What's happening right now is very different than anything we've seen before. On Saturday morning, when federal agents jumped out of an unmarked van near a Home Depot parking lot, they began grabbing people. A deliberate targeting of a heavily Latino suburb.A similar scene played out when a clothing company was raided downtown. In other actions, a US citizen nine months pregnant was arrested, a four-year-old girl taken, families separated, friends quite literally disappearing. In response, everyday Angeleno ...

Welcome to the beat everyone. We're monitoring live pictures from Los Angeles as we come on the air right now. People are continuing these protests after what has widely been reported as the Trump administration's escalation. 700 Marines now deployed by the administration arriving today. You can see some of the indications of this type of military presence on American streets. This is a rare effort to deploy US troops inside the US for what would seem like policing purposes, although the details are in deba ...

Donald Trump, without consulting California law enforcement leaders, commandeered 2,000 of our state's National Guard members to deploy on our streets illegally and for no reason. This brazen abuse of power by a sitting president inflamed a combustible situation, putting our people, our officers, and even our National Guard at risk. That's when the downward spiral began.He doubled down on his dangerous National Guard deployment by fanning the flames even harder. He again chose escalation. He chose more forc ...

And joining us now is Democratic Congresswoman Norma Torres of California. Congresswoman, thank you. I want to start with how President Trump is framing the situation in LA.Here's part of this speech that he gave in front of active duty military at Fort Bragg yesterday. Listen. What you're witnessing in California is a full-blown assault on peace, on public order, and on national sovereignty carried out by riers bearing foreign flags with the aim of continuing a foreign invasion of our country.We're not goi ...

California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes.The moment we have feared, has arrived. He's taking a wrecking ball. A wrecking ball to our Founding Fathers historic project.Three co-equal branches of independent government. No longer any checks and balances. Congress is nowhere to be found.Speaker Johnson has completely abdicated that responsibility. The rule of law has increasingly been given way to the rule of ...

California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes.This moment we have feared has arrived. Donald Trump's government isn't protecting our communities. They're traumatizing our communities.And that seems to be the entire point. California will keep fighting. We'll keep fighting on behalf of our people. All of our people, including in the courts. ...

first day of Jacob. I'm I'm gonna cut you off because I promised I promised we were going to go to the governor as soon as we had audio and video and we're going to go to the governor. I so appreciate you bringing us this peaceful protest constitutional right to free speech and assembly to protest their government's actions.In turn, the state of California and the city and county of Los Angeles sent our police officers to help keep the peace. And with some exceptions, they were successful. Like many states, ...

The troops that are being deployed here are not being deployed for our purposes. We did not request through the sheriff, through the mutual aid system for National Guard troops. What are the troops in in in LA to do.Uh and that is unclear to pretty much everybody at this time. That's the LAPD police chief basically saying unclear uh what these troops are supposed to do and they don't need them. We are joined now by Congressman Seth Molton of Massachusetts.He's a veteran, a former US Marine captain who serve ...

Core Viewpoint - The Trump administration's decision to allow Chevron to maintain its assets in Venezuela is seen as a positive move by Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez, who supports a return to Trump-era policies regarding Venezuela and its regime under Nicolás Maduro [1][6][15]. Group 1: Chevron's Operations in Venezuela - Chevron is permitted to maintain its assets in Venezuela but is restricted from importing oil and paying royalties to the Maduro regime, which could amount to over $700 million monthly [5][9][15]. - The concern exists that if Chevron were forced out, Chinese interests might take over its assets, which are considered superior in quality compared to other Venezuelan oil infrastructure [5][9]. Group 2: Political Context and Implications - Gimenez emphasizes the intertwined economic relationship between Maduro and Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel, with Venezuela supplying oil to Cuba in exchange for security personnel [11][12]. - The Congressman advocates for a peaceful transition to a legitimate government in Venezuela, supporting Edmundo Gonzalez, who was declared to have lost the 2024 election under disputed circumstances [13][15]. Group 3: Broader Implications for U.S. Policy - The current situation is framed as a struggle between democracy and dictatorship, with Gimenez urging U.S. interests to remain aligned with democratic principles and to avoid any financial support to the Maduro regime [9][15]. - The article highlights the importance of U.S. policy in supporting democratic movements in Latin America, particularly in Venezuela and Cuba, where strongman regimes are in power [10][15].