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YouGov /Research Reality:
Do you approve or disapprove of deploying Marines to the Los Angeles area to respond to protests over the federal government's immigration enforcement?  —  YouGov surveyed 4309 US adults  —  Approve  —  34%  —  Disapprove  —  47%  —  Not sure  —  19%  —  Download Image
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Democrats Enter Risky Political Terrain as Protests Grip California  —  Scenes of unrest in Southern California, stoked by President Trump as he tries to deport more immigrants, have left Democratic leaders worried the confrontation elevates a losing issue for the party.
Politico:
Troops deployed to LA will cost $134M, Pentagon predicts  —  The estimate came during a budget hearing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said the president is enforcing “law and order.”  —  President Donald Trump's decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles amid mass deportation protests …
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Trump's border czar says protests are making immigration raids more ‘difficult’ and ‘dangerous’  —  In an interview with NBC News, Tom Homan described how protests in Los Angeles have affected Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in recent days.  —  White House “border czar” …
Associated Press:
Marines that deployed to Los Angeles have not yet responded to immigration protests
Emily Bloch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman slams ‘anarchy’ in LA
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Mike Johnson says Newsom should be “tarred and feathered”
US Department of Justice:
Congresswoman Charged for Forcibly Impeding and Interfering With Federal Officers  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey  —  NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver was charged in a three-count indictment today for forcibly impeding …
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges over clash with law enforcement at ICE facility in New Jersey  —  Interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba said the Democratic lawmaker, who plans to plead not guilty, was indicted on three counts of interfering with law enforcement.
Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Says Army Bases Will Revert to Confederate Names  —  The move would reverse a yearslong effort to remove names and symbols honoring the Confederacy from the military.  —  President Trump, during a speech at Fort Bragg, N.C., said on Tuesday that he would restore the names of all Army bases …
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
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Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Trump orders names restored to Army bases honoring Confederate leaders
Jasmine Baehr / Fox News:
Trump announces he is ‘restoring’ the names of several bases changed under Biden
Brian Stelter / CNN:
ABC News drops Terry Moran over late-night post attacking Trump and Stephen Miller  —  ABC News is parting ways with veteran correspondent Terry Moran, two days after he posted a missive on X calling President Donald Trump and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller “world-class haters.”
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
ABC News Axes Terry Moran Over Deleted Tweet Bashing Stephen Miller as a ‘World Class Hater’
Discussion: Esquire and Blaze Media
Politico:
Trump team plans to send thousands of migrants to Guantanamo starting as soon as this week  —  The use of the facility would send another signal of deterrence amid immigration crackdown.  —  The Trump administration is planning to dramatically ramp up sending undocumented migrants …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Washington Post:
Trump to ramp up transfers to Guantánamo, including citizens of allies  —  The administration is preparing to send thousands of foreigners to the infamous detention facility, including people from Britain, France and Italy, with no plans to notify their home governments, officials said.
Discussion: The Independent and NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. and China Agree to Get Geneva Pact Back on Track  —  Move marks the latest twist in countries' winding trade war  —  LONDON—U.S. and Chinese negotiators wrapped up two days of intense talks here with what they said was a framework to get their trade truce back on track and ratchet down tensions between the two biggest economies.
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Geoffrey Smith / Politico:
ECB's Lagarde gently urges China to change its ways
Discussion: Bloomberg
Axios:
Republicans warn Trump that some deportations go too far  —  Some GOP lawmakers are starting to warn the Trump administration to reconsider its all-in deportation push.  —  Why it matters: Republicans are convinced they have a clear mandate to kick out hardened criminals and gang members.
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Wall Street Journal:
The White House Marching Orders That Sparked the L.A. Migrant Crackdown
James Fanelli / Wall Street Journal:
Appeals Court Keeps Trump's Sweeping Tariffs in Place for Now  —  Court will hear fast-track oral arguments this summer  —  A federal appeals court on Tuesday granted the Trump administration's request to keep the president's far-reaching tariffs in effect for now but agreed to fast track its consideration of the case this summer.
