Did President Trump send the U.S. military to Los Angeles earlier this week to safeguard the city from protesters? Or is this the start of something bigger — an unprecedented push by the president to carry out mass deportations with the help of armed troops?

The grand military parade that President Donald Trump wanted for eight years kicked off Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute. It's playing out against the counterpoint of protesters around the country who decried the U.

One of Hegseth's top deputies testified Tuesday that the estimated cost of deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles will be $134 million.

The Marines and the National Guard personnel deployed amid the protests in to Los Angeles will operate under the same rules of force and will not be engaging crowds unless necessary, according to two U.S. officials.

The Trump administration called the lawsuit a “crass political stunt endangering American lives” in its official response,

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National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids.