Abraham Márquez, a reporter with the nonprofit investigative news startup Southlander, was filming a tense standoff between Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and immigrant rights protesters in Paramount on Saturday …
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Newsom’s ‘Democracy is under assault’ speech could turn the tables on Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFrame it as a call to action or a presidential campaign announcement, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s address to America on Tuesday has tapped into our zeitgeist (German words feel oddly appropriate …
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What’s targeted in Trump’s request for $9.4 billion in budget cuts from Congress
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is looking to cancel $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress. That’s just a sliver of the $1.7 trillion that lawmakers OK’d for the budget year …
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LITTLE TOKYO — On a Tuesday morning on downtown Los Angeles’ 1st Street, the immigrants are out in force. I mean, they are everywhere: Sweeping, scrubbing graffiti off walls, opening their shops, …
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Newsom says Trump purposely ‘fanned the flames’ of L.A. protests
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday night accused President Trump of intentionally fanning the flames of the Los Angeles protests and “pulling a military dragnet across” the city endangering peaceful protesters …
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Los Angeles City Council members sparred with Police Chief Jim McDonnell on Tuesday over the LAPD’s handling of protests against President Trump’s immigration crackdown, with some challenging the department’s relationship …
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Hegseth faces sharp questions from Congress on deploying troops to L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — 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 …
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Protesters or agitators: Who is driving chaos at L.A. immigration protests?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe crowd near Los Angeles City Hall had by Sunday evening reached an uneasy detente with a line of grim-faced police officers. The LAPD officers gripped “less lethal” riot guns, …
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L.A. school police to set up safe zones around schools, graduations
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLos Angeles school police will set up a safety perimeter around campuses and school events — including graduations — to keep federal immigration agents away from students, employees and families, …
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L.A. ICE raids draw California governor back into the fight with Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom resisted a fight with President Trump over transgender youth in women’s sports. He forced his way onto a runway tarmac to make peace with the Republican leader …