LA Protests, Federal Judges Toxic Workplaces, Housing Climate Solutions

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🗓️ 9 June 2025

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Immigration raids in Los Angeles spark three days of protests. President Trump deploys the National Guard to the city against the wishes of California Governor Gavin Newsom. As federal judges serve as a check on the power of President Trump's administration, some judges extend their own power over the lives of those who work for them. And, six months after massive fires destroyed entire communities in Los Angeles, NPR kicks off a week of climate solutions reporting with a focus on housing.

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0:00.0	Immigration raids in L.A. sparked three days of protests.
0:06.4	We cannot stay home when this kind of thing is going on.
0:10.8	Why is the president accused of trying to provoke chaos by setting in the National Guard?
0:14.6	I'm Lela Fald with A. Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.6	The governor of California is formally requesting that the federal government get the troops
0:25.5	out of his state. Gavin Newsom says it's a serious breach of state sovereignty.
0:30.2	This says Trump's immigration crackdown widens with a new travel ban going into effect today.
0:35.9	And as federal judges serve as a check on the power of President Trump, who checks the power
0:40.5	of those same judges in the workplace?
0:42.9	I don't think the life tenure should protect people from any sort of repercussions for running unfair
0:50.4	toxic workplaces.
0:51.9	Stay with us.
0:52.4	We've got all the news you need to start your day.
1:05.2	Support for NPR's Climate Solutions Week, Rethinking Home, comes from the Nature Conservancy.
1:08.0	People from all walks of life depend on nature.
1:11.9	For the food they eat, the water they drink, and the air they breathe, for strengthening their communities, powering their livelihoods, and safeguarding their health.
1:17.0	Nature is common ground for everyone, and uniting to protect nature can help solve today's
1:21.7	challenges and create a thriving tomorrow for future generations.
1:26.1	Discover why at nature.org slash NPR.
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