Key Events (10)
President Trump ordered a major deployment of federal troops to Los Angeles, sending 700 Marines and additional National Guard members to respond to protests against immigration raids. The deployment continued into its fourth day, with Defense Secretary Hegseth stating the operation would cost at least $134 million.
California filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming it unlawfully deployed national guard troops by bypassing Governor Gavin Newsom's authority. The suit alleges the administration 'trampled' on state sovereignty.
Trump and Governor Gavin Newsom engaged in a heated public dispute over the military deployment, with both trading insults and barbs. Trump claimed the situation warranted intervention while Newsom said 'nothing warranted' the deployment and expressed concern about fear and terror among Los Angeles residents.
A YouGov poll found that nearly half of Americans oppose Trump's deployment of Marines and National Guard to Los Angeles, reflecting public skepticism about the military response to the protests.
The Smithsonian Institution rejected Trump's attempt to fire National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet, asserting that the institution retains authority over personnel decisions despite the president's criticism of her as 'highly partisan.'
The U.S. is scheduled to execute four prisoners this week across Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, as Trump pushes for executions despite concerns over states' execution methods.
The World Bank cut its forecast for global GDP growth, blaming President Trump's tariffs for weakening the global economy and warning the 2020s are on course to be the weakest decade for global growth since the 1960s.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee stated the administration is no longer pursuing the goal of an independent Palestinian state, suggesting any future Palestinian state should be carved out of 'a Muslim country.'
Immigrants swept up in ICE raids in Los Angeles have already begun being deported in some cases, with reports that some individuals may have unknowingly signed deportation consent forms they believed were for COVID tests.
Legal scholars argued that President Trump has invoked emergency statutes to amass power in disputes over protests, deportations, and tariffs without clear statutory authority, raising questions about the constitutionality of his emergency declarations.