Appeals court hears Trump vs Newsom challenge to National Guard in LA; CA lawmakers consider bill banning toxic chemicals in firefighters’ equipment – June 17, 2025

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• Appeals court hears Trump vs Newsom challenge to National Guard in Los Angeles
• Union workers arrested while protesting SF budget cuts at Board of Supervisors meeting
• CA Senate committee takes up bill to ban toxic PFAS chemicals in firefighters’ equipment
• NYC democratic mayoral candidate arrested by at immigration court
• Prominent Spanish-language journalist turned over to ICE after arrest covering No Kings protests in Atlanta area
• 60 killed, 280 injured while seeking food aid at aid distribution sites in Gaza

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