It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
The Pentagon mobilized 700 Marines and 2,000 more National Guard troops even as the president said the situation was “under control.” Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the escalating response.
President Trump’s decision to send troops into an American city comes just days before a rare military display in the nation’s capital.
The Pennsylvania senator warned that his party would lose “the moral high ground” if it did not go further in condemning acts of destruction or violence, which local officials said were under control.
In disputes over protests, deportations and tariffs, the president has invoked statutes that may not provide him with the authority he claims.
Similar lawsuits have been filed by mostly Democratic state attorneys general over threats to diversity programs, tariffs and mass firings at federal agencies.
G.O.P. leaders are exploring cuts to federal aid, leaving some states fearful that their budgets cannot absorb billions of dollars in new costs.
The Department of Homeland Security is focusing on a program that provides cash assistance to certain individuals who are older, blind or disabled.
Now, Trump’s big budget bill might require particularly painful cuts in the South.
The Republican speaker’s decision underscored the resistance in his party to politically painful reductions to the program, and drew a backlash from the hard right, which is demanding deep cuts.
The Saratoga Springs school board had pledged to safeguard students’ right to participate in activities consistent with their gender identity.