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President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Fort Bragg, the nation's largest military installation.
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President Donald Trump has built his presidency around stretching the bounds of presidential authority, and his response to protests over an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles is no exception.
4:47 p.m. EDT The Trump administration asked the judge to reject Newsom’s request and allow it to respond by Wednesday, calling Newsom’s attempt to block the deployment of federal troops “legally meritless” and saying it would jeopardize the safety of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the government’s ability to carry out operations.
Senators from both sides of the aisle took to responding over President Donald Trump's calling of the National Guard in Los Angeles.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, a former Watergate prosecutor, will decide whether Trump had the legal authority to federalize 4,000 California National Guard troops.
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The California Governor has sued the U.S. President over the mobilization of the National Guard, calling it “an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”
"This Administration's actions are not about public safety — they're about stoking fear,” the former vice president wrote on social media.
California Lieutenant Gov. Eleni Kounalakis suggested President Donald Trump was responsible for escalating the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles over the weekend.