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The Deportation Wars Begin — Trump has a mandate, but protests in California show the trouble that might lie ahead. — Rounding up and deporting millions of illegal migrants was never going to go down without protest. But President Trump is determined to do it, and no one can say he didn't tell voters during the campaign.
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Trump Jumps at the Chance for a Standoff in California Over Immigration — The situation has all the elements that the president seeks: a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his agenda. — It is the fight President Trump had been waiting for …
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Trump says he's meeting with military leaders at Camp David — President Trump told reporters on Sunday that he's heading to Camp David to meet with military leaders, among others, shortly before he posted a message online calling Los Angeles protesters an “insurrectionist mob.”

The Legal Issues Surrounding Trump's Plan to Use Troops to Suppress Protests — President Trump has long mused about using troops to crush violent protests or riots in blue-state cities. He is now moving to do so in Los Angeles. — Setting up a rare use of military force on domestic soil …
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Playbook: Trump: ‘BRING IN THE TROOPS’ — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Bethany Irvine — On this morning's podcast, Dasha and I discuss the eruption of violence in Los Angeles and its political fallout; and the latest on Elon Musk's falling-out with Donald Trump.

'Tom, arrest me. Let's go.': Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump border czar's threat — In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Jacob Soboroff, California Governor Gavin Newsom said that President Trump “has created the conditions” surrounding the Los Angeles protests.
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6/9/2025_3 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … Senate Republicans have three weeks to meet their leadership's goal of passing a massive party-line reconciliation bill before the July 4 recess. — Privately, GOP senators, the White House and House Republican leaders are split on whether they can pull it off.
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The stealth Senate dealmaker who could deliver Trump's tax cuts — Finance Chair Mike Crapo is facing the highest-stakes political test of his nearly three-decade Senate career. — Some of the most critical components of President Donald Trump's agenda are in the hands of a soft-spoken senator …
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Democrats' big bet on the Big Beautiful Bill — Until this cycle, the word “Medicaid” was barely used in campaign ads. — Republicans used to cheer the possibility of Medicaid cuts. Now, as the GOP advances President Donald Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” that would reduce Medicaid spending …

Trump's border czar threatens arrest for immigration interference, warns Newsom and Bass not to ‘cross that line’ — ICE agents will be out “every day” regardless of pushback amid widespread protests across Los Angeles County, Tom Homan told NBC News on Saturday.
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Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency
Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency
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June 8, 2025 — Flatbed train cars carrying thousands of tanks rolled into Washington …
June 8, 2025 — Flatbed train cars carrying thousands of tanks rolled into Washington …
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Newsom Slams Trump as ‘Stone-Cold Liar’ Over Phone Call
Newsom Slams Trump as ‘Stone-Cold Liar’ Over Phone Call
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What really happened outside the Paramount Home Depot? The reality on the ground vs. the rhetoric
What really happened outside the Paramount Home Depot? The reality on the ground vs. the rhetoric
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Trump Is Using the National Guard as Bait
Trump Is Using the National Guard as Bait
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Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops
Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops
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Los Angeles Times:
Amid Trump's order, California tries to not play into his hands
Amid Trump's order, California tries to not play into his hands
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:
What Trump and Hegseth Really Fear
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Trump Border Czar Threatens to Arrest Newsom and LA Mayor
Trump Border Czar Threatens to Arrest Newsom and LA Mayor
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
LA anti-ICE riots are latest instance of Democrats ‘on the wrong side’: Joe Concha
LA anti-ICE riots are latest instance of Democrats ‘on the wrong side’: Joe Concha
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Border czar says top California officials could get arrested if they impede raids
Border czar says top California officials could get arrested if they impede raids
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LIVE UPDATES: Anti-ICE protesters clash with police officers in chaotic confrontation in downtown LA
LIVE UPDATES: Anti-ICE protesters clash with police officers in chaotic confrontation in downtown LA
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Sending the National Guard to LA is not about stopping rioting
Sending the National Guard to LA is not about stopping rioting
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Read: Newsom demands Trump pull National Guard from LA protests
Read: Newsom demands Trump pull National Guard from LA protests
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The National Guard in Los Angeles
The National Guard in Los Angeles
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It's Summer in Trump's America and Fascism Is in Bloom
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National Guard Arrives in L.A. on Trump's Orders After Protests
National Guard Arrives in L.A. on Trump's Orders After Protests
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2 New York Representatives Are Denied Access to ICE Facility — Representatives Adriano Espaillat and Nydia Velázquez were turned away when seeking to inspect a migrant detention area inside a Manhattan federal building. — Federal officials prevented two members of Congress on Sunday …
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Israeli forces prevent aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza — Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists early Monday and diverted it to Israel, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory …
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Silicon Valley's not crying for Musk — Few tears will be shed in Silicon Valley or at Big Tech firms over Elon Musk's precipitous fall from White House grace. — Why it matters: Musk's brief alliance with President Trump warped the usual dynamics of the relationship between America's …
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The Bluesky bubble hurts liberals and their causes — The social media network was doomed to fail as users tried to re-create Twitter. — Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, changed the social media site's name to X and altered its moderation policies, progressives have been hunting for a substitute.

Trump promised Britain a trade deal. So where is it? — LONDON — In a much-hyped split-screen Oval Office phone call a month ago, U.S. President Donald Trump promised Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer that the two had struck an “historic” trade deal.
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ABC News suspends journalist after calling Trump and adviser ‘world-class’ haters — Terry Moran to be evaluated after now deleted post said Stephen Miller is ‘richly endowed with capacity for hatred’ — ABC News has suspended its senior national correspondent after he described top White …
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MAGA Melts Down at ABC Reporter Over Stephen Miller Takedown
MAGA Melts Down at ABC Reporter Over Stephen Miller Takedown
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Ten Years After Obergefell: Is Same-Sex Marriage Safe? — The justices aching to revisit marriage equality, the conservative war on trans Americans, and the Trump administration's hostility to civil rights make this an uneasy anniversary of the landmark decision.
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