It's July. The California State Legislature has successfully met the budget submission deadline of June 15, and it was signed by the governor. There was one small fly in the ointment: how to cut $12 billion in spending?
The city of Los Angeles declared a state of fiscal emergency amid a $1 billion deficit. The council approved of the emergency declaration unanimously in a 14-0 vote.
In an inspiring display of solidarity to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump's policies, San Francisco protesters spelled out "No King" with sidewalk feces.
Breyer repeatedly emphasized during a hearing earlier that Trump is exercising presidential authority - not that of a King (playing right into the current protests, of course).
What started as a routine budget hearing in D.C. turned tense the moment Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived. He had just authorized troop deployments to riot-hit Los Angeles, and Democrats were ready to pounce.
As riots in Los Angeles and other parts of California expand. President Trump has called in more National Guard troops and even US Marines, however they have no authority beyond guarding Federal facilities.
After four days of coddling rioters and attacking President Donald Trump for federalizing California National Guard troops, Democrat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass suddenly turned law and order on the fifth day, announcing a curfew...