Newsom swiftly responded to Trump’s greenlight. “The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor. This is a day I hoped I would never see in America,” Newsom wrote in a post on X. “I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican this is a line we cannot cross as a nation — this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”

Newsom took the president to task Sunday, calling him a “stone-cold liar” for not even mentioning Los Angeles in a phone call the two had, and then bypassing his authority to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that California would sue the Trump administration for calling in the National Guard, saying that the state’s sovereignty had been “trampled” by the president. In a post on X, Newsom said that Trump’s decision to call in the National Guard was a deliberate move to make things worse.

This comes after California Governor Gavin Newsom said on social media that he planned to file suit against the Trump administration. In response, Trump said he supports arresting Newsom and stood behind his decision to send the National Guard, saying “they’ve done a fantastic job.”

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration, saying the state’s sovereignty was “trampled” by President Trump when he ordered troops to the immigration protests in Los Angeles.

pinned Video: Police, national guard face off with protesters in LA: Link copied President Trump deployed the military to face off against thousands of people protesting immigration raids.

CBO estimates “extraordinary measures” to exhausted by end of September — 3:23 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

In a new report issued Monday, the Congressional Budget Office says it now estimates that if the debt limit remains unchanged, the government’s ability to borrow using “extraordinary measures” would likely be exhausted between mid-August and the end of September 2025.

That date range is two weeks later than the CBO’s previous estimations released in March.

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“Extraordinary measures” are special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting its statutory debt ceiling.

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U.S. Treasury has already stopped paying into certain accounts, including the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund and the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, to make up for the shortfall in funds.

Once the extraordinary measures run out, the government risks defaulting on its debt unless lawmakers and the president agree to lift the limit on the U.S. government’s ability to borrow. President Donald Trump has continually called for abolishing the debt ceiling.

Trump talks protests at beginning of White House event — 3:21 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

The president is holding an event to talk about investment accounts for newborn children, but he started by talking about the protests in Los Angeles.

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“Thank goodness we sent out some wonderful National Guard,” he said.

Trump criticized California leaders by saying “they were afraid of doing anything.”

“We sent out the troops, and they’ve done a fantastic job.”

Photojournalist remains hospitalized after being shot by non-lethal round — 3:08 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

The photojournalist Nick Stern was covering a protest in Paramount on Saturday night when he felt a sharp pain in his right thigh – the result, he later realized, of a non-lethal round fired by officers into the crowd.

“I thought it was a live round because of the sheer intensity of the pain,” Stern told the AP. “Then I passed out from the pain.”

The projectile left a golf ball sized wound in his thigh, requiring emergency surgery Sunday. He remained hospitalized as of Monday.

It wasn’t clear which law enforcement agency fired the shot. Stern described the scene at the time as chaotic, but said there was no violence in his immediate vicinity.

“There were just a few people standing there doing nothing more than waving Mexican flags,” he said.

California’s attorney general announces a lawsuit against Trump for deploying the National Guard in LA — 2:51 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

California Attorney General Rob Bonta says the state’s sovereignty was “trampled” by President Donald Trump when he ordered troops to the immigration protests in Los Angeles.

The protests had calmed but Sunday, but “since Trump announced his plan to deploy troops, the situation on the ground has escalated quickly, with unrest growing overnight,” said Bonta at a press conference Monday. “This was not inevitable.”

Bonta announced plans Monday to sue the Trump administration. He said the lawsuit would ask the court “to set aside the president’s unlawful action federalizing the California National Guard.”

The state is also seeking a court order declaring Trump’s federalizing of the guard was unlawful, Bonta said. He says the state will seek a restraining order to halt the deployment.

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Some visa holders in Venezuela changed travel plans to arrive in US ahead of deadline and minimize airport issues — 2:24 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

But others who lack visas on Monday said the new restrictions may not make much of a difference because obtaining the required permits to travel to the U.S. was already costly and time-consuming, even before Trump’s latest immigration measure.

“An uncle’s visa expired, and since there is no (U.S.) embassy in Venezuela now, he would have had to go to another country to get one,” tech worker José Luis Vegas, 24, said in the capital, Caracas. “Paying for hotels and tickets was very expensive, and appointments took up to a year … What more restrictions than that?”

