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A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. What A Weekend We come into the new week with more weekend news to process than we’ve had since February or March, so I’m going to jump right into it. I tried to condense it

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Responding to street protests in Los Angeles against federal immigration enforcement raids, President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 soldiers from the California National Guard into the city on June 7, 2025, to protect agents carrying out the

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The authoritarian tide is rising very quickly in America. Donald Trump and his agents have unleashed a torrent and are now “flooding the zone.” Five months into Trump’s return to power, the American people and their democracy are like someone standing on their toes as the water rises. The water is over their mouth and a