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California’s governor indicated late Sunday his office plans to sue the Trump administration after the state’s National Guard was deployed to confront protesters in Los Angeles.”Donald Trump is putting fuel on this fire. Commandeering a state’s National Guard without consulting the Governor of that state is illegal and immoral,” wrote Gavin Newsom on X. “California will be taking him to court.”In a followup on Monday morning, Newsom posted Mr. Trump “illegally acted to federalize the National Guard,” adding “we’re suing him.” National Guard troops were sent to downtown Los Angeles Sunday amid a weekend marked by protests and at-time violent clashes…

Forget the midterms. The fight to bring Trumpism down runs through 2025’s elections. Illustration by Tim Robinson. This article appears in the July/August 2025 issue, with the headline “Turnout or Bust?” Yasmine Taeb lives in the great expanse of suburban counties that spreads out to the south and west of Washington, DC, to form NoVA, the most populous region of Virginia. NoVA (short for “Northern Virginia”) is where counties and cities are named for the dukes and earls of colonial times—Prince William, Fairfax, Culpepper. It’s where the plantations of founding fathers and presidents are now tourist sites and where Civil…

National Guard deployed to Los Angeles as thousands protest immigration raids – CBS News Watch CBS News Tensions remain high in Los Angeles as thousands protest the immigration sweeps happening across the country. Some protesters have set fires, thrown objects at police and set flash grenades. President Trump ordered the National Guard to be deployed, a move that California Gov. Gavin Newsome condemned. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

Washington — President Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.The new proclamation, which Mr. Trump signed last week, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also imposes heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the U.S. and don’t hold valid visas. The new ban doesn’t revoke visas previously issued to…

Dave Portnoy speaks with NPR’s Steve Inskeep as part of a series that poses real questions to controversial or influential figures. NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, was surprised when a team of NPR journalists asked to talk. “If you told me I’d be on NPR and in a political leaning podcast like five years ago, I’d be like: You’re crazy,” he said during a conversation in a podcast studio near his home in Miami. Portnoy is of interest after an election in which men voted heavily for Trump — and that included…

Escaped zebra captured in Tennessee Escaped zebra captured in Tennessee 00:14 A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee was captured on Sunday, his owners and authorities said.Ed the zebra, who became an internet sensation, was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in central Tennessee, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.”Ed was airlifted and flown by helicopter back to a waiting animal trailer,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. The picture shows the airlifting of a zebra named Ed that had evaded…

The following is the transcript of an interview with Save the Children CEO Janti Soeripto that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on June 8, 2025.MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the international efforts to alleviate the extraordinary humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and we’re joined by the CEO of Save the Children, Janti Soeripto. Welcome back to Face the Nation. SAVE THE CHILDREN U.S. PRESIDENT AND CEO JANTI SOERIPTO: Thank you, Margaret.MARGARET BRENNAN: So there are a million children in Gaza in desperate need. The U.N. says the 11-week Israeli blockade has caused the rate of young children suffering…

6/8: CBS Weekend News – CBS News Watch CBS News Protesters clash with law enforcement in Los Angeles amid immigration raids; One man’s attempt to help bees flourish in San Francisco Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Rep. Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of MinnesotaKevin Hassett, National Economic Council directorSave the Children CEO Janti SoeriptoClick here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”   MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m Margaret Brennan in Washington.And this week on Face the Nation: Protesters and federal authorities clash in Southern California, as the Trump administration ramps up nationwide roundups of those who could be in the country illegally.President Trump’s mandate to escalate detentions and potentially deportations set the scene…

The 2025 Tony Awards are honoring the best plays and musicals on Broadway, with big names from both stage and screen looking to go home winners Sunday night.”Buena Vista Social Club,” “Death Becomes Her” and “Maybe Happy Ending” each came into the night with 10 nominations and are all vying for Best Musical. “John Proctor is the Villain” and “The Hills of California,” up for Best Play, both earned seven nods.Broadway legend Audra McDonald, who shares the record for most Tony Awards ever won by a performer, with six, is up for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. A win…