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12:00 PM ET, June 9, 2025

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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Dr. Phil was embedded with ICE during controversial Los Angeles immigration raids  —  As federal agents prepared to fan out in Los Angeles for a controversial immigration crackdown, the officers were greeted by a familiar face: Dr. Phil McGraw.  —  The television personality and his camera crew …
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9News:
Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops  —  Tensions in Los Angeles have escalated again as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard …
New York Times:
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 …
Rebecca Solnit / Meditations in an Emergency:
Some Notes on the City of Angels and the Nature of Violence  —  I think maybe it's begun, the bigger fiercer backlash against the Trump Administration which is itself a violent backlash against every good thing that's happened over the past several decades - the advance of rights for nature …
Wall Street Journal:
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.
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
A felon in the White House is making crime legal  —  🚨 Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us by clicking the button and signing up for a paid subscription.  👇
NBC Los Angeles:
Live updates: Protest spills onto 101 Freeway in downtown LA … What to Know  — Crowds gathered in downtown Los Angeles and Boyle Heights Sunday for a third straight day of protests over recent immigration raids.  — A march that began Sunday in Boyle Heights arrived …
Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
Newsom Slams Trump as ‘Stone-Cold Liar’ Over Phone Call
Financial Times:
Donald Trump tests limits of presidential authority by sending troops into Los Angeles
MSNBC:
'Tom, arrest me. Let's go.': Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump border czar's threat
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Newsom to sue Trump for sending National Guard to quell fiery riots over ICE
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
ICE: Crossing State Lines to Incite Riots
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Forward
Avery Lotz / Axios:
California to sue Trump administration amid LA protest standoff, Newsom says
NBC News:
‘Arrest me’: California's governor unfazed by threats of arrest from Trump administration official
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump seizes on Los Angeles protests in contentious use of military amid migrant crackdown
David French / New York Times:
America Is No Longer a Stable Country
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 8, 2025  —  Flatbed train cars carrying thousands of tanks rolled into Washington …
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and Newsweek
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:   What Trump and Hegseth Really Fear
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Read: Newsom demands Trump pull National Guard from LA protests
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Always Darkest Before It Goes Pitch Black  —  U.S. and Chinese officials will meet today in London to give deescalation from the current trade war the old college try.  This might have been more difficult before, when Trump's saber-rattling was focused primarily on China.
Discussion: Breitbart and The Atlantic
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   The Most Dangerous Week in American History (So Far)
New York Times:
Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency
NBC News:
White House struggles to find qualified people willing to work for Pete Hegseth  —  At least three people have turned down potential roles working for the defense secretary and former Fox News host.  Supporters say his leadership has been effective.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House …
Discussion: emptywheel and Raw Story
Missael Soto / NBC Los Angeles:
Glendale terminates contract with HSI, ICE to house detainees in its jail … The City of Glendale announced Sunday it was ending its agreement with Homeland Security and ICE to hold federal detainees in its jail.  —  The decision comes after scrutiny from community members and activists …
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Los Angeles Times:
Glendale ends ICE contract, will no longer hold detainees  —  Amid rising tensions over immigration raids in the Los Angeles area, the city of Glendale announced Sunday night it has ended its agreement with the federal government to house detainees captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Discussion: UPI, ABC7, Newsweek and Townhall
Yesica Fisch / Associated Press:
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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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Israeli forces intercept Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta Thunberg
Dan Merica / Washington Post:
How a Democrat turned independent could shake up a key governor's race  —  The Washington Post's essential guide to power and influence in D.C.  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Congrats to the formidable Coco Gauff — and to Spike Lee, who somehow attends every sporting event.
Discussion: New Jersey Online
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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
The stealth Senate dealmaker who could deliver Trump's tax cuts
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Democrats Hate Trump's Policy Bill, but Love Some of Its Tax Cuts
Discussion: The Independent
Associated Press:
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research  —  In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that might conflict with his own.  “Dissent,” he said, “is the very essence of science.”
Paul Krugman:
Nobody Expected the MAGA Inquisition  —  But it's here, and will destroy American science  —  It was obvious, if you thought about it, that the second Trump administration would be hostile to science and intellectual endeavor in general.  —  After all, look at some key elements of the MAGA coalition.
Reuters:
How Trump defanged the Justice Department's political corruption watchdogs  —  Stripped of its authority and nearly all its staff, the U.S. Justice Department's storied Public Integrity Section is on life support.  Former prosecutors say the overhaul could make it easier to prosecute Trump's opponents.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump directs a new threat at Elon Musk, with an eye toward the 2026 midterm elections  —  The president warned his top campaign donor he'll face “very serious consequences” if Musk dares to support candidates Trump doesn't like.  —  As Donald Trump's relationship with Elon Musk imploded last week …
Discussion: Time and Reuters
 
 
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Norman Ornstein / The Contrarian:
Welcome to the nihilocracy  —  Trump is blowing up essential functions in ways that might take decades or longer to restore.
New York Times:
Trump's Cuts Imperils Funding for a Levee Project in Washington
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Gives U.S. Negotiators Room to Lift Export Controls on China
Abdallah Fayyad / Vox:
The big, beautiful bill is bad news for student loans
Discussion: NBC News
New York Times:
YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos
DGA:
Statement from Democratic Governors on Donald Trump's Use of California's National Guard
Associated Press:
Unsubstantiated ‘chemtrail’ conspiracy theories lead to legislation proposed in US statehouses
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Erika Edwards / NBC News:
As ivermectin goes over the counter, some pharmacists worry about a lack of guidance
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Olivia George / Washington Post:
Army video of parade prep appeared to show ‘Hang Fauci’ graffiti
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Group Backed by George Soros to Plow Millions Into Turning Texas Blue
Scott Rosenberg / Axios:
Silicon Valley's not crying for Musk
Graham Lanktree / Politico:
Trump promised Britain a trade deal. So where is it?
Discussion: Bloomberg
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
ABC News suspends journalist after calling Trump and adviser ‘world-class’ haters
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
The Bluesky bubble hurts liberals and their causes
 

 
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