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The state's governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, couldn't run again after two terms.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis is joined by California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla weighing in on the ongoing ICE raids in Southern California as protesters continue to take to the streets.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis is joined by California Attorney General Rob Bonta outlining why he and Gov. Gavin Newsom are suing the Trump administration.

A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment on Tuesday.

GOP senator wants "an overwhelming show of force to end the riots."

The president said he is mulling invoking the Insurrection Act.

The president targeted museums and performing art centers for being "partisan."

Nine small protests are planned in Washington on Saturday, officials said.

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration will bring back the names of military bases that had been renamed in 2023 to remove names that honored Confederate leaders.

Senators from both sides of the aisle took to responding over President Donald Trump's calling of the National Guard in Los Angeles.

Other Republicans support Trump's decision to deploy National Guard and Marines.

Dr. Noel Brewer is a former voting member of CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and talks about his firing Monday after an announcement by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Organizers say interest is growing since the crackdown on protesters in L.A.

Pentagon budget official estimated LA troop deployment to cost $134 million.

Mayor Karen Bass said violence from protesters is unacceptable while criticizing the Trump administration for the ICE raids.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday he is removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.

Retired Maj. Gen. William Enyart discusses the Trump administration’s decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles amid ongoing protests.

"If we didn't send in the National Guard quickly, right now, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground," Trump said while taking questions from the Oval Office.

Saturday's military parade in Washington, D.C., will honor the 250th birthday of the Army and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump.

Dr. Richard Besser, CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s action decreases the ability of doctors to inform their patients.

House Speaker Johnson would not weigh in on whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be arrested -- a suggestion made by President Trump -- but said the governor should be "tarred and feathered."

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s testimony on Capitol Hill before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.

LA city councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez says the deployment of National Guardsmen and Marines to Los Angeles is “only escalating the situation.”

Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the cost of the deployment of troops to Los Angeles as part of a crackdown on Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests.

Brandon Moss, a recent high school graduate of Ramsay High School in Fairfield, Alabama, is now running for mayor of the city.

Voters head to the polls on Tuesday for New Jersey’s primary elections, which will set up the state’s gubernatorial general election this year.

President Donald Trump and California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom escalated their confrontation on Monday over the handling of protests in Los Angeles triggered by Trump's immigration crackdown.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to California Democratic Congresswoman Linda Sanchez about Los Angeles’ anti-ICE protests and President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops.

The Democrat governor said Trump has exploited the situation for political gain.

California's Democratic governor called it a "step toward authoritarianism."

Their weapons are not loaded with ammunition, a U.S. official said.

Trump bypassed Gov. Gavin Newsom to deploy National Guard troops to the city.

"We counted on" them to defend against Russian attacks, Zelenskyy told ABC.

The Insurrection Act was signed into law by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807.

Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré reacts to how the California National Guard is being used during the ongoing protest in Los Angeles

President Donald Trump said Monday he thinks it would be a "great thing" if border czar Tom Homan arrests California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Senator says Americans should know "who's digging through their personal data."

ABC News’ Matt Rivers and Shawn VanDiver, founder and president of #AfghanEvac, a nonprofit that helps settle Afghans in the U.S., discuss the ban.

Homeland Security secretary blames governor for protests getting out of hand.

CEO Mike Corcoran hopes his company is helping to create new beginnings.

The House speaker said Trump has "the authority and responsibility" to act.

President Donald Trump’s travel ban will impose full restrictions on entry from 12 countries and partial restrictions for seven additional countries.

This is a rush transcript of "This Week" airing Sunday, June 8.

"This Week" exclusive: Zelenskyy says the war needs a "strong third party."

Jacob Braun, the former acting principal deputy national cyber director, joins ABC News Live to address concerns over Elon Musk’s access to sensitive U.S. government information.

The removals came hours after Musk made other posts critical of the president.

Law enforcement had closed off Dupont Circle Park to "deter potential violence."

Hegseth shared details of war plans in at least two group chats, officials said.

The back-and-forth attacks reverberated across a capital they have both reshaped

Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) who once visited Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador joins ABC News’ Juju Chang to react to Garcia’s return to US soil and the criminal charges he faces.