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President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles, according to the Pentagon’s chief spokesman. The latest order brings the total number of Guard put on federal orders for the protests to more than 4,100.

The news comes hours after the Pentagon deployed about 700 Marines to the protests to the city.

What to know:

  • Marines deployed: The troops will be used to protect federal property and personnelincluding immigration agents, and are prohibited from performing law enforcement duties under the Posse Comitatus Act. The Pentagon is drafting guidelines that will explain to the Marines what they can and cannot do, a U.S. official said.
  • California sues Trump: The state sued the president over his deployment of the Guard troops as growing numbers of demonstrators took to the city’s streets for a fourth day. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit by telling reporters that Trump had “trampled” the state’s sovereignty.
  • Trump threatens to arrest Newsom: “I would do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great,” Trump saidreferencing Tom Homan, the administration’s border czar, who warned that anyone, including public officials, would be arrested if they obstructed federal immigration enforcement. “Come after me, arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy,” Newsom said in response.

WATCH: Why did President Trump deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles

President Donald Trump has deployed California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Demonstrations stretch into the late evening in LA

A protester in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood throws a firework at LAPD officers as they seek to push demonstrators away from the city center on Monday, June 9, 2025.

Law enforcement was pushing a couple hundred protesters east through Little Tokyo as night began to approach on Monday.

Officers, who all appeared to be from the Los Angeles Police Department, used flash bangs and shot projectiles into the crowd as they pushed the protesters through a crowded, popular commercial area where bystanders and restaurant workers rushed to get out of their way. Some protesters set off fireworks and threw water bottles at the officers, yelling “Shame!” or chanting, “ICE out of LA.”

The protesters had been pushed earlier in the evening away from the downtown federal detention center.

Flags fly in Los Angeles

A protester holds a U.S. flag upside down, Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

A protester holds a U.S. flag upside down, Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

A protester waves a National Flag of El Salvador in front of a line of California National Guard in front of Federal Building on Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

A protester waves a National Flag of El Salvador in front of a line of California National Guard in front of Federal Building on Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

A protester waves a Mexico national flag on top of a car near the metropolitan detention center, Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

A protester waves a Mexico national flag on top of a car near the metropolitan detention center, Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Supporters gather as civil rights legend Dolores Huerta, 95, speaks at a rally in Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025, calling for the release of labor union leader David Huerta, who was arrested during a protest on June 6. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Supporters gather as civil rights legend Dolores Huerta, 95, speaks at a rally in Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025, calling for the release of labor union leader David Huerta, who was arrested during a protest on June 6. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

US attorney general says protesters engaging in violence and destruction will be aggressively charged

Attorney General Pam Bondi said during an interview on Fox News Monday evening that the Justice Department will use a civil disorder charge to go after people who assault law enforcement and will also pursue federal charges against people who burglarize businesses.

“If California won’t protect their law enforcement, we will protect the LAPD and the sheriff’s office out there,” Bondi said on “Hannity.”

Bondi said authorities have identified a suspect wanted for throwing broken pieces of cinderblocks at law enforcement vehicles, injuring an officer. The FBI had been offering a $50,000 reward leading to the suspect’s identification and arrest.

IN PHOTOS: Demonstrators gather in New York to protest ICE raids

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A demonstrator raises a sign during a protest against deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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NYPD officers carry a detained demonstrator during a protest against deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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Demonstrators gather to protest against deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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NYPD officers stand in line during a protest against deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY – Demonstrators gather to protest against deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

WATCH: National Guard troops in LA is latest in long history of deployments during civil rights protests

President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests follows a long history of U.S. elected officials sending troops in hopes of thwarting unrest connected to race-related clashes.

‘Our city is trying to move forward’

Bass ended a news briefing with a plea to the federal government: “Stop the raids.”

“I hope that we will be heard because our city is trying to move forward, and I believe the federal government should be supportive.”

LA mayor criticizes National Guard deployment

Bass said the deployment of National Guard troops and Marines was a “deliberate attempt” by the Trump administration to “create disorder and chaos in our city.”

“I feel like we are part of an experiment that we did not ask to be a part of,” Bass said.

LA mayor says local immigrant rights groups have confirmed at least 5 ICE raids

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said they were still working to compile more information on the raids that took place throughout LA.

Pentagon confirms 2,000 more National Guard troops deploying to California to support ICE

Sean Parnell’s post on X confirmed earlier statements on X by California Gov. Gavin Newsom that the Guard number was being doubled.

The latest order brings the total number of Guard troops put on federal orders for the protests to more than 4,100.

Newsom had posted that the deployment order was reckless and not about public safety.

Parnell said the added troops will be there to support ICE and “enable federal law-enforcement officers to safely conduct their duties.”

The additional troops could take a day or two to arrive because the order was just given Monday evening.

