With assurances that “sunlight is pouring out upon all the world,” President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday for his second term. He wasted no time taking photos in California.
During his 30-minute inauguration speech, Trump said the Los Angeles County wildfires, which broke out two weeks ago, burned with “no signs of defense.” (Not true.) After his swearing in, Trump also accused the state of election fraud, but provided no evidence and ordered his administration to move more Delta water to other countries. other locations in California, including Southern California.
In response, Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration “stands ready to work with” Trump and that he looked forward to Trump’s upcoming visit to Los Angeles. But the governor’s office also responded to Trump’s wildfire comment with photos of California firefighters in action. Last week, Newsom and top legislative Democrats agreed on a $50 million plan to “Trump-proof” the state by fighting his policies in court.
In other Trump news:
Uncertainty at the border: Trump declared a state of national emergency at the southern border on Monday. He then issued a series of executive orders, including those aimed at targeting jurisdictions with sanctuary laws (which presumably includes California) and withdrawing their federal funding; designating drug cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations”; and limiting the right to birthright citizenship – the latter of which is likely to trigger a colossal constitutional fight. A decade ago, more than a quarter of American children born in the United States to at least one undocumented parent lived in California.
Amid the wave of proclamations (and more to come throughout the week), undocumented immigrants prepared for the road ahead, CalMatters’ Wