72 m. ago Los Angeles protests: California governor says marines ‘not political pawns’ as Donald Trump deploys more National Guard troops – live

Gavin Newsom says Trump’s threat to deploy marines to LA is ‘blatant abuse of power’ as state lodges a suit against administrationUS officials said the marines were being deployed to protect federal property and personnel, including immigration agents. A convoy of 10 to 15 buses with blacked-out windows and escorted by sheriff’s vehicles, left the base at Twentynine Palms in the desert east of Los Angeles late Monday and headed toward the city, stopping around 1am (9am BST) at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, about 20 miles (35 km) south of downtown Los Angeles.Despite their presence, there has been limited engagement so far between the Guard and protesters while local law enforcement implements crowd control. Continue reading...

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74 m. ago LA protests live: Trump ramps up response as 700 Marines and 2,000 more National Guardsmen mobilized

Almost 5,000 military personnel have been deployed to Los Angeles, as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday evening

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77 m. ago LA governor says Trump's decision to send 700 marines in to crush riots 'is the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial president'

President Trump yesterday ordered an additional 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 US Marines to deploy to LA after 2,000 troops arrived Sunday, prompting backlash from Newsom

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93 m. ago Trump is deliberately ratcheting up violence in Los Angeles | Moustafa Bayoumi

The president is escalating the situation to justify greater force and repression. Now he’s talking about sending ‘troops everywhere’Donald Trump was on his way to Camp David for a meeting with military leaders on Sunday when he was asked by reporters about possibly invoking the Insurrection Act, allowing direct military involvement in civilian law enforcement. Demonstrations against Trump’s draconian immigration arrests had been growing in Los Angeles, and some of them had turned violent. Trump’s answer? “We’re going to have troops everywhere,” he said.I know Trump is “a delusional narcissist and an orange-faced windbag”, to borrow the words of the Republican senator Rand Paul, and that this president governs using misdirection, evasion, and (especially) exaggeration, but we should still be worried by this prospect he raises of sending “troops everywhere”.Moustafa Bayoumi is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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93 m. ago Crypto's hottest new trend: publicly traded companies buying bunches of bitcoin

It’s one of crypto’s hottest trends: publicly traded companies buying bitcoin and then buying even more

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2 h. ago ‘Trump happily lights the fuse’: Jon Stewart blasts president’s role in Los Angeles riots

The Daily Show host said the situation in LA was “explosive”, asking: “Is your city ever not on fire?”

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2 h. ago LA protests live: Newsom to deploy 800 more police to ‘clean up Trump’s mess’ after president mobilizes 700 Marines

A battalion of 700 U.S. Marines and 4,000 National Guardsmen are set to be deployed as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday evening

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2 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk extends invite to Donald Trump ahead of Daniel Dubois fight

The Ukrainian is very passionate when it comes to the topic of his beloved country and has now offered Trump the chance to experience what day-to-day life is like in his homeland

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3 h. ago Good Morning Britain presenter SHOT while reporting live from Los Angeles protests and left with injury that 'felt like a tonne of bricks crushing arm'

It comes after Good Morning Britain was left in chaos on Monday as a report was interrupted by loud bangs while North America Correspondent Noel Phillips reported from LA.

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3 h. ago Zelenskyy calls for ‘concrete actions’ as Russian strikes hit seven of Kyiv’s 10 districts

Ukraine president criticises lack of response from allies as Moscow launches one of its largest attacks of war on KyivEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced his frustration with Donald Trump by calling for “concrete actions” rather than “silence” after Russia launched one of its largest attacks on Kyiv of the war, with seven of the Ukrainian capital’s 10 districts hit overnight.A total of 316 drones and seven missiles were launched at Ukrainian targets across the country in the early hours of Tuesday, including at Odesa in the south-east, where two people were killed. But it was the capital that was the focus of Russia’s ferocious barrage. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Donald Trump ignores Britain as he claims US won Second World War

Donald Trump appeared to ignore Britain as he claimed the United States ‘won World War II.’

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5 h. ago LA ICE riots day 4 RECAP: 'ICE Barbie' Kristi Noem delivers savage insult to LA mayor Karen Bass for shifting blame for riots

LIVE UPDATES: Hundreds of Marines have been mobilized to Los Angeles after Donald Trump sent National Guard troops to quell the immigration protests.

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5 h. ago LA turns into a warzone as Marines begin journey to lawless hellscape ahead of another night of ICE riots

Their arrival comes as Downtown Los Angeles braces for a fourth night of riots as pro-migrant protesters take to the streets to rail against federal immigration agents and President Trump.

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5 h. ago Trump sends US Marines to Los Angeles and says it would be 'great' to arrest California Governor Gavin Newsom

Trump backs call to arrest California Governor Gavin Newsom who brands decision to send Marines into Los Angeles as a ‘deranged fantasy’

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6 h. ago Trump praises response to LA protests after deploying 4,000 National Guard troops

Donald Trump has lauded his administration’s response to growing anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.

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6 h. ago LA protests live updates: Trump mobilizes 4,000 National Guard and 700 Marines to crack down on anti

Nearly 5,000 federal and National Guard troops now set to be deployed in response to L.A. protests, as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday

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7 h. ago Los Angeles' image is scuffed since ICE raids and protests, with World Cup and Olympics on horizon

Los Angeles is still reeling from January’s deadly wildfires — and with the World Cup soccer championships and the 2028 Olympics on the horizon — Mayor Karen Bass has been urging residents to come together to revitalize LA’s image

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7 h. ago Trump's 'deranged fantasy' slammed by California Gov. Newsom as 700 Marines sent to LA

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is continuing his feud with President Donald Trump as the administration has deployed 700 active duty Marines to anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles

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7 h. ago Hegseth faces Congress for first time since Signal leaks and Marine deployment to Los Angeles

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to field sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief in a series of hearings beginning Tuesday

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7 h. ago Trump heads to Fort Bragg while facing criticism for deploying military at Los Angeles protests

President Donald Trump plans to speak at Fort Bragg to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army

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