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The rapper Doechii turned her acceptance speech at the BET awards on Monday night into a powerful call for justice as she criticized the Trump administration's deployment of military forces on protesters in Los Angeles. The Grammy winner used the stage to highlight the immigration raids and protest crackdowns happening just miles from where the ceremony took place in Los Angeles. After being named best female hip-hop artist - her first-ever BET award - Doechii shifted the spotlight to the issues unfolding outside the venue, saying: 'There are ruthless attacks that are creating fear and chaos in our communities in the name of law and order.'

Peace activist Takamatsu Gushiken, 71, searches for the remains of people who were killed during the Battle of Okinawa, one of the bloodiest chapters in the second world war. As the US seeks to bolster its military presence on the island, due to its close proximity to China, Taiwan and North Korea, we explore the multi-layered tensions that have haunted the people of Okinawa for 80 years Continue reading...

In today's newsletter: A lauded human rights lawyer on the anti-immigration protests in Los Angeles - and just what is at stakeLate last week, Los Angeles was left stunned as droves of federal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers bore down on homes, businesses and neighbourhoods across the city in a series of immigration raids.The anti-ICE protests that followed were swift and furious, fuelled in part by the reported ill-treatment of some of the 118 people thought to have been detained, allegedly without judicial warrants. By Friday evening, thousands had taken to the streets in mostly peaceful protests before violence flared in points around the city, with protesters attacking police cars and blocking highways.Labour | All pensioners with an income of 35,000 or less a year will have the winter fuel payment restored in full, Rachel Reeves has announced, after weeks of uncertainty over the decision to make a U-turn on scrapping the benefit.Northern Ireland | Public disorder broke out in Ballymena in Northern Ireland, with police saying a number of missiles had been thrown towards officers after crowds gathered near the site of an alleged sexual assault in the town.Reform | Nigel Farage has demanded the reopening of domestic coalmines to provide fuel for new blast furnaces, arguing that Welsh people would happily return to mining if the pay was sufficiently high.AI | All civil servants in England and Wales will get practical training in how to use artificial intelligence to speed up their work from this autumn, the Guardian has learned. More than 400,000 civil servants will be informed of the training which is part of a drive to overhaul the civil service.Music | Sly Stone, the American musician who lit up generations of dancefloors with his gloriously funky and often socially conscious songwriting, has died aged 82. With his group Sly and the Family Stone, Stone tied together soul, psychedelic rock and gospel into fervent, uplifting songs, and became one of the key progenitors of the 1970s funk sound. Continue reading...

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An Australian reporter was shot with a rubber bullet while reporting on protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles on Sunday, with the incident caught live on camera. The footage shows an officer taking aim in the direction of Nine News US correspondent Lauren Tomasi and her camera operator and then firing. The Los Angeles police chief, Jim McDonnell, said at a press conference on Monday he was aware members of the media had been likely been hit with crowd-control munitions, saying 'we're very concerned about it and we're looking into that' Continue reading...

'That footage was horrific,' prime minister Anthony Albanese said the day after an Australian journalist was shot by a rubber bullet while covering the LA protests. Albanese said the government had already raised the issue with the Trump administration Continue reading...

Rapper turns BET awards speech into call for justice after White House deployed military forces on demonstratorsThe rapper Doechii turned her acceptance speech at the BET awards on Monday night into a powerful call for justice as she criticized the Trump administration's deployment of military forces on protesters in Los Angeles.The Grammy winner used the stage to highlight the immigration raids and protest crackdowns happening just miles from where the ceremony took place in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

Lawsuit claims administration trampled' on states sovereignty by bypassing governor Gavin Newsom

Donald Trump defended his decision to deploy national guard troops to confront immigration protesters in Los Angeles, criticising California's governor Gavin Newsom. Asked why he didn't consult with Newsom before calling in the national guard, the US president called Newsom 'incompetent', before responding to Newsom's accusation that he wanted a 'civil war on the streets'

Protests showed no signs of stopping, as families of detained immigrants pleaded for their loved ones to be released - key US politics stories from 9 JuneLos Angeles is facing the fourth day of protests as anger has grown in the city about president Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, and his decision to deploy the national guard to quell the protests against it.Protests showed no signs of stopping on Monday, as families of detained immigrants pleaded for their loved ones to be released. Continue reading...

