Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference  —  The Democrat said he had questions for Trump's Cabinet secretary during her press conference in Los Angeles.  —  Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from a news conference in Los Angeles …

Most say the upcoming military parade is not a good use of government funds  —  Forty percent approve of the military parade honoring the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, and 60% say it is not a good use of government funds.  Similar shares, about 3 in 10, feel the U.S. government spends …

Judge Slams Trump Admin in California National Guard Case  —  A federal judge in a hearing Thursday appeared deeply skeptical of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) legal defense of President Donald Trump federalizing the California National Guard in response to largely peaceful protests in Los Angeles.

MAGA warns Trump of “massive schism” over Israeli strikes on Iran  —  MAGA erupted Thursday with warnings that the movement could fracture if President Trump green-lights — or fails to stop — Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.  —  Why it matters: Non-interventionism …

Combined Distributional Effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and of Tariffs  —  The combination of 2025 tariff increases implemented as of June 1 and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by the House of Representatives would reduce after-tax-and-transfer incomes on average among the bottom 80 percent of U.S. households.

Hegseth won't commit to obeying courts on Marines in Los Angeles  —  The Defense secretary declined to say whether the Pentagon would comply with any judicial order blocking Trump's domestic troop deployment.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to say whether he would follow the courts …

Trump Voter Gets Choked Up After ICE Detains a Third of His Staff  —  BUYER'S REMORSE  —  A Florida roofing boss backed the president's tough immigration policies.  Then six of his workers were taken away...  Vincent Scardina supported Donald Trump's tough stance on immigration at the ballot box.

Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’  —  Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was unnecessary  —  California national guards troops and marines deployed to Los Angeles to help restore order …

“Delay, Interfere, Undermine”  —  Leer en español.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  In mid-April, President Donald Trump sat down in the Oval Office with President Nayib Bukele …

Exclusive: Trump administration will tell migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela their legal status is terminated  —  The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday will tell hundreds of thousands of migrants that their permission to live and work in the United States had been revoked …

ICE activity reported at 2 Downey churches  —  DOWNEY, Calif. — The city of Los Angeles is on high alert on the sixth day of protests over ICE activity, and President Trump sending in 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines.  —  Civil rights leaders on Wednesday said ICE agents showed up at two churches in Downey.

Trump's civil war  —  And our new birth of freedom  —  Earlier this week Donald Trump called for a second civil war at a US military base.  This scenario can be resisted and prevented, if we have the courage to listen, interpret, and act.  And this Saturday we will have the occasion to act.

Texas governor says over 5,000 Texas National Guard members deployed ahead of No Kings protests  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops across the state, along with more than 2,000 state police …