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Trump says nationwide immigration raids on the way, rioters to face ‘greater force’ than LA

Trump says nationwide immigration raids on the way, rioters to face ‘greater force’ than LA

President Donald Trump said Americans can expect additional immigration raids across the country similar to the ones in California, while warning that any potential riots that break out in response to the raids will be met with “equal or greater force” compared to the government’s handling of recent Los Angeles violence. “Mr. President, these protests obviously started in reaction to these large-scale ICE operations in Los Angeles. Should people expect to see similar operations in the rest of the country and with similar protests, similar responses?” a reporter asked the president from the Oval Office early Tuesday afternoon.  “Yeah, as you know, we’re moving murderers out of our country that were put here by Biden or the autopen,” Trump responded, referring to the Biden administration’s use of an autopen to sign official documents that Trump has argued indicated Biden staffers were in charge of high-profile decisions and not former President Joe Biden.  “The people are criminals that allowed these criminals into our country,” Trump continued. “And I don’t think that Biden knew what the hell he was doing. I don’t think he even knew about it. But when they opened up our borders for the whole world to come in, yeah, we’re going to get them out. We’re getting them out.”  ‘DELUSIONAL’ HILLARY CLINTON SAVAGELY MOCKED FOR LA RIOTS RESPONSE: ‘ONLY LEFTISTS DISABLE COMMENTS’ The president was addressing efforts by federal agencies to address wildfire management and prevention as the nation heads into the summer months, and he took a bevvy of questions from reporters regarding the riots that have spiraled in Los Angeles since Friday.  WATCH: DEM, MEDIA OUTLETS INSIST LA ANTI-ICE RIOTS ARE ‘PEACEFUL’ DESPITE VIOLENCE, INJURED COPS Riots broke out in the left-wing city Friday evening after federal law enforcement officials converged on Los Angeles to carry out immigration raids as part of Trump’s vow to deport illegal aliens who flooded the nation under the Biden administration. Local leaders such as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom, however, quickly denounced the raids in public statements while offering words of support for illegal aliens in the state. Protests over the raids soon devolved into violence as rioters targeted federal law enforcement officials, including throwing rocks, with videos showing people looting stores, setting cars on fire and taking over a freeway.  MUSK DOES IMMEDIATE 180 ON TRUMP AS SOON AS LA RIOTS RAGE Trump announced Saturday that he was deploying 2,000 National Guard members to help quell the violence, bypassing the governor, who typically activates the National Guard. The move sparked Newsom to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration for efforts to allegedly “federalize the California National Guard,” while Democrats across the nation have attempted to pin blame for the violence on Trump’s activation of the National Guard while characterizing the anti-ICE riots as “peaceful” demonstrations.  Trump continued Tuesday that if riots break out in other areas of the country in response to immigration raids, violent protesters will be met with “equal or greater force” than those participating in the L.A. riots.  “If we didn’t attack this one very strongly, you’d have them all over the country,” he said. “But I can inform the rest of the country that when they do it, if they do it, they’re going to be met with equal or greater force than we met right here.”  Illegal immigrants in the U.S. “come from jails, and they come from mental institutions, and they come from all over the world, not just South America,” Trump added. “And we’re not going to let them stay.” As the riots continued on Monday, the Trump administration deployed hundreds of Marines to respond to the chaos.  NEWSOM’S POLITICAL FUTURE ‘PRACTICALLY NONEXISTENT’ AS LA DEVOLVES INTO RIOTS, SOCIAL MEDIA CRITICS PREDICT “Approximately 700 Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division will seamlessly integrate with the Title 10 forces under Task Force 51 who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area,” U.S. Northern Command said in a Monday statement.  Trump defended in a Truth Social post early Tuesday morning that if he “didn’t ‘SEND IN THE TROOPS’ to Los Angeles the last three nights, that once beautiful and great City would be burning to the ground right now.” “Much like 25,000 houses burned to the ground in L.A. do to an incompetent Governor and Mayor — Incidentally, the much more difficult, time consuming, and stringent FEDERAL PERMITTING PROCESS is virtually complete on these houses, while the easy and simple City and State Permits are disastrously bungled up and WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE! They are a total mess, and will be for a long time. People want to rebuild their houses. Call your incompetent Governor and Mayor, the Federal permitting is DONE!!!” Trump continued, referring to the thousands of homes that burned in southern California wildfires that gripped the Los Angeles area in January.  The Trump administration’s immigration raids and deportation efforts are part of the president’s campaign pledge to remove the millions of illegal immigrants that flooded the nation under the Biden administration. 

