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9:30 AM ET, June 8, 2025

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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE  —  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY  —  Numerous incidents of violence and disorder have recently occurred and threaten …
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Harry Taylor / The Guardian:
Trump praises ‘great job’ by national guard in calming LA protests, as mayor says troops are not in the city - US politics live  —  Mayor Karen Bass disputes president's claim as she thanks local law enforcement for dealing with unrest following immigration crackdown
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
Trump Is Calling Up National Guard Troops Under a Rarely Used Law  —  President Trump bypassed the authority of Gov. Gavin Newsom to call up 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests.  —  President Trump took extraordinary action on Saturday by calling up 2,000 National Guard troops …
New York Times:
Trump Administration Says National Guard Will Be Deployed to L.A. Protests  —  Streets of Paramount, Calif., in Los Angeles County were in chaos as federal immigration officials squared off with protesters, using tear gas and flash-bang grenades.  —  The Trump administration said it planned …
Associated Press:
Trump deploys California National Guard to LA to quell protests despite the governor's objections  —  President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom after a second day of clashes between hundreds of protesters …
Washington Post:
Trump activates National Guard after L.A.-area protests  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) condemned the move, saying it “will only escalate tensions.”  —  LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump has ordered the California National Guard to Los Angeles to intervene in protests of immigration sweeps …
emptywheel:
The Big Ugly: Stephen Miller Uses His War on Home Depot to Invade California  —  Yesterday, Trump used the opportunity of a protest against brutal ICE action staged out of Paramount, CA (close to a Home Depot location) to federalize 2,000 California National Guard for force protection …
Discussion: Twitchy
Rebecca Boone / Associated Press:
What to know about Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
CNN:
Trump deploys National Guard after second day of Los Angeles immigration protests
NBC News:
Live updates: Protests erupt outside Los Angeles-area Home Depot amid federal enforcement operations
Discussion: FOX 11 Los Angeles and Townhall
Reuters:
White House aide calls Los Angeles anti-ICE protests an ‘insurrection’
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Releases Statement on Violent Rioters Assaulting ICE Officers in Los Angeles, CA and Calls on Democrat Politicians to Tone Down Dangerous Rhetoric About ICE
The Guardian:
Trump authorizes 2,000 national guard troops to deploy to LA amid Ice protests
Washington Post:
Republicans are right to blanch at this Elon Musk gravy train  —  Musk turned on Trump only after losing green subsidies from House GOP.  —  Elon Musk last week slammed President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill” for the trillions in new federal debt it is projected to cost — a subject well worth the nation's attention.
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
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Politico:
Trump and Musk aides have spoken amid pause in hostilities  —  A behind-the-scenes look at what irked Trump the most.  —  The shaky detente in the social media strife between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk is holding following a call between representatives for both sides Friday, according to two White House officials.
NBC News:
Trump says Elon Musk will face ‘very serious consequences’ if he funds Democratic candidates
Lucia I Suarez Sang / CBS News:
Sen. Warren asks for contingency plans on national security after Trump and Musk's social media fall out
Discussion: New York Times and The Guardian
Bloomberg:
Colombia Candidate Fighting for Life After Assassination Bid  —  Surgeons are operating on Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay after an assassination attempt that recalled the political violence that roiled the nation in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Yuri Zoria / Euromaidan Press:
Errol Musk attends Kremlin-backed event in Moscow, praises Putin and spreads Russian propaganda  —  Errol Musk, the South African billionaire and father of Elon Musk, traveled to Moscow to take part in a Kremlin-aligned ideological forum “Future-2050” organized by Alexandr Dugin …
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
Wall Street Journal:
It's Opening Night for the MAGA Makeover of the Kennedy Center  —  Ticket sales are down amid Trump's planned overhaul of national arts center, which includes ‘common sense’ programming, a prayer wall and refurbished decor; $2 million gold-tier fundraiser  —  When the curtain rises …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Paul Krugman / Rolling Stone:
Donald Trump Is Destroying the Economy and Waging War on the Poor  —  Trump and MAGAnomics are wrecking the economy, dismantling democracy, and making America backward again  —  f you weren't deeply afraid months ago of what a second Trump administration would mean, you weren't paying attention.
Axios:
MAGA's blue-collar base waits patiently for populist payoff  —  President Trump's second term has been a payday for the powerful, exposing a disconnect in his promise to deliver for “the forgotten man” of America's working class.  —  Why it matters: The populist paradox at the heart of MAGA …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Tensions erupt in Congress over vote to condemn Boulder attack  —  What would otherwise be an uncontroversial congressional vote to denounce the Boulder attack is devolving into a contentious partisan feud, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: Language praising ICE and labeling …
Discussion: Jewish Insider and USA Today
NBC News:
Trump says he thinks the government has a ‘very easy case’ against Kilmar Abrego Garcia  —  In an interview with NBC News, the president said it was the Justice Department's decision, not his, to bring the Maryland man back to the U.S.  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Blumenthal casts doubt on Abrego Garcia prosecution: ‘Charges are not evidence’
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 
 
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Ben Rhodes / New York Times:
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 7, 2025  —  In April, John Phelan, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Donald J. Trump …
New York Times:
Russia's Spy Hunters Are Suspicious as Putin Moves Closer to China
Discussion: Euromaidan Press and Kyiv Insider
Adam Klasfeld / All Rise News:
Beyond Musk, Senators face another budget bill foe — callers
April Rubin / Axios:
What to know about counterprotests to Trump's June 14 parade
Discussion: Alternet.org
 Earlier Items: 
Catherine Kim / Politico:
Andrew Yang Is Ready to Team Up With Elon Musk
Discussion: The Hill and CBS News
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Conservatives on SCOTUS give DOGE the go-ahead
Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Simone Biles rails against ‘sore loser’ conservative activist over trans athletes
Ben Makuch / The Guardian:
Neo-Nazi group ‘actively seeking to grow in US’ with planned paramilitary training event
 

 
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The US House votes 214-212 to rescind $1.1B in federal funding for public broadcasting for the next two fiscal years; the bill now heads to the Senate

Graham Kates / CBS News:
A federal appeals court denies Trump's request for a rehearing in the E. Jean Carroll case, where he was found liable in 2023 for sexual abuse and defamation

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vox Media Union says it has reached a tentative three-year agreement with Vox Media, averting a strike
 
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