Venezuela and the U.S. severed diplomatic relations in 2019, when the U.S. stopped recognizing President Nicolás Maduro as the legitimate leader of the South American country. As a result, Venezuelans applying for U.S. visas began traveling to Colombia, Brazil, Curacao and other countries for required appointments.

Hundreds protest in Boston — 2:20 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Hundreds of people gathered in Boston’s City Hall Plaza to protest the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles and the detainment of union leader David Huerta.

Protesters shouted “Come for one, come for all” and “Free David, free them all.”

People held signs reading “Massachusetts stands with our neighbors in Los Angeles” and “protect our immigrant neighbors.”

“An immigrant doesn’t stand between an American worker and a good job, a billionaire does,” said Chrissy Lynch, President of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO.

She called on President Trump to call off any plans to deploy the service members to quell protests.

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1,000 National Guard members now on ground in LA — 1:52 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

U.S. officials told The Associated Press there are currently about 1,000 National Guard members in L.A. under federal orders and more are flowing in all day.

Officials said that they believe that the full 2,000 that the president has put on federal Title 10 orders will be on the ground there by the end of the day. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations details.

The Guard troops are part of the new Task Force 51, under the control of Army Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, who is the deputy commander of U.S. Army North.

Waymo suspends its downtown LA service — 1:44 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Robotaxi company Waymo has suspended service in downtown Los Angeles after several of its self-driving cars were set ablaze during weekend protests against the Trump administration’s immigration raids.

Waymo confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that five of its robotaxis were impacted and removed from downtown Los Angeles. The company added that it would not be operating in this area of the city for the time being — citing guidance from local law enforcement.

Waymo’s services in other parts of Los Angeles county remain available. The city’s protests are centered to several blocks of its downtown area.

Footage from Sunday’s demonstrations showed spray-painted messages protesting ICE on these Waymo vehicles, which brought large plumes of black smoke into the sky and exploded intermittently as they burned. Some demonstrators were also seen smashing windows of the robotaxis.

Waymo began offering driverless rides in Los Angeles last year.

Trump supports slapping the cuffs on Newsom — 1:41 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

The California governor and the White House have been feuding over how to handle protests in Los Angeles.

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It started when Tom Homan, the border czar, warned that anyone, including public officials, would be arrested if they obstructed federal immigration enforcement.

“No one’s above the law,” he said on Fox & Friends, although he added that “there was no discussion” about arresting Newsom.

The California governor responded in an interview with MSNBC. “Come after me, arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy,” Newsom said.

Trump grinned when asked about the exchange after landing at the White House.

“I would do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great,” Trump said. “Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing. He’s done a terrible job.”

Trump targets Newsom (again) — 1:08 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

After inspecting the site for a future flagpole, Trump spoke to reporters about the protests in California.

“I like Gavin Newsom, he’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent,” the president said, complaining about “the little railroad he’s building” that is “100 times over budget.”

It’s a reference to the much-delayed high-speed rail project, which predates Newsom’s tenure. Trump also criticized the protesters.

“The people that are causing these problems are professional agitators, they’re insurrectionists, they’re bad people. They should be in jail.”

Trump says sending National Guard to LA protests was a ‘great decision’ — 1:07 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

In a post on his social media site, Trump said the city would have been “completely obliterated” otherwise.

Protests over the president’s immigration crackdown spared much of Los Angeles from violence. Weekend clashes swept through several downtown blocks and a handful of other places.

Trump wrote that Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass should thank him. He accused them of being untruthful for saying Guard troops weren’t necessary.

Trump checks out spot for new flagpole — 1:05 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

The president isn’t just remaking the Rose Garden. He wants to install two large flag poles, one on either side of the White House. When he stepped off Marine One, he walked to a bulldozer that was positioned on the South Lawn to dig a foundation for the pole. Trump posed for a photo with workers.

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16 states suing Trump administration over plan to allow sale of forced-reset triggers — 12:34 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

The lawsuit, which is also over plans to return seized devices, was announced Monday.

The states argue that returning the triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly, would violate federal law, pose a threat to residents and law enforcement and worsen gun violence. The administration announced the deal last month.

