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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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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
CNN Security Analyst Defends Kristi Noem and Agents Who Shoved Senator Out of Presser  —  A CNN analyst who once served as an FBI special agent defended some of the tactics used by Secret Service and FBI personnel in their clash with Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) Thursday.
Discussion: Blaze Media, Twitchy and RedState
Politico:
Recriminations erupt after Noem guards tackle Padilla  —  “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 — It began as a garden-variety news conference.
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.
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Sen. Padilla Pushed to Ground, Handcuffed for Demanding DHS Not Lie  —  Forcibly removing a sitting US senator, as they opposed the president's immigration policy, is a part of a broader slide.  —  As Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem talked about the need to apply constitutional rights …
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Lawmakers outraged over Padilla's forcible removal from Noem press conference
Discussion: The Hill, USA Today, CNBC and Semafor
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats' fears of Trump administration violence erupt after Padilla incident
Discussion: Fox News and NOTUS
NBC Los Angeles:
Video: Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Kristi Noem news conference
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Noem Says National Guard Occupation Is Meant To ‘Liberate’ LA From Its Mayor And Governor
Discussion: NPR
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla forcibly removed after trying to question DHS Secretary Noem
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House Dem breaks with party on McIver and Padilla incidents
Discussion: Fox News and NBC News
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Newsom slams Padilla removal: ‘Trump and his shock troops are out of control’
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
‘Political Theater!’ Kristi Noem Blames Senator Padilla for Getting Himself Manhandled By Agents in Stunning Fox News Interview
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
Judge sharply questions Trump's Guard deployment to Los Angeles  —  U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer says he's poised to rule as soon as Thursday evening.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge cast doubts Thursday on the legality of President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles …
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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 …
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump exceeded powers by sending National Guard, Marines to L.A., judge rules  —  President Donald Trump acted illegally when he ordered thousands of National Guard troops and Marines onto the streets of Los Angeles to combat protests of immigration raids, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Kristi Noem Declares, ‘We Are Here To Liberate’ Los Angeles From ‘Burdensome Leadership’  —  Speaking at a press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the Trump administration will “liberate this city” from its democratically elected leaders.
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Judge Slams Trump Admin in California National Guard Case  —  A federal judge in a hearing Thursday appeared deeply skeptical of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) legal defense of President Donald Trump federalizing the California National Guard in response to largely peaceful protests in Los Angeles.
New York Times:
Here's the latest.  —  The Israeli government has been making preparations for weeks for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.  —  Here's the latest.  —  Explosions rocked Tehran early Friday morning, and Israel's defense minister said his country's warplanes had carried out an attack on Iran …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. told Israel it won't participate in an Israeli strike on Iran  —  The Trump administration told the Israeli government the U.S. won't be directly involved in any Israeli military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, two U.S. sources and an Israeli source familiar with those discussions tell Axios.
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA warns Trump of “massive schism” over Israeli strikes on Iran
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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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Dictator Cosplay
Discussion: UnHerd
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   From Fort Bragg to L.A., Trump enlists the military in a slow-motion coup
Politico:
'It's a winner for him': Dems work to turn LA debate from immigration to Trump's executive powers
Discussion: HotAir and CalMatters
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump on ‘No Kings’ protests during military parade: 'I don't feel like a king'
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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CBO Publications:
Distributional Effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Discussion: UPI and MSNBC
Jarrell Dillard / Bloomberg:   Trump Tax Bill Would Help the Richest, Hurt the Poorest, CBO Says
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.
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 …
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 …
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Stacey Dec / Reuters:
Democrats slam military parade as Trump's multimillion-dollar ‘birthday party’
Discussion: Bloomberg
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 …
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 …
Spectrum News 1:
ICE activity reported at 2 Downey churches  —  DOWNEY, Calif. — The city of Los Angeles is on high alert on the sixth day of protests over ICE activity, and President Trump sending in 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines.  —  Civil rights leaders on Wednesday said ICE agents showed up at two churches in Downey.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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