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More Guardsmen & Marines To LA

It was a day of protests on the streets of Los Angeles on Monday and more is expected today, which comes as active duty Marines are reportedly being deployed to the nation’s second-largest city along with 2,000 more National Guardsmen as the anti-ICE protests continue.  Jim Roope has the details from Los Angeles.

Trump Accounts

President Trump and private corporations are touting his investment accounts for newborn Americans, a plan that is meeting resistance from those who would not benefit from the plan.  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.

Arrest In Las Vegas Double Murder

The suspect police were looking for is now under arrest, after two people were shot and killed on the Las Vegas Strip.  Correspondent Julie Walker reports.

San Diego Plane Crash

Six people have died after a small plane crashed off the California coast near San Diego.  Correspondent Haya Panjwani has details – audio courtesy of LIVE-ATC-DOT-NET.

RFK’s Vaccine Panel Changes

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he is retiring all 17 members of a government panel that makes vaccine recommendations, a move rebuked by the American Medical Association.  Correspondent Lisa Dwyer reports on the implications of that order.

Mark Green Leaving Congress

The already narrow GOP majority in the House of Representatives will become even thinner in the coming weeks.  House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, a Tennessee Republican, announced

Homan Talks LA & Newsom

As ICE protestors and police confronted each other in L.A. and other cities last night, the nation’s Immigration Czar defended the administration’s response, and announced that another 2 thousand more California National Guardsmen were activated by President Trump to respond to Los Angeles.  Correspondent Rich Johnson reports that Tom Homan also clarified his comment about arresting the governor of California.

Israel To Deport Gaza Flotilla

In Israel, a number of activists including Greta Thunberg and a Game of Thrones actor from a Gaza-bound yacht in the Mediterranean Sea have been taken into custody and are awaiting deportation.  As correspondent Haya Panjwani reports, part of their deportation process included screening footage of the Hamas October 7 attack on Israel, which led to the war in Gaza, something they all refused to do.

Senators To Discuss Budget

On Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans are expected to meet today to hash out some of the current debates surrounding President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill.  Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.

Travel Ban In Effect

Some travelers coming into the United States on Monday said that there were some longer lines and added scrutiny at airport entry points after President Trump’s travel ban took effect.  Correspondent Julie Walker reports.

Unusual Cancer On The Rise

A new study has found an alarming rise in cancer of the appendix.  A report by the National Cancer Institute found that although very rare, showing rates of appendix cancer have tripled among Gen X and quadrupled among millennials. 

Finally  

The pioneering funk and soul musician Sly Stone, the front man of the hit-making band Sly and the Family Stone, has passed away.  Correspondent Ed Donahue has a look at his career.

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