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Newsom Files Emergency Motion on Deployment

State wants court to block use of Marines, National Guard in immigration raids

(Newser) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed an emergency request in federal court Tuesday to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles. Newsom's move comes after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members...

Trump: Parade Protesters Will Meet 'Heavy Force'

President warns demonstrators to keep away from military tribute in DC on Saturday

(Newser) - The protesters in Los Angeles aren't the only ones on President Trump's mind . Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the president warned demonstrators to keep away from the military parade he ordered in DC this weekend.
  • "For those people that want to protest, they're going to be
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Trump Hints at Big Move: Invoking the Insurrection Act

It would mark a dramatic escalation of his use of presidential power

(Newser) - President Trump still has a big, and controversial, card he could play in regard to the Los Angeles protests: invoking the Insurrection Act. "If there's an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it," he told reporters on Tuesday, reports Reuters . "We'll see." Coverage:
  • The 1807
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Sending Troops to LA Will Cost $134M
Sending Troops to LA
Will Cost $134M
Jun 10, 2025 12:08 PM CDT

Sending Troops to LA Will Cost $134M

Hegseth deputy answers question during congressional hearing

(Newser) - Defense chief Pete Hegseth's testimony before a House panel on Tuesday yielded a tangible nugget about the Los Angeles protests: The cost of deploying Marines and the National Guard to keep them under control for two months is $134 million, reports Politico . President Trump has ordered 4,000 members...

Home Depot Thrust Into Tricky Spot in LA

Chain is the site of immigration raids and protests

(Newser) - One chain has found itself squarely in the crosshairs of the immigration unrest in Los Angeles: Home Depot. As the Los Angeles Times puts it, that chain has been put in "a difficult situation, with its locations serving as a frequent site of raids, potentially turning away customers."...

Australian PM Condemns LAPD's Injuring of Reporter

It's 'horrific' that Lauren Tomasi was hit by a rubber bullet, says Anthony Albanese

(Newser) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has raised concerns with the Trump administration over the police response to protests in Los Angeles after an Australian reporter was shot with a rubber bullet. Footage shows an officer aiming in the direction of Nine News correspondent Lauren Tomasi and her camera operator, then...

Newsom, Trump Trade Even More Barbs
Newsom,
Trump
Trade Even
More Barbs
Jun 10, 2025 6:15 AM CDT

Newsom, Trump Trade Even More Barbs

California governor and Trump are criticizing each other almost non-stop

(Newser) - The war of words between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Trump over the protests in Los Angeles did not end with Monday afternoon's question of whether Newsom should be arrested by federal agents. In an interview with Politico , Newsom doubled down on his assertion about a shift toward...

Billie Eilish's Brother Tear Gassed at LA Protests

Finneas writes that authorities are 'inciting'

(Newser) - The brother and collaborator of Billie Eilish was among those getting tear gassed at the Los Angeles protests this weekend. Finneas posted on his Instagram story about the experience Sunday, saying he was at a "very peaceful protest downtown" and was "tear gassed almost immediately." He accused...

700 Marines Sent to Los Angeles
700 Marines
Sent to Los Angeles
Jun 9, 2025 5:40 PM CDT

700 Marines Sent to Los Angeles

'The level of escalation is completely unwarranted,' Newsom's office says

(Newser) - In what California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office calls a "completely unwarranted" move, the Pentagon has mobilized 700 Marines to respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles, adding to 2,000 National Guard troops already deployed. In a statement, US Northern Command said a battalion based in Twentynine Palms...

Trump: 'If They Spit, We Will Hit'
Trump: 'If They
Spit, We Will Hit'
Jun 9, 2025 4:37 PM CDT

Trump: 'If They Spit, We Will Hit'

He says 'insurrectionists' who spit at troops will be 'hit harder than they have ever been hit before'

(Newser) - During protests over the death of George Floyd in 2020, President Trump said , "When the looting starts, the shooting starts." On Monday, he had a new slogan in response to the Los Angeles protests: "If they spit, we will hit," he said, referring to protesters allegedly...

Waymo Suspends Downtown LA Service
Waymo Suspends
Downtown LA Service
Jun 9, 2025 3:27 PM CDT

Waymo Suspends Downtown LA Service

Protesters torched several electric robotaxis

(Newser) - Sunday was a rough day for robotaxis in Los Angeles. Five of Waymo's self-driving vehicles were torched by protesters, and the company has suspended service in downtown LA. The company, a subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, tells USA Today that service was suspended to the area "...

Dr. Phil Got Inside Look at Raids in LA

Trump ally was at field office in Los Angeles as part of show on immigration

(Newser) - The immigration raids on Friday that have set off three straight days of protests and counting in Los Angeles had a familiar face involved: that of Dr. Phil McGraw. CNN reports that the TV personality, who now hosts a conservative show on Merit TV, was present at an Immigration and...

Trump: Arrest of Newsom Would Be a 'Great Thing'

California governor says president's response is a 'step toward authoritarianism'

(Newser) - On Monday morning, border czar Tom Homan shot down speculation amid the Los Angeles protests that he might arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Homan's top boss, however, says he would have no qualms about it.
  • "I would do it if I were Tom," President Trump said Monday,
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Trump: I Saved Los Angeles From Being 'Obliterated'

President says governor and mayor should be thanking him, not 'lying' about things

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday called his decision to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles a "great" one and says it saved the city from being "completely obliterated." In a Truth Social post, the president also criticized the "very incompetent" California Gov. Gavin Newsom as well...

Border Czar: No, I Don't Plan to Arrest Gavin Newsom

Tom Homan says a reporter took his remarks about California governor out of context

(Newser) - It appears that California Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't in danger of arrest after all. After reports surfaced that border czar Tom Homan had threatened an arrest in regard to the Los Angeles immigration protests, the governor responded with a dare :
  • "He's a tough guy, why doesn't
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Analysis: This Is the Fight Trump Wanted

Allies see immigration protests in Los Angeles as a crystallization of why he was elected

(Newser) - Three days of protests in Los Angeles over the Trump administration's aggressive crackdown on immigration is exactly the fight President Trump was looking for, writes Tyler Pager in a New York Times analysis. By calling in the National Guard over the objections of state and local officials, Trump is...

LA Protester Now Among FBI's Most Wanted

Suspect allegedly threw rocks in Paramount, injuring federal officer

(Newser) - The FBI's Most Wanted List now includes a man accused of assaulting a federal officer during a protest of immigration raids in Los Angeles. The FBI is asking for the public's help in identifying the man accused of throwing rocks at law enforcement vehicles on Alondra Boulevard in...

LAPD Hits TV Reporter With Rubber Bullet
LAPD Hits TV Reporter
With Rubber Bullet
video
Jun 9, 2025 7:11 AM CDT

LAPD Hits TV Reporter With Rubber Bullet

Australia's Lauren Tomasi is OK, but sore

(Newser) - An Australian journalist covering the Los Angeles protests got an unexpectedly authentic—and painful—view of things on Sunday. Reporter Lauren Tomasi of 9News was struck in the leg by a rubber bullet while reporting from outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown LA, reports Mediaite . Watch the moment here...

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