LAPD warns ‘many more’ arrests are possible

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said in a briefing that he expected “many more” arrests to be made in connection with the escalating protests as the police investigation continues.

“We fully support your right to peacefully protest, but let me absolutely clear: Those who choose to incite in violence, engage in vandalism or graffiti or attack officers will be arrested,” he said.

Trump warns protesters against confronting police, but pardoned the Jan. 6 rioters

The president has posted a warning on social media to those who are demonstrating in Los Angeles against his immigration crackdown and confronting police and members of the National Guard: “IF THEY SPIT, WE WILL HIT, and I promise you they will be hit harder than they have ever been hit before. Such disrespect will not be tolerated!”

That’s a contrast to how the president responded to the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, an assault that left about 140 police officers injured.

FILE - Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Trump pardoned hundreds of them in one of the first acts of his second term as president. Roughly 180 of the defendants were charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement or obstructing officers during a civil disorder.

“Trump’s behavior makes clear that he only values the rule of law and the people who enforce it when it’s to his political advantage,” said Brendan Nyhan, a political scientist at Dartmouth College.

▶ Read more about the discrepancy of Trump’s responses

Trump authorizes deployment of additional 2,000 National Guard members, US officials say

That order would put the National Guard members on active duty.

One official said, however, that the order was just signed and it could take a day or two to get troops moving.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss troop movements.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said on X he had been informed of the decision. He called the move reckless and “disrespectful to our troops.”

“This isn’t about public safety. It’s about stroking a dangerous President’s ego,” Newsom said.

JUST IN: Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles, US officials say

PHOTO: Crews clean up rubber bullets after a night of protests

Cleanup continues after a night of protests in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Cleanup continues after a night of protests in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The LAPD says more than 600 rubber bullets and other less-than-lethal rounds were used over the weekend.

California attorney general files lawsuit over deployment of National Guard

The lawsuit filed Monday afternoon by Attorney General Rob Bonta says Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth violated the law and exceeded their constitutional authorities when they federalized the National Guard without going through the governor of California.

It described the unrest in Los Angeles as “primarily peaceful protests with some acts of violence or civil disobedience” that “do not rise to the level of a rebellion.”

The lawsuit also alleges Trump violated the 10th Amendment, which is designed to protect state power from federal intrusion.

“This is a manufactured crisis to allow him to take over a state militia, damaging the very foundation of our republic,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in press release on the lawsuit. “Every governor, red or blue, should reject this outrageous overreach.”

Dozens arrested and hundreds of less-than-lethal rounds used in LA protests

Los Angeles police say they arrested 29 people Saturday night “for failure to disperse” and made 21 more arrests on Sunday on charges ranging from attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail and assault on a police officer to looting.

The police department also has confirmed in a news release that it used tear gas and more than 600 rubber bullets and other less-than-lethal munitions over the weekend. The department says five officers sustained minor injuries.

A police officer fires a soft round near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

A police officer fires a soft round near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

LAPD chief says Marines’ arrival could cause problems if it’s not coordinated with police

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell says the department has not been given any “formal notification” that the Marines will be coming to the city.

He said in a statement Monday afternoon that the police department is confident in its ability to handle large-scale demonstrations and that the Marines’ arrival without coordinating with the police department would present “a significant logistical and operational challenge for those of us charged with safeguarding this city.”

“We are urging open and continuous lines of communication between all agencies to prevent confusion, avoid escalation, and ensure a coordinated, lawful, and orderly response during this critical time,” he added.

Hegseth got advice about Marine deployment from Joint Chiefs chairman

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tweeted late Saturday that he was considering deploying the Marines to respond to the unrest after getting advice earlier in the day from Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, a U.S. official said.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers a speech at the US cemetery to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers a speech at the US cemetery to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Still, the tweet, which was posted to Hegseth’s personal X account and not to his official government account, took many inside the Pentagon by surprise. As late as Monday, the military’s highest offices were still considering the potential ramifications.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details not yet public.

Pentagon working on rules to guide Marines heading to LA

The Pentagon is working on a memo that will lay out the steps the 700 Marines can take to protect federal personnel and property during protests over immigration raids.

Those guidelines also will include specifics on the possibility that they could temporarily detain civilians until they could be turned over to law enforcement if troops are under assault or to prevent harm, a U.S. official said.

Each Marine should receive a card explaining what they can and cannot do, another U.S. official said.

For example, warning shots would be prohibited, according to use-of-force draft documents viewed by The Associated Press. Marines are directed to de-escalate a situation whenever possible but also are authorized to act in self-defense, the documents say.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details not yet public.

Huerta speaks to media after his release

Labor leader David Huerta told reporters after his release from federal detention that he did not intended to get arrested.

“This fight is ours, it’s our community’s, but it belongs to everyone,” Huerta said in Spanish outside the federal courthouse after his bond hearing. “We all have to fight for them.”

