Justice Department says Trump can undo monument designations - Roll Call The department's disavowed a 1938 determination that presidents can't revoke a Antiquities Act designation by a predecessor. Roll Call · Jun 16, 2025
Padilla has ‘serious questions’ for Noem after he was dragged from press conference: ‘How does she not know the senator from California?’ California senator says Noem’s resignation is not his top concern after he was put in handcuffs at her press conference The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
Trump’s military deployment in Los Angeles unites every Senate Democrat in demanding the troops get out But will it be enough to stop Trump? We Got This Covered · Jun 14, 2025
2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States without permits will remain in custody in Michigan The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
US marines detain civilian in first known instance since Trump deployed troops to LA The civilian who was detained identified himself as Marcos Leao, an army veteran, and said he was treated ‘very fairly’ The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2025
Padilla removal signals dangerous shift We do not ever see something like this happen to members of Congress Salon · Jun 13, 2025
Marines Ordered By Trump To LA Start Deploying The first US Marines ordered by Donald Trump to Los Angeles will deploy Friday, the Pentagon said, raising the stakes in a standoff that pits the president against protesters claiming growing authoritarianism. International Business Times · Jun 13, 2025
Forcible removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla signals a dangerous shift in American democracy Democratic leaders and a lone Republican senator, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, quickly decried the treatment of U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California and called for an investigation after he was removed from a press conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on June 12, 2025, in Los Angeles, handcuffed… The Conversation · Jun 13, 2025
‘Did not identify himself’: Kristi Noem’s lie exposed as Senator Padilla came with video evidence Luckily, people were recording. We Got This Covered · Jun 13, 2025
Trump Wins Temporary Stay To Keep Control Of National Guard Ahead Of LA Protests The Trump administration won a temporary reprieve to retain control of California National Guard troops at least until Tuesday after a day of legal tussling over the president's decision to send them to quell demonstrations in Los Angeles that erupted over immigration raids. International Business Times · Jun 13, 2025
Alex Padilla says FBI escorted him to Noem press conference before he was wrestled to the ground for interrupting Senator rubbishes claims he did not identify himself and ‘barged’ into Homeland Security briefing The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
‘We are not going away’: Kristi Noem’s ominous LA takeover warning sparks federal overreach fears Liberation has arrived. We Got This Covered · Jun 13, 2025
Democrat Rips Into Fellow Party Member After He Was Detained During Kristi Noem Press Conference: 'Theater' Moderate Democrat Jared Golden broke with his party to echo DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's response to the arrest of California lawmaker Alex Padilla during Thursday's press conference. Latin Times · Jun 13, 2025
Sen. Padilla Forcibly Removed From Kristi Noem's L.A. Press Conference The California senator was trying to ask about immigration enforcement when federal agents handcuffed and ejected him. Reason · Jun 13, 2025
The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2025 How would recent events in the US appear if they happened elsewhere? Imagining how the media would cover the troops in Los Angeles or the detention of a sitting senator is a useful exercise
Salon · Jun 13, 2025 Trump is worse than Orbán In Orbán's Hungary, it's "respectable fascism." Here in the U.S., it's something else
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025 Calls grow for Kristi Noem to resign in the wake of Padilla incident California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell leads calls for Homeland Security Secretary to step down after senator forcibly removed from her press conference on Thursday
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025 Florida sheriff warns protesters ahead of nationwide rallies: ‘We will kill you dead’ ‘We will be notifying your family where to collect your remains, because we will kill you, graveyard dead,’ the sheriff eerily warned Thursday
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025 As legal fight over Guard deployment plays out, Noem vows to continue Trump's immigration crackdown Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles despite the waves of unrest
The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2025 Trump news at a glance: Democrats rage after Secret Service, FBI shove and handcuff senator Security officers grabbed and pushed to the ground Alex Padilla after he tried to ask a question at a news conference. Key US politics stories from Thursday 12 June 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025 Washington erupts after agents handcuff Democratic Senator at DHS Secretary press conference Shock after Senator Alex Padilla manhandled and cuffed by federal security at Noem event in Los Angeles
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025 Trump may get more than he bargained for by picking a fight with Los Angeles ANALYSIS: As Trump sees Americans turn away from his Home Depot and courthouse deportation raids, he turns to California to provide a fight. He’s getting one, writes John Bowden
Latin Times · Jun 12, 2025 WATCH: Oversight Meeting Erupts in Chaos as MTG Accuses Democratic Rep. of Being 'Antifa' A House Oversight Committee hearing devolved into chaos as multiple representatives began yelling at each other while discussing how a Senator was forced to the ground during a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Salon · Jun 12, 2025 Sen. Padilla dragged from Noem presser The senator from California tried to ask a question and was dragged from Noem's news conference by security