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Tom Cotton / Wall Street Journal:
Send In the Troops, for Real  —  When local police can't restore order, the federal government has a duty to do so with a show of force.  —  Violent insurrectionists turned areas of Los Angeles into lawless hellscapes over the weekend, with anarchists setting fire to vehicles …
Kristal Dixon / Axios:
Former, current CDC employees call on RFK Jr. to resign  —  Current and former employees of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are calling on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign, warning that job cuts and proposed funding reductions will hurt the agency's ability to protect the public from future health outbreaks.
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Flatwater Free Press:
Immigration raid rocks Nebraska meatpacking plant; protesters and law enforcement clash  —  A staffer for Rep. Don Bacon says between 75 and 80 workers at the Glenn Valley meatpacking plant have been detained.  The raid sparked confusion inside the plant, fury outside it and ignited fear of immigration raids around Nebraska.
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Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Tulsi Gabbard Admits to Asking AI What to Classify in JFK Files  —  EASIER THAT WAY  —  Gabbard revealed that she fed tens of thousands of documents about the JFK assassination into an AI program for review.  —  Tulsi Gabbard relied on artificial intelligence to determine what to classify …
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Robert P. Beschel Jr / The Atlantic:
Republicans Have a Revenue Problem  —  Locked in their embrace of tax-cutting orthodoxy, Republicans have no credible way to address the country's looming fiscal crisis.  —  Congressional republicans love to talk about the deficit and federal spending, particularly when Democrats are in power.
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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
House Republicans warn Thune over megabill ‘budget gimmicks’
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Is Trump's Birthday Parade a Celebration of the Army or a Funeral Cortege for Democracy?  —  ANYBODY WANT CAKE?  —  The president is, once again, disrespecting our armed forces by hijacking the U.S. Army's 250th birthday celebrations—and turning it into a party for himself.  —  OPINION
Politico:
Most GOP lawmakers plan to skip Trump's big parade  —  POLITICO surveyed 50 Hill Republicans.  Only six said they'd stick around Saturday for the big show.  —  President Donald Trump is celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary — and his own 79th birthday — with a massive, multimillion-dollar military parade Saturday in Washington.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Silence of the Generals  —  As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the brass failed to speak out in the Army's defense.  —  President Donald Trump continued his war against America's most cherished military traditions today when he delivered a speech at Fort Bragg.
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Bob Costas Condemns Mainstream Press for Doing ‘MAGA Media’: 'There Really Isn't Two Sides'  —  Legendary sportscaster Bob Costas criticized the media over its handling of President Donald Trump's second term during an awards ceremony on Monday night.  —  Costas took several major media organizations …
Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Southern Baptists Endorse Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage  —  The nation's largest Protestant denomination was motivated by conservative Christians' success in reversing Roe v. Wade.  —  Southern Baptists voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to call for the overturning of the Supreme Court ruling …
PRRI:
New PRRI Poll: Three-Quarters of Americans Oppose Trump's Military Parade  —  As the 250th anniversary of the United States Army approaches, which also coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Washington is preparing to mark the occasion with a large-scale military parade featuring thousands …
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Eleanor Holmes Norton says she's seeking reelection amid age questions  —  Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.'s nonvoting House delegate, told reporters Tuesday she intends to seek reelection amid mounting questions about her ability to serve in Congress.  “Yeah, sure,” she said when asked about running for reelection.
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Trump administration to end DHS program designed to thwart terror attacks  —  The $18 million program aims to prevent lone-wolf attacks like the ones that recently occurred in Boulder, Washington, D.C., New Orleans and New York.  —  The Trump administration is planning to eliminate a Department …
Pew Research Center:
The Political Gap in Americans' News Sources  —  Exploring use of and trust in 30 sources across U.S. political lines  —  Table of Contents Table of Contents  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study to continue tracking news consumption and trust across a wide range of specific news sources.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump Declares Dubious Emergencies to Amass Power, Scholars Say  —  In disputes over protests, deportations and tariffs, the president has invoked statutes that may not provide him with the authority he claims.  —  To hear President Trump tell it, the nation is facing a rebellion in Los Angeles …
Discussion: Reason
 
 
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