It resolves a series of cases over the aftermarket trigger the government had previously argued qualify as machine guns under federal law, saying they’re essentially illegal machine gun conversion devices because constant finger pressure on the triggers will keep a rifle firing essentially like an automatic weapon.

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Trump’s project to pave over the Rose Garden lawn has begun — 12:54 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

The project is expected to be completed in about two months, or during the first half of August, a White House official said.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to comment publicly about intended changes to the property.

Trump said months ago that he planned to pave over the lawn in the Rose Garden because it’s always wet and inconveniences women in high heels.

Leader Schumer statement on President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to California — 12:53 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

“Donald Trump — in the midst of a war with Elon Musk and his ugly tax bill that would rip healthcare from 17 million people — is in desperate need of a diversion. His order to deploy the National Guard in California is unnecessary, inflammatory, and provocative. Trump should immediately revoke his command to use the National Guard, and leave the law enforcement to the governor and the mayor, who are more than capable of handling the situation. Americans do not need or deserve this unnecessary and provocative chaos.”

Latinas for Trump founder says she’s disappointed by recent escalation of immigrant arrests — 12:33 p.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

“I have always supported Trump, @realDonaldTrump, through thick and thin. However, this is unacceptable and inhumane,” said Ileana Garcia, a Florida state senator who in 2016 founded the group Latinas for Trump and was hired to direct Latino outreach. She posted the message on X over the weekend. “I understand the importance of deporting criminal aliens, but what we are witnessing are arbitrary measures to hunt down people who are complying with their immigration hearings — in many cases, with credible fear of persecution claims — all driven by a Miller-like desire to satisfy a self-fabricated deportation goal.”

Garcia was referring to Stephen Miller, a key architect of Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Garcia also said “this is not what we voted for.”

However, Trump promised voters he would conduct the largest domestic deportation operation in American history to expel millions of immigrants in the country illegally.

Democrats are drawing closer to the crypto industry despite Trump divisions — 11:38 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

As President Trump builds a crypto empire — including hosting a private dinner with top investors at his golf club — Democrats have united in condemning what they call blatant corruption from the White House.

But the Democratic Party’s own relationship with the emerging crypto industry is far less cut and dried.

Work in the Republican-led Senate to legitimize cryptocurrency by adding guardrails has drawn backing from some Democrats, underscoring growing support for the industry in the party. But divisions have opened over the bill, with many demanding it prevent the Republican president and his family from directly profiting from cryptocurrency.

“I’m all on board with the idea of regulating crypto,” said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. “But at this moment, when cryptocurrency is being so clearly used by Donald Trump to facilitate his corruption, I don’t think you can close your eyes to that when you’re legislating.”

1965 was the last time the National Guard was deployed without a governor’s permission — 11:20 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

No president has done so since Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to protect a civil rights march in Alabama, according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Johnson, unlike Trump, invoked the Insurrection Act, an 18th-century wartime law that allows presidents to deploy military forces during times of rebellion or unrest.

Trump instead relied on a similar federal law that places National Guard troops under federal command under circumstances that include the threat of rebellion.

But the law also says that orders for those purposes “shall be issued through the governors of the States” — making it unclear whether the president can activate the Guard without the order of that state’s governor.

More rallies planned for downtown LA — 11:11 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Union leaders are planning a rally for downtown Los Angeles Monday to support a labor leader arrested during immigration protests.

The Service Employees International Union said Monday that the rally at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles is in support of its California president David Huerta.

Huerta was arrested Friday and expected to appear in court Monday afternoon.

The California National Guard stood outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. GABRIELA BHASKAR/NYT

The SEIU represents thousands of janitors, security officers and other workers in California. The group is also planning rallies in at least a dozen other cities spanning from Denver to New York.

Los Angeles has seen three days of protests over immigration arrests. Protests intensified after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard.

Chicago leaders join immigration protests: ‘This is not about immigration. This is about domination of all of our communities.’ — 11:05 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

In Chicago, dozens of labor leaders, immigrant rights activists and elected officials rallied in a downtown plaza Monday in support of David Huerta, a regional president of the Service Employees International Union, who was arrested in California last week. The crowd called for Huerta’s immediate release, ending speeches with chants of “Free David!”

