An appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of 春色直播 Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids while California鈥檚 legal challenge continues. The court case could have wider implications as the president vows to expand deployments within the United States while prioritizing deportations from other Democratic-run cities.
鈥淭he court rightly rejected Trump鈥檚 claim that he can do whatever he wants with the 春色直播 Guard and not have to explain himself to a court,鈥 California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. 鈥淭he President is not a king and is not above the law. We will press forward with our challenge to President Trump鈥檚 authoritarian use of U.S. military soldiers against citizens.鈥
Meanwhile, told senators the Pentagon is providing options as Trump gave himself a two-week deadline to decide whether to order direct U.S. involvement against Iran, which could risk dragging America into a wider war in the Middle East. The president鈥檚 press secretary , saying there is a 鈥渟ubstantial chance鈥 for renewed negotiations over Tehran鈥檚 nuclear program.
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Trump hints at more potential deployments following his appellate victory in California
A on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously concluded that Trump can likely show that he lawfully exercised his authority in federalizing control of the California 春色直播 Guard 鈥 and that even if the federal government failed to notify the governor of California in advance as required by law, Newsom had no power to veto the president鈥檚 order.
Trump celebrated the decision on his Truth Social platform, calling it a 鈥淏IG WIN.鈥
He wrote that 鈥渁ll over the United States, if our Cities, and our people, need protection, we are the ones to give it to them should State and Local Police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done.鈥
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JD Vance heads to Los Angeles
The vice president is traveling to Los Angeles on Friday to meet with Marines and to visit various federal command centers.
Vance鈥檚 office did not release a topic of discussion for his visit. But Los Angeles has been the epicenter of protests against the Trump administration鈥檚 mass deportation operations.
Trump deployed 春色直播 Guard troops to downtown LA this month in response to the protests. The state sued for a temporary injunction to stop the deployment, but a federal appeals court ruled in Trump鈥檚 favor Thursday night while that legal challenge continues.
Trump wants a special prosecutor to look into his baseless claims about the 2020 election
鈥淭he 2020 election was a total FRAUD! The evidence is MASSIVE,鈥 Trump posted Friday on his social media site. He added, 鈥淎 Special Prosecutor must be appointed. This cannot be allowed to happen again in the United States of America! Let the work begin!鈥
Trump has for years claimed, without evidence, that Democrat Joe Biden only won the 2020 election because of Evidence presented in courts showed this didn鈥檛 happen 鈥 judges, including some appointed by Trump, rejected nearly every claim of widespread fraud as false or frivolous.
A special prosecutor in Biden鈥檚 Justice Department investigated Trump鈥檚 efforts to undermine the 2020 election, but that probe ended when Trump won back the White House in 2024.
US investors wait to see if US will join Israel鈥檚 war against Iran
U.S. stocks are drifting higher following the Juneteenth holiday. Treasury yields also edged higher in the bond market after Trump said he will decide within two weeks whether the U.S. military will get directly involved in Israel鈥檚 fighting with Iran.
World shares are mostly higher and crude oil prices have rebounded 鈥 U.S. benchmark crude oil gained 52 cents to $75.66 per barrel, while Brent crude, the international standard added 31 cents to $77.01 per barrel. Oil prices have been as fears and that war could disrupt the global flow of crude.
鈥淭he stock market鈥檚 risk premium isn鈥檛 just rising 鈥 it鈥檚 recalibrating for a world where every macro lever now doubles as a tripwire,鈥 Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management wrote in a commentary, adding that traders are bracing for what comes next.
Trump鈥檚 tariffs agenda may have been eclipsed by the conflict in the Middle East, but it remains another major factor weighing on markets, Innes said: 鈥淎 delayed fuse is still a fuse.鈥
Trump鈥檚 schedule, according to the White House
11 a.m. 鈥 Trump will attend a national security meeting
2 p.m. 鈥 He鈥檒l travel to Bedminster, NJ
7:30 p.m. 鈥 Trump will attend a dinner for the super PAC MAGA Inc. at his golf course
Trump extended TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis
Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for an additional 90 days, giving his administration more time to broker a deal that would bring the social media platform under American ownership.
Trump disclosed the executive order on the Truth Social platform Thursday morning.
The first extension was through an executive order on Jan. 20, his first day in office, after the platform went dark briefly when a national ban 鈥 and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court 鈥 took effect. The when White House officials believed they were nearing a deal to spin off TikTok into a new company with after China backed out following Trump鈥檚 tariff announcement.
It is not clear how many times Trump can 鈥 or will 鈥 keep extending the ban as the government continues to try to negotiate a deal for TikTok, which is owned by China鈥檚 ByteDance. While there is no clear legal basis for the extensions, so far there have been .
Top Senate Democrats 鈥榙eeply concerned鈥 over escalating tensions with Iran
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and the top Democrats on several key committees said in a joint statement Wednesday evening that they are 鈥渄eeply concerned about a lack of preparation, strategy, and clearly defined objectives鈥 amid uncertainty about whether President Trump will decide to strike Iran.
The Democrats say Trump should seek authorization from Congress if he is 鈥渃onsidering taking the country to war.鈥
They urged Trump to 鈥減rioritize diplomacy and pursue a binding agreement that can prevent a nuclear-armed Iran and reduce the risk to our diplomats, our service members, and the hundreds of thousands of Americans living in the Middle East.鈥
Senior European diplomats are set to hold nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva on Friday
Senior European diplomats are set to hold nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva on Friday, according to a European official familiar with the matter.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly, said the high-ranking diplomats from Germany, France and the United Kingdom as well as the European Union鈥檚 top diplomat will gather for the meeting in Switzerland.
The planned meeting comes as President Donald Trump is weighing approval for the U.S. military to join Israel in carrying out strikes on Iran鈥檚 nuclear program.
