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June 9, 2025
'Arrest me': California's governor unfazed by threats of arrest from Trump administration official
(NBC News) California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed back against threats of arrest by Trump administration officials, remaining defiant as he oversees clashes between law enforcement agents and protesters in response to immigration raids across Los Angeles while also managing an ongoing power struggle with the federal government.
Go to discussionMaxine Waters Calls Trump 'Cruel, Dishonorable Human' for Deploying National Guard to L.A. Protests
(Mediaite) California Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters on Sunday reacted to the National Guard troops in Los Angeles by calling President Donald Trump a “cruel, dishonorable human being” to CNN while outside the ICE detention center where protests have exploded over the weekend. Waters spoke to CNN’s Kyung Lah outside the Metropolitan Detention Center on Sunday after attempting to visit SEIU chief David Huerta, who was arrested at the violent protests over the weekend.
Go to discussionKamala Harris Says LA Protest 'Overwhelmingly Peaceful' Calls Trump 'Cruel'
(Newsweek) Former Vice President Kamala Harris defended the "overwhelmingly peaceful" protesters in her home state of California while criticizing President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops as a "dangerous escalation" and "cruel" on the third consecutive day of violent clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement.
Go to discussionTrump says he's meeting with military leaders at Camp David
(The Hill) President Trump told reporters on Sunday that he’s heading to Camp David to meet with military and other leaders, shortly before he posted a message online calling Los Angeles protesters an “insurrectionist mob.” During a gaggle before boarding Air Force One, Trump would not rule out invoking the Insurrection Act, which could allow the military to be deployed domestically, but he suggested the protests against immigration raids were not yet an insurrection.
Go to discussionDonald Trump warns 'we are going to have troops everywhere' after ICE protests
(Daily Express) President Donald Trump warned there will be "troops everywhere" when asked if he will take more action if protests, like those in LA, continue to rage. In a directive Saturday, Trump invoked a legal provision allowing him to deploy federal service members when there is ”a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.” "We are going to have troops everywhere," Trump said after touching down on Air Force One in New Jersey on Sunday.
Go to discussionBritish photographer, 60, shot by police at LA protests
(London Times) A British photographer has undergone surgery after being shot by police while covering the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. Nick Stern was hit with what doctors believe was a 14mm high-velocity “sponge bullet” that tore into his thigh while he was taking pictures of a stand-off between protesters and law enforcement on Saturday evening. “I had a press ID round my neck, a large camera, a video camera … I was making a point of making myself visible as media,” he told The Times.
Go to discussionThe insurrection that wasn't, and other Trump fantasies
(LA Times) To hear our national leaders tell it, Los Angeles is in chaos and our governor and mayor are out to lunch with the police, blissfully ignoring reality as the city burns. The only problem, of course, is that Los Angeles is not in chaos on this particular sunny Sunday and the vast majority of Angelenos are just trying to enjoy the weekend without becoming a federal prisoner. Trump’s memo will go into the history books as a moment when presidential power expanded to put under his control a military force aimed at U.S. civilians.
Go to discussionTrump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency
(NY Times) Mr. Trump’s order establishes neither law nor order. Rather it sends the message that the administration is interested in only overreaction and overreach. The scenes of tear gas in Los Angeles streets on Sunday underscored that point: that Mr. Trump’s idea of law and order is strong-handed, disproportionate intervention that adds chaos, anxiety and risk to already tense situations.
Go to discussionMike Johnson Offers Bizarre Justification For ICE Masks. Backlash Follows.
(Huff Post) House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faced criticism after he defended the wearing of masks by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during immigration raids. Johnson was asked by Fox News to respond to concerns from Democrats who say ICE agents shouldn’t conceal their identities while conducting arrests as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Go to discussionWhite House struggles to find qualified people willing to work for Pete Hegseth
(NBC News) The White House is looking for a new chief of staff and several senior advisers to support Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a series of missteps that have shaken confidence in his leadership, but it has so far found no suitable takers, according to four current and former administration officials and a Republican congressional aide. Top Defense Department jobs, including the defense secretary’s chief of staff, are normally considered prestigious and typically attract multiple qualified candidates. But at least three people have already turned down potential roles under Hegseth, according to a former U.S. official, the defense official and a person familiar with the matter.
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