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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.
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Christopher F. Rufo:
Trump Should Crush the L.A. Riots—with a Subtle Hand — Los Angeles is burning. Earlier this year, seasonal fires ripped through the Southern California city, but now, the fires are entirely manmade. In response to the Trump administration's deportation policy, left-wing activists …
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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Fake Images and Conspiracy Theories Swirl Around L.A. Protests — Disinformation spreading on social media platforms has stoked an already tense situation. — Misleading photographs, videos and text have spread widely on social media as protests against immigrant raids have unfolded in Los Angeles …
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Associated Press:
Marines that deployed to Los Angeles have not yet responded to immigration protests — National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles on Tuesday, an expansion of their duties that had been limited to protecting federal property.
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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 …
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Barbara F. Walter / New York Times:
Trump's Flawed Message to Los Angeles
Leo Sands / Washington Post:
L.A. protests live updates
L.A. protests live updates
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Los Angeles Times:
All of L.A. is not a ‘war zone.’ We separate facts from spin and disinformation amid immigration raids
All of L.A. is not a ‘war zone.’ We separate facts from spin and disinformation amid immigration raids
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Unrestrained Trump flirts with Insurrection Act as Marines deploy to L.A.
Unrestrained Trump flirts with Insurrection Act as Marines deploy to L.A.
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Stacey Dec / ABC News:
Trump warns ‘any’ protesters at military parade will be ‘met with heavy force’
Trump warns ‘any’ protesters at military parade will be ‘met with heavy force’
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump on Insurrection Act: ‘I would certainly invoke it’
Trump on Insurrection Act: ‘I would certainly invoke it’
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Wall Street Journal:
The White House Marching Orders That Sparked the L.A. Migrant Crackdown — After deportations fell short of President Trump's campaign promises, federal agents summoned to a meeting in Washington were told to ‘just go out there and arrest illegal aliens’ — Even with the high-profile arrests …
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Stephen Miller Behind Draconian Orders That Set Off L.A. Protests
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
The Vicious MAGA Feedback Loop Feeding Trump's L.A. Crackdown
The Vicious MAGA Feedback Loop Feeding Trump's L.A. Crackdown
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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
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Ry Rivard / Politico:
New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted following ICE protest
New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted following ICE protest
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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 …
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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.
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The Independent
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’
ABC News Axes Terry Moran Over Deleted Tweet Bashing Stephen Miller as a ‘World Class Hater’
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Bloomberg:
Trump Tariffs Can Stay in Effect Longer, Appeals Court Says — Donald Trump can continue to enforce his global tariffs for now, a federal appeals court held in a win for the president on one of his signature economic policies. — The order Tuesday by the US Court of Appeals …
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James Fanelli / Wall Street Journal:
Appeals Court Keeps Trump's Sweeping Tariffs in Place for Now
Appeals Court Keeps Trump's Sweeping Tariffs in Place for Now
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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 …
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Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Anti-ICE protests held coast-to-coast after L.A. unrest as national movement grows — Activists plan more events on Tuesday, with events due in New York, Chicago, Dallas, and Atlanta. — Dozens of protests and rallies opposing ICE raids and government immigration policies were held across …
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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 …
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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
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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.
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Alternet.org, Daily Mail, E&E News and The National Pulse
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS — This article was primarily reported using public records requests. We are making it available to all readers as a public service. FOIA reporting can be expensive, please consider subscribing to 404 Media to support this work.
Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Elon Was Right, Trump Is Compromised and Knows It: Ex-Aide — ‘KOMPROMAT’ — The president may be compromised—but not exactly how Musk alleged, according to Anthony Scaramucci. — Even if Donald Trump's not in the Epstein files, Anthony Scaramucci suspects the president's real vulnerability lies somewhere even more alarming.
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Bloomberg:
Trump Says FEMA Phaseout to Begin After Hurricane Season — Once the World's ‘Most Popular Politician,’ Lula Is Losing His Way in Brazil … Year of Elections
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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.
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NOTUS, Washington Examiner, Daily Caller News Foundation and Raw Story
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 …
ProPublica:
The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump's Blueprint — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — In an effort launched shortly after DOGE's creation …
Joel Wertheimer / Silver Bulletin:
Can anyone beat Cuomo? And is it Zohran? — Today's newsletter is a guest post from Joel Wertheimer. Even if you don't care about New York, I think you'll like the post. It contains some nerdy diversions into game theory and ranked choice voting, a system that can introduce …
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