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June 11, 2025
Protests grow across the U.S. as people push against Trump's mass deportation policies
(NPR) "ICE out of New York!" Those were the words thousands of people chanted near the city's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office, and throughout the streets of Manhattan Tuesday night as part of a series of nationwide rallies against President Trump's immigration sweeps and the deployment of the U.S. military in California. "There are many voices in my community that can't be here today out of fear of what the administration is doing, so I want to be here for them," 19-year-old Jeanet told NPR as she joined hundreds of other protesters in lower Manhattan Tuesday night.
Go to discussionCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the American public, warning of an assault on democracy
(Scripps) California Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed the public on Tuesday evening, criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump for his response to the anti-ICE protests centered on Los Angeles and warning that the events in California may repeat elsewhere in the country. "This isn't just about protests here in Los Angeles. When Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commandeer the National Guard, he made that order apply to every state in this nation. This is about all of us. This is about you. California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived."
Go to discussionDeploying Troops to L.A. Is Very Unpopular
(Political Wire) A new YouGov poll finds that President Trump’s deployment of Marines to Los Angeles is deeply unpopular, with a 47 percent disapproval mark, compared with 34 percent who approve. Dispatching the National Guard isn’t much better: 45 percent disapprove and 38 percent approve.
Go to discussionRepublicans warn Trump that some deportations go too far
(Axios) Some GOP lawmakers are starting to warn the Trump administration to reconsider its all-in deportation push. Republicans are convinced they have a clear mandate to kick out hardened criminals and gang members. But differences are emerging on how aggressively ICE should deport workers, longtime residents and some people who've sought refuge from brutal regimes. Today's dissent is far from a GOP rebuke of Trump. But the outlines of a serious debate are taking shape.
Go to discussionStephen Miller meeting with ICE officials was the spark for LA protests and National Guard call-up: report
(The Independent) White House aide Stephen Miller has repeatedly branded the Los Angeles protests an “insurrection” after fierce backlash to immigration raids. California’s leadership is now “siding with insurrectionist mobs,” and Democratic officials are “in open rebellion” against the government, according to Miller. But the far-right architect of Donald Trump’s anti-immigration agenda appears to have himself lit the fuse, after reportedly rallying Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to “just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.”
Go to discussion'Political props': From deployment to a parade, Trump's use of military prompts concerns
(USA Today) President Donald Trump is sending the military into American streets in provocative ways, with a deployment to quell protests and a massive military parade, projecting power and celebrating troops while raising alarms among critics. Trump has long talked about wielding the military more aggressively for domestic purposes. He clashed with military leaders who resisted some of his requests during his first administration.
Go to discussion'You Grabbing Me?' Cop Accosts CNN Crew
(Mediaite) CNN senior investigative reporter Kyung Lah was accosted by a police officer who accused her of grabbing him on Tuesday during her coverage of the ongoing Los Angeles protests. “What you’re seeing here are the advancing LAPD. These are officers who have been called to clear this street,” reported Lah on The Lead as a barricade of officers could be seen approaching. “There’s been a dispersal order issued. They’re trying to clear the street.”
Go to discussionFormer, current CDC employees call on RFK Jr. to resign
(Axios) Current and former employees of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are calling on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign, warning that job cuts and proposed funding reductions will hurt the agency's ability to protect the public from future health outbreaks. Dozens of current employees at the facility walked out in protest of the cuts and joined people rallying in support of the department, with some carrying a large U.S. flag. Tuesday's protest attracted more than 100 people who packed the sidewalk along Clifton Road across from the CDC's headquarters.
Go to discussionD.C. Bar overwhelmingly rejects bid by Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother to lead it
(MSNBC) Members of the D.C. Bar Association have overwhelmingly rejected the efforts of Brad Bondi, brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi, to lead one of the largest and most influential bar associations in the country. On Monday, the group announced its members had chosen attorney Diane Seltzer as its next president. Seltzer secured 90.9% of the vote to Brad Bondi’s 9.1%. This year’s elections marked a record voter turnout, according to the organization, with almost 37,000 members casting their ballots as of June 3 — more than 41% of all eligible voters.
Go to discussionElon Musk says he now 'regrets' some of his social media posts about Trump after major fallout
(NBC News) A reunion of the world's richest man and the most powerful may not be imminent, but at least one of them has now expressed his regrets as their relationship lies in ruins. Elon Musk said on X in the early hours of Wednesday that he “regrets” some of the barbs he posted as he and President Donald Trump traded insults on social media and said they “went too far.” Musk didn't elaborate in his 3 a.m. ET message on which posts from last week he regretted and he didn't explain what caused his sudden change of heart.
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