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Deccan Herald
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Deccan Herald
June 20, 2025: Best photos from around the world
Botafogo's Igor Jesus celebrates scoring their first goal. Credit: Reuters Photo Aerial view of Boca Juniors fans at Miami Beach ahead of the match. 2024 Tony award winner Kecia Lewis performs during the Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert at Times Square in New York City, U.S., June 19, 2025. Credit: Reuters Photo Members of the U.S. National Guard train for crowd control with batons, as improvements of living conditions for about 4,000 members of the U.S. National Guard take place, at Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California, U.S. June 19, 2025. Credit: Reuters Photo A forensic technician works a crime scene where exiled former Nicaraguan military officer Roberto Samcam was killed at his home, in San Jose, Costa Rica June 19, 2025. Credit: Reuters Photo
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Peters offers optimistic outlook for Michigan Dems in 2026 Senate Race
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Twp.) at the Mackinac Policy Conference, May 30, 2024 | Anna Liz Nichols Following the conclusion of his term in 2027, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township) said he plans to remain active in public policy. Earlier this year, Peters, who has served in the U.S. Senate since 2015, announced he would not seek reelection in 2026, to the shock of many. While sitting down with the Michigan Advance at last month's Mackinac Policy Conference, Peters said his post-Washington plans are still up in the air, but stressed that he's not retiring. 'I'll have a lot more control over my life when I'm not in the Senate, because it gives me a lot more flexibility to do a variety of things. But I'm going to stay active,' Peters said. With a year and a half left in the Senate, Peters said he remains focused on the Great Lakes, specifically on securing funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and additional appropriations for the U.S. National Guard's Great Lakes Oil Spill Center of Expertise in Sault Ste. Marie, which he helped establish. Alongside serving in the U.S. Senate, Peters also chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 2021 through 2025, with U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) taking over the role for the 2026 campaign cycle. While Peter's decision not to run for reelection created uncertainty for Democrats' pathway back to a majority in the Senate, Peters said he's confident his party will retain the seat. 'Actually, that was part of my decision, because I want to make sure that the seat continues to be Democratic,' he said, pointing to two key factors that he said give the Democrats good odds. First, 2026 will be a good year to be a Democrat, Peters said, with the party out of power typically performing better during midterm elections. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX 'You have that historical precedent. Plus just the increased chaos we're seeing out of the Trump administration will mean that people are going to be voting Democratic, and next year, I think you're going to see that similar to what we saw in the last Trump administration,' Peters said, referencing the 2018 mid-term election where Democrats were able to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives. In another benefit, Democrats also have a deep bench of candidates, Peters said, noting that while others may declare for candidacy, the four Democratic candidates that have already jumped into the race 'are all very talented people.' The Democratic slate is currently made up of U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham), state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak), former Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit) and former Wayne County Health Director Abdul El-Sayed. Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-White Lake) is currently the only Republican candidate, however reports say U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Zeeland) is also weighing a run, though he has yet to make a formal announcement. That said, Democrats can't take anything for granted as Michigan is set to be a top battleground state, Peters said. 'The challenge for a race – Senate race in particular – when you have a primary is that you don't get your nominee till fairly late into August. And this race, it'll go from zero to 100 miles an hour within hours of the election,' Peters said. However, the 2024 election illustrated a clear divide in the Democratic Party between its moderate members and the more progressive wing, best illustrated by the party's split over Israel and Gaza. When looking for a pathway forward, Peters said Democrats need to remain focused on economic issues like affordable health care, job opportunities and voters' ability to save for and live a dignified retirement. 'All those issues are the most powerful. And you should always be focused on those. And that's not going to change,' Peters said. When you think about the previous presidential election – where former Vice President Kamala Harris lost to Trump by just over 80,000 votes – a presidential loss would typically bring a Senate election loss with it, Peters said. However, that didn't happen in Michigan. 