As many demand the release of loved ones, Trump's border czar' admits some were arrested without criminal recordsGabriel says he has not been able to speak to his brother Jacob, since Jacob was arrested in a raid by armed immigration officials and federal agents on the Ambiance Apparel warehouse in the Los Angeles fashion district on Friday.Yurien Contreras doesn't know how her father, Mario Romero, is doing either. Continue reading...

Battalion of active-duty marines sent to LA temporarily' but Trump reportedly not set to invoke Insurrection Act

Cleaners remove graffiti and burned cars after mostly peaceful protests that saw some vandalism and violenceOutside the federal courthouse complex in downtown Los Angeles on Monday morning, two cleaners carrying bins on wheels looked uncertainly at the daunting task in front of them - long walls in several directions covered in spray-painted graffiti after a weekend of vigorous street protest.They donned black plastic gloves and reached for spray bottles and rolls of paper towels, but these seemed hardly adequate even for the black marble plinth bearing the name Edward R Roybal Center and Federal Building" where they began. Indeed, the rest of the official writing on the plinth was illegible, defaced by three separate graffiti reading Fuck Ice" and another saying Dead Cops". Continue reading...

Health secretary says he's getting rid of members sitting on panel of vaccine experts and reconstituting the committeeThe health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, is getting rid of all members sitting on a key US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts and reconstituting the committee, he said on Monday.Kennedy is retiring and replacing all 17 members of the CDC's advisory committee for immunization practices, he wrote in piece published in the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading...

The tax-deferred investment accounts will track the stock market for children born between 2025 and 2029Donald Trump unveiled a federal program Monday providing $1,000 government-funded investment accounts for American babies, getting big time backing from top business leaders who plan to contribute billions more to an initiative tied to the big beautiful bill".At a White House roundtable with over a dozen CEOs, including from Uber, Goldman Sachs and Dell Technologies, Trump relayed the details of Trump accounts" - tax-deferred investment accounts tracking stock market performance for children born between 2025 and 2029. Continue reading...

Protests in downtown LA turned violent after Ice detained at least 42 people on Friday in a series of raids in areas with prominent Latino populations. Four of those arrested are believed to have been deported to Mexico. Donald Trump deployed the national guard to the California city to crush the protests, which he called a rebellion'. The state of California said it would file a lawsuit against the Trump administration for unlawfully' federalising the national guard

Conservative channel MeritTV says psychologist and TV host was there to get first-hand look at targeted operations'The television personality Dr Phil was embedded with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers as they carried out controversial raids in Los Angeles that led to days of protests in California, his TV network said.Phil, whose full name is Phil McGraw, was with Ice before and after its agents conducted a series of raids on multiple locations across LA on Friday. Immigration advocates said at least 45 people were arrested, and the action was condemned by California's governor and LA's mayor. Continue reading...

Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden write to Maximus Inc, largest private contractor to states outsourcing benefitsTwo Democratic senators are demanding to know how a company that administers government benefits could profit from Republican-led cuts to Medicaid, the public health insurance program for people who are low-income, elderly and disabled.Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent the letter to Maximus, Inc on Monday. The company is the largest private contractor to states who seek to outsource their administration of government assistance, including health insurance and food aid. Continue reading...

Exclusive: ex-Doge staffer Justin Fulcher suggested he had evidence of wiretap that would help investigationDays before Pete Hegseth fired three top aides last month over a Pentagon leak investigation into the disclosure of classified materials, according to four people familiar with the episode, a recently hired senior adviser said he could help with the inquiry.The adviser, Justin Fulcher, suggested to Hegseth's then chief of staff, Joe Kasper, and Hegseth's personal lawyer, Tim Parlatore, that he knew of warrantless surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency (NSA) that had identified the leakers. Continue reading...

Memo authorising the military to be deployed against anticipated protests is pre-emptive act - a first for the US

Outcry after report that private investigators had been trailing and recording pro-Palestinian protesters for monthsThe University of Michigan has canceled its contract for undercover investigators to surveil pro-Palestininan campus groups, following outcry after a Guardian story revealed the private investigators had been trailing and recording students for months, and published damning video of one investigator's interaction with a student.We recently learned that an employee of one of our security contractors has acted in ways that go against our values and directives," the U-M president, Domenico Grasso, wrote in an email to students and faculty on Sunday night. Going forward, we are terminating all contracts with external vendors to provide plainclothes security on campus." Continue reading...

