Articles filed under Political Figures
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Police detain more than 20 people on first night of curfew aimed at protests in downtown Los AngelesJun 11, 2025 6:51 am - Police detained more than 20 people, mostly on curfew violations, on the first night of restrictions in downtown Los Angeles and used crowd-control projectiles to break up hundreds of protesters demonstrating against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, officials said Wednesday.
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Trump watches Army demonstration at Fort Bragg as he faces criticism for deploying military to LAJun 10, 2025 3:00 pm - President Donald Trump watched the U.S. Army demonstrate a missile strike, a helicopter assault and a building raid at Fort Bragg on Tuesday, celebrating the 250th anniversary of that branch of the military while he deployed members of another — the U.S. Marines — to Los Angeles to join the National Guard in response to immigration protests.
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Hegseth faces sharp questions from Congress on deploying troops to LA and Pentagon spendingJun 10, 2025 1:08 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was met with sharp questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who demanded details on his move to deploy troops to Los Angeles, and they expressed bipartisan frustration that Congress has not yet gotten a full defense budget from the Trump administration.
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‘Democracy is under assault’: Newsom responds to Trump’s military deployment in LAJun 10, 2025 8:59 am - 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.
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NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health researchJun 10, 2025 8:26 am - In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that might conflict with his own. “Dissent,” he sai...
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Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcementJun 09, 2025 1:24 pm - President Donald Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president's escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.
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Pritzker preps for House committee showdown with help from top Biden attorneyJun 09, 2025 10:40 am - Gov. JB Pritzker has retained a powerful Washington, D.C., law firm to help navigate dicey political waters ahead of a high-profile appearance before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday.
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California governor plans to file lawsuit against Trump over National Guard deployment to protestsJun 09, 2025 7:36 am - California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump in response to the administration's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters who took to the streets in Los Angeles.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in placeJun 06, 2025 10:38 am - President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of his plan to dismantle the agency.
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Judge puts temporary hold on Trump's latest ban on Harvard's foreign studentsJun 06, 2025 9:04 am - A federal judge has temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard University.