Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for his handling of the Los Angeles ...

Newsom’s barrage of attacks have left many demoralized Democrats hoping this is the anti-Trump leader they’ve been waiting ...

By deploying the National Guard to quell mostly peaceful protests in California, Donald Trump is seemingly trying to create ...

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Armored National Guard trucks rumbling down Sunset Boulevard. The mayor declaring a citywide curfew. LAPD officers in riot gear firing flash bangs and rubber bullets. Street medics rushing to ...

In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — ...