Los Angeles riots: Trump gives ‘if I didn’t’ justification on sending troops; blames local leadership for chaos

[ad_1] File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday asserted in a post on Truth Social that his decision to “send in the troops” to Los Angeles over the past three nights prevented what he described as the city’s potential descent into chaos. Trump claimed that if he […]

‘Stop fanning the flames’: Gavin Newsom blames Trump admin for inciting violence in Los Angeles; says National Guard deployed without consulting governor

[ad_1] California’s Gavin Newsom tears into Trump admin for deploying National Guard to LA without his nod, says move is meant to ‘fan the flames’ of immigration unrest.Taking to X, Newsom wrote, “Donald Trump has manufactured a crisis and is inflaming conditions. If he can’t solve it, we will. To the bad actors fueling Trump’s […]

Los Angeles immigration protests: Donald Trump praises National Guard; bans masks in ‘radical left’ protests

[ad_1] A protester places debris in a fire as Border Patrol personnel in riot gear and gas masks stand guard outside an industrial park in Paramount, California, on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP) US President Donald Trump on Sunday praised the National Guard for its role in handling immigration protests in Los Angeles, a city […]

‘Hit a cop, you’re going to jail’: FBI chief Kash Patel warns protesters amid LA immigration raids, sparks backlash over Trump’s pardon to Capitol rioters

[ad_1] FBI director Kash Patel issued a statement Saturday night as immigration-related protests flared for a second night in Paramount, a suburb of Los Angeles. Patel warned that anyone who assaults law enforcement officers, including federal agents, would face jail time.“Hit a cop, you’re going to jail… doesn’t matter where you came from, how you […]

‘If Newsom can’t act, federal govt will’: Trump, Vance, Leavitt slam LA governor; ICE arrests spark unrest in city

[ad_1] JD Vance, Gavin Newsom (C) and Donald Trump (R) Federal immigration raids in Los Angeles sparked a second day of unrest Saturday, prompting a wave of sharp political reactions as clashes between protestors and law enforcement escalated in the suburb of Paramount. Federal agents deployed flash-bang grenades, shut down sections of a freeway, and […]

Newsom: California is now world’s 4th-biggest economy, pips Japan

[ad_1] California governor Gavin Newsom boasted that his state has become the world’s fourth-largest economy, following only the US, China and Germany in global rankings.The state’s nominal GDP reached $4.1 trillion last year, edging past Japan’s $4.02 trillion, Newsom said, citing newly released IMF country-level data and preliminary state data from US Bureau of Economic […]

Trump Tariff California: California distances from Trump tariffs, says they don’t represent all Americans

[ad_1] California wants to negotiate with countries separately, bypassing Trump tariffs. California which is the world’s 5th largest economy does not seem to agree with Donald Trump’s tariffs as its governor Democratic leader Gavin Newsom appealed to countries to exclude California-made products from taxes. “Donald Trump’s tariffs do not represent all Americans,” Newsom said in […]