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3:35 PM ET, June 9, 2025

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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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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 …
New York Times:
2 New York Representatives Are Denied Access to ICE Facility
Discussion: Mercury News
Rebecca Solnit / Meditations in an Emergency:   Some Notes on the City of Angels and the Nature of Violence
Rex Huppke / USA Today:
Trump lied about LA protests to deploy the National Guard. He wants violence.
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:   Gavin Newsom and His Cruel Notion of ‘Cruel’
Los Angeles Times:
Glendale ends ICE contract, will no longer hold detainees
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
GOP leaders cite L.A. immigration protests to push for quick passage of Trump's “big, beautiful bill”
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
The Deportation Wars Begin
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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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.
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 …
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 …
Politico:
Trump's troop deployment is a warning sign for what comes next, legal scholars fear  —  Trump has cited a provision of U.S. law that allows the president to use the National Guard to suppress the “danger of a rebellion.”  —  President Donald Trump's deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops …
New York Times:
Live Updates: California Will Sue Trump Over National Guard Deployment, Newsom Says
Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Newsom Slams Trump as ‘Stone-Cold Liar’ Over Phone Call
David French / New York Times:
America Is No Longer a Stable Country
MSNBC:
'Tom, arrest me. Let's go.': Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump border czar's threat
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He ‘Would’ Arrest Newsom, Heightening Tensions
New York Times:
Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Newsweek
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DC Bar:
Diane Seltzer Wins as D.C. Bar President-Elect  —  Diane A. Seltzer, principal of the Seltzer Law Firm, has been elected president-elect of the D.C. Bar for the 2025-2026 term.  Seltzer will serve in that position for one year starting July 1, 2025, when Sadina Montani, current president-elect …
Discussion: Raw Story, MSNBC and Washingtonian
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Pam Bondi's brother overwhelmingly defeated in heated race to lead the D.C. Bar
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Associated Press:
Unsubstantiated ‘chemtrail’ conspiracy theories lead to legislation proposed in US statehouses
Discussion: Calendar for 6/9/2025
Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
The stealth Senate dealmaker who could deliver Trump's tax cuts
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 …
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.”
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Israeli forces intercept Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg  —  Israel intercepted a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and 11 other activists early Monday local time, per posts from the Israeli government and the pro-Palestinian group behind the drive.
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Yesica Fisch / Associated Press:
Israeli forces prevent aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza
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 …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Why Is Tom Homan Going Full Fidel? … ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan has been, along with Stephen Miller, has been the public face of Trump border enforcement and anti-immigration politics going back to President Trump's first administration when he was briefly acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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 …
Discussion: KRDO
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
Waymo vehicles set on fire in downtown L.A. as protesters, police clash
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Labor unions around US demand release of union leader arrested in LA protest
Discussion: LAist and The Root
Jessica Piper / Politico:
ActBlue fires back at GOP investigation, saying it appears unconstitutional and partisan
Oriana González / NOTUS:
House Republicans Found a New Way to Go After Abortion Access in Blue States
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Watch live: Trump, CEOs promote savings plans for newborns
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The big, beautiful bill is bad news for student loans
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