Jun 11 WATCH: California Gov. Newsom says 'democracy is under assault' by Trump as soldiers deployed in LA By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press In a prime-time speech Wednesday clearly directed to a national audience, the potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate said the arrival of National Guard and Marine troops in the city was not simply about quelling protests that followed immigration raids by… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 8:41 Troops deployed in LA as immigration raids stir fear and protests By Marcia Biggs, Sam Lane, Jackson Hudgins, Layla Quran, Sam Weber After a night of scattered protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, about 700 Marines and an additional 2,000 National Guard troops began arriving Tuesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom and California's attorney general asked a court to block further intervention from… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 8:20 Retired military leaders analyze Trump's deployment of Marines and National Guard in LA By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on the Trump administration’s deployment of active duty Marines to Los Angeles and the federal call-up of the National Guard, Geoff Bennett spoke with James McPherson, an under secretary of the Army during the first Trump administration, and… Continue watching
Jun 10 WATCH: Trump accuses some Los Angeles protesters of being 'paid insurrectionists' By Kenichi Serino Speaking to reporters Tuesday in the Oval Office, he said "I could tell you there are certain areas of Los Angeles that you could have called it an insurrection. It was terrible, but these are paid insurrectionists. These are paid… Continue reading
Jun 10 WATCH: Trump says people who protest military parade 'will be met with very heavy force' By Kenichi Serino The parade, held this Saturday in Washington, D.C., will mark the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. It is also Trump's birthday. He's expected to speak at the event. Continue reading
Jun 10 Read California's request for judge to stop Trump from using troops to support immigration raids By Associated Press Newsom filed the emergency request after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment to LA of roughly 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines following protests driven by anger over the president's stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws. Continue reading
Jun 10 WATCH: Hegseth says troops could be in LA for 60 days, cost $134 million By Dan Cooney "We're here to maintain the peace on behalf of law enforcement officers in Los Angeles, which Gavin Newsom won't do," Hegseth said. Continue reading
Jun 10 Trump pushes ahead with his maximalist immigration campaign in face of LA protests By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Trump is moving swiftly, with little internal restraint to test the bounds of his executive authority in order to deliver on his promise of mass deportations. Continue reading
Jun 10 WATCH: Trump speaks at Fort Bragg while facing criticism for deploying military at Los Angeles protests President Donald Trump called protesters in Los Angeles “animals” and “a foreign enemy” in a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday as he defended deploying the military on demonstrators opposed to his immigration enforcement raids and as he vowed to… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 5:28 California sues Trump, calling National Guard deployment unconstitutional and immoral By Lisa Desjardins, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Ian Couzens Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles entered their fourth day after a chaotic weekend. President Trump has deployed the National Guard to put down demonstrations, over the objections of state and local officials. Law enforcement has made dozens of… Continue watching