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Andrew Gumbel / The Guardian:
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 …
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Paul Krugman:
This Is Not a Drill  —  American democracy is on the line right now  —  There are two disastrously wrong ways to read the news from Los Angeles right now, and the rest of America over the next few days.  The first is to believe that there is actually anything resembling an insurrection underway.
Joe Gould / Politico:
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 …
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump is ‘not all there,’ Newsom says amid Los Angeles fight  —  The California Democrat is dinging the president on his mental acuity.  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom is hitting Donald Trump with an attack the president and his base know all too well: the president's mental acuity.
Politico:
'It's a winner for him': Dems work to turn LA debate from immigration to Trump's executive powers  —  Democrats are scrambling to shift the fight away from immigration, instead highlighting Trump's use of executive powers.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Gavin Newsom has rallied Democrats in his war with Donald Trump …
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Big Bill Would Let Him Expand His L.A. Immigration Crackdown ‘Everywhere’
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
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.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní / New York Times:
Inside a Courthouse, Chaos and Tears as Trump Accelerates Deportations
Discussion: The Independent
ProPublica:
“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 …
Discussion: Associated Press
AP-NORC:
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 …
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Trump will target US employers in next phase of immigration crackdown, Homan says  —  The News  —  The Trump administration is planning to ramp up civil and criminal prosecutions of companies that employ workers without legal status, White House border czar Tom Homan said in an interview Wednesday.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump promises farmers “changes are coming” to immigration crackdown
Sharon Udasin / The Hill:
California, coalition of states sue Trump over move to revoke EV mandate  —  California officials on Thursday filed their 26th lawsuit against the Trump administration, after the president signed resolutions overturning the Golden State's landmark electric vehicle (EV) mandate.
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New York Times:
Trump Blocks California E.V. Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State
Laurel M. Shugart / The Harvard Crimson:
Judge Orders Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova from Federal Custody  —  A federal judge ordered on Thursday that Kseniia Petrova — a Harvard Medical School researcher who was detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in February — be released from criminal custody.
Discussion: WBUR and MyNorthwest.com
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Ellen Barry / New York Times:   Russian Scientist Released After Four Months in Federal Custody
Associated Press:
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 …
Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
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 …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Republicans are trying to sell a bizarre fantasy on the economy  —  💰 Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us.  👇  —  Even Donald Trump's most ardent supporters …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
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.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Daily Kos
Jeffrey Collins / Associated Press:
Republican South Carolina House member charged with distributing child sexual abuse material  —  A Republican South Carolina House member who prosecutors say used the screen name “joebidennnn69” has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children.
Discussion: Fox News and FITSNews
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Police officers file civil lawsuit seeking court order to hang Jan. 6 plaque at U.S. Capitol  —  Two police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack filed a federal civil lawsuit, asking a judge to order the hanging of a plaque to honor police heroes who protected the Capitol, lawmakers and staff from rioters.
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News, Salon and Raw Story
Marco Rubio / United States Department of State:
Russia National Day  —  On behalf of the American people, I want to congratulate the Russian people on Russia Day.  —  The United States remains committed to supporting the Russian people as they continue to build on their aspirations for a brighter future.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: FBI Arrests Riot Supplier, Charges Conspiracy  —  The first rule in unraveling conspiracies: Follow the money.  Earlier this week, FBI Director Kash Patel declared that the riots in Los Angele are not organic spillovers from extemporaneous protests against ICE …
ProPublica:
Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  The National Institutes of Health is responsible for more than 80% …
Discussion: The Nation and Scientific American
CBO Publications:
How H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Would Affect the Distribution of Resources Available to Households  —  This interactive tool illustrates the distributional effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  It allows users to explore how H.R. 1, as passed by the House …
Discussion: NPR, Breitbart and Salon
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
'Isn't this embarrassing?'  Team Trump gets a brutal reminder about the weak economy  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried to pick a fight over current U.S. economic conditions.  It didn't go well.  —  Partway through Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's testimony before the House Ways …
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Democratic senator forcibly removed from DHS press conference  —  Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was physically removed on Thursday from a Los Angeles press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.  —  Why it matters: In a video posted to X by a Fox News reporter …
John Sexton / HotAir:
NBC: There's a ‘Far Left Online Ecosystem’ Pushing Protests Toward Violence  —  The most obvious thing in the world probably doesn't qualify as “news” to most HotAir readers but it does to the folks over at NBC News.  Today they have a story up about some of the far-left online accounts …
Discussion: NBC News and Ace of Spades HQ
Sarah Nassauer / Wall Street Journal:
A Walmart Heiress Breaks Ranks and Joins the Anti-Trump Movement  —  Billionaire Christy Walton buys ad supporting this weekend's ‘No Kings’ demonstrations—to the surprise of Walmart  —  A billionaire Walmart heiress is publicly speaking out against President Trump, breaking with the rest …
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Ex-congressman Billy Long confirmed as commissioner of the IRS, an agency he once sought to abolish  —  Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long of Missouri was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Internal Revenue Service, giving the beleaguered agency he once sought to abolish a permanent commissioner …
Seth Masket / Tusk:
Arrested in L.A.  —  Earlier this week, a friend of mine - a fellow social scientist who is a local college professor - was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department at a demonstration near downtown LA. They were not jailed or harmed, and they were able to get home early the next morning.
Emily Ngo / Politico:
Blue-state Republicans make it personal, pummeling their governors on ‘sanctuary’ policies  —  Familiar home-state foes faced off Thursday in Washington as Democratic governors from New York, Minnesota and Illinois testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on their states' …
Andrea Hsu / NPR:
She served the American people for 35 years.  Now her retirement income is on the line  —  Michele Santa Maria was 18 and a year out of high school when she landed a job at the Social Security Administration's field office in Chula Vista, Calif., in May 1990.  —  She started out answering phones and sorting mail.
Discussion: Kiplinger
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Florida's literary inquisition  —  In a chilling meeting of the Florida State Board of Education last week, a school district superintendent was publicly browbeaten and repeatedly threatened with criminal prosecution.  The members of the State Board were incensed that Van Ayres …
Sophie Clark / Newsweek:
Ron DeSantis Says Floridians Have Right to Hit Protesters With Cars  —  has said Floridians have a right to hit protesters with their car if they need to “flee for your safety.”  —  DeSantis was speaking on The Rubin Report on Wednesday when he said: “We also have a policy that if you're driving …
 
 
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Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
FBI Boss Kash Patel Is Suing to Prove He's Not Nightclub Hopping
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Clea Skopeliti / The Guardian:
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Let's Be Clear: The Rioting In LA Is By The Cops, Not The Protestors
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