Jun 13 Military official says 200 Marines have entered Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel By Amy Taxin, Lolita C. Baldor, Jaimie Ding, Associated Press The Marines will join some 2,000 National Guard troops that have been on the streets of the city since last week when immigration raids set off protests. Continue reading
Jun 13 Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges By Travis Loller, Jonathan Mattise, Ben Finley, Associated Press Facing mounting pressure to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S., the Trump administration brought him back last week. However, he was immediately taken into custody on new criminal charges filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of… Continue reading
Jun 13 Federal judge blocks Trump's election overhaul that had been challenged as unconstitutional By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press The Republican president’s March 25 executive order sought to compel officials to require documentary proof of citizenship for everyone registering to vote for federal elections, accept only mailed ballots received by Election Day and condition federal election grant funding on… Continue reading
Jun 13 Trump administration gives data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press An internal memo and emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Medicaid officials unsuccessfully sought to block the data transfer, citing legal and ethical concerns. Continue reading
Jun 13 What to know about 'No Kings' protests against Trump's policies By Lisa Baumann, Associated Press The “No Kings” protest will follow several days of nationwide protests against federal immigration raids including in Los Angeles, where Trump's deployment of the National Guard further agitated his opponents. Continue reading
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 Watch 6:20 News Wrap: Supreme Court delivers decisions favoring individuals over institutions In our news wrap Thursday, the Supreme Court delivered two unanimous decisions in favor of individuals over institutions, President Trump signed a measure that blocks California's move to ban new gas-powered cars by 2035, flooding in Texas killed at least… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch 5:13 What lawmakers said about Sen. Padilla being forcibly removed from DHS news conference By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Matt Loffman Members of Congress have been quick to react to news from across the country that one of their own, California Sen. Alex Padilla, was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference. Democrats pointed the blame at the… Continue watching
Jun 12 What U.S. law says about Trump's deployment of active duty troops to Los Angeles By Gabrielle Lazor, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The standard to dispatch the military to a state is not simply in the eye of the beholder. There are limited legal circumstances in which a president is supposed to deploy the military domestically. Continue reading
Jun 12 WATCH: Noem holds briefing on immigration raids and response to Los Angeles protests By Krysta Fauria, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla on Thursday was forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles and handcuffed by officers as he tried to speak up about immigration raids that have led to protests in California and around the… Continue reading