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4:35 PM ET, June 8, 2025

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Chris Mirasola / Lawfare:
The National Guard in Los Angeles  —  The president hasn't invoked the Insurrection Act.  He's instead relying on a theory of inherent constitutional power that is far more limited.  —  Meet The Authors … Late yesterday, President Donald Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation mobilizing …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE  —  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY  —  Numerous incidents of violence and disorder have recently occurred and threaten …
New York Times:
Trump Is Calling Up National Guard Troops Under a Rarely Used Law  —  President Trump bypassed the authority of Gov. Gavin Newsom to call up 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests.  —  President Trump took extraordinary action on Saturday by calling up 2,000 National Guard troops …
Associated Press:
Live Updates: L.A. Quiet as National Guard Troops Begin to Arrive  —  Protests over immigration raids in the Los Angeles area were expected to continue for a third day.  Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Trump's decision to call in National Guards was “purposefully inflammatory.”  —  Los Angeles
emptywheel:
The Big Ugly: Stephen Miller Uses His War on Home Depot to Invade California  —  Yesterday, Trump used the opportunity of a protest against brutal ICE action staged out of Paramount, CA (close to a Home Depot location) to federalize 2,000 California National Guard for force protection …
The Guardian:
Newsom says Trump is ‘hoping for chaos’ as national guard arrives in LA after protests - US politics live  —  Gavin Newsom says president is looking to ‘justify more crackdowns’ after deploying 2,000 troops to LA county  —  Trump suggests he doesn't think events in California are an ‘insurrection’
Discussion: NBC News and Associated Press
Associated Press:
National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles on Trump's orders to quell immigration protests
Washington Post:
Trump charts new territory in bypassing Newsom to deploy National Guard
David Frum / The Atlantic:   For Trump, This Is a Dress Rehearsal
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Using the National Guard as Bait
Associated Press:
National Guards to Deploy to L.A. as More Protests Are Planned
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Advisers Once Opposed Using Active-Duty Troops at Protests. Not Anymore.
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Republicans urge Trump to extinguish Los Angeles protests ASAP: ‘Put down the mob’
ABC7:
National Guard troops begin to arrive in LA
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Breaking With Trump, Bacon Says He Won't Follow His Party ‘Off the Cliff’ … Representative Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, has publicly accused President Trump of treating Russia with “velvet gloves,” criticized him for gutting AmeriCorps and questioned his power to impose tariffs without congressional approval.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Japan Times
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump shrugs off possible reconciliation with Musk
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Feud With Musk Highlights His View of Government Power: It's Personal
Discussion: USA Today and Wall Street Journal
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Melts Down at ABC Reporter Over Stephen Miller Takedown  —  MAGA is going off on an ABC reporter who dared attack White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.  ABC's Terry Moran wrote Saturday night on X that “what's interesting about [Stephen] Miller” is “not brains.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
ABC suspends correspondent for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater”
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘You essentially destroyed any chance I have,’ DNC chair told David Hogg in private meeting  —  Ken Martin expressed frustration and self-doubt in a meeting with other party leaders, according to a two-minute recording obtained by POLITICO.  —  Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin …
Axios:
MAGA's blue-collar base waits patiently for populist payoff  —  President Trump's second term has been a payday for the powerful, exposing a disconnect in his promise to deliver for “the forgotten man” of America's working class.  —  Why it matters: The populist paradox at the heart of MAGA …
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
The Bluesky bubble hurts liberals and their causes  —  The social media network was doomed to fail as users tried to re-create Twitter.  —  Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter, changed the social media site's name to X and altered its moderation policies, progressives have been hunting for a substitute.
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
Trump's deportation program nets positive approval amid contrasting views over its scope, CBS News poll finds  —  Views of the Trump administration's deportation program headed into this weekend with positive net approval from Americans, including continued strong backing from the Republican base …
Discussion: New York Post
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Economy Is Headed Toward an Uncomfortable Summer  —  Companies are freezing hiring and investment to deal with shifting tariff policies.  'Even Trump doesn't know what Trump will do next.'  —  The U.S. economy, which weathered false recession alarms in 2023 and 2024, is entering another uncomfortable summer.
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Ben Rhodes / New York Times:
Corruption Has Flooded America.  The Dams Are Breaking.  —  President Trump has more than doubled his personal wealth since starting his 2024 election campaign.  Billions of foreign dollars have flowed into his family's real estate and crypto ventures.  A plane that doubles as a …
Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Musk's DOGE Goons Covertly Transmitted Reams of WH Data  —  Elon Musk's goons at the Department of Government Efficiency transmitted a large amount of data—all of it undetected—using a Starlink Wi-Fi terminal they installed on top of the White House, according to a new report.Starlink …
Discussion: The Wrap and Washington Post
 
 
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Where Is Barack Obama?  —  The “audacity of hope” presidency has given way to the fierce lethargy of semi-retirement.
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It's Summer in Trump's America and Fascism Is in Bloom
Sam Sabin / Axios:
Trump might be the most accessible president ever — for spies or scammers
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
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Discussion: Instapundit and Twitchy
Reuters:
Pope Leo criticises ‘exclusionary mindset’ of nationalist political movements
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
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Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
Gina Ortiz Jones, a Progressive, Is Elected San Antonio's Mayor
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and The Hill
NBC News:
ICE agents mistakenly detain U.S. marshal in Arizona
Discussion: The Guardian and The Independent
New York Times:
Law Enforcement Officials Struggle to Fulfill Trump Promises Rooted in Conspiracy Theories
Discussion: Alternet.org and Althouse
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage
Paul Krugman / Rolling Stone:
Donald Trump Is Destroying the Economy and Waging War on the Poor
Yuri Zoria / Euromaidan Press:
Errol Musk attends Kremlin-backed event in Moscow, praises Putin and spreads Russian propaganda
Wall Street Journal:
It's Opening Night for the MAGA Makeover of the Kennedy Center
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
 

 
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