'We won here in Michigan. And if you look at Elissa Slotkin's campaign, it was focused on those bread and butter economic issues. We won Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin, and Nevada and Arizona and all of those Senate candidates, that's what they focused on. They outperformed the top of the ticket and they won,' Peters said. Democrats still have to work to excite their base and cannot ignore them, but those economic issues are just as important to Democratic voters as they are to independents, Peters said. As President Donald Trump works to radically reshape the federal government, congressional Democrats are tasked with both resisting the president and the Republican majority, and delivering results for their constituents. While bringing home results for constituents is difficult, the Democratic minority has to use its position to call out Republicans' actions and paint a contrast in the minds of voters, Peters said, emphasizing elections are all about contrast. Trump has violated pretty much every major norm of democracy, alongside several laws, Peters said, and while the judicial system has repeatedly been a check on the president, Democrats need to be aggressive in calling that out. 'I think we definitely have to be extremely aggressive in calling out just the blatant corruption we're seeing from the Trump administration,' Peters said, pointing to his decision to accept a $400 million jet as a gift from Qatar as well as his meeting with investors in his cryptocurrency business. 'We can't normalize that in any way, not just for the short term of getting rid of President Trump, but we can't normalize it for future administrations as well. The United States needs to be the place where corruption is never tolerated,' Peters said. However, Democrats still need to walk and chew gum by retaining their focus on the economic issues, Peters said. 'I think those issues too are going to play out as we look at tariffs, which will increase costs. When people start paying more for the everyday goods that they have, they're going to realize that Donald Trump's promise that he was going to lower inflation on day one is not the case,' Peters said. He also pointed to Republican's tax and spending bill, warning the plan would increase the nation's deficit by trillions of dollars, prompting higher interest rates. 'So you pay more for your car, you're going to pay more for your mortgage, your credit card, all those costs as a result of what I believe is completely irresponsible fiscal policy from the Republicans right now,' Peters said. As some Democrats have called on their officials to do more to resist the president, arguing they could do more to be a thorn in Trump's side, Peters said Democratic lawmakers are using the tools they have. While they've been able to use procedures to delay votes on legislation, those efforts are only delays, Peters said. 'We currently live, and I hope we always live, in a democracy and that means the majority rules in a democracy, yep. And if, if the majority have the votes, you can't stop it,' Peters said, noting that Republicans were in a similar position during the first half of former President Joe Biden's term. This is where elections have consequences, Peters said, prompting Democrats to put their energy into next year's election. Given the current political circumstances, Peters predicts Democrats will take back control of the U.S. House in 2026. The chamber is currently split 220-212, with three open seats. 'When you take back the House, then the dynamic changes dramatically in Washington. And Donald Trump, we'll be able to stop him, because he won't be able to pass things through the House,' Peters said. While retaking the Senate would prove more challenging, it's not something Democrats can write off, Peters said. The chamber is currently split 53-45 with two independents Senators, Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and Angus King (D-Maine), caucusing with Democrats. While he understands the frustration among activists, Peters reiterated Democrats' limited options. 'You can slow down the majority, but eventually majority wins,' he said.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump tells judge he does not need Newsom's permission to crack down on rioters, deploy National Guard
The Justice Department on Wednesday doubled down on its assertion that President Donald Trump has the authority to call up U.S. National Guard troops in California, describing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency lawsuit to block his action as a "crass political stunt" that risks "endangering American lives." At issue in the case is whether Trump, as commander in chief, has the authority to federalize the National Guard against the express wishes or consent of a state governor. Both sides are slated to appear in court Friday while a judge weighs California's request for injunctive relief. In the new court filing, lawyers for the administration said Trump, as president, has "no obligation" to consult with, or even to notify, Newsom before federalizing the National Guard. 'State Of Rebellion': Expert Weighs In On Newsom Challenge To Trump Deploying National Guard "The extraordinary relief plaintiffs request would judicially countermand the Commander in Chief's military directives – and would do so in the posture of a temporary restraining order, no less," lawyers for the Trump administration said in the filing. "That would be unprecedented. It would be constitutionally anathema," they added. "And it would be dangerous." Read On The Fox News App That argument is unlikely to sit well with Newsom. And it comes one day after California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over what the state described as the president's unlawful action in federalizing the National Guard, which they noted was carried out without Newsom's consent. Bonta argued in the lawsuit that Trump's actions were both inappropriate and illegal, since he did not first seek Newsom's permission to federalize the troops. National Guard units fall under the dual control of state and federal governments, and any