Jun 12 Appeals court temporarily blocks judge’s ruling to return control of National Guard to California By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press The court said it would hold a hearing on the matter on June 17. Continue reading
Jun 12 Trump must return control of California National Guard to the state, judge rules By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press The order, which takes effect at noon Friday, said the deployment of the Guard was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump's statutory authority. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 6:41 Downey residents react after immigration raids shake Hispanic-majority community near LA By Marcia Biggs, Jackson Hudgins, Layla Quran, Sam Weber, Maea Lenei Buhre Protests are continuing across the country, as are the immigration raids that have sparked the demonstrations. With parts of Los Angeles under curfew, that city has been quieter for a second straight night. As many as 700 Marines could soon… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 5:57 Federal judge hears California challenge to Trump’s National Guard deployment By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat, Jonah Anderson A federal judge heard California's challenge of President Trump's deployment of the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles to assist during protests and immigration raids. The administration argued troops have the right to be there to protect law enforcement. Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 4:17 ‘We stand up for our neighbors,’ San Antonio mayor says of protests against ICE raids By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Texas Governor Greg Abbott said 5,000 National Guard members have been deployed throughout that state ahead of planned protests. Several mayors are pushing back on that move, including San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg. He joined Geoff Bennett to discuss why. Continue watching
Jun 12 WATCH: Sen. Padilla forcibly removed after interrupting Homeland Security news conference in LA By Joshua Barajas Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed by law enforcement officials after interrupting a news conference in Los Angeles led by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who vowed that the Trump immigration crackdown in the city was “not going away.”… Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Hegseth says Pentagon has Greenland plans ‘for any number of contingencies’ By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appearing to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary. Continue reading
Jun 12 Abbott deploys Texas National Guard troops ahead of ‘No Kings’ protests By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Gov. Greg Abbott says he has ordered the deployment of Texas National Guard troops and state police to help local law enforcement manage protests. Continue reading
Jun 12 Newly declassified files show RFK met with CIA after trip to Soviet Union By David Klepper, Associated Press The documents released Thursday reveal Kennedy met with the CIA to share his observations following a 1955 trip to the Soviet Union. Continue reading
Jun 12 Fact-checking misinformation about the Los Angeles protests By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact Days of demonstrations against federal immigration raids in Los Angeles have fueled round-the-clock news coverage and a number of misleading social media posts, including unrelated videos being mislabeled or shared out of context. Continue reading