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Lead actresses Cailen Fu and Jenna Lea Rosen, playing siblings Anna and Elsa, embody the nature of their characters.
Impact Social data shared with Newsweek showed a plurality—32 percent—of swing voters are responding positively to Trump's response, while 19 percent are responding negatively. Forty-nine percent are responding neutrally to Trump's approach, sharing mostly "emotionless" reaction or news articles about the protests.
Unlike the 1992 riots, protests have mainly been peaceful and been confined to a roughly five-block stretch of downtown LA, a tiny patch in the sprawling city of nearly 4 million people. No one has died. There’s been vandalism and some cars set on fire but no homes or buildings have burned.
In a back and forth exchange with the defense appropriations subcommittee’s top Democrat, Hegseth refused to answer basic questions on the cost of deploying Marines to Los Angeles, instead falling back on political talking points. Related: Protesters return for 4th day as anti-ICE demonstrations continue in LA; Marines deployed to assist
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What started as a small protest against immigrant arrests escalated over a few days, after President Trump called in the National Guard.
Jacob Soboroff, NBC News Correspondent is joined by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Deadline White House in the wake of Donald Trump sending thousands of national guard troops into her city in response to protests in the streets over ICE arrests and raids.
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“There is no emergency, widespread threat, or out of control violence in Los Angeles,” said Rick Caruso, Los Angeles real estate developer and former president of the L.A. Police Commission on X.
Waymo taxis were set on fire during L.A. protests. It's unclear whether they were called or if protesters simply took advantage of their presence
Mexico’s red, white and green flag has become a defining symbol of the protests in Los Angeles. Demonstrators have waved flags from Mexico and other Latin American countries, as well as US flags, to express solidarity with immigrants and denounce the Trump administration’s raids, provoking the ire of Trump’s supporters.