action to mobilize the units typically goes through the respective state governor first. The judge overseeing the case declined the state's request for a temporary restraining order blocking Trump's actions but ordered both parties to court Friday to consider the request for broader injunctive relief. Republican Attorneys General Accuse California Of Excusing 'Lawlessness' At issue is 10 U.S.C. § 12406, or the law that Trump invoked in his memo late last week to call up the National Guard. The law allows presidents to deploy the National Guard and other troops at the federal level in the event of "rebellion or danger of a rebellion" against the U.S. government. In that case, the law says the president "may call into federal service members and units of the National Guard of any State in such numbers as he considers necessary to repel the invasion, suppress the rebellion, or execute those laws." But lawyers for Newsom told the court that Trump lacked the power to federalize the troops under Section 12406, since the immigration protests, in their view, did not amount to a rebellion. Trump Nominates Former Defense Attorney Emil Bove For Federal Appeals Court Vacancy "At no point in the past three days has there been a rebellion or an insurrection. Nor have these protests risen to the level of protests or riots that Los Angeles and other major cities have seen at points in the past, including in recent years," they told the court. A group of 26 Republican state attorneys general from filed an amicus brief siding with Trump one day earlier, arguing that his decision to federalize the National Guard to address ICE riots and protests that broke out in parts of the state was the "right response." "In California, we're seeing the results of leadership that excuses lawlessness and undermines law enforcement," the attorneys general wrote in the statement, first provided to Fox News Digital. "When local and state officials won't act, the federal government must." Fox News Digital's Ashley Oliver contributed to this article source: Trump tells judge he does not need Newsom's permission to crack down on rioters, deploy National Guard
Irish Examiner
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
ieExpains: How can Trump use the national guard on US soil?
Donald Trump's administration has ordered the deployment of 4,000 national guard members and 700 marines in response to protests against deportation operations in Los Angeles. The deployment of soldiers into the city comes despite the objections of local officials and the California governor, and appeared to be the first time in decades that a president activated a state's national guard without a request from its governor. Governor Gavin Newsom has sued to block the use of military forces to accompany federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, calling it an 'illegal deployment'. 'The federal government is now turning the military against American citizens. Sending trained warfighters on to the streets is unprecedented and threatens the very core of our democracy,' Newsom wrote. Here are some things to know about when and how the president can deploy troops on US soil. The laws are a bit vague Generally, federal military forces are not allowed to carry out civilian law enforcement duties against US citizens except in times of emergency. An 18th-century wartime law called the Insurrection Act is the main legal mechanism a president can use to activate the military or national guard during times of rebellion or unrest. But Trump didn't invoke the Insurrection Act on Saturday. A protester taunts a line of California National Guard protecting a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) Instead, he relied on a similar federal law that allows the president to federalize national guard troops under certain circumstances. Trump used Title 10 authority, which places him rather than the governor at the head of the chain of command, to call part of California's national guard into federal service. The national guard is a hybrid entity that serves both state and federal interests. Often, it operates under state command and control, using state funding. Sometimes national guard troops will be assigned by their state to serve federal missions, remaining under state command but using federal funding. The law cited by Trump's proclamation places national guard troops under federal command. The law says this can be done under three circumstances: when the US is invaded or in danger of invasion; when there is a rebellion or danger of rebellion against the authority of the US government; or when the president is unable to 'execute the laws of the United States', with regular forces. But the law also says that orders for those purposes 'shall be issued through the governors of the States'. It's not immediately clear whether the president can activate national guard troops without the order of that state's governor. Trump has baselessly claimed paid 'rioters bearing foreign flags with the aim of continuing a foreign invasion' are leading the protests in LA. Protesters confront a line of U.S. National Guard in the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) The role of the national guard troops and marines will be limited Trump's proclamation said the national guard troops would play a supporting role by protecting US immigration officers as they enforce the law, rather than having the troops perform law enforcement work. Steve Vladeck, a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center who specializes in military justice and national security law, says that's because national guard troops can't legally engage in ordinary law enforcement activities unless Trump first invokes the Insurrection Act, which authorizes the president to use military forces domestically in the event of an insurrection or rebellion. Vladeck said the move raises the risk that the troops could end up using force while filling that 'protection' role. The move could also be a precursor to other, more aggressive troop deployments down the road, he wrote on his website. 