Brother of liberal Supreme Court justice to decide Newsom’s National Guard lawsuit against Trump

Brother of liberal Supreme Court justice to decide Newsom’s National Guard lawsuit against Trump

The brother of retired liberal Justice Stephen Breyer was assigned Tuesday to preside over the lawsuit that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom brought against the Trump administration in California this week. Judge Charles Breyer, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, is set to oversee the case, which alleges President Donald Trump deprived California of its sovereignty by federalizing thousands of National Guard soldiers in response to anti-immigration enforcement protests and riots in Los Angeles County. Breyer is the younger brother of Stephen Breyer, who was appointed by Clinton to the high court and served on the bench for nearly three decades beginning in 1994. Stephen Breyer’s retirement led to former President Joe Biden replacing him with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Charles Breyer, who serves on the federal bench in the Northern District of California, will oversee a lawsuit that pits Newsom, one of the country’s most prominent Democrats and a possible 2028 presidential contender, against Trump. CALIFORNIA TO SUE TRUMP, HEGSETH OVER NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT AMID ANTI-ICE RIOTS Newsom alleged in the lawsuit that Trump made an “unprecedented power grab” by mobilizing the National Guard in his state, a highly unusual move for a president to do without the consent of the governor. Trump has said the move was necessary to protect ICE personnel and federal buildings as some protesters engaged in unlawful assembly and pelted law enforcement with concrete bottles and other hard objects. After the National Guard proclamation, more unrest broke out in parts of the county involving rioters setting fire to several self-driving cars and looting some stores. Newsom alleged Trump’s decision to send in the military spurred more chaos. NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYS TO LOS ANGELES AS VIOLENT ANTI-ICE RIOTS ROCK THE CITY Federal court cases in the Northern District of California are assigned by the Clerk of the Court “blindly and at random” through an automated system, according to the court’s website. Fox News Digital reached out to Charles Breyer’s chambers for comment on his assignment. The news of Charles Breyer presiding over the case comes as some Republicans have floated the theory that Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C., secretly took on Trump cases to sabotage them in favor of plaintiffs. Boasberg directly addressed the claims during a court hearing, saying his assignments, like most others in the court, were randomly assigned by a computer.

‘Proof is in the pudding’: Trump DOJ tells court it will seek dismissal of Abrego Garcia case

‘Proof is in the pudding’: Trump DOJ tells court it will seek dismissal of Abrego Garcia case

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it plans to seek the dismissal of a civil case ordering them to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the U.S., arguing in a new court filing that the case is now “moot,” given that he is now back in U.S. custody. In the filing, lawyers for the Trump administration told U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis that they plan to submit an official motion to dismiss the case on “mootness grounds” by June 16.  Justice Department officials said they have “done exactly what plaintiffs asked for and what this court ordered them to do” – that is, to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. from El Salvador, where he was deported under the Alien Enemies Act in March in what Trump officials acknowledged was an administrative error. But the filing is likely to do little to quell the mounting legal fight surrounding Abrego Garcia’s detention and efforts to secure his return from Salvadorian custody. FEDERAL JUDGE JAMES BOASBERG FINDS PROBABLE CAUSE TO HOLD TRUMP IN CONTEMPT OVER DEPORTATION FLIGHTS Upon being returned to the U.S., Abrego Garcia was immediately sent to Tennessee to face federal charges related to transporting undocumented immigrants in the U.S., stemming from an arrest years earlier. Court documents show the Justice Department filed the charges against Abrego Garcia on May 21 – prompting a flurry of fresh questions as to when the investigation and impaneling of a grand jury would have taken place.  Lawyers for Abrego Garcia described the timing of his return from Salvadorian custody as “pure farce,” and told Xinis in a filing of their own late last week that they plan to file a sanctions motion against the government by Wednesday.  TRUMP’S REMARKS COULD COME BACK TO BITE HIM IN ABREGO GARCIA DEPORTATION BATTLE They noted that lawyers for the Trump administration were continuing to tell the court, even six days after he was indicted, that they did not have the power to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. They also noted that, in their view, a contempt charge and sanctions against the government were warranted – reminding Xinis that the Maryland court still has jurisdiction over the civil case. Xinis, for her part, suggested last month that the Trump administration could be held in contempt for their refusal to comply with the court – describing their lack of candor in the discovery proceedings as beating a “frustrated and dead horse.”  JUSTICE KAGAN SNAPS AT TRUMP LAWYER IN MAJOR CASE: ‘EVERY COURT HAS RULED AGAINST YOU’  Trump administration lawyers sought to dispel the notion that they intentionally flouted the court on Tuesday, describing plaintiffs’ characterization of their actions as “desperate and disappointing.” “To be sure, the parties have had pointed disagreements on discovery issues, including because defendants could not share state secrets and other protected materials that would have demonstrated their good-faith compliance with the court’s orders,” the administration said Tuesday. “But the proof is in the pudding – defendants have returned Abrego Garcia to the United States just as they were ordered to do.” Xinis, an Obama appointee, previously criticized the administration for failing to comply with her court’s requests for information in the case, and accused officials in a blistering eight-page order of submitting “vague, evasive and incomplete” responses that she said demonstrated “willful and bad faith refusal to comply with discovery obligations.”

