After six months under Trump, California and L.A. are battlegrounds. Who benefits?
Briefly

Halfway into President Trump's second term, he has targeted California, escalating political and social tensions. Immigration raids are prevalent, and military presence is noted in Los Angeles. The federal government has filed lawsuits against the state for its sanctuary policies and other issues, while California has retaliated with more than 30 lawsuits against the administration concerning funding cuts and citizenship regulations. Federal investigations also pursue local gun policies and educational regulations. Trump's approach indicates a bold testing of his power amid limited pushback from Congress.
We are not going away," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said at a news conference in Los Angeles last month. "We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country, and what they have tried to insert into this city.
Trump's been able to go much further, much faster than anyone would have calculated, with the assistance of the Supreme Court," said Bob Shrum, director of the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future.
In a second Trump term, he's clearly either feeling or acting more emboldened and testing the limits of his power, and Republicans in Congress certainly aren't doing anything to try to rein that in," said California Sen. Alex Padilla.
It's enraging. It's offensive," said California Sen. Alex Padilla, who was forced to the ground and handcuffed by federal agents after confronting Noem at her news conference.
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