“He was wrongfully detained,” said Genie Kastrup, president of a Chicago-based SEIU chapter. What happened to Huerta “is about more than a single leader. It is a direct assault on all of us.”

The group also called out the Trump administration’s aggressive tactics on immigration enforcement, including a travel ban and arrests last week at a Chicago office used for Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-ins.

“We’re not going anywhere. This isn’t about safety. This is about control,” said Democratic U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, who was born in Mexico. “Fear is the tactic, silence is the goal. This is not about immigration. This is about domination of all of our communities.”

How did we get here? Protests were triggered by ICE arrests Friday — 10:55 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Confrontations began when dozens of protesters gathered outside a federal detention center demanding the release of 44 people arrested by federal immigration authorities across Los Angeles Friday, as part of Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is averaging about 1,600 arrests per day, according to the agency’s head, Todd Lyons, who defended the tactics on June 2.

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Mexican president calls for due process after authorities detained 42 Mexicans in Los Angeles raids — 10:51 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Mexican Foreign Affairs Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente said Monday that 42 Mexicans had been detained in raids in Los Angeles and that four had already returned to Mexico – two voluntarily and two via deportation.

President Claudia Sheinbaum, speaking at her daily news briefing, read aloud a statement from the Mexican government about the events in Los Angeles.

“The Mexican government reiterates its unwavering commitment to the protection and defense of the human rights of Mexicans living overseas, regardless of their immigration status. In this sense, we make a respectful but firm call to United States authorities for all immigration procedures to be carried out with adherence to due process, within a framework of respect for human dignity and the rule of law.”

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Marco Ugarte/Associated Press

“We do not agree with violent actions as a form of protest. Burning police cars appears to be more an act of provocation than of resistance. We condemn violence, no matter where it comes from. We call on the Mexican community to act pacifically and not allow itself to be provoked.”

“The Mexican government will continue using all diplomatic and legal channels available to express its disagreement through its consular network with practices that criminalize immigration and put at risk the safety and wellbeing of our communities in the United States.”

Rare earth minerals expected to be the major issue in China-US trade talks — 10:45 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

A senior White House official says he expects a “short meeting with a big, strong handshake” on the export of rare earth minerals from China.

Appearing on CNBC this morning, Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, said it was a “very significant, sticking point” because China, which controls the processing of critical minerals, has been “slow rolling” in sending the materials to US over licensing requirements.

“It could potentially disrupt production for, you know, some U.S. companies that rely on those things,” Hassett said. High-level US and Chinese officials are meeting today in London for their latest round of trade talks.

California Governor Gavin Newsom says he’ll sue Trump over National Guard deployment — 10:22 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Newsom, a Democrat, told MSNBC he plans to file suit Monday against the Trump administration to roll back the Guard deployment, which he called “an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.”

Trump has cited a legal provision that allows him to mobilize federal troops when there is ”a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.”

But Newsom said he believed the president was required to coordinate with the state’s governor before ordering such a deployment.

“We’re going to test that theory with a lawsuit tomorrow,” Newsom said Sunday night.

Preparations underway for military parade — 10:20 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Security precautions are already being put in place ahead of this Saturday’s military parade. Workers were assembling black metal barriers near the White House on Monday morning.

More information on preparations will be announced in the afternoon during a briefing with local and federal officials.

Trump expected to speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — 10:10 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

The American and Israeli leaders plan to speak Monday morning, according to a White House official. The official requested anonymity before a public announcement.

Trump has been pushing for a nuclear agreement with Iran, while Netanyahu is wary of the diplomatic effort.

ABC News suspends correspondent for calling Trump administration official a ‘world class hater’ — 10:10 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

ABC News has suspended correspondent Terry Moran for calling Trump administration deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller a “world class hater” in a since-deleted social media post.

Moran’s post was swiftly condemned by administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance. ABC News, in a statement, said it “stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others.”

The network said Moran was suspended pending further evaluation.

Moran, in his post on X at 12:06 a.m. on Sunday, said President Trump was a hater, too. But he wrote that for Trump, his hatred is a means to an end, “and that end is his own glorification.” For Miller, “his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment. He eats his hate.”

Trump’s Monday schedule, according to the White House — 10:09 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

This morning, Trump is traveling back to the White House from Camp David. Later today, at 2 p.m., he’ll participate in an “Invest America Roundtable” event at the White House.

