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The Deportation Wars Begin — Trump has a mandate, but protests in California show the trouble that might lie ahead. — Rounding up and deporting millions of illegal migrants was never going to go down without protest. But President Trump is determined to do it, and no one can say he didn't tell voters during the campaign.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
The Legal Issues Surrounding Trump's Plan to Use Troops to Suppress Protests — President Trump has long mused about using troops to crush violent protests or riots in blue-state cities. He is now moving to do so in Los Angeles. — Setting up a rare use of military force on domestic soil …
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Jumps at the Chance for a Standoff in California Over Immigration — The situation has all the elements that the president seeks: a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his agenda. — It is the fight President Trump had been waiting for …
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Colin Meyn / The Hill:
Trump says he's meeting with military leaders at Camp David — President Trump told reporters on Sunday that he's heading to Camp David to meet with military leaders, among others, shortly before he posted a message online calling Los Angeles protesters an “insurrectionist mob.”
Politico:
Playbook: Trump: ‘BRING IN THE TROOPS’ — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Bethany Irvine — On this morning's podcast, Dasha and I discuss the eruption of violence in Los Angeles and its political fallout; and the latest on Elon Musk's falling-out with Donald Trump.
MSNBC:
'Tom, arrest me. Let's go.': Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump border czar's threat — In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Jacob Soboroff, California Governor Gavin Newsom said that President Trump “has created the conditions” surrounding the Los Angeles protests.
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Punchbowl News:
6/9/2025_3 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … Senate Republicans have three weeks to meet their leadership's goal of passing a massive party-line reconciliation bill before the July 4 recess. — Privately, GOP senators, the White House and House Republican leaders are split on whether they can pull it off.
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NBC News:
Trump's border czar threatens arrest for immigration interference, warns Newsom and Bass not to ‘cross that line’ — ICE agents will be out “every day” regardless of pushback amid widespread protests across Los Angeles County, Tom Homan told NBC News on Saturday.
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New York Times:
Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency — The National Guard is typically brought into American cities during emergencies such as natural disasters and civil disturbances or to provide support during public health crises when local authorities require additional resources or manpower.
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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
The stealth Senate dealmaker who could deliver Trump's tax cuts
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 8, 2025 — Flatbed train cars carrying thousands of tanks rolled into Washington …
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Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Newsom Slams Trump as ‘Stone-Cold Liar’ Over Phone Call
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Los Angeles Times:
What really happened outside the Paramount Home Depot? The reality on the ground vs. the rhetoric
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Using the National Guard as Bait
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Los Angeles Times:
Amid Trump's order, California tries to not play into his hands
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Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:
Trump Border Czar Threatens to Arrest Newsom and LA Mayor
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
LA anti-ICE riots are latest instance of Democrats ‘on the wrong side’: Joe Concha
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Foreign flags fly in LA anti-ICE riots — vindicating Donald Trump and leaving Dems with no moral standing
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NBC News:
Border czar says top California officials could get arrested if they impede raids
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ABC7:
LIVE UPDATES: Anti-ICE protesters clash with police officers in chaotic confrontation in downtown LA
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Read: Newsom demands Trump pull National Guard from LA protests
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Associated Press:
Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops
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Chris Mirasola / Lawfare:
The National Guard in Los Angeles
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New York Times:
2 New York Representatives Are Denied Access to ICE Facility — Representatives Adriano Espaillat and Nydia Velázquez were turned away when seeking to inspect a migrant detention area inside a Manhattan federal building. — Federal officials prevented two members of Congress on Sunday …
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Yesica Fisch / Associated Press:
Israeli forces prevent aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza — Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists early Monday and diverted it to Israel, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Feud With Musk Highlights His View of Government Power: It's Personal … President Trump's second term so far has been a 139-day quest for retribution.Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times — Amid the fireworks of his spectacular breakup with Elon Musk last week was a striking admission …
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Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
The Bluesky bubble hurts liberals and their causes — The social media network was doomed to fail as users tried to re-create Twitter. — Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, changed the social media site's name to X and altered its moderation policies, progressives have been hunting for a substitute.
Graham Lanktree / Politico:
Trump promised Britain a trade deal. So where is it? — LONDON — In a much-hyped split-screen Oval Office phone call a month ago, U.S. President Donald Trump promised Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer that the two had struck an “historic” trade deal.
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
ABC News suspends journalist after calling Trump and adviser ‘world-class’ haters — Terry Moran to be evaluated after now deleted post said Stephen Miller is ‘richly endowed with capacity for hatred’ — ABC News has suspended its senior national correspondent after he described top White …
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Melts Down at ABC Reporter Over Stephen Miller Takedown
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘You essentially destroyed any chance I have,’ DNC chair told David Hogg in private meeting — Ken Martin expressed frustration and self-doubt in a meeting with other party leaders, according to a two-minute recording obtained by POLITICO. — Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin …
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