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‘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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About 700 Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests, sources tell CNN — More than 700 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, according to three people familiar with the matter …
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Exclusive: DHS secretary seeks military arrests in Los Angeles in leaked letter — One day before the Trump administration deployed U.S. Marines to confront protesters in Los Angeles, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to direct the military to detain or arrest …
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Pentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines deployed to LA protests — The Pentagon was scrambling Monday to establish rules to guide U.S. Marines who could be faced with the rare and difficult prospect of using force against citizens on American soil, now that the Trump administration …

Cries of Defiance and Songs of Joy in Los Angeles — The protesters are being called unspeakably violent by the Trump administration. I mostly saw clergy sit-ins and Tejano bands. — Dayen-LAprotests1-060925 — Protesters at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument on June 9, 2025.
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This Is What Autocracy Looks Like — Since Donald Trump was elected again, I've feared one scenario above all others: that he'd call out the military against people protesting his mass deportations, putting America on the road to martial law. Even in my more outlandish imaginings, however …
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Trump is coming for the ‘enemy within’ — Sending the National Guard into LA is the administration's clearest step yet towards authoritarianism — It is a fraught moment to stage a military parade in America's capital. The display of tanks, aircraft and march-bys on Saturday will coincide …
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Gavin Newsom: Trump is ‘unhinged,’ speaking like an ‘authoritarian’ — The California governor blasted Trump amid the president's deployment of National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area. — LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Donald Trump's threats against him and other Democrats following …

Homan says Trump administration has “no intention to arrest” Newsom — after Trump says “I'd do it” — White House “border czar” Tom Homan told CBS News on Monday “there's no intention to arrest” California Gov. Gavin Newsom, after President Trump suggested he was open to the idea …
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700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles
700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles
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Makena Kelly / Wired:
The Trump Administration Is Turning ICE Raids and Protests Into Reality TV
The Trump Administration Is Turning ICE Raids and Protests Into Reality TV
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Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Jan. 6 riot victims, Democrats see hypocrisy in Trump's response to L.A. protests
Jan. 6 riot victims, Democrats see hypocrisy in Trump's response to L.A. protests
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Jacob Rosen / CBS News:
California union leader charged with federal conspiracy counts after being arrested during L.A. ICE protest
California union leader charged with federal conspiracy counts after being arrested during L.A. ICE protest
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Marissasaldivar / Governor of California:
Cleaning up Trump's mess, California surges regional law enforcement response in Los Angeles
Cleaning up Trump's mess, California surges regional law enforcement response in Los Angeles
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 9, 2025 — At 10:19 last night, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media: “Stand with ICE.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Pivots From Musk to Newsom
Trump Pivots From Musk to Newsom
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Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
Marines Are Deploying to Los Angeles Area
Marines Are Deploying to Los Angeles Area
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Sasha Abramsky / The Nation:
Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger.
Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger.
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Tom Bowman / NPR:
Trump mobilizes Marines and more National Guard troops for duty in LA
Trump mobilizes Marines and more National Guard troops for duty in LA
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New York Times:
700 Marines Are Deploying to LA Protests to Join Federal Response
700 Marines Are Deploying to LA Protests to Join Federal Response
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Mariah Timms / Wall Street Journal:
California Sues Trump Over National Guard Deployment in Los Angeles
California Sues Trump Over National Guard Deployment in Los Angeles
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
LAPD chief: Police had “no formal notification” of Marines' deployment to LA
LAPD chief: Police had “no formal notification” of Marines' deployment to LA

RFK Jr.: HHS Moves to Restore Public Trust in Vaccines — We're reconstituting an advisory committee to avoid conflicts of interest. — Vaccines have become a divisive issue in American politics, but there is one thing all parties can agree on: The U.S. faces a crisis of public trust.
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Health Secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel — Kennedy said the move is needed to ‘re-establish public confidence,’ but experts expressed shock — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the Centers …
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Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts — The U.S. health secretary chose to “retire” members of a committee that makes significant decisions about who receives immunizations, including the vaccines for children. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. health secretary …
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RFK Jr. purges every vaccine adviser on CDC panel, will pick replacements — Kennedy said the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a group of experts who recommend vaccines, has been “plagued with persistent conflicts of interest.” — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks.
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Anti-vaccine advocate RFK Jr. fires entire CDC panel of vaccine advisors
Anti-vaccine advocate RFK Jr. fires entire CDC panel of vaccine advisors
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RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines

Mark Green says he'll retire from House after megabill vote — Rep. Mark Green said Monday he plans to resign from Congress after four terms to accept a private-sector job offer. The Tennessee Republican and Homeland Security Committee said his retirement would begin after the House votes again …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House GOP majority to shrink as top Rep. Mark Green plans exit
House GOP majority to shrink as top Rep. Mark Green plans exit
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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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A Tale of Two Resolutions: 75 Dems Join GOP in Resolution Praising Trump's Mass Deportation Regime — Yesterday, the US House voted on two resolutions that both claimed to be about condemning antisemitism, but only one truly was. — HRES 481, which condemns the recent attack in Boulder …
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Trump asks the Supreme Court to neutralize the Convention Against Torture — Federal law states that the United States shall not “expel, extradite, or otherwise effect the involuntary return of any person to a country in which there are substantial grounds for believing the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture.”

NIH scientists publish “Bethesda Declaration” rebuking Trump admin … Over 300 researchers from the National Institutes of Health have published a letter rebuking its director and the Trump administration for deep, politically motivated cuts to research funding, as well as disrupting global collaboration …

What Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human Body — So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill. — As protesters in Los Angeles clashed …
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House to make fixes to GOP megabill to avoid ‘fatal’ ruling with Senate parliamentarian — House Republicans will try to fix issues with their megabill in the Rules Committee this week based on provisions the Senate parliamentarian has identified as non-compliant with the chamber's rules …
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Florida agency tells newspaper to halt reporting angle on foundation associated with governor's wife — Florida's child welfare agency sent a letter to a Florida newspaper telling it to “cease and desist” its reporting on foster families for a story about a nonprofit associated …
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