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5:35 PM ET, June 12, 2025

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NBC News:
Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference  —  The Democrat said he had questions for Trump's Cabinet secretary during her press conference in Los Angeles.  —  Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from a news conference in Los Angeles …
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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 …
Politico:
Alex Padilla handcuffed at Noem news conference in LA: DHS defends actions  —  “If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question ... you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to day laborers,” Padilla said.  —  LOS ANGELES — The Trump …
Politico:
Alex Padilla confrontation shocks senators  —  Good Thursday afternoon.  Senators have just finished voting for the week, but many of them are leaving the Capitol stunned by video of their colleague Alex Padilla getting manhandled and handcuffed in Los Angeles.
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 …
Discussion: CalMatters
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats' fears of Trump administration violence erupt after Padilla incident  —  Democratic lawmakers' fears of violence and arrest at the hands of the Trump administration spiked Thursday after Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was aggressively detained by Department of Homeland Security Personnel.
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and NOTUS
Associated Press:
California Sen. Alex Padilla forcefully removed from Noem's press conference by security  —  Democratic California U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was forcefully removed Thursday by security officers from a press conference being held on immigration by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump promises farmers “changes are coming” to immigration crackdown
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Video: Stefanik Torches Hochul Over Sanctuary State EO — And Its Results
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Trump will target US employers in next phase of immigration crackdown, Homan says
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Big Bill Would Let Him Expand His L.A. Immigration Crackdown ‘Everywhere’
Discussion: Vox, Reuters and FOX 11 Los Angeles
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
LAPD Chief Calls BS on Trump's Claim That Cops Asked Him for Troops
Discussion: MSNBC and Los Angeles Times
New York Times:
Trump Blocks California E.V. Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State
NBC News:
House Republicans vote to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR and PBS  —  Trump's White House wants Congress to codify some of the cuts proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency, which was helmed by billionaire Elon Musk.  —  The Republican-led House voted 214-212 …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
GOP leaders say they are pressing forward with vote on DOGE cuts
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.
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 …
New York Times:
Israel Appears Ready to Attack Iran, Officials in U.S. and Europe Say  —  Concern about a strike and the prospect of retaliation led the United States to withdraw diplomats from Iraq and authorize the voluntary departure of U.S. military family members from the Middle East.
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Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA warns Trump of “massive schism” over Israeli strikes on Iran
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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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 …
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 …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
DHS to send termination notice to 530K migrant Biden parolees
Discussion: Washington Examiner
The Budget Lab at Yale:
Combined Distributional Effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and of Tariffs  —  The combination of 2025 tariff increases implemented as of June 1 and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by the House of Representatives would reduce after-tax-and-transfer incomes on average among the bottom 80 percent of U.S. households.
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Lara Spirit / The Times:
Trump's birthday parade may be cancelled over thunderstorms  —  Army spokesman tells The Times of safety fears as president hopes to mark 250 years of the US military with event in Washington on Saturday  —  President Trump's plans to hold a military parade in Washington on his 79th birthday …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump on ‘No Kings’ protests during military parade: 'I don't feel like a king'
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 …
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 …
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
Russian Scientist Released After Four Months in Federal Custody  —  Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, still faces criminal charges for failing to declare scientific samples she was carrying in her suitcase.  —  Kseniia Petrova, the Russian scientist who spent four months in detention …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:   G.O.P. Senators Want Fewer Cuts to Food Aid, Teeing Up Fight With House
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.
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
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Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:   Trump Is Right About This One Thing
 
 
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Trump's former surgeon general rips RFK Jr.'s purge of vaccine board
Discussion: CNN and Fox News
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
From Fort Bragg to L.A., Trump enlists the military in a slow-motion coup
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Rand Paul is invited to the White House picnic, after all
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Russia is amplifying conspiracy theories about the L.A. protests
Sophie Clark / Newsweek:
Ron DeSantis Says Floridians Have Right to Hit Protesters With Cars
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 Earlier Items: 
Josephine Harvey / The Daily Beast:
FBI Boss Kash Patel Is Suing to Prove He's Not Nightclub Hopping
Discussion: NewsNation
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
'Isn't this embarrassing?' Team Trump gets a brutal reminder about the weak economy
Paul Krugman:
This Is Not a Drill  —  American democracy is on the line right now
Discussion: The Mahablog and Townhall
ProPublica:
Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding
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