Huerta said the individuals being held inside the federal detention facility where he was detained since Friday each have their own immigration stories.

He also said that violence was not the answer and the only way to win change was through non-violence.

New York Mayor Eric Adams calls escalating LA immigration protests ‘unacceptable’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams visits the courthouse where jury selection is underway in the Donald Trump hush money trial in New York on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

New York City Mayor Eric Adams visits the courthouse where jury selection is underway in the Donald Trump hush money trial in New York on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said they will honor the rights of New Yorkers to protest peacefully, but won’t tolerate demonstrations that involve property destruction, blocking entrances to buildings or assaults of law enforcement officials.

“We will not allow violence and lawlessness,” Adams, a former captain with the New York Police Department, said during remarks broadcast online.

California senator praises labor leader David Huerta’s release

California Sen. Adam Schiff attended the bond hearing for Huerta on Monday. He said he was pleased an agreement was reached between Huerta’s lawyer and the government for his release and called Huerta “an important leader here in California.”

Schiff said Trump’s decision to call in the National Guard has not helped.

“This whole escalation we’re seeing in Los Angeles is so utterly unnecessary and unwarranted,” he said. “All this is just intended to add fuel to the fire.”

Schiff called for an end to violence, vandalism and assaults on law enforcement. He also called on the Trump administration to focus its deportation efforts on violent offenders.

“We need to just focus on getting things calmed down here in Los Angeles so people can go about their business,” he said.

There’s an upbeat atmosphere in some parts of downtown LA as demonstrations continue

By JAMIE DING Jae C. Hong

Demonstrators dance in the historic El Pueblo area of downtown Los Angeles to protest President Donald Trump and federal immigration enforcement activities in the region on Monday, June 9, 2025.

Protesters waved Mexican flags and danced to live music in the historic El Pueblo district of Los Angeles, just a few blocks away from the downtown federal detention center. The area is located near the famous Olvera Street, a colorful marketplace that celebrates Mexican culture and heritage.

Some protest leaders also led the crowd in chanting, “Whose streets? Our streets,” as a band performed.

Marines won’t do law enforcement in LA

The Marines and National Guard troops are not expected to do law enforcement duties, which are prohibited under the Posse Comitatus Act.

The Marines are being deployed to protect federal property and personnel, including federal immigration agents, U.S. Northern Command announced Monday.

Trump has not invoked the Insurrection Act to allow them to do law enforcement. It has not been clear if he intends to do so.

700 Marines have been formally deployed to the Los Angeles protests

The Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division will work with the roughly 2,100 National Guard troops on the ground to protect federal property and personnel, including federal immigration agents, U.S. Northern Command says.

The Marines are moving from their base at Twentynine Palms in the California desert on Monday.

The troops have been trained in de-escalation, crowd control and standing rules for the use of force, and they will be armed with the weapons they normally carry.

Northern Command said the forces will all be under Task Force 51, commanded by Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, deputy commander of U.S. Army North.

Federal immigration agents spotted around LA County

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were at a Home Depot in Huntington Park on Monday morning, city spokesperson Sergio Infanzon confirmed.

They were also at a public library parking lot and City Hall in Whittier, the city stated in a press release.

“We understand how stressful and upsetting this is for many in our community,” the p ress release said. “We urge residents to remain calm, avoid confrontation, and prioritize personal safety.”

Jonathan Sanabria, a Huntington Park city councilmember, posted on Instagram urging community members to stay away from Home Depot stores.

Detained California union leader David Huerta released on $50,000 bond

People gather to protest the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles and the detainment of union leader David Huerta near Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

People gather to protest the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles and the detainment of union leader David Huerta near Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Huerta, president of Service Employees International Union California, was arrested Friday while protesting immigration raids in Los Angeles.

His arrest became a rallying cry for union members nationwide and Democratic politicians who have called for his release.

His release came as marchers were moving through downtown after a rally by the SEIU.

JUST IN: California union leader David Huerta is released from custody on $50K bond after arrest during immigration raid protest

Marines will be deployed to LA to respond to immigration protests

The Pentagon is expected to formally deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles in the coming hours to help National Guard members respond to immigration protests, three U.S. officials said Monday.

The Marines are coming from their base at Twentynine Palms in the Southern California desert.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military plans. The deployment was first reported by BLN.

JUST IN: About 700 Marines will formally deploy to LA in the coming hours to respond to immigration protests, US officials say

Clergy members help calm protestors outside Los Angeles detention center

Religious leaders joined with protesters outside the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles, working at times to quell outbursts of anger in the otherwise peaceful demonstration.

Protestors linked hands and at times sang in front of a line of police officers, who’ve unsuccessfully asked people to move off the road and onto the sidewalk.

Trump says Newsom’s guilty of running for governor

Amid threats to arrest Newsom if he interferes with federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, a reporter asked Trump to explain what crime the California governor may have committed.

