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3 new rules for protesting in Trump's America

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Wed Jun 11 2025

3 new rules for protesting in Trump's America

Protesters rally in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025, against the detention of David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union California. Huerta faces one charge of felony conspiracy to impede an officer after he was arrested three days prior, according to court records obtained by USA TODAY. Federal prosecutors allege that Huerta

Based on how Donald Trump and Republicans have reacted to the ICE protests in Los Angeles, it seems there are new rules for protesting in America.

Marines at an unknown location prepare to depart for Los Angeles in this handout photograph released June 9, 2025. Defense officials said the Pentagon is spending $134 million to deploy 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to respond to protests against federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles. Bryn MacDonnell, a special assistant to the secretary of Defense, said the cost for the 60-day deployment for travel, housing and food is coming out of operations and maintenance accounts.

Trump promised low prices. You'll pay $45 million for his birthday parade, instead.

As a devoted supporter of Donald Trump, I applaud his decision to spend $134 million to send U.S. Marines into Los Angeles to lower food costs.

A protester stands on a burned car holding a Mexican flag on June 7, 2025, in Paramount, California.

Watching LA, I'm glad America doesn't have a Democrat in charge

Voters in November chose Donald Trump in part to address the surge in illegal immigration that former President Joe Biden allowed to happen for years.

Noah Wyle as Dr. Robby in "The Pitt."

Noah Wyle: What I've learned about real-life challenges doctors face

I am honored to play a doctor on 'The Pitt' and also honored to advocate for the medical workers, doctors and nurses who deserve more support.

Protesters rally against immigration sweeps in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025.

LA has right to be angry over ICE raids on our neighbors

America must understand that Los Angeles is not Omaha, not Savannah and not Des Moines. LA has a right to be angry.

Police officers detain a demonstrator during protests against federal immigration sweeps in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025.

Progressives, not Trump, pose a threat to our democracy

Progressives' excuses for illegal immigration and violent protests are more damaging than anything President Donald Trump has done in his second term.

Twelve states ‒ including Delaware, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Utah ‒ have enacted Clean Slate laws that automatically seal eligible criminal records after a certain period of time. These laws increase employment, reduce recidivism and improve public safety.

I was jailed at 11. A clean slate would have changed my life.

Clean slate laws create stronger, more stable communities. The data is clear: When you give people a fair chance, most take it and run with it.

First lady Melania Trump hosts the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring former first lady Barbara Bush at the White House on May 8, 2025.

How stamps keep American history at our fingertips

These tiny portraits keep America's iconic leaders at our fingertips, their contributions to history forever stamped on our collective memory.

Supporters of LGBTQ+ rights demonstrate outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in the Mahmoud v. Taylor case on April 22, 2025.

Can you be legally punished for deadnaming? New state law says yes.

Government, no matter how well-intentioned, cannot force you to say certain things in ways that are deemed acceptable. Yet, Colorado keeps trying.

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One on June 8, 2025.

Trump: You have to follow the rules. Also Trump: Rules are stupid.

President Trump and his team will hold networks like ABC to rules, but he is eager to demolish norms and standards for his own gain.

All of the headlines, none of the chaos.

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