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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force against undocumented people and those protesting the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, a deputy commanding general testified Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, who commanded Guard troops in Los Angeles, was testifying at a trial to determine …

Three officials involved in President Trump’s controversial deployment of National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles testified Monday as the trial in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit against the Trump administration began. The question at issue is whether the military forces sent in by Mr. Trump — including members of the Marine Corps and National Guard — …

US military was deployed to LA protests despite low risk, general testifies  Reuters Trial begins on whether deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles violated federal law  ABC7 Los Angeles US judge hears if Trump team broke law during LA Ice protests  The Guardian The legal battle over Trump’s use of the National Guard moves to a California courtroom  CNN Trial Begins Over Trump’s …

Tesla Driver Testifies Autopilot Failed to Prevent Fatal Crash  The New York Times Looming over two cases threatening Musk’s car company is a single question: Can he be trusted?  Yahoo Finance Tesla has avoided trials with money. This case made it to court.  The Washington Post Tesla Spars in Court Over Autopilot Alert 2 Seconds Before Crash  Bloomberg.com Tesla’s Autopilot feature is central to …

CNN  —  The State Department had more than a dozen meetings with the White House – including Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s White House deputy chief of staff – and other agencies to discuss the topic of student visas, a top department official said in federal court on Friday. The White House did not comment on the meetings. John Armstrong, …

State Dept. Official Testifies That Criticism of Israel Can Lead to Deportations  The New York Times State Department official testifies how Stephen Miller was involved in discussions over student visas and antisemitism  CNN State Department memo says Rümeysa Öztürk has no association to antisemitism or terrorism  The Boston Globe Government memo on pro-Palestinian protesters cautioned that authority Rubio used to strip visas would …

Sen. Nicole Mitchell testifies in her own defense in burglary trial  MPR News Police made several missteps in case against Sen. Nicole Mitchell, testimony shows  Minnesota Reformer Live: Sen. Nicole Mitchell describes deteriorating relationship with stepmom in trial testimony  Star Tribune LIVE UPDATES: Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s burglary trial – Day 4  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Prosecution makes case to convict Nicole Mitchell of burglary …

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s stepmom took the witness stand Tuesday and said she felt “extremely violated” after she discovered her stepdaughter in her basement early one morning last spring. But Carol Mitchell, 75, struggled to answer questions by prosecutors and defense attorneys because of her Alzheimer’s disease, forgetting key dates and family members’ names. Her …

UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons testifies during a U.S. House committee hearing Tuesday titled “Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology.” Credit: AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr. UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons sought to reassure Republican members of Congress Tuesday that the university has been effectively addressing the threat of campus antisemitism, in a high-stakes hearing …