“I think his primary crime is running for governor, because he did such a bad job,” Trump said.

Asked if the focus on Newsom would help the Democratic governor’s political career, Trump, a Republican, said, “I think it’s actually very bad for him.”

Trump repeated how much he actually “liked” Newsom but thinks he’s “incompetent.”

Union members in New York City demand release of detained California labor leader David Huerta

About 100 union members rallied outside City Hall in New York City chanting “Free David Huerta” and waving signs reading “Immigrants are Essential.”

Huerta, president of Service Employees International Union California, is being held in Los Angeles. He is accused of conspiring to impede an officer during a demonstration over Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Demonstrators protesting mass deportation inside Trump Tower were arrested

Activists protesting federal immigration enforcement were arrested Monday inside Trump Tower in Manhattan.

Video widely shared on social media show a few dozen demonstrators sitting in the middle of the Fifth Avenue building’s lobby.

Police officers carrying zip ties stood between the group and the entryway while a voice over a PA system warned that they would be arrested if they didn’t disperse.

The activists continued to chant “Bring Them Back” and were subsequently arrested. They also held signs with messages such as, “Who will be disappeared next?,” and, “Due process is a right for everyone.”

A police department spokesperson declined to comment on the incident, including how many were arrested.

A larger protest is expected later Monday outside a Manhattan federal immigration court.

Thousands rally in front of LA city hall

Union leaders from across California led the crowd in chants of “Free Huerta now!”

They urged people to exit the area peacefully at the conclusion of the rally.

Demonstrators gather in downtown LA to protest the arrest of labor union leader

Demonstrators gather in downtown Los Angeles to protest the arrest of labor union leader David Jose Huerta Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jason Dearen)

Demonstrators gather in downtown Los Angeles to protest the arrest of labor union leader David Jose Huerta Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jason Dearen)

David Jose Huerta, the 58-year-old president of Service Employees International Union California, was charged with conspiring to impede an officer by federal prosecutors. Protesters gathered with signs reading “Free David Huerta.”

▶ Read more about Huerta and his arrest by federal agents

Trump talks protests at beginning of White House event

President Donald Trump speaks during an

President Donald Trump speaks during an “Invest in America” roundtable with business leaders at the White House, Monday, June 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The president is holding an event to talk about investment accounts for newborn childrenbut he started by talking about the protests in Los Angeles.

“Thank goodness we sent out some wonderful National Guard,” he said.

Trump criticized California leaders by saying “they were afraid of doing anything.”

“We sent out the troops, and they’ve done a fantastic job.”

Photojournalist remains hospitalized after being shot by nonlethal round

The photojournalist Nick Stern was covering a protest in Paramount on Saturday night when he felt a sharp pain in his right thigh — the result, he later realized, of a non-lethal round fired by officers into the crowd.

“I thought it was a live round because of the sheer intensity of the pain,” Stern told the AP. “Then I passed out from the pain.”

Protesters help news photographer Nick Stern after an injury during a protest in Compton, Calif., Saturday, June 7, 2025, after federal immigration authorities conducted operations. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Protesters help news photographer Nick Stern after an injury during a protest in Compton, Calif., Saturday, June 7, 2025, after federal immigration authorities conducted operations. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

The projectile left a golf ball-sized wound in his thigh, requiring emergency surgery Sunday. He remained hospitalized as of Monday.

It wasn’t clear which law enforcement agency fired the shot. Stern described the scene at the time as chaotic, but said there was no violence in his immediate vicinity.

“There were just a few people standing there doing nothing more than waving Mexican flags,” he said.

Hundreds protest in Boston

Hundreds of people gathered in Boston’s City Hall Plaza to protest the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles and the detainment of union leader David Huerta.

Protesters shouted “Come for one, come for all” and “Free David, free them all.”

People held signs reading “Massachusetts stands with our neighbors in Los Angeles” and “protect our immigrant neighbors.”

“An immigrant doesn’t stand between an American worker and a good job, a billionaire does,” said Chrissy Lynch, President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO.

She called on President Trump to call off any plans to deploy the service members to quell protests.

1,000 National Guard members now on ground in LA

U.S. officials told The Associated Press there are currently about 1,000 National Guard members in L.A. under federal orders and more are flowing in all day.

A California Highway Patrol officer pulls an electric scooter off a vehicle on a highway as protesters throw objects at the police vehicles near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

A California Highway Patrol officer pulls an electric scooter off a vehicle on a highway as protesters throw objects at the police vehicles near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Officials said that they believe that the full 2,000 that the president has put on federal Title 10 orders will be on the ground there by the end of the day. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations details.

The Guard troops are part of the new Task Force 51, under the control of Army Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, who is the deputy commander of U.S. Army North.

Trump supports slapping the cuffs on Newsom

The California governor and the White House have been feuding over how to handle protests in Los Angeles.