Trump was awake past midnight raging against the protests in LA and calling for a crackdown — 10:06 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

“Looking really bad in L.A. BRING IN THE TROOPS!!!” he wrote on Truth Social at 12:16 a.m. ET.

Trump has already deployed 2,000 members of the National Guard over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The military said 500 Marines were on standby.

“ARREST THE PEOPLE IN FACE MASKS, NOW!” Trump wrote at 12:19 a.m.

Trump cited Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell’s recent comments to defend his response to the protests.

“Don’t let these thugs get away with this. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” Trump wrote at 12:14 a.m.

“This thing has gotten out of control,” McDonell said Sunday.

“We have great cops in Southern California here that work together all the time,” he said. But he added that “looking at the violence tonight, I think we gotta make a reassessment.”

US and China are holding trade talks in London after Trump’s phone call with Xi — 8:49 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

High-level delegations from the US and China are meeting in London on Monday to try and shore up a fragile truce in a trade dispute that’s roiled the global economy.

A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng was due to hold talks with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at a UK government building.

The talks, which are expected to last at least a day, follow negotiations in Geneva last month that brought a temporary respite in the trade war.

The two countries announced May 12 they had agreed to a 90-day suspension of most of the 100%-plus tariffs they had imposed on each other in an escalating trade war that had sparked fears of recession.

In the ‘Bethesda Declaration,’ NIH scientists step forward en masse to denounce their agency’s direction — 8:10 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Scores of National Institutes of Health scientists have gone public to assail deep program cuts and upheaval at their agency under the Trump administration.

On Monday, more than 90 current employees sent their leader a letter entitled the Bethesda Declaration. It’s a frontal challenge to policies it says “undermine the NIH mission, waste our public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe.”

By signing their names, the NIH employees gave up the veil of anonymity common in Washington — and put their jobs at risk. Their declaration was endorsed anonymously by 250 other NIH researchers and staff. Altogether, employees from all 27 NIH institutes and centers registered their dismay with the agency’s direction.

Trump says Elon Musk could face ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democratic candidates — 8:09 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk, saying Saturday that he has no desire to repair their relationship and warning that his former ally and campaign benefactor could face “serious consequences” if he tries to help Democrats in upcoming elections.

Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker in a phone interview that he has no plans to make up with Musk. Asked specifically if he thought his relationship with the mega-billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is over, Trump responded, “I would assume so, yeah.”

“I’m too busy doing other things,” Trump said.

The president also issued a warning amid chatter that Musk could back Democratic lawmakers and candidates in the 2026 midterm elections.

“If he does, he’ll have to pay the consequences for that,” Trump told NBC, though he declined to share what those consequences would be. Musk’s businesses have many lucrative federal contracts.

Mike Johnson downplays Musk’s influence and says Republicans will pass Trump’s tax and budget bill — 8:08 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Johnson took clear sides Sunday in Trump’s breakup with mega-billionaire Elon Musk, saying Musk’s criticism of the GOP’s massive tax and budget policy bill will not derail the measure, and he downplayed Musk’s influence over the GOP-controlled Congress.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pauses as he meets with reporters to discuss work on President Trump’s bill. J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press

“I didn’t go out to craft a piece of legislation to please the richest man in the world,” Johnson said on ABC’s “This Week.”

Johnson said he has exchanged text messages with Musk since he came out against the GOP bill.

Musk called it an “abomination” that would add to U.S. debts and threaten economic stability. He urged voters to flood Capitol Hill with calls to vote against the measure, which is pending in the Senate after clearing the House. His criticism sparked an angry social media back-and-forth with Trump, who told reporters over the weekend that he has no desire to repair his relationship with Musk.

The speaker was dismissive of Musk’s threats to finance opponents — even Democrats — of Republican members who back Trump’s bill.

How does this travel ban differ from the one in 2017? — 8:05 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Early in Trump’s first term, he issued an executive order banning travel to the US by citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries, including Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.

It was one of the most chaotic and confusing moments of his young presidency. Travelers from those nations were either barred from getting on flights to the US or detained at US airports after they landed. They included students and faculty, as well as businesspeople, tourists and people visiting friends and family.

