(The Center Square) – “No Kings Day of Defiance” rallies protesting President Donald Trump’s policies will take place Saturday across the U.S., including in Arizona and Nevada. But it’s not to the same extent as states along the West and East coasts. Nevada will have just a handful of rallies in scattered cities. Among them …
(The Center Square) – As Washington, D.C., gears up for an historic military parade coinciding with Flag Day and President Donald Trump’s birthday, with projected costs between $25 million and $45 million, the capital region is also mobilizing a protest response. There are dozens of locations in Northern Virginia and Maryland within an hour’s drive …
(The Center Square) – A federal judge sentenced Michael Madigan Friday to seven-and-a-half years in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $2.5 million for crimes committed during his tenure as the longest-serving speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Judge John Robert Blakey handed down the 90-month sentence Friday at the Everett …
(The Center Square) – About 200 Marines came to Los Angeles Friday to guard the Wilshire Federal Building in the latest development for protests that began one week ago. The building is located in Westwood, an area that is about 15 miles west of downtown Los Angeles, where protests have taken place over the mass …
(The Center Square) – As protests spread across the United States, Colorado politicians are gearing up for anti-Trump demonstrations planned for Saturday. Hundreds of protests are expected throughout Colorado and the nation tomorrow, which has been labeled “No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance.” “Instead of allowing this military parade to be the center of gravity, …
(The Center Square) – The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued a temporary stay, maintaining President Donald Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard hours after a district court judge issued a restraining order requiring the president to transfer command back to California Gov. Gavin Newsom by noon on Friday, June …
(The Center Square) – Protests in Los Angeles continued into Thursday night as tensions simmered across the West Coast ahead of thousands of anti-Trump demonstrations planned for Saturday — the “No Kings Day” event is set to take place coast-to-coast amid civil unrest nationwide. The Los Angeles Police Department posted to X as the 8 …
(The Center Square) – A federal district court judge blocked President Donald Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard, finding conditions failed to meet the standard of insurrection or inability to execute laws, and that the president’s order violated the Tenth Amendment by interfering with state police powers and resources. Trump’s “actions were illegal – …
(The Center Square) – Israel launched preemptive airstrikes in the heart of Iran Thursday night, including in Tehran, the nation’s capital. Israel is reportedly targeting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear sites. Israel confirmed its air force was carrying out the strikes early Friday morning locally. In addition to targeting nuclear facilities, the country is also targeting …
(The Center Square) – Immediately after President Donald Trump signed a congressional bill overturning California’s 2035 gasoline-powered car ban, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the state to continue with the phased-in ban. And California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit to stop the ban from being overturned. “We won’t let this illegal action by Trump …