Los Angeles, Trump and No Kings
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The curfew is now in effect in downtown Los Angeles. Many streets across the area are quiet, but there are still many protesters who have lingered in the area. The police have used so-called less lethal munitions and chemical irritants at times in an effort to disperse protesters. Here’s what else to know:
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The Western Journal on MSNTrump DOJ Moves to Unmask LA Protest OrchestratorsDirector of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard revealed that the Justice Department will be examining who may have funded recent riots in cities like Los Angeles. Gabbard said in a Wednesday interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters that federal assets will be deployed to determine who may have been financially enticing the rioters,
Thousands gathered in Los Angeles with handmade signs, Colonial costumes and riffs on drag queens, turning the anti-Trump demonstration into a creative spectacle of resistance.
The protests resonate with many Filipinos and Asians in the US as they come from immigrant families themselves, experts say.
Dozens of demonstrators have been arrested for clashing with police over the past three days after federal immigration authorities conducted several raids in the city.
A federal court hearing is scheduled for Thursday challenging Trump's use of the National Guard and Marines to support immigration raids in Los Angeles. California leaders warn that the military intervention is the onset of a much broader effort by Trump to overturn norms at the heart of America's political system.
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Cebu Daily News on MSNUS Army Desert Storm veteran leads Fil-Am rally in Los AngelesA US Army Desert Storm veteran led a group of Filipino Americans protesting the immigration policies of the Trump administration as part of the nationwide “No Kings Day of Defiance” demonstrations on Saturday.
A tense moment played out on CNN’s air Tuesday when a police officer trying to clear an area where demonstrators had been protesting immigration raids in Los Angeles confronted a reporter for the network seemingly caught in the chaos. As CNN’s Kyung Lah was reporting live from the demonstrations, the camera caught Los Angeles Police…
The rally outside the Capitol will feature music and speeches on the same day as a military parade in Washington, D.C. — and Donald Trump’s birthday.