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A Los Angeles Dodgers official was asked about the team's recent White House visit as their home city protests federal ICE raids.
Los Angeles endured a sixth day of protests that have been largely peaceful but occasionally punctuated by violence.
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Tampa Free Press on MSNLA Mayor Karen Bass Describes ‘Overwhelmingly Peaceful’ Protest From Comfort Of A HelicopterDemocrat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stated Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that she found the city’s anti-Trump “No Kings” protest on Saturday to be “overwhelmingly peaceful” while observing the situation from the comfort of a helicopter.
Saturday marks the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a brief victory in his lawsuit against President Trump, but an appeals court quickly blocked a federal judge's order.
"No Kings," a nationwide series of protests scheduled for Saturday, was planned as a counter to the military parade taking place in Washington D.C. on the same day. That parade is being held in honor of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and, coincidentally, Mr. Trump's 79th birthday.
By Omar Younis, Brad Brooks, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles made their first detention of a civilian on Friday, part of a rare use of military force to support domestic police and coming ahead of national protests over President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington.
Snopes has fact-checked many claims that have spread related to the protests, such as whether videos show a man committing several acts of violence, whether the California Democratic Party bought pallets of bricks for LA protesters ( originated as satire ), and whether a Craigslist ad proved the protests were orchestrated.