Ohio State to embed curriculum teaching undergraduates how artificial intelligence can be responsibly applied'Ohio State University has announced that all of its students will be using artificial intelligence later this year, requiring them to become fluent in combining conventional learning with AI.Ohio State has an opportunity and responsibility to prepare students to not just keep up, but lead in this workforce of the future," said the university's president, Walter Ted" Carter Jr. Continue reading...

The sanctuary city has a long history of protecting immigrant communitiesKnow Your Rights" posters, with critical information for interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers, are all over the city of Chicago. Plastered across subways or advertised along local bus routes, the Know Your Rights campaign is a coordinated effort on the part of city officials and local immigration advocacy groups to alert individuals of their rights during interactions with Ice. The posters are evidence of Chicago's activism, long history of protecting its immigrant communities and resistance to attempts by previous administrations to weaken their protections.Now, as Donald Trump continues to roll out unprecedented attacks on immigrants - notably increased detentions and deportations without due process - organizers in the city are stretched thin and scrambling to expand traditional tools used in the fight for immigrant rights to accommodate ballooning needs. Continue reading...

Move comes ahead of Democratic primary for New York City mayor, where support for Israel has become key issueEric Adams, the mayor of New York City, signed an executive order this week adopting a controversial definition of antisemitism, as Israel's invasion of Gaza and alleged antisemitism continued to dominate the city's mayoral election.The mayor signed the order, which requires city agencies to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's description of antisemitism, at a synagogue in Manhattan on Sunday. Adams described antisemitism as a vile disease that's been spreading across our nation and our city". Continue reading...

Members of Congress sought to check on individuals who were detained during immigration raids and protestsDemocratic members of Congress from California and New York say that they were blocked from entering federal detention facilities over the weekend while seeking to inspect conditions and check on individuals detained during immigration raids and related protests.In Los Angeles, the US House members Maxine Waters, Jimmy Gomez and Norma Torres each said that they were denied entry to the Metropolitan federal detention center, outside of which there had been anti-immigration customs enforcement (Ice) protests. Continue reading...

Marjorie Taylor Greene says 2,000 National Guard is not enough' as Democrats warn of path toward tyranny'

In this mailbag edition of Jonathan Wilson's newsletter, he answers questions about inverted wingers, favorite jerseys and more

Republicans portray those in poverty as lazy people who make poor decisions. They're using that trope to justify huge cuts to the social safety netAs they race to deliver Donald Trump's big, beautiful" tax bill, Republicans in Congress are using familiar tropes to justify massive cuts to the safety net that will leave millions of low-income children and families without healthcare or sufficient food. The programs, they argue, are rife with waste, fraud and abuse, and the people who use them just aren't working hard enough. So work requirements are necessary to force the obviously lazy able-bodied" people to get to work.Here's the reality check: a majority of those receiving this aid who can work are already working. More than 70% of working-age people who receive nutrition benefits or Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income children and adults that covers one in five Americans, are already working, according to the Government Accountability Office. Those who aren't working, research shows, are mostly ill, disabled, caring for a family member, or in school.Brigid Schulte is the director of New America's work-family justice program, Better Life Lab, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and the author of Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life and the New York Times bestselling Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play when No One has the Time. Haley Swenson is a research and writing fellow for the Better Life Lab Continue reading...

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Decision comes as federal action to enforce US immigration laws inspired three days of protests in the LA area

Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers sign letter criticizing agency policies: We dissent'In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that might conflict with his own. Dissent," he said, is the very essence of science."That commitment is being put to the test. Continue reading...

Florida state senator joins US House member in expressing alarm over arbitrary measures to hunt down people'A co-founder of a group for Latinas who support Donald Trump has excoriated the president on some of the immigration-related arrests being carried out by his administration, which she called unacceptable and inhumane".In a statement posted on X over the weekend, Ileana Garcia wrote, This is not what we voted for." Continue reading...

Prominent Sikh gurdwara says Pennsylvania-based Hindu American Foundation has promoted interests of the BJP'One of the largest Sikh houses of worship in the US is calling on the Trump administration to investigate a non-profit it has alleged is working as a foreign agent" on behalf of the the Indian government and prime minister Narendra Modi.The Fremont Gurdwara Sahib, which said it draws 5,000 Sikh worshippers every week and is a fulcrum" of the Sikh community in the US and around the world, has asked the Department of Justice to launch a national security investigation into the Hindu American Foundation, to determine whether the Pennsylvania-based non-profit should be required to file as an Indian foreign agent. Continue reading...

