Tuesday 10 / June / 2025
California governor Gavin Newsom said the Donald Trump administration will deploy an additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles in light of the protests in the city.
Sean Parnell, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, later confirmed the deployment in a statement on X, saying that Trump had ordered that the toops be "called into federal service to support ICE & to enable federal law-enforcement officers to safely conduct their duties."
Newsom was highly critical of the deployment.
"This isn't about public safety, It’s about stroking a dangerous President’s ego," Newsom posted on his X account, calling the move "reckless, pointless and disrespectful to our troops."
According to Newsom, only approximately 300 of the first 2,000 National Guard troops to be deployed to Los Angeles are currently active in the city, with the rest "sitting, unused, in federal buildings without orders."
California sues the Trump administration over National Guard deployment
The state of California has sued the Trump administration for deploying the National Guard in response to the immigration protests in Los Angeles.
According to the lawsuit, the deployment of troops in the state "trampled" on the state's sovereignty, with California pushing for a restraining order.
California attorney general Rob Bonta said the move became necessary once US President Trump escalated the number of troops, leading to growing unrest.
In a post on his X account, California governor Gavin Newsom said a government should be "accountable to its people… not military rule."
"California will be standing up for those principles in court," he added.
US Health Secretary Kennedy fires all members of vaccine committee
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired all members of a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel of vaccine experts, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement.
Kennedy removed all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a body that advises the CDC on which groups of people would most benefit from an already-approved vaccine and the timing in which they should get it.
The process of considering new members to replace the departing members has begun, the statement said.
Kennedy Jr., a long-time vaccine skeptic, said the move is to restore public trust "above any specific pro- or anti-vaccine agenda," adding that "unbiased science" is what guides US health agencies.
Former FDA Chief Scientist Jesse Goodman called the firings a "tragedy," saying the move will reduce confidence in the US' health authorities.
