Tensions are escalating in Los Angeles after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement gripped the city on Sunday, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and setting vehicles on fire downtown.

In today’s newsletter: California Governor Gavin Newsom’s fiery response to the White House’s troop deployment in Los Angeles. What May’s inflation numbers say about tariffs and the challenges facing the U.S. men’s national team at the 2026 World Cup.

The White House stepped up its criticism of Calfornia Gov. Gavin Newsom after the Demorcat attacked President Donald Trump in a nationally televised speech.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has clashed with several GOP officials over the hostile LA protests from Vice President JD Vance to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.

A US appeals court allowed president Donald Trump to temporarily maintain the National Guard deployed in Los Angeles, soon after a federal judge had ordered him to return control of the troops to California governor Gavin Newsom.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered an address to his state, and seemingly the nation Tuesday, specifically addressing his growing concerns of how President Donald Trump has yielded his power against the states.

JD Vance and Gavin Newsom traded barbs as anti-immigration raid protests in Los Angeles entered their fourth day. After President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that he would arrest the “grossly incompetent” Newsom if he were in border czar Tom Homan’s shoes,

The California governor has leaned into opposing Trump’s actions in Los Angeles. The politics are tricky for potential 2028 presidential candidates.

President Donald Trump has signaled he would support the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling of immigration protests in Los Angeles that flared over the weekend.