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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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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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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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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 …

Unrestrained Trump flirts with Insurrection Act as Marines deploy to L.A. — President Trump is edging closer than ever to invoking the Insurrection Act, driven by a vision of executive power free from the guardrails, governors and generals who stifled him in 2020.
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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 …

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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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 …
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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 …

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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Why Does Dr. Phil Keep Showing Up at ICE Raids?
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Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
The Bully's Pulpit Comes Home
The Bully's Pulpit Comes Home
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Cries of Defiance and Songs of Joy in Los Angeles
Cries of Defiance and Songs of Joy in Los Angeles
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Passé Comitatus / We Don't Need No Insurrection
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.
Austin Williams / FOX 11 Los Angeles:
LA protests: Riot gear distributed by masked group sparks questions
LA protests: Riot gear distributed by masked group sparks questions
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Hegseth faces Congress for first time since Signal leaks and Marine deployment to Los Angeles
Hegseth faces Congress for first time since Signal leaks and Marine deployment to Los Angeles
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‘Wildly underprepared’: National Guard troops seen sleeping on floors in exclusive photos
‘Wildly underprepared’: National Guard troops seen sleeping on floors in exclusive photos
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L.A. protests live updates
L.A. protests live updates
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Gavin Newsom: Trump is ‘unhinged,’ speaking like an ‘authoritarian’
Gavin Newsom: Trump is ‘unhinged,’ speaking like an ‘authoritarian’
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Bob Hoge / RedState:
Donald Trump Proven Right Again—LA Riots Fizzle As Overwhelming Force Shows Who's Boss
Donald Trump Proven Right Again—LA Riots Fizzle As Overwhelming Force Shows Who's Boss
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'We're happy to have this fight': Trump administration leans into California protests
'We're happy to have this fight': Trump administration leans into California protests
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About 700 Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests, sources tell CNN
About 700 Marines being mobilized in response to LA protests, sources tell CNN
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World Bank Forecast Underscores Cost of U.S. Trade War — Along with a sharply downgraded projection for global output this year, it urged a “course correction” on trade to help preserve living standards. — The global economy is projected to slow sharply this year as President Trump's …
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Citing trade wars, the World Bank sharply downgrades global economic growth forecast to 2.3%
Peter Foster / Financial Times:
US says trade talks with China ‘going well’ as sides reconvene
US says trade talks with China ‘going well’ as sides reconvene
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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.
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RFK Jr. breaks promise to senators, guts CDC vaccine panel of independent experts — Before his confirmation, the HHS secretary said he'd leave the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices alone. Now he's doing the opposite. — In early February, when there was still some question …
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RFK Jr.: HHS Moves to Restore Public Trust in Vaccines
RFK Jr.: HHS Moves to Restore Public Trust in Vaccines
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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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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.
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Amid Trump standoff, Smithsonian says only secretary can hire and fire — The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after Trump attempted to fire a museum director. — The Smithsonian's Board of Regents said on Monday night that …

Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS — A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data. … A data broker owned by the country's major airlines, including Delta …
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Bannon calls for special counsel probe of Musk — Former White House aide and conservative pundit Steve Bannon says President Trump's administration should launch a special counsel investigation into Elon Musk following last week's explosive falling out the world's richest man had with the president last week.
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Musk's administration allies become targets
Musk's administration allies become targets
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Banging on a Gate: Pam Bondi Found a Cyber Investigator Who Doesn't Check Phone Logs! — Less than three weeks ago, Pam Bondi's DOJ got admonished by a Magistrate Judge for charging first, investigating latter. — When dismissing Ras Baraka's charges on May 21, Magistrate Judge André …
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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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