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US President Donald Trump after his speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday.

‘Democracy is under assault’: Governor slams Trump as LA gets curfew

In a televised speech to Californians, Gavin Newsom accused the president of assaulting democracy and said there were no longer any checks and balances on the president’s power.

  • Michael Koziol

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Composite image of Michael Lewis, Donald Trump and the White House for The Morning Edition.

‘Someone needs to punch the bully’: What it will take to save the American Empire from ruin

Decimating government departments was only the beginning of Donald Trump worsening every risk the United States could possibly face. But, as The Big Short author and sea change predictor Michael Lewis says, once a bully is knocked off their high horse, it’s “amazing what happens in the school yard.”

  • Samantha Selinger-Morris
LA protests timeline.

Visual story: How LA’s rage, chaos and force unfolded day by day

Central Los Angeles is placed under curfew as President Donald Trump sends hundreds of US Marines to the city to back up police after days of protests. Here’s how events have unfolded.

President Donald Trump said he would support the governor of California being arrested.

For Trump, LA is just the beginning. Soon, he’ll monitor every move Americans make

Donald Trump’s new “eye of Sauron” will consolidate everything from civilians’ health records to their bank details and education information to weaponise against them.

  • Dr Emma Shortis
One kind of rubber bullet fired from ‘less lethal launchers’.

Rubber bullets were once called ‘non-lethal’. Not any more

Here’s what happens when a rubber bullet strikes your body.

  • Angus Dalton
Nine News US correspondent Lauren Tomasi was hit by a rubber bullet while reporting on protests and riots in Los Angeles.

‘Horrific’: Albanese condemns shooting of Nine journalist in US

Police shot US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi with a rubber bullet while she was covering the Los Angeles protests.

  • Amber Schultz
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4000 guardsmen, 700 marines, one irate governor: What’s next for Los Angeles?

Donald Trump has ordered more forces into LA even as California’s governor calls the moves illegal and immoral. Are they?

  • Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
A police officer fires a “soft” round during the protests in Los Angeles.

Trump has zero credibility on the LA protests, but that may not matter

Trump 2.0 is a different beast, one more emboldened to strike hard and fast – especially on immigration, where the administration believes it has broad public support.

  • Michael Koziol
A convoy of buses moves along Interstate Highway 10 after leaving the Marine Corps base in Twentynine Palms, California.

Marines deployed to LA as Trump says California governor should be arrested

California has sued the Trump administration in a bid to block deployment of the National Guard and the Marines, arguing it violates federal law and state sovereignty.

  • Michael Koziol

Trump was spoiling for another street war. Now he’s got one

It’s not difficult to see how Donald Trump’s extraordinary order to quell unrest in Los Angeles could be used as the basis for an authoritarian takeover attempt of the US.

  • Peter Hartcher

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