The Marines were bracing for a lawsuit to stop military involvement
US President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 4,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid protests against deportations by the Trump administration. Trump’s order comes after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted raids on Wednesday and Thursday. Meanwhile, the state of California filed a lawsuit demanding the removal of the troops from Los Angeles.
The Judge Trump wants to defrock over deportation flights
The Trump administration agreed to obey a judge’s orders after he issued emergency orders blocking the deportations of 238 migrants from Venezuela to El Salvador. US District Judge James Boasberg had ordered the US government to stop the deportations and turn the planes around. In a court filing on Monday, the Trump administration said it has good reason to believe that the migrants are gang members.
We use the past for clues about what will be said in the address
US President Donald Trump will deliver his final address to a joint session of the US Congress on Tuesday, as part of the State of the Union address. Trump’s last State of the Union speech was in 2019. He is expected to discuss his administration’s plans for 2020 and his vision for the country in his address.
What the election victory of Trump could mean
A senior official with the US’ Environmental Protection Agency said that the new administration will need “brave people, people willing to push back, protect the vulnerable and do what’s right over what’s easy”. The senior official added that the new administration will be “better prepared and likely to face less scrutiny than the previous administration due to Trump’s control over the Republican establishment.
More Americans have health insurance than at any point before, but will that last?
The Trump administration said on Monday that it will move ahead with plans to repeal Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the upcoming session of the US Congress. “We’ll work with Republicans and Democrats to craft a bill that provides access to quality, affordable health care to every American,” a White House statement said. The bill has been approved by the Republican-led House.