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Was it legal for Trump to deploy federal troops to Los Angeles?
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Was it legal for Trump to deploy federal troops to Los Angeles?

President Trump's deployment of federal troops in Los Angeles was a constitutional stress test for the courts.

8 thoughts on Trump’s Los Angeles crackdown
by ian bremmer

8 thoughts on Trump’s Los Angeles crackdown

On Saturday, US President Donald Trump activated 2,000 members of the California National Guard to quell protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s deportation efforts in Los Angeles, after small but highly visible demonstrations had popped up across the city in the days prior.

​Gavin Newsom speaks at the Vogue World: Hollywood Announcement at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, CA on March 26, 2025.
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California launches Canadian charm offensive

California governor Gavin Newsom kicked off a campaign to promote Canadian tourism in his state, pitching its sunny beaches, lush vineyards, and world-class restaurants.

​U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks to the media in San Salvador, El Salvador, on April 16, 2025.
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HARD NUMBERS: Maryland senator flies to El Salvador, Russian journalists jailed, California sues Trump admin over tariffs, EU tilts right on asylum, Peru’s ex-president guilty of money laundering

​A drone view of buildings destroyed during the Palisades Fire in Malibu, California, U.S., January 15, 2025.
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Winds pick up, then die down, but LA fire risk remains

Fires raging across Los Angeles have killed more than two dozen people and burned over 60 square miles, with more than 82,000 residents under evacuation orders in the county.

​LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 07: A wind-driven fire burns on January 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Santa Ana wind is fueling wildfires in Los Angeles that have destroyed homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people.
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Politics inflamed amid California wildfires

As California’s most destructive wildfires continue to blaze across Los Angeles County, having killed 16 and displaced more than 166,000 residents, emergency response efforts have become politicized, both at home and abroad.

​A house burns as powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, in Altadena, California, on Jan. 8, 2025.
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Wildfires are raging in Los Angeles. So is their politicization.

As wildfires scorched Los Angeles for a second day on Wednesday, hurricane-strength winds and limited water supplies complicated efforts to contain the flames.

​FILE PHOTO: California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) reacts as he speaks to the members of the press on the day of the first presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes California’s AI safety bill

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, or SB 1047, the AI safety bill passed by the state’s legislature in August.

​Visitors check out Alibaba Cloud's data synthesis and Embodied engine at the 2024 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, China, on September 19, 2024.
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Hard Numbers: Alibaba’s models, Palantir’s contract, Newsom’s deadline, Vietnam’s fab plan

A Cal Fire firefighter keeps watch while the Bridge Fire burns in the mountain communities to the northeast of Los Angeles, near the Mountain High ski resort in Wrightwood, California, U.S. September 11, 2024.
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Fires pose challenge to insurers, insured

A heat wave has got California scrambling to control three separate wildfires, one of which injured 13 people this week, a short-term crisis but part of a long-term challenge for homeowners and those who insure them.