Tuesday, June 10, 2025

A Trump-Newsom showdown

Amid the LA protests against ICE raids, Trump and Newsom are engaged in a battle of political heavyweights. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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On Politics

Tue Jun 10 2025

 

Rebecca Morin Newsletter Writer

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Hello! Rebecca Morin here. The BET Awards got a little political last night, with rap star Doechii used her acceptance speech to address the controversial demonstrations in Los Angeles.

Trump and Newsom: Political heavyweights battle it out

Protests are continuing in Los Angeles on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump deployed U.S. Marines and National Guard to the city. But a showdown between President Donald Trump and Democratic California Gavin Newsom is setting the stage for the next presidential election in 2028. Newsom accused Trump of acting like a "dictator" by deploying California National Guard troops without the governor's consent, and the president said Democratic state leaders should be put behind bars if they obstruct the federal government. Newsom, widely viewed as a likely 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, could use this moment to position himself in relation to Trump. How 2028 elections play into the Trump-Newsom feud. 

It's not just Trump that Newsom is going after. The California governor is also not holding back against other top Republican officials criticizing his handling of the protests – from U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas to Vice President JD Vance. 
Authorities in California are bracing for a fifth day of protests in Los Angeles. Tensions and violence flared Monday as protesters took to the streets once again.
Trump may have deployed the U.S. Marines and National Guard to address the Los Angeles protests, but officials at the Los Angeles Police Department said local police can handle whatever protesters throw at them and that federal interference could become a hindrance.
Despite the protests, and the Trump administration's ongoing immigration raids, undocumented immigrants living in Los Angeles say they have no choice but to continue to try to look for work. One man, Jose Luis Valencia, who has been living in the United States for more than 30 years, said "there's no money" if he doesn't work.

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People protest on Monday following days of clashes with police after a series of raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles, California.

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Trump scores in polls on immigration, as LA protests rage.

Three upcoming primaries offer report card on Trump

It's time for a report card. Three big primary elections are coming up this month that will provide a peek into how Americans are feeling about the direction President Trump is taking the country. New Jersey's primaries take place today, June 10; Virginia's on June 17, and New York City on June 24. The primaries will provide clues into how well Democrats have picked up their party's pieces after losing to the returning president's Make America Great Again coalition, which gained him some ground in blue states and local communities. In New Jersey's Tuesday election, six Democrats are seeking to succeed Gov. Phil Murphy, a fellow Democrat who is term-limited. This race is considered one of the best litmus tests for the type of Democrat to likely be nominated to statewide office in the future. What to know about the primaries.

Hegseth on the Hill

From his leaked Signal messages to the recent deployment of troops aimed at cracking down on Los Angeles protests, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing a lot of questions from Congress. For the first time since he took over at the Pentagon, Hegseth is taking part in several Capitol Hill hearings. Hegseth testifying before the House Appropriations Committee began his opening remarks by saying "DEI is dead," and nodding to the diversity initiatives he has wiped out at the Pentagon. Follow highlights from his hearings on Capitol Hill. 

Hegseth likens MN's Walz during George Floyd protest to CA's Newsom: 'Abandoned a police precinct'

Got a burning question, or comment, for On Politics? You can submit them here or send me an email at rdmorin@usatoday.com.

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (R) speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House in Washington, DC, on the way to Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on March 14, 2025.

President Trump said DOGE's work is "not finished at all" after his relationship with Elon Musk blew up in spectacular fashion last week.

A woman holding a baby reacts in the audience as former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends the National Rifle Association (NRA) Presidential Forum at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 9, 2024.
 

Cash for kids: Trump touts plan for babies' investment accounts

President Donald Trump is pushing a program that would create and put his name on investment accounts for babies if the GOP tax bill becomes law.

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New data reveals a distressing number of Americans worry about work

Fewer U.S. workers see a positive future for their companies as uncertainty stemming from the Trump administration's tariff policies continues.

Members of law enforcement keep watch as protests against federal immigration sweeps continue, in downtown Los Angeles, California, on June 9, 2025.
 

Journalists covering LA protests hit with nonlethal rounds

The Committee to Protect Journalists sounded an alarm about the reporters injured while doing their jobs during the LA protests.

U.S. President Donald Trump attends South Dakota's U.S. Independence Day Mount Rushmore fireworks celebrations at Mt. Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota, U.S., July 3, 2020.
 

National Endowment for the Humanities lays off 2/3 of staff

About 2/3 of National Endowment for the Humanities employees were laid off Tuesday. The agency plans to issue half of the number of grants next year

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. Kennedy testified before the Senate Committee on the Department of Health and Human Services' proposed 2026 fiscal year budget.
 

RFK Jr. fires entire CDC vaccine advisory committee

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted all 17 members of a panel that advises the CDC on the safety, efficacy and clinical needs of vaccines.

 

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