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A court hearing today pits California against the Trump administration over its federalization of the National Guard. Follow along for live updates.

The change moves troops closer to engaging in law enforcement actions like deportations as Trump has promised.

During a congressional committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the cost of sending troops to Los Angeles

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wouldn’t hesitate to invoke the Insurrection Act over the protests in Los Angeles, accusing pro-immigration protesters without evidence of being “paid insurrectionists.”

Doechii is using her voice to bring attention to the protests happening in Los Angeles. The rapper took home the prize for Best Female Hip Hop artists at the 2025 BET Awards on June 9 and addressed the Los Angeles ICE protests during her acceptance speech.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, said Tuesday that he believes California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be “tarred and feathered” for opposing Trump’s immigration policies.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, called out President Donald Trump for refusing to send in the National Guard during the Jan. 6 riot, in contrast to his deploying the National Guard and Marines against protesters in Los Angeles. “Something is very wrong with this picture.”

Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, accused President Donald Trump of purposefully escalating the pro-immigration protests in Los Angeles.

Rep. Jimmy Gomez of Los Angeles led a group of California Democrats in denouncing President Trump’s use of military against anti-ICE protesters, saying “We are here, not only as Californians but as Americans who are concerned with the direction of our country.”

More National Guard members and 700 Marines are activated as ICE protests continued in Los Angeles. See live updates on the demonstrations and unrest.

After President Trump deploys the National Guard without consulting Gov. Gavin Newsom, questions over those actions are flying.

An Australian journalist was struck by a rubber bullet while reporting live from a protest in downtown Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump is “unhinged right now,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said, arguing that federalizing National Guard troops for the protests was illegal.

Video footage captured the moment Nine Network reporter Lauren Tomasi was struck by a rubber bullet fired by a police officer standing behind her during a live shot.

The White House said it’s mobilizing some 2,000 National Guard soldiers to protests in response to Friday’s ICE raids.

The Los Angeles-area transit system will achieve a major milestone on Friday with the long-awaited opening of the LAX/Metro Transit Center station, bringing rail service the closest it has ever been to Los Angeles International Airport and giving travelers a new car-free option for reaching the airfield.

A California cancer survivor was the recipient of the world’s first in-human bladder transplant this month thanks to a pair of Los Angeles doctors.

Dozens of people were detained Monday after police uncovered what officers described as an “underground casino” in the LA neighborhood of Van Nuys.

An Echo Park resident made a disturbing discovery over Mother’s Day weekend when he found a stranger sleeping nude in his bed.