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California National Guard members protect a federal building, covered in graffiti following protests triggered by immigration raids, in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. Police ordered the public to disperse from downtown Los Angeles on June 8 after further unrest, with cars torched and security forces firing tear gas at protesters, in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to America's second-biggest city. Ronaldo Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Why Trump's deployment of the National Guard to LA is unprecedented

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Democratic Rep. Nanette Barragán discusses protests against immigration sweeps in LA

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A car burns as a demonstrator waves a Mexican national flag during a protest following federal immigration operations, in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on June 7, 2025. RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

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People wade in the shallow waters of the Virgin River in St. George, Utah. The river provides the desert community with water, but climate change and a growing population threaten that supply. Local leaders are looking toward recycled sewage as a solution. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

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This city is exploring an unconventional solution to water scarcity: sewage

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Demonstrators protest outside a downtown jail in Los Angeles following two days of clashes with police during a series of immigration raids on June 08 in Los Angeles. Tensions in the city remain high after the Trump administration called in the National Guard against the wishes of city leaders. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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What are the legal issues behind Trump's use of the National Guard in LA?

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Donald Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days in office than any other modern president has done during the same time period. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Dave Portnoy on Trump, the 'manosphere' and 'Barstool conservatism'

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Federal judges have stood as checks on President Trump's power — but law clerks say behind closed doors, some created toxic, fear-driven workplaces where speaking out could end a career. Xinyue Chen for NPR hide caption

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Federal judges are powerful. Some of their law clerks describe a toxic work culture

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The National Guard, police and protesters stand off outside of a downtown jail in Los Angeles on Sunday following days of clashes with law enforcement over immigration raids. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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National Guard called in to disperse people protesting against ICE raids in LA

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Unprepared Part 1: Helene's Deadly Warning

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Women embrace before a community vigil at the Boulder Jewish Community Center to mark an attack in Boulder, Colo., Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Andy Cross/Pool The Denver Post hide caption

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This combo of images released by the Arkansas Department of Corrections shows the recapture of escaped inmate Grant Hardin, an ex-police chief and convicted killer, by Arkansas law enforcement officers and the U.S. Border Patrol on Friday, near Moccasin Creek in Izard County, about 1.5 miles northwest of Calico Rock prison. Arkansas Department of Corrections/AP hide caption

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Becca Morris in the home she's in the process of buying in Harrington, Del., on May 14. She found it just a few months before her federal housing subsidy was set to end. Wesley LaPointe/for NPR hide caption

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Juan Vega Paredes, a Dominican man who was arrested by immigration authorities in Puerto Rico in January, poses for a portrait in his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 3, 2025. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of 20 Starlink satellites is seen in the evening sky above Lawndale, Calif., after being launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 18, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Nicky Sundt of Washington, D.C., celebrates with the crowd during the WorldPride festivities in Washington, D.C. Tyrone Turner/WAMU for NPR hide caption

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WorldPride caps off its first D.C. celebration with a weekend parade

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