The order, often referred to as the “Muslim ban” or the “travel ban,” was retooled amid legal challenges until a version was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018.

That ban affected various categories of travelers and immigrants from Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Syria and Libya, plus North Koreans and some Venezuelan government officials and their families.

Who is exempt from the ban? — 8:03 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Green card holders

Dual citizens, including US citizens who also have citizenship of one of the banned countries

Some athletes: athletes and their coaches traveling to the US for the World Cup, Olympics or other major sporting event as determined by the secretary of state

Afghans who worked for the US government or its allies in Afghanistan and are holders of Afghan special immigrant visas

Iranians belonging to an ethnic or religious minority who are fleeing prosecution

Certain foreign national employees of the US government who have served abroad for at least 15 years, and their spouses and children

People who were granted asylum or admitted to the US as refugees before the ban took effect

People with US family members who apply for visas in connection to their spouses, children or parents

Diplomats and foreign government officials on official visits

Those traveling to UN headquarters in New York solely on official UN business

Representatives of international organizations and NATO on official visits in the US.

Children adopted by US citizens

How Trump is justifying the ban — 7:58 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Since returning to the White House, Trump has launched a campaign of immigration enforcement that has pushed the limits of executive power and clashed with federal judges trying to restrain him.

The travel ban stems from a Jan. 20 executive order Trump issued requiring the Department of State, Department of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to compile a report on “hostile attitudes” toward the US.

The aim is to “protect its citizens from aliens who intend to commit terrorist attacks, threaten our national security, espouse hateful ideology, or otherwise exploit the immigration laws for malevolent purposes,” the administration said.

In a video posted on social media, Trump tied the new ban to a terrorist attack Sunday in Boulder, Colorado, saying it underscored the dangers posed by some visitors who overstay visas. The man charged in the attack is from Egypt, a country that is not on Trump’s restricted list. US officials say he overstayed a tourist visa.

Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement — 7:34 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

President Trump’s new ban on travel to the US 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 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 US and don’t hold a valid visa.

The new ban does not revoke visas previously issued to people from countries on the list, according to guidance issued Friday to all US diplomatic missions. However, unless an applicant meets narrow criteria for an exemption to the ban, his or her application will be rejected starting Monday.

Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops — 7:31 a.m. Link copied

By the Associated Press

Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs to control the crowd.

Some police patrolled the streets on horseback while others with riot gear lined up behind Guard troops deployed to protect federal facilities including a detention center where some immigrants were taken in recent days. Police declared an unlawful assembly, and by early evening many people had left.

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President Donald Trump on Monday stirred the already contentious riots in Los Angeles when he advocated for the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

While addressing reporters, Trump was asked if border czar Tom Homan should follow through on Newsom’s dare to arrest the California governor.

“I would if I were Tom. I think it’s great,” Trump said. “Gavin likes the publicity but I think it would be a great thing.”

“I would do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great” — Trump endorses the arrest of Gov. Gavin Newsom pic.twitter.com/M9b4s1BkOJ — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 9, 2025

Speaking of the California governor, Trump said, “Look, I think he’s done a terrible job. I like Gavin Newsom — he’s a nice guy — but he’s grossly incompetent, everybody knows.”

Newsom claimed the federal government is overstepping its bounds when Trump activated the National Guard — without the governor’s permission to maintain order in Los Angeles.

Trump’s action marked the first time a president activated the guard without a state’s chief executive’s permission since 1965.

“Come after me, arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy,” Newsom said in response to Homan’s remarks that anyone would be arrested if they obstruct government enforcement.

But Homan, who said Newsom was slow to respond to the unrest, said the Department of Homeland Security was not considering arresting the California governor.

Protests erupted in Los Angeles last week in response to ICE detaining undocumented immigrants.

On Friday, Service Employees International Union California President David Huerta was arrested while trying to disrupt an ICE operation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

With tensions continuing to escalate between President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom, the former has seemingly endorsed the idea that his administration could arrest the California governor.

Tom Homan, Trump’s “border czar,” said over the weekend that anyone who impedes federal immigration operations would be arrested. He said that warning extended to “anybody” after he was asked specifically if that included Newsom or L.A. Mayor Karen Bass.

Newsom responded defiantly.