It started when Tom Homan, the border czar, warned that anyone, including public officials, would be arrested if they obstructed federal immigration enforcement.

“No one’s above the law,” he said on Fox & Friends, although he added that “there was no discussion” about arresting Newsom.

The California governor responded in an interview with BLN.

“Come after me, arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy,” Newsom said.

Trump grinned when asked about the exchange after landing at the White House.

“I would do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great,” Trump said. “Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing. He’s done a terrible job.”

President Donald Trump is standing by his decision to send the National Guard to Los Angeles and is attacking California Governor Newsom’s handling of the protests.

Waymo suspends its downtown LA service

Robotaxi company Waymo has suspended service in downtown Los Angeles after several of its self-driving cars were set ablaze during weekend protests against the Trump administration’s immigration raids.

FILE 0 A Waymo self-driving vehicle sits curbside, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at the Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train facility in Phoenix. Waymo is recalling more than 600 self-driving vehicles after one of them struck a telephone pole in Arizona. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in its report that last month a driverless Waymo vehicle hit a wooden utility pole in Phoenix while it was in an alleyway and trying to perform a low-speed pullover maneuver. There were no passengers, other road users, or injuries associated with the event, the report said. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

A Waymo self-driving vehicle sits curbside, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at the Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train facility in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Waymo confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that five of its robotaxis were impacted and removed from downtown Los Angeles. The company added that it would not be operating in this area of the city for the time being — citing guidance from local law enforcement.

Waymo’s services in other parts of Los Angeles county remain available. The city’s protests are centered to several blocks of its downtown area.

Footage from Sunday’s demonstrations showed spray-painted messages protesting ICE on these Waymo vehicles, which brought large plumes of black smoke into the sky and exploded intermittently as they burned. Some demonstrators were also seen smashing windows of the robotaxis.

Waymo began offering driverless rides in Los Angeles last year.

Federal prosecutors charge California union leader

Federal prosecutors have charged California union leader David Jose Huerta with conspiring to impede an officer.

The 58-year-old president of Service Employees International Union California is currently detained and expected to appear in federal court in Los Angeles Monday afternoon for a bond hearing.

In a court affidavit, a homeland security agent wrote that law enforcement officers were executing a federal search warrant Friday at a Los Angeles business suspected of hiring illegal immigrants and falsifying employment records when Huerta and others appeared to try to disrupt the operation.

A law enforcement officer approached Huerta and told him to leave, then put his hands on Huerta to move him out of the way of a vehicle, the agent wrote. The agent said Huerta pushed back and the officer pushed Huerta to the ground and arrested him.

The SEIU has planned a rally in Los Angeles for Monday.

“We demand David Huerta’s immediate release and an end to these abusive workplace raids,” April Verrett, SEIU’s international president, said in a statement.

Messages seeking comment were left for Huerta’s attorney, Marilyn Bednarski.

Trump targets Newsom (again)

President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, June 9, 2025, in Washington. The Washington Monument is seen in background. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, June 9, 2025, in Washington. The Washington Monument is seen in background. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

After inspecting a site on the White House lawn for a future flagpole, Trump spoke to reporters about the protests in California.

“I like Gavin Newsom, he’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent,” the president said, complaining about “the little railroad he’s building” that is “100 times over budget.” It’s a reference to the much-delayed high-speed rail project, which predates Newsom’s tenure. Trump also criticized the protestors. “The people that are causing these problems are professional agitators, they’re insurrectionists, they’re bad people. They should be in jail.”

Trump says sending National Guard to LA protests was a ‘great decision’

In a post on his social media site, Trump said the city would have been “completely obliterated” otherwise.

Protests over the president’s immigration crackdown spared much of Los Angeles from violence. Weekend clashes swept through several downtown blocks and a handful of other places.

Trump wrote that Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass should thank him. He accused them of being untruthful for saying Guard troops weren’t necessary.

Indigenous community leader urges legal representation for detained workers

Perla Rios, an indigenous community leader in Los Angeles, urged legal representation and due process for the dozens of workers who were detained in the city by ICE on Friday.

Rios spoke at a conference Monday morning in Los Angeles outside of Ambiance Apparel, where ICE raids set off days of tense protests in the city. Behind her stood family members of workers detained, holding up signs saying “Immigrants make America Great,” “Liberate them all” and “We want justice” next to photos of their loved ones.

“What our families are experiencing is simply a nightmare ,” Rios said.

Trump’s border czar says Gov. Newsom was ‘late to the game’ in responding to protests

Tom Holman defended the ICE arrests that preceded the protests and Trump’s deployment of the National Guard, blaming the California governor for stoking anti-ICE sentiments and waiting two days to declare an unlawful assembly in LA.

“He’s failed that state,” Holman told Fox News on Monday morning.

