Vice President JD Vance said during a Los Angeles stop that Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass had encouraged protesters to engage in violence. He also criticized Senator Alex Padilla and called him by the wrong name.

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The Los Angeles area is home to the biggest diaspora of Iranians. The growing war between Iran and Israel has rattled this tight-knit community.

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The Los Angeles area is home to the biggest diaspora of Iranians. The growing war between Iran and Israel has rattled this tight-knit community.

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With the downtown facing an 8 p.m. curfew, the Los Angeles police began using tear gas and crowd-control munitions to break up protests after issuing a dispersal order.

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Los Angeles is home to the country’s largest population of undocumented immigrants. So when President Trump’s immigration raids arrived, many expected trouble.

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