“He knows where to find me,” Newsom said. “That kind of bloviating is exhausting. So, Tom, arrest me. Let’s go.”

Trump, when asked about Newsom’s response, suggested that he would be OK with his administration arresting the Democratic governor.

“I would do it if I were Tom,” Trump said. “I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing.

“He’s done a terrible job,” Trump added. “I like Gavin Newsom, he’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent.”

Q: “Gavin Newsom is, he’s daring Tom Homan to come and arrest him. Should he do it?” President Trump: “I would do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing. He’s done a terrible job.” pic.twitter.com/JU8OCWitdM — CSPAN (@cspan) June 9, 2025

The comments were just the latest in an increasingly volatile feud between Trump and Newsom as the federal government has ramped up immigration enforcement efforts around Southern California and large-scale protests have broken out.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta dismissed Trump’s comments later Monday.

“It’s more talk, more bluff, more bluster, more threats,” Bonta said, accusing the Trump administration of breaking the law rather than his counterpart.

Bonta and Newsom, meanwhile, announced they are filing a lawsuit against Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday over their federalization of the California National Guard. They called the federalization unlawful, given that Newsom was not given the opportunity to give consent for the move. The lawsuit also alleged that federalizing the National Guard deprives California of the resources it may need to protect its residents and infringes on Newsom’s role as commander-in-chief of the California National Guard.

“President Trump’s order calling federalized National Guard troops into Los Angeles — over the objections of the governor and local law enforcement — is unnecessary and counterproductive,” Bonta said. “It’s also deeply unfair to the members of the National Guard who are hard at work every day protecting our state, preparing for and responding to emergencies and training so that, if called, they can fight our nation’s wars.”

In recent weeks, a Democratic mayor, a Democratic U.S. House member, the staffer of a different Democratic U.S. House member, a sitting judge and a labor leader have all been criminally charged, detained or taken into custody by Trump administration officials.

Will a Democratic governor join the list? The president apparently has an opinion on the matter.

Asked about whether Tom Homan, the administration’s “border czar,” should arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump told reporters: “I would do it, if I were Tom. I think it’s great.”

Just so we’re all clear, there’s no evidence that California’s Democratic governor has broken any laws. No one in the administration has even accused Newsom of doing anything that would warrant criminal charges.

But to hear the sitting president tell it, it’d be “great” if one of his perceived political foes were arrested anyway.

The comments did not come out of nowhere. Over the weekend, Homan suggested that state and local officials could face arrest if they interfere with federal agents carrying out immigration raids. Asked specifically whether that would include the governor or Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Homan didn’t rule it out.

“I’ll say it about anybody,” he said. “You cross that line, it’s a felony to knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien. It’s a felony to impede law enforcement doing their job.”

Newsom appeared unimpressed. In an interview that aired on MSNBC, the California Democrat said, in reference to Homan, “He’s a tough guy. Why doesn’t he do that? He knows where to find me. That kind of bloviating is exhausting. So, Tom, arrest me. Let’s go.”

A day later, after Trump endorsed his arrest, calling the idea “great,” Newsom wrote via social media: “The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor. This is a day I hoped I would never see in America. I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican this is a line we cannot cross as a nation — this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”

It’s worth emphasizing for context that it’s unlikely we’ll see Newsom in handcuffs anytime soon. For one thing, there’s no reason to believe he has committed any crimes. For another, Homan doesn’t actually have any legal authority to arrest anyone, even if he wanted to, since a “border czar” is basically just an advisory position.

Indeed, hours before the president’s provocative comments, Homan appeared on Fox News and said there’s been “no discussion” about arresting the governor. He soon after added on MSNBC that he never actually even threatened to arrest Newsom (despite some evidence to the contrary).

None of that, however, makes Trump’s rhetoric any less outrageous. Sitting presidents are not supposed to go around talking publicly about the arrest of officials who’ve done nothing wrong. Indeed, Trump’s endorsement of Newsom’s arrest comes just days after the president directed the Justice Department to investigate Joe Biden — an unprecedented step that Trump admitted was based on no evidence — which marked the third time in as many months that the Republican has sought formal investigations into perceived political foes.

The California governor’s comments about “unmistakable” steps toward authoritarianism resonated for a reason.