Newsom dared federal officials to arrest him in an interview with BLN on Sunday, stating, “Come after me, arrest me, let’s just get it over with, tough guy.”

On Fox, Holman said there was “no discussion” about arresting Newsom.

Sen. Schumer calls Trump’s National Guard order a diversion and unnecessary

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives for a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives for a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

“Donald Trump—in the midst of a war with Elon Musk and his ugly tax bill that would rip healthcare from 17 million people— is in desperate need of a diversion,” Sen. Chuck Schumer said in a statement Monday.

“His order to deploy the National Guard in California is unnecessary, inflammatory, and provocative. Trump should immediately revoke his command to use the National Guard, and leave the law enforcement to the governor and the mayor, who are more than capable of handling the situation.”

“Americans do not need or deserve this unnecessary and provocative chaos.”

Workers sweep up debris, tear gas canisters from streets of LA

Cleanup continues after a night of protests in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Cleanup continues after a night of protests in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The smell of fire hung in the air of downtown Los Angeles Monday morning. A series of ash piles littered Los Angeles Street with the charred remnants of cars set afire during protests over immigration.

The quiet in the streets was in marked contrast to several days of escalating protests over President Trump’s immigration crackdown. The demonstrations intensified Sunday in the country’s second-most-populous city after Trump deployed the National Guard.

Police cars from a smattering of Southern California cities were blocking streets in the downtown.

Workers swept up debris from the streets including tear gas canisters. Crews painted over graffiti that covered downtown buildings.

More demonstrations were expected in Los Angeles Monday.

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Blanche’s confirmation imperiled by GOP holdouts Cornyn, Tillis

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Blanche’s confirmation imperiled by GOP holdouts Cornyn, Tillis

The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination, a spokesperson said late Wednesday, as two retiring Republicans on the panel dug in over President Donald Trump’s personal “anti-weaponization” deal with the government he runs.

Sen. Chuck Grassley’s decision to delay the committee vote that had been set for Thursday marks a setback for one of Trump’s highest-profile Cabinet nominees, at the hands of Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a pair of Republicans set to leave the chamber next year.

“Chairman Grassley works to set President Trump’s nominees up for success in committee, not failure. Senators Cornyn and Tillis want written assurances from the Department of Justice regarding the Trump-IRS settlement,” the committee spokesperson said.

Blanche’s nomination to permanently head the Department of Justice needs the support of either Cornyn or Tillis to make it out of the committee to a vote by the full Senate, assuming all Democrats remain opposed.

“Why don’t you call over the Department of Justice and tell them they have one hour and 50 minutes to get me what I asked for,” Cornyn told reporters Wednesday afternoon amid the hardening standoff over his demand that Blanche and the DOJ put in writing a commitment never to pursue the president’s prized “anti-weaponization” fund, and to clarify the terms of Trump’s personal deal with the Internal Revenue Service.

Tillis told MS NOW that the conversations were complicated by the need for the Justice Department to get “several parties” to agree on the language of the statement Cornyn and Tillis are seeking.

“What I’ve advised the chair, and I would assume Senator Cornyn said something similar, is that we’re not prepared to vote yes yet,” he added.

“The Department has been in regular communication with Committee members for weeks, and we look forward to continuing to work productively with Senators to address any concerns,” a Justice Department spokesperson said in response to the decision to postpone the committee vote.

Cornyn was set to meet with Blanche on Wednesday morning, but the meeting was called off after Blanche failed to meet the senator’s demand for written proposals to modify the controversial settlement agreement he brokered between Trump and the IRS. The Republican senator is set to leave Congress when his term ends in January after a bruising May primary loss to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Trump’s chosen candidate.

“Maybe John Cornyn’s upset with me because I didn’t endorse him,” Trump told reporters Wednesday afternoon in the Oval Office. “I don’t know what it is, but I haven’t heard that there’s a problem. I heard (Blanche) is going through quite nicely.”

Cornyn made clear to Blanche during his confirmation hearing that he will not get his support until he agrees to reopen and modify the settlement. Due to the committee’s narrow Republican majority, one GOP “no” vote is enough to sink Blanche’s nomination.

The senator has asked Blanche to provide proof that the proposed nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund established as part of the deal between Trump and the IRS is formally dead, and he has also demanded Blanche narrow the tax audit immunity provisions the settlement afforded to Trump and his family.

Blanche has publicly stated that his department has dropped the fund, but he and the DOJ have dodged requests from Cornyn and a federal judge to put that in writing.

After announcing his meeting with Blanche would not take place Wednesday morning, Cornyn told reporters that changes from Blanche “in a modified release form” would be acceptable, but that “for some reason … they simply refuse to do it,” referring to the DOJ.

Shortly after the meeting was called off, a Justice Department official told MS NOW that the department “provided a written proposal to Senator Cornyn’s staff yesterday following ongoing discussion with both the Committee and the Senator’s office.”

