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 …

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 …

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 …

How viral images are shaping views of L.A.'s immigration showdown  —  Social media is amping up passions on both sides with posts designed to spread outrage and misinformation.  —  As protesters and police officers clashed in the streets of Los Angeles, a parallel conflict raged on social media …

Trump Should Crush the L.A. Riots—with a Subtle Hand  —  How the president can restore order and win the war for visual symbolism  —  Los Angeles is burning.  Earlier this year, seasonal fires ripped through the Southern California city, but now, the fires are entirely manmade.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.