuke Grok, his own AI chatbot integrated into X, after it falsely suggested the tech billionaire wrote a post saying he “took” the wife of Stephen Miller.On Sunday, Grok replied to a question …
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David Gilbert / Wired:
The Bleach Community Is Ready for RFK Jr. to Make Their Dreams Come True — Online communities dedicated to the use of a toxic bleach solution to treat everything from cancer to autism believe Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is interested in their cause. — In the months since US health secretary …
Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
Gun Deaths of Children Rose in States That Loosened Gun Laws, Study Finds — Researchers looked at firearm fatalities in the 13 years immediately after the Supreme Court limited local governments' ability to restrict gun ownership. — Firearm deaths of children and teenagers rose significantly …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Gender Gaps on Abortion Reach Historic Highs — Public support for abortion rights remains elevated since high court overturned Roe v. Wade — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Gallup finds historically wide gender gaps in Americans' views on abortion …
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Oriana González / NOTUS:
House Republicans Found a New Way to Go After Abortion Access in Blue States — A provision in the House reconciliation bill would give them a pathway to restrict access to abortion in states that legally protect it. — Copy — The reconciliation bill has given Republicans …
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