June 10, 2025 Military, Trump Administration
The Associated Press reports: The Pentagon was scrambling Monday to establish rules to guide U.S. Marines who could be faced with the rare and difficult prospect of using force against citizens on American soil, now that the Trump administration is deploying active duty troops to the immigration raid protests in Los Angeles. When troops are overseas, how they can respond …
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June 10, 2025 Immigration, New York City
The New York Daily News reports: Protesters railing against ICE raids took over the lobby of Manhattan’s Trump Tower Monday, with police making at least 24 arrests as Mayor Adams warned that any demonstrations similar to what happened in Los Angeles over the weekend would “not be tolerated” in New York. “The escalation of protests in Los Angeles over the …
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June 10, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Lies
CBS News reports: White House “border czar” Tom Homan told CBS News on Monday “there’s no intention to arrest” California Gov. Gavin Newsom, after President Trump suggested he was open to the idea — escalating a war of words over the protests and law enforcement response in Los Angeles. “That whole thing’s been taken out of context,” Homan said. “They …
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June 10, 2025 Fox News, State Television
“Biden and Mayorkas, they basically tacitly agreed. They opened the border and they gave benefits to 10 million illegal aliens. The goal? Well, made a lot of those protesters happy, right? Those organizations, but the goal was to resettle America with new people in order to transform it completely in ways that you really can’t do at the ballot box, …
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June 10, 2025 Republicans, Trump Administration
The New York Times reports: President Trump’s political team is encouraging Republican leaders in Texas to examine how House district lines in the state could be redrawn ahead of next year’s midterm elections to try to save the party’s endangered majority. The push from Washington has unnerved some Texas Republicans, who worry that reworking the boundaries of Texas House seats …
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June 10, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Guardian reports: Anthony Albanese says footage of the Nine correspondent Lauren Tomasi being shot by a rubber bullet live on air is “horrific” and he has expressed his concern to the US government. Tomasi was shot while reporting on protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, with the incident caught live on camera. Footage showed an officer taking aim …
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June 10, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Associated Press reports: Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines are headed to Los Angeles on orders Monday from President Donald Trump, escalating a military presence local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom don’t want and the police chief says creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests. An initial 2,000 Guard troops ordered by Trump started arriving Sunday, …
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June 9, 2025 JMG Community, Open Thread
Variety reports: A judge on Monday dismissed Justin Baldoni‘s $400 million defamation claim against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, finding that her accusations of sexual harassment were legally protected and therefore immune from suit. Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Baldoni’s entire lawsuit — which also alleged extortion and other claims — but allowed him to amend and refile a couple …
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June 9, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
The Hill reports: Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) on Monday said he plans to resign from Congress after the House holds a final vote on the party’s “big, beautiful bill,” giving up his seat as well as his leadership post on the House Homeland Security Committee. Green said he has already lined up a job outside of Congress. “It is with …
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June 9, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
“It was heading in the wrong direction. It’s now heading in the right direction, and we hope to have the support of Gavin, because Gavin’s the big beneficiary as we straighten out his problems. I mean, his state is a mess. And I’d like to get somebody involved in the rail because look, personally, it should’ve never been built because …
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