'There's nothing these troops will be allowed to do that, for example, the ICE officers against whom these protests have been directed could not do themselves,' Vladeck wrote. The 700 marines that arrived in the city on Tuesday were there to protect federal officials and property, and not to respond to the protests, the Marine Corps commandant said. A line of California National Guard, stand in formation guarding a Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo Jae Hong) California's attorney general, Rob Bonta, has said that the Trump administration intends to use 'unlawfully federalized National Guard troops and Marines to accompany federal immigration enforcement officers on raids throughout Los Angeles'. How much will it cost, and how it the administration defending it? Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, said he expected the military would remain in the city for 60 days at a cost of at least $134m. He defended the deployment, telling a US House subcommittee on Tuesday that they were there 'to maintain the peace on behalf of law enforcement officers in Los Angeles, which Gavin Newsom won't do', he said. Peter Aguilar, US congressman for California's 33rd district, asked about the justification for using 'the military for civilian law enforcement purposes in LA'. 'Every American citizen deserves to live in a community that's safe, and Ice agents need to be able to do their job. They're being attacked for doing their job, which is deporting illegal criminals. That shouldn't happen in any city, Minneapolis or Los Angeles, and if they're attacked, that's lawless,' Hegseth replied. President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) For his part, Trump has said his administration had 'no choice' but to send in troops, and argued that his decision 'stopped the violence'. California leaders, meanwhile, have countered that the administration's moves are intentionally inflammatory, and that the Trump administration is using Los Angeles as an 'experiment'. Troops have been mobilized before The Insurrection Act and related laws were used during the civil rights era to protect activists and students desegregating schools. Dwight Eisenhower sent the 101st airborne to Little Rock, Arkansas, to protect Black students integrating Central high school after that state's governor activated the national guard to keep the students out. George HW Bush used the Insurrection Act to respond to riots in Los Angeles in 1992 after the acquittal of white police officers who were videotaped beating Black motorist Rodney King. National guard troops have been deployed for a variety of emergencies, including the Covid pandemic, hurricanes and other natural disasters. But generally, those deployments are carried out with the agreements of the governors of the responding states. Trump is willing to use the military on home soil In 2020, Trump asked governors of several states to deploy their national guard troops to Washington DC to quell protests that arose after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. Many of the governors agreed, sending troops to the federal district. President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at Fort Bragg, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Fort Bragg, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) At the time, Trump also threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act for protests following Floyd's death in Minneapolis – an intervention rarely seen in modern American history. But then defense secretary Mark Esper pushed back, saying the law should be invoked 'only in the most urgent and dire of situations'. Trump never did invoke the Insurrection Act during his first term. But while campaigning for his second term, he suggested that would change. Trump told an audience in Iowa in 2023 that he had been prevented from using the military to suppress violence in cities and states during his first term, and said that if the issue came up again in his next term: 'I'm not waiting.' Trump also promised to deploy the national guard to help carry out his immigration enforcement goals, and his top adviser, Stephen Miller, explained how that would be carried out: sympathetic Republican governors would send troops to nearby states that refused to participate, Miller said on The Charlie Kirk Show in 2023. After Trump announced he was federalizing the national guard troops on Saturday, the defense secretary Pete Hegseth said other measures could follow. Hegseth wrote on the social media platform X that active-duty Marines at Camp Pendleton were on high alert and would also be mobilized 'if violence continues'. - The Guardian with dditional reporting from agencies Read More Gavin Newsom warns Trump's LA troop deployment is assault on democracy
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Ireland Riots: Immigrant Homes Torched, 15 Cops Thrashed In Ballymena 'Racist Attack'
Trump Defends US Troops In Los Angeles To Quell Riots | 'California's Newsom Blew It Up' U.S. President Donald Trump held 'Invest America Roundtable' as anti-ICE protests rocked Los Angeles. He lashed out at California governor Gavin Newsom and accused him of blowing up the situation while defending the action of cops in riot gear and the U.S. National Guard. Meanwhile, MAGA activists pushed for a blanket ban on all immigration from third-world countries. Watch for more details. 4.0K views | 13 hours ago
