Overview

• Vice President JD Vance arrived Friday to tour a federal joint operations center, inspect a mobile command post and meet with U.S. Marines and law enforcement.
• The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled June 19 that President Trump lawfully deployed California National Guard troops without Governor Gavin Newsom’s consent.
• U.S. Northern Command activated 2,000 additional National Guard members this week, raising the federal troop presence in Los Angeles to more than 4,000.
• Protests triggered by early-June ICE raids have persisted in Los Angeles and spread to other major cities, drawing sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers.
• Governor Newsom’s lawsuit challenging the deployment remains pending as federal officials contend the order is vital to protect federal functions and personnel.