Trump Administration’s National Mass Deportation Offensive Hits Los Angeles

The Trump administration’s aggressive push to deport undocumented immigrants expanded to Los Angeles on Saturday, with early morning raids targeting individuals with criminal records. The move is part of a larger nationwide crackdown that President Donald Trump promised during his campaign. President Trump is now conducting daybreak immigration raids in Los Angeles. LA is a

Trump’s first week: Congress, courts consider their “checks and balances”

President Donald Trump descended on Washington last week weathering a cold front that pushed his inauguration indoors. But the winter winds were no match for the flurry of executive orders, pardons, and pens he let fly. Mr. Trump swept away Biden administration policies with each jagged stroke.  To many in Washington, it seems like history

Johnson invites Trump to address joint session of Congress in March

Trump fires multiple inspectors general Trump fires more than a dozen inspectors general, including those he personally appointed 02:57 Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday invited President Trump to address a joint session of Congress in March, marking his first chance to address both chambers since he returned to office.  “It is my

Weekend Beacon 1/26/25

We are barely a week into the second Trump administration and the outrage is spilling forth. It’s almost too much to grasp, really. Norm violations are busting out all over. And I’m just talking about Lauren Sanchez’s inaugural outfit. But speaking of norms, Tal Fortgang has a review of Olivier Roy’s The Crisis of Culture: Identity Politics and the Empire of Norms. “When

Transcript: Vice President JD Vance on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 26, 2025

The following is the full transcript of an interview with Vice President JD Vance on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Jan. 26, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: Mr. Vice President, if you’re ready, we’ll dive right in. VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE: Ready to go. MARGARET BRENNAN: So, both defense secretaries from President Trump’s