Cornyn said that proposal was “not responsive” to his demands because it did not address the tax audit immunity provisions in the settlement, one of his key demands.

In May, Blanche signed an addendum as part of the deal that granted Trump, his family and his businesses immunity from pending IRS tax audits. That agreement, which has been decried by former IRS officials and legal experts as unlawful self-dealing, is being contested in federal court.

Cornyn noted that Blanche testified under oath that he could meet the request during his confirmation hearing.

“Maybe they think I’m just going to give up or you know, go along, but they’re mistaken,” Cornyn said when asked why he thinks the DOJ could be slow-walking his request.

Kevin Frey contributed to this report.

Sydney Carruth is a breaking news reporter covering national politics and policy for MS NOW. You can send her tips from a non-work device on Signal at SydneyCarruth.46 or follow her work on X and Bluesky.

Mychael Schnell is a reporter for MS NOW.

Ebony Davis is a breaking news reporter for MS NOW based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked at BLN as a campaign reporter covering elections and politics.

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Netanyahu leaves his visit with Trump without a clear endgame on Iran

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Netanyahu leaves his visit with Trump without a clear endgame on Iran

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived this week for his tour of Washington, he may have had a mission in mind.

Netanyahu needed to overcome his newly diminished stature and waning influence over his once close friend President Donald Trump as both leaders grapple with the unpopularity of a war they started together and is escaping their control.

His meeting at the White House with Trump on Tuesday, which was closed to the press, was the first face-to-face encounter between the two allies since the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack against Iran on Feb. 28.

Trump gave him a muted welcome and afterwards simply described the meeting as “very good.” “Obviously, many important subjects were discussed,” the president wrote on Truth Social.

Rather than an intimate one-on-one setting, the Oval Office was full of top U.S. officials — Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, and special envoy Steve Witkoff.

But Netanyahu continued the full court press on the Trump administration.

Over the course of two days, in addition to seeing Trump and attending Sen. Lindsey Graham’s funeral at the Capitol, Netanyahu also met separately with Vance, Hegseth, and Rubio, White House and Israeli officials confirmed to MS NOW.

The Israeli prime minister’s slate of meetings with key U.S. national security officials comes at a pivotal moment in the Iran conflict as tensions escalate in the region and Americans increasingly sour on the war. A recent Quinnipiac poll shows 60% of American voters opposing U.S. military action against Iran and 74% against sending U.S. ground troops into Iran.

Not only does Trump face pressure as Republicans face an uphill battle to retain congressional control in this fall’s midterms, Netanyahu’s fate as prime minister is at stake in Israel’s upcoming September elections – and he can’t afford to lose Trump’s favor.

The talks largely focused on what to do next as Iran continues to menace shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliate against American bases in the region and launch attacks on Gulf allies.

According to a senior Israeli official who was granted anonymity to describe the closed-door meeting, President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu did not come to a final decision after discussing three paths forward: get a “good deal” focused on Iran’s nuclear program and enriched material, have no deal and instead continue the blockade and economic pressure, or take escalated military action.

But Netanyahu did not tell Trump what he should do – nor did he express a preference.

The senior Israeli official noted Netanyahu has not ruled out diplomacy – as long as it is coupled with “very strong pressures,” calling the push to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program “a contest of will and a contest of force.”

“There are ways of squeezing them and squeezing them and squeezing them and negotiating at the same time,” the official said.

Netanyahu did not present President Trump with new intelligence regarding the underground Iranian nuclear facility Pickaxe Mountain, per the senior Israeli official, noting the U.S. and Israel already are constantly sharing intelligence – and know where Iran’s highly enriched material is. “We don’t think it’s moved, and I think we have a pretty good grasp on that,” the official said.

During their meeting on Tuesday, Trump and Netanyahu discussed ways Israel and the U.S. can work together to stop Iran’s nuclear program and get the Strait of Hormuz open to maritime trade, the senior Israeli official said.

The two leaders also discussed a third goal: to continue to undermine the Iranian regime and “possibly create future conditions for a change in that area.” U.S. officials have backed away from pursuing paths that would overthrow the current leadership, but Netanyahu still believes that could happen.

“The chasm that has been created between the people and the regime is not about to be closed,” the senior Israeli official said of Netanyahu’s thinking.

Netanyahu advised Trump in February that Israeli intelligence indicated launching strikes against Iran would lead to the toppling of the Islamic Republic’s regime – and five months later, the slain ayatollah’s son retains power with a close circle of hardliners, calling into question the accuracy of Israel’s intelligence apparatus.

But the senior Israeli official said at the time, Netanyahu did not promise the Iranian people would take fate into their own hands following a coordinated attack. Rather, he chose his words carefully and said that an attack could create conditions to “advance the probability or the possibility that that would happen.”

