Donald Trump v Los Angeles

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Senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins discusses a historic week in China – including a 20-plus country summit and an unprecedented military parade – and analyses what it tells us about the country’s attempt to remake the world. Help support our independent journalism at theguard ... Show More

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Tensions over President Trump’s immigration enforcement reached a boiling point this week. CNN correspondent Priscilla Alvarez explains how Los Angeles became a political flashpoint and why the administration’s move to call in the National Guard and the Marines to respond to anti ... Show More

The first National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles after Donald Trump said he would deploy a force of at least 2,000 to quell protests. 

First: California clashes. Trump deploys the National Guard to crack down on immigration protests. As sources say the president could cut funding for the Golden State. How will this end? And: Breakup. Trump's feud with Elon Musk threatens his coalition. Can the president's agenda ... Show More

Protests of the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown are spreading beyond California as citizens demand an end to ICE raids - this as the president sends in marines in addition to National Guard troops while threatening to have California Governor Gavin Newsome arrested. ... Show More

President Trump calls in the National Guard to Los Angeles as protests against ICE deportations swell. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is returned to the U.S. to face charges. And a sailing circuit becomes the latest sport to try to capitalize on F1’s success. Learn more about your ad choic ... Show More

The city of Los Angeles has declared itself a sanctuary city, where local authorities do not share information with federal immigration enforcement. But L.A.—where nearly forty per cent of residents are foreign-born—became ground zero for controversial arrests and deportations by ... Show More

The Trump administration’s bid to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland faces legal challenges. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D) discusses the state's lawsuits against the White House. President Trump takes questions from reporters in the Oval Office on day ... Show More

A fourth night of protests is unfolding right now in Los Angeles as President Trump deploys the United States military on American soil. It is an extraordinary show of his executive power, triggered by days of unrest over his administration’s immigration raids. Learn more about y ... Show More

President Trump unlawfully federalized thousands of members of California’s National Guard and must return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled. The ruling is a significant win for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who sued Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier t ... Show More