Los Angeles leaders impose curfew as protests against Trump's immigration crackdown continue

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday. The Democratic governor’s remarks come after Trump ordered the deployment of nearly 5,000 troops, including National Guard and Marines, to the nation’s second-largest city. Newsom said Trump’s immigration crackdown has gone well beyond arresting criminals and that “dishwashers, gardeners, day laborers and seamstresses” are among those being detained. Mayor Karen Bass also issued a curfew for downtown Los Angeles to stop vandalism and looting as protests over President Donald Trump’s stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws continued.

US Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver has been indicted on federal charges alleging she assaulted and interfered with immigration officers during a skirmish outside a New Jersey detention center. McIver has disputed the allegations as baseless. The skirmish happened last month as Newark’s mayor was arrested after trying to join McIver and two fellow Democratic representatives who said they went to conduct congressional oversight at Delaney Hall. Police bodycam video shows McIver’s elbows pushing into an officer, but it isn’t clear from the video whether that contact was intentional, incidental or a result of jostling in the chaotic scene. McIver said the charges amounted to the Trump administration tying to scare her out of doing her job.

Trump says he will 'liberate' Los Angeles in speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the Army

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump called protesters in Los Angeles “animals” and “a foreign enemy” in a speech at Fort Bragg as he defended deploying the military on those protesting his immigration enforcement. Trump on Tuesday used a speech ostensibly supposed to be used to recognize the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army to denounce the protesters in Los Angeles while repeating his false statements about the 2020 election being rigged and attacking the previous commander in chief, former President Joe Biden. Trump has used the recent protests in Los Angeles as an opportunity to deploy the National Guard and U.S. Marines over the objections of California’s governor.

Hegseth faces sharp questions from Congress on deploying troops to LA and Pentagon spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been met with sharp questions and criticism by lawmakers who demanded details on his moves to deploy troops to Los Angeles. Lawmakers also expressed bipartisan frustration Tuesday that Congress doesn't yet have a full defense budget from the Trump administration. The hearing before the House Appropriations defense subcommittee was the first time lawmakers have been able to challenge Trump’s defense chief directly. After persistent questioning about the cost of sending National Guard members and Marines to Los Angeles in response to protests over immigration raids, Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who said it would cost $134 million.

Southern Baptist delegates at national meeting overwhelmingly call for banning same-sex marriage

DALLAS (AP) — Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting overwhelmingly endorsed banning same-sex marriage — including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide. They also called for legislators to curtail sports betting and to support policies that promote childbearing. The votes came at the gathering of more than 10,000 church representatives at the annual meeting of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. A proposed resolution says legislators have a duty to “pass laws that reflect the truth of creation and natural law — about marriage, sex, human life, and family” and to oppose laws contradicting “what God has made plain through nature and Scripture.”

Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more planned

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Protests that sprang up in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids are beginning to spread across the country. From Seattle to Austin to Washington, D.C., marchers have chanted slogans, carried signs and snarled traffic through downtown avenues and outside federal offices. While many were peaceful, a few have resulted in clashes with law enforcement as officers made arrests and used chemical irritants to disperse crowds. And activists plan even larger events in the coming days, with “No Kings” events across the country on Saturday to coincide with President Donald Trump’s planned military parade through Washington.

Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has deported activist Greta Thunberg a day after Israel's military seized the Gaza-bound ship she was on. Thunberg spoke in Paris on Tuesday and described a “quite chaotic and uncertain” situation during the detention. She was one of 12 passengers on board the boat carrying aid destined for people in Gaza. The activists said they were protesting the war and the humanitarian crisis amid Israeli restrictions on aid. Israel says such ships violate its naval blockade of Gaza. Thunberg says they will keep trying to get aid to the territory.

Correspondent Terry Moran out at ABC News, two days after suspension over Stephen Miller post

Correspondent Terry Moran is out at ABC News, two days after the network suspended him for an online remark that Trump administration deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller was a “world-class hater.” The veteran correspondent's late-night posting was quickly deleted, but the damage was done. ABC said Tuesday that it was at the end of its contract with Moran and decided not to renew based on his post, which was a clear violation of the network's standards for objectivity. Moran had only recently interviewed Trump for ABC News.

A former student opens fire at an Austrian school, killing 10 and taking his own life

GRAZ, Austria (AP) — Authorities in the Austrian city of Graz say a former student opened fire at a school on Tuesday, fatally wounding 10 people and injuring many others before taking his own life. Special forces were among those sent to the high school after a call at 10 a.m. Special forces were among those sent to the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school, about half a mile from Graz’s historic center. Police say the assailant was a 21-year-old Austrian man who used two weapons, which he appeared to have owned legally. There was no immediate information on his motive.

Associated Press seeks full appeals court hearing on access to Trump administration events

The Associated Press has asked for a full hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, seeking to overturn last week's decision by three judges of that court that continues to allow the Trump administration to restrict the outlet's access to cover presidential events. The panel had put a pause on a lower court ruling that Trump's blockade of the AP improperly punished the agency for refusing to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the president wishes. The two judges who ruled against the AP in a 2-1 margin last week were appointees of President Donald Trump. The full court has nine Democrats and six Republicans.