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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Fury at Gavin Newsom Backfires—and Reveals His Own Weakness … With President Donald Trump sending more troops into Los Angeles amid protests there, a remarkable image has gone viral on social media. It shows members of the National Guard crowded into a sterile-looking office …
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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:
From Los Angeles to Washington, Trump leans in as commander in chief — On one coast, military forces are arriving by the thousands to defend federal buildings and agents. On the other, they're readying a celebration of American military might. — President Donald Trump loves displays of military force.
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Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Newsom Says Trump Is Destroying U.S. Democracy in Speech on L.A. Protests — Gov. Gavin Newsom of California called on Americans to stand up to President Trump in a nationally televised address. — Gov. Gavin Newsom made the case in a televised address Tuesday evening that President Trump's decisions …
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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
California governor says ‘democracy is under assault’ by Trump as feds intervene in LA protests — Calling President Donald Trump a threat to the American way of life, Gov. Gavin Newsom depicted the federal military intervention in Los Angeles as the onset of a much broader effort by Trump …
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Associated Press:
Marines that deployed to Los Angeles have not yet responded to immigration protests
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Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy National Guard across the state in response to protests
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy National Guard across the state in response to protests
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Trump's border czar says protests are making immigration raids more ‘difficult’ and ‘dangerous’
Trump's border czar says protests are making immigration raids more ‘difficult’ and ‘dangerous’
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today President Donald J. Trump made it clear that the provocations he and his administration …
Today President Donald J. Trump made it clear that the provocations he and his administration …
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The Atlantic:
The White House Is Delighted With Events in Los Angeles
The White House Is Delighted With Events in Los Angeles
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Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA feasts on red meat as Trump escalates L.A. showdown
MAGA feasts on red meat as Trump escalates L.A. showdown
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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.
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Punchbowl News:
6/11/25 ☀️ AM: … Top administration officials are aggressively making the case …
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Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center
US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center
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Katie Sobko / NorthJersey.com:
Acting NJ U.S. Attorney Alina Habba says Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted
Acting NJ U.S. Attorney Alina Habba says Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted
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Scott Dance / Washington Post:
Trump says governors should be able to handle disasters without FEMA — In remarks to reporters, the president said the administration plans to “wean” states off FEMA assistance after hurricane season ends. — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration plans to “wean” …
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Gabe Cohen / CNN:
Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA after 2025 hurricane season
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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 …
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Jasmine Baehr / Fox News:
Trump announces he is ‘restoring’ the names of several bases changed under Biden
Tony Romm / New York Times:
President Says Bases Will Revert to Confederate Names
President Says Bases Will Revert to Confederate Names
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Wall Street Journal:
X's Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We'll Sue — Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform — Late last year, Verizon Communications got an unusual message from a media company that wanted its business: Spend your ad dollars with us or we'll see you in court.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Stephen Miller can't make America white. LA is paying for his impotent rage — Mass deportations were never going to work, so Trump and Miller resort to authoritarian theater — Donald Trump loves authoritarian theater, but let's not forget that Stephen Miller is also to blame for the violence and chaos in Los Angeles.
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Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
Under Pressure From the White House, ICE Seeks New Ways to Ramp Up Arrests
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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.
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Jeremy Turley / Flatwater Free Press:
Immigration raid rocks Nebraska meatpacking plant; protesters and law enforcement clash — Editor's note: Earlier reports indicated that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted raids at multiple locations in Omaha. ICE has since confirmed worksite enforcement operations at one location.
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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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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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Reuters:
Musk says some of his posts about Trump ‘went too far’ — Billionaire businessman Elon Musk said on Wednesday he regretted some of the posts he made last week about U.S. President Donald Trump as they had gone “too far”. — Trump said on Saturday his relationship with Musk …
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Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Elon Musk says he now ‘regrets’ some of his social media posts about Trump after fallout
Elon Musk says he now ‘regrets’ some of his social media posts about Trump after fallout
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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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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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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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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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New York Times:
Rubio Is Pressing to Open Sanctions Investigation Into Harvard — Experts and former officials said it was unusual for a cabinet secretary to try to influence the Treasury Department's sanctions process to target a domestic entity. — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is pushing …
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
The U.S. granted these journalists asylum. Then it fired them. — Three employees at Voice of America's fact-checking unit fled Putin's wrath and are now among the many journalists losing their jobs under Trump's orders. — When Leonid Martynyuk got off the train from Sochi to Krasnodar …
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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Jorge García Herrero / Zero Party Data:
“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion. — What happened? — Meta devised an ingenious system ("localhost tracking") that bypassed Android's sandbox protections to identify you while browsing on your mobile phone — even if you used a VPN, the browser's incognito mode …
Jemima McEvoy / Forbes:
Billionaire Walmart Heiress Promotes Nationwide Anti-Trump Protests — The 76-year-old Christy Walton has aligned herself with “No Kings,” an organization planning mass protests across the country this Saturday. — SaveComment — Walmart heiress Christy Walton, one of the richest women in America …
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