House GOP secures four key witnesses in Biden mental-decline probe as former aides agree to talk

House GOP secures four key witnesses in Biden mental-decline probe as former aides agree to talk

Four former Biden aides have agreed to voluntarily testify in House Oversight Republican’s investigation into an alleged cover-up of former President Joe Biden’s mental decline and potentially unauthorized issuance of sweeping pardons and other executive actions. The four voluntary, transcribed interviews, confirmed today by a GOP Oversight Committee aide, will include the director of Biden’s former Domestic Policy Council, Neera Tanden, Biden’s assistant and senior advisor to the first lady, Anthony Bernal, former special assistant to Biden and Deputy Director of Oval Office Operations, Ashley Williams, and Biden’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Annie Tomasini. COMER WIDENS BIDEN ‘COVER-UP’ PROBE, SEEKS INTERVIEWS WITH ANITA DUNN AND RON KLAIN Tanden will appear before the House Oversight Committee on June 24, Bernal two days later on June 26, while Williams will testify July 11 and Tomasini on July 18.  News of the voluntary testimonies comes after Biden’s former White House doctor, Kevin O’Connor, declined to sit for a transcribed interview on June 27, according to Oversight Committee Republicans leading the probe.  As a result of O’Connor’s refusal to voluntarily testify, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., served him with a subpoena to compel his testimony.   BIDEN’S PERSONAL DOCTOR SUMMONED AS REPUBLICANS DIG DEEPER INTO ALLEGED COGNITIVE DECLINE COVER-UP Comer began an investigation into whether those comprising Biden’s inner-circle knowingly colluded to hide the former president’s declining mental acuity and used methods to circumvent the former president when it came to the issuance of important orders, particularly through the use of an autopen tool used to mimic the president’s signature.   Last week, President Donald Trump also ordered the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the matter. The president directed Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House counsel David Warrington to handle the investigation. In response to the Trump administration’s call for an investigation, Biden declared he was the only one who “made the decisions” during his presidency and called Trump’s efforts a “distraction.” “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false,” Biden said. “This is nothing more than a distraction by Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans who are working to push disastrous legislation that would cut essential programs like Medicaid and raise costs on American families, all to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations.”  Fox News Digital reached out to the former president’s office for comment on this new development, but did not hear back in time for publication.

10 dead in Austria’s deadliest school attack

10 dead in Austria’s deadliest school attack

NewsFeed A former student opened fire at a high school in Graz, killing at least nine people in the deadliest shooting in Austria’s modern history. The gunman, who acted alone, died by suicide, officials said. Victims include teens, a teacher, and school staff. Published On 10 Jun 202510 Jun 2025 Adblock test (Why?)

Israeli attack kills three paramedics in Gaza City

Israeli attack kills three paramedics in Gaza City

NewsFeed Three Palestinian paramedics were killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza City on Monday night, while attempting to rescue injured civilians under the rubble from a previous strike. A journalist who was with them was also killed. Published On 10 Jun 202510 Jun 2025 Adblock test (Why?)