The politician, who's been labeled too progressive, too Black' in the race for New Jersey governor, reflects on Trump, immigration and the power of poetryIt took about two minutes for Ras Baraka to be propelled from being a relatively obscure New Jersey politician into a nationwide avatar. The transformation happened on 9 May when he was trying to inspect Delaney Hall, a privately run federal immigration detention center that he accuses of violating safety protocols, when he was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice).Video footage of those fateful minutes show burly Ice agents dressed in militarised fatigues dragging the mayor into the compound. Baraka, who was accompanying three congressmembers, has his hands yanked behind his back and is handcuffed. Continue reading...

Thousands take to streets to protest against Ice raids and president's deployment of national guard. Plus, single Black women on Covid, five years later

Much has been made of the falling out, but Doge's destruction continues and Musk's fate is entwined with Trump'sThinking about the constant stream of news about Elon Musk, one is tempted to adapt two of the most famous sentences from American literature. William Faulkner wrote: The past is never dead. It's not even past." What comes to mind about Musk is: He is not gone forever. He has not even left."It is profoundly misleading to frame Musk's departure this past week as disappointed reformer quits after finding it impossible to make bureaucracy efficient", just as it is wrong to think of this week's rift as Trump regime changes direction". After all, Musk's people are still there; and Musk-ism - understood as the wanton destruction of state capacity and cruel attacks on the poorest - will continue on ... what's the drug appropriate to mention here? Steroids? Not least, Trump's and Musk's fates remain entwined.Jan-Werner Muller is a Guardian US columnist and a professor of politics at Princeton University Continue reading...

From his so-called Muslim ban' to slashing DEI measures, the US president has turned taboo behaviour into normsThis month marks exactly 10 years since Donald Trump coasted down an escalator at Trump Tower, declared his run for US president and accused Mexico of sending drugs, criminals and rapists into the homeland. The past decade has been exercise in normalising.When Trump threatened to terminate Elon Musk's government contracts, and Musk linked Trump to the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, all because of a petty clash of egos, people were riveted but unsurprised. Likewise, when Trump ordered a travel ban on a dozen countries, many reacted with a collective shrug: well, of course he did. Continue reading...

The national guard's deployment in Los Angeles sets the US on a familiar authoritarian pathway. History shows the resultsNow that Donald Trump's tariffs have been halted, his big, beautiful bill has been stymied, and his multi-billionaire tech bro has turned on him, how does he demonstrate his power?On Friday morning, federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted raids across Los Angeles - including at two Home Depots and a clothing wholesaler - in search of workers who they suspected of being undocumented immigrants.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist. His newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com Continue reading...

The president vowed to crush opposition to his immigration raids - but his attempted show of force may have awoken something elseDonald Trump's administration promised to crush opposition in Los Angeles.Late on Saturday night, the US president deployed national guard soldiers in LA following protests against immigration raids in the city - a stunning escalation in the administration's promise of mass deportations". His administration has promised to quell protests, and warned local leaders to brace for at least 30 days of ramped-up immigration enforcement. Continue reading...

This liveblog is closed - you can read our new blog here.Here are a selection of photographs from protests in the early hours of Sunday morning.Immigration officers could be in California for a month, a Democrat congresswoman has been told. Continue reading...

Thousands take to LA streets to protest against Ice raids and president's deployment of national guard troops

Afghanistan, Haiti and Iran included in full 12-country ban and citizens from seven other countries partially restrictedDonald Trump's new ban on travel to the US by citizens of a dozen countries, mainly in Africa and the Middle East, went into effect at 12am ET on Monday, more than eight years after Trump's first travel ban sparked chaos, confusion, and months of legal battles.The new proclamation, which Trump signed last week, fully" restricts the nationals of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the US. The entry of nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela will be partially restricted. Continue reading...

National guard officers clashed with protesters in Los Angeles after arriving in the city on the orders of Donald Trump to quell demonstrations against his immigration crackdown. 'We know Trump doesn't like us' said California representative Maxine Waters. 'He's gonna try and make an example out of us,' she said. Asked if he planned to send US troops to Los Angeles, Trump replied, 'We're gonna have troops everywhere. We're not going to let this happen to our country. We're not going to let our country be torn apart like it was under Biden.'

Traffic stopped, signs were brandished, insults were hurled - and the size of the protest seemed to take police by surprise