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In response to often sharp questioning from House Democrats on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Pentagon’s deployment of nearly 5,000 active-duty Marines and National Guard members to help the police in Los Angeles quell sporadic unrest — at an estimated cost of $134 million.Mr. Hegseth, a National Guard veteran, also suggested in testimony before the House Appropriations Committee that the use of the Guard, part-time citizen soldiers, for homeland defense would expand under President Trump.“I think we’re entering another phase, especially under President Trump with his focus on the homeland, where the National Guard and Reserves become a…

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Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania warned fellow Democrats that they could face a political backlash if they were seen as failing to sufficiently condemn acts of violence by protesters in Southern California, which local officials have said were limited.On Monday, he posted a photo on social media of a car engulfed in flames and a masked, shirtless person waving a Mexican flag. He suggested that Democrats — many of whom have in fact criticized acts of destruction or violence — should go further in denouncing unruly demonstrations.“This is anarchy and true chaos,” he wrote. “My party loses the moral high…

This is not the image Army officials had wanted.While tanks, armored troop carriers and artillery systems pour into Washington for the Army’s 250th birthday celebration, National Guard troops from the Army’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, supplemented by active-duty Marines, have been deployed to the streets of Los Angeles.It is a juxtaposition that has military officials and experts concerned.Several current and former Army officials said the military parade and other festivities on Saturday — which is also President Trump’s 79th birthday — could make it appear as if the military is celebrating a crackdown on Americans.“The unfortunate coincidence of the…

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President Trump speaks at an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America Wall Street is getting more and more worried about the potential loss of America’s superpower status. Now its CEOs are cycling from denial and bargaining to public anger and depression. Since President Trump started unveiling his chaotic tariffs this spring, sparking waves of panic among global investors, the country’s business leaders have been facing massive — and unrelenting — uncertainty. The ongoing tariff tug-of-war is…

Washington — President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are visiting Fort Bragg, the nation’s largest military installation, on Tuesday, after sending the National Guard and U.S. Marines to respond to protests in Los Angeles. Members of the Marine Corps arrived in the greater Los Angeles area Tuesday, a defense official told CBS News, after the military activated about 700 active-duty Marines Monday. The Pentagon said the Marines would “seamlessly integrate” with National Guard troops to protect “federal personnel and federal property.” There are 2,100 members of the California National Guard now on location in the greater Los Angeles area, operating in…

June 10, 2025 By demeaning the mayoral candidate’s agenda, Andrew Cuomo offends the Black tradition of community care. Ad Policy The Shorter Community African Methodist Episcopal Church in Denver, Colorado, provides members free haircuts and almost $30,000 from congregation donations.(John Moore / Getty Images) Igrew up in a Black church. There are scenes from those sacred Sundays that set the foundation for my politics. At times, there were two collection plates: one for weekly tithes and one for people in need. That latter collection supported congregants who could not pay rent, cover medical bills, or needed help burying a departed…

Paramount Global said it’s cutting 3.5% of its workforce, citing challenges in the broader economy and in the linear television business. It’s the latest round of layoffs at the media giant — which owns the CBS broadcast network as well as cable channels, such as MTV and Nickelodeon — as it prepares to merge with movie studio Skydance Media. In a memo sent Tuesday morning to employees from the company’s three co-CEOs — George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins — Paramount said the layoffs would affect U.S. workers, with “the majority of impacted staff being notified today.” Some employees outside the U.S.…

The military has activated about 700 active-duty Marines who could be sent to Los Angeles, joining National Guard troops who were sent to the city to respond to protests, the U.S. Northern Command said in a statement.Members of the Marine Corps could start arriving in the Los Angeles area as soon as Tuesday, a defense official told CBS News. The Marines are based in Twentynine Palms, a city east of Los Angeles.Northern Command said the Marines will “seamlessly integrate” with hundreds of members of the National Guard to protect “federal personnel and federal property.” They have been trained in “de-escalation,…