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3:35 PM 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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Chris Mirasola / Lawfare:
The National Guard in Los Angeles  —  The president hasn't invoked the Insurrection Act.  He's instead relying on a theory of inherent constitutional power that is far more limited.  —  Meet The Authors … Late yesterday, President Donald Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation mobilizing …
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 …
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 …
The Guardian:
National guard arrives in LA after protests over Ice raids as governor says Trump is ‘hoping for chaos’ - US politics live  —  Gavin Newsom says president is looking to ‘justify more crackdowns’ after deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles county  —  California governor Gavin Newsom on Trump: 'He's hoping for chaos'
Discussion: Associated Press
Washington Post:
Trump charts new territory in bypassing Newsom to deploy National Guard  —  Legal experts questioned the president's response to unrest in Los Angeles, saying the military personnel involved will face strict limitations under the law.  —  Just now  —  President Donald Trump's order …
Associated Press:
Live Updates: L.A. Quiet as National Guard Troops Begin to Arrive  —  Protests over immigration raids in the Los Angeles area were expected to continue for a third day.  Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Trump's decision to call in National Guards was “purposefully inflammatory.”  —  Los Angeles
NOTUS:
Republicans Line Up to Back Trump's L.A. National Guard Deployment  —  It's the first time since 1965 that a president has activated National Guard troops over the wishes of local officials.  — Copy  —  Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials lined up on Sunday morning …
Associated Press:
National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles on Trump's orders to quell immigration protests
David Frum / The Atlantic:   For Trump, This Is a Dress Rehearsal
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Republicans urge Trump to extinguish Los Angeles protests ASAP: ‘Put down the mob’
ABC7:
National Guard troops begin to arrive in LA
Associated Press:
National Guards to Deploy to L.A. as More Protests Are Planned
Wall Street Journal:
National Guard Arrives in L.A. on Trump's Orders After Protests
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Breaking With Trump, Bacon Says He Won't Follow His Party ‘Off the Cliff’ … Representative Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, has publicly accused President Trump of treating Russia with “velvet gloves,” criticized him for gutting AmeriCorps and questioned his power to impose tariffs without congressional approval.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Japan Times
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump shrugs off possible reconciliation with Musk
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:   It's Summer in Trump's America and Fascism Is in Bloom
Washington Post:
Republicans are right to blanch at this Elon Musk gravy train
Discussion: CNBC and The Hill
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Melts Down at ABC Reporter Over Stephen Miller Takedown  —  MAGA is going off on an ABC reporter who dared attack White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.  ABC's Terry Moran wrote Saturday night on X that “what's interesting about [Stephen] Miller” is “not brains.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
ABC suspends correspondent for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater”
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 …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘You essentially destroyed any chance I have,’ DNC chair told David Hogg in private meeting  —  Ken Martin expressed frustration and self-doubt in a meeting with other party leaders, according to a two-minute recording obtained by POLITICO.  —  Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin …
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
Trump's deportation program nets positive approval amid contrasting views over its scope, CBS News poll finds  —  Views of the Trump administration's deportation program headed into this weekend with positive net approval from Americans, including continued strong backing from the Republican base …
Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Musk's DOGE Goons Covertly Transmitted Reams of WH Data  —  Elon Musk's goons at the Department of Government Efficiency transmitted a large amount of data—all of it undetected—using a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal they installed on top of the White House, according to a new report.Starlink …
Discussion: The Wrap and Washington Post
Ben Rhodes / New York Times:
Corruption Has Flooded America.  The Dams Are Breaking.  —  President Trump has more than doubled his personal wealth since starting his 2024 election campaign.  Billions of foreign dollars have flowed into his family's real estate and crypto ventures.  A plane that doubles as a …
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Economy Is Headed Toward an Uncomfortable Summer  —  Companies are freezing hiring and investment to deal with shifting tariff policies.  'Even Trump doesn't know what Trump will do next.'  —  The U.S. economy, which weathered false recession alarms in 2023 and 2024, is entering another uncomfortable summer.
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
 
 
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Sam Sabin / Axios:
Trump might be the most accessible president ever — for spies or scammers
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
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Discussion: Instapundit and Twitchy
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
The Bluesky bubble hurts liberals and their causes
Reuters:
Pope Leo criticises ‘exclusionary mindset’ of nationalist political movements
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
Gina Ortiz Jones, a Progressive, Is Elected San Antonio's Mayor
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and The Hill
NBC News:
ICE agents mistakenly detain U.S. marshal in Arizona
Discussion: The Guardian and Gomez
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Law Enforcement Officials Struggle to Fulfill Trump Promises Rooted in Conspiracy Theories
Discussion: Alternet.org and Althouse
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage
New York Times:
The Quiet Unraveling of the Man Who Almost Killed Trump
Discussion: Althouse
Paul Krugman / Rolling Stone:
Donald Trump Is Destroying the Economy and Waging War on the Poor
Yuri Zoria / Euromaidan Press:
Errol Musk attends Kremlin-backed event in Moscow, praises Putin and spreads Russian propaganda
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Tensions erupt in Congress over vote to condemn Boulder attack
Discussion: Jewish Insider and USA Today
Wall Street Journal:
It's Opening Night for the MAGA Makeover of the Kennedy Center
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 

 
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