The conditions needed for the Iranian regime to fall, “did not materialize,” the official told MS NOW, adding, “not for lack of insight, but for either operational failure or decisions that were made.”

Despite Netanyahu insisting Israel and the U.S. are on the same page, differences still remain: the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey and the Saudi nuclear arrangement did not come up during Wednesday’s White House meeting, according to a second Israeli official granted anonymity to describe sensitive discussions.

Meanwhile, the conflict continues to spread, with an Iranian drone attacking a U.S. gas storage tanker off the coast of Egypt on Wednesday.

Trump indicated he would not let Iran’s latest action slide, telling reporters on Wednesday that the U.S. would retaliate against Iran even as he leaves room for diplomatic talks to resume.

“It’s our turn, and we’ll see if we get there with an agreement at some point,” Trump said. “But we’re going to hit them very hard.”

As for what it would take for Israel to join the U.S. strikes, the senior Israeli official said that if Israel is attacked by Iran, “We will respond very, very forcefully and very quickly. And I think Iran would make a great mistake.”

Julia Jester covers politics for MS NOW and is based in Washington, D.C.

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FIFA faces global anger over plan to give Kushner brother a financial stake

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International rage over FIFA’s close ties to President Donald Trump has reached a fever pitch after soccer’s governing body announced a plan to sell a significant stake to an investor group led by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Trump’s son-in-law.

The president and his family have all but turned the White House into their personal piggy bank. And FIFA — which has its own sordid history of corruption — seems to have made itself a party to Trump’s self-enrichment under Gianni Infantino’s leadership, such as by paying for space inside Trump Tower in New York. (The organization has defended the office rental as a World Cup outpost.)

Soccer is seen by many as a unifying game. But Trump’s incorporation of FIFA into his political dynasty is threatening that idea.

As The Athletic reported:

FIFA has announced plans to sell a large minority stake in a new company that will run its main events, including the World Cup and Club World Cup, as part of a plan to triple the amount of development money it dishes out to its 211 member associations.

Under the proposals — which are subject to approval by a majority of those national associations and FIFA’s 37-member council — a new entity called FIFA Forward Enterprises (FFE) will take over all commercial operations, while FIFA remains the game’s global governing body and retains a majority stake in FFE.

A press release from FIFA confirmed the plans and said Thrive Eternal, which was launched by Joshua Kushner, is expected to lead the investment group that would control FIFA Forward Enterprise. FIFA did not clarify why Thrive Eternal was selected, and Kushner was already dabbling in sports.

But Trump basically has already given son-in-law Jared Kushner carte blanche to dictate U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East while simultaneously hatching business plans in the region. (Jared Kushner has denied any conflicts of interest.)

Joshua Kushner reportedly has been a major donor to Democrats. But, predictably, the idea of another Kushner becoming financially entwined with the World Cup — the world’s most popular sporting event — and basically being dropped into a position of global significance isn’t going over well. Several other soccer governing bodies have expressed concerns, including Europe’s UEFA.

“This crosses a line that football’s governing institutions should never cross,” UEFA said in a statement about The Athletic’s report, adding: “The soul and governance of football are not assets to trade — especially with zero transparency as to who gains financially. None of us are the owners of football. It is not FIFA’s to sell.”

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee also rebuked the plan, writing on X: “Apparently the fake Peace Prize and giant lease with Trump Tower weren’t enough — now Infantino performs a kickback hat trick by pursuing a multibillion-dollar deal with Jared Kushner’s brother to sell ownership stakes in the World Cup to private investors.”

FIFA, Donald Trump’s favorite corrupt racketeering enterprise in world sports, is now going directly into business with the Trump family!

Apparently the fake Peace Prize and giant lease with Trump Tower weren’t enough—now Infantino performs a kickback hat trick by pursuing a… https://t.co/knSZibuMea

— House Judiciary Dems (@HouseJudiciary) July 28, 2026

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., has already launched an investigation into the FIFA leader’s relationship with the Trump administration, while dozens of European lawmakers — citing concerns about “potential breaches of political neutrality” — have called for the FIFA Ethics Committee to investigate Infantino. This new proposal seems unlikely to assuage those concerns.

But what it does seem likely to do is fuel global anger toward the U.S. — the kind that has been growing since Trump retook office.

And when you consider that, it’s truly remarkable how the same MAGA movement whose members whined for years about politics mixing with sports is now in lockstep with a president who seems dead-set on casting his shadow over every sports event he can.

This post on X basically sums up the foul stench around FIFA’s latest proposal.

Sepp Blatter was Infantino’s predecessor as FIFA president and oversaw the organization amid some of its many scandals. When heof all people, is warning about how Trump and Infantino’s relationship is “deeply damaging” soccer, it’s a sign of how far FIFA has descended into the gutter.

Ja’han Jones is an MS NOW opinion blogger. He previously wrote The ReidOut Blog.

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