Reporter’s Notebook: How the House is technically done with the ‘big, beautiful bill’

Reporter’s Notebook: How the House is technically done with the ‘big, beautiful bill’

Expect the House of Representatives to make “technical corrections” to President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” Wednesday. But if you blink, you might miss it. Senate Republicans are now in the middle of the “Byrd Bath” with Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough. This is a process, named after late Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., to exclude provisions from budget reconciliation packages that don’t comport with special Senate budget rules.  The Senate must use this special process to avoid a filibuster. TRUMP’S SPENDING BILL HEADS TO SENATE WHERE REPUBLICANS PLAN STRATEGIC ADJUSTMENTS TO KEY PROVISIONS  Some items in the House bill don’t fit into the bill under those special budget rules. So, they are tossing them out. But the House must essentially alter the bill and send it back to the Senate. The House will embed those changes into a “rule” Wednesday to tee up the spending cancellations bill to trim money for USAID and public broadcasting for debate and a vote on Friday. POWER PLAYERS OR BASEBALL PLAYERS? THE HISTORY BEHIND THE CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME So, the “altered” bill, with the technical corrections, goes back to the Senate. “I think it’s going to be nothing that was unexpected. I don’t think it’s going to be a problem,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said. “I’m trying to defend my product that was sent over there. As you all know, it took a long time to get that balance.”

Top House Democrat grills Hegseth on submarine spending plans: ‘Give us the details’

Top House Democrat grills Hegseth on submarine spending plans: ‘Give us the details’

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a heated House Appropriations Committee hearing Tuesday over years-long lags in the nation’s shipbuilding capacity.  The top Appropriations Democrat accused the Defense Department (DOD) of failing to present a clear, transparent plan to ramp up production at a time when China’s shipbuilding capabilities are estimated to be 230 times greater than the U.S.’s. She said the Biden administration had been similarly opaque.  DeLauro zeroed in on what she characterized as a troubling shortfall between the Navy’s current production capacity and future strategic needs. “Do you know where our submarine production currently stands and whether current production is sufficient to bridge the gap between current fleet size and projected need?” she asked. HEGSETH DEFENDS NATIONAL GUARD LA DEPLOYMENTS, SAYS ICE AGENTS MUST BE PROTECTED “There is a gap,” Hegseth admitted, “but we believe we are closing it.” But DeLauro wasn’t satisfied, demanding detailed data to back up that claim. “We do not have any information or data that can substantiate what you’re saying,” she shot back. “Give us the details.” “We’ve had difficulty with the prior administration, and I don’t mind calling them out. What is your plan for the future?” Asked what the status is of the department’s investment in submarine programs, Hegseth boasted of a 14% increase in funding in the fiscal year 2026 budget request for the Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines and a “substantial increase” in the Virginia-class fast-attack submarines as well.  But the congresswoman raised concerns about reports that the Pentagon plans to shift $3.1 billion in funding for the Columbia-class submarine program from FY2026 to FY2027 and FY2028. “This creates a serious problem for industry in the short term and hampers shipbuilders’ ability to reach an adequate production rate,” DeLauro warned. “Have you been in contact with Electric Boat or Huntington Ingalls about your plans?” Hegseth pushed back, saying top Pentagon officials were in regular communication with shipyards. “Almost every day,” he said. “We’re actively engaged… to make sure their needs are being met and their shortfalls are being addressed so we can close that gap in real time.” DeLauro pointed to a missed deadline for placing key submarine contracts authorized under the December continuing resolution. Congress had approved $5.7 billion for two Block IV and one Block V Virginia-class submarines, with the understanding that contracts would be in place by February 2025. The Defense Department did not finalize the contracts until April 30. “We have made a serious investment,” DeLauro said. “Now we want to know where that is going and what your plan is.” MOVE OVER, BLACK HAWK: ARMY UNVEILS THE MV-75, TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT TO REPLACE ICONIC ASSAULT CHOPPER When pressed for specifics, Hegseth thanked the committee for its flexibility and acknowledged prior mismanagement under previous administrations. But DeLauro cut him off. “I want your plan,” she said. “Can we get that in writing and on paper? Because we don’t have anything today. We have zip, nada.” Hegseth promised to provide the committee with written details of the department’s submarine production plan. “We have the details, and we will provide them,” he said. DeLauro insisted she wanted the information before the committee’s markup later the same day. The U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding capacity has been on the decline since the Cold War. In the 1980s, the U.S. aimed for a 600-ship fleet; today, it struggles to maintain 300 operational vessels.  The Navy currently operates under 50 attack submarines, well below the long-term requirement of 66 boats, as outlined by recent Navy force structure assessments. Shipyards like Electric Boat (General Dynamics) in Connecticut and Huntington Ingalls Industries in Virginia and Mississippi are the primary builders of nuclear submarines—but both are operating near maximum capacity and face major workforce and supply chain challenges. Shipbuilders report significant difficulties in hiring, training and retaining welders, pipefitters, engineers and designers. Shipbuilding’s highly specialized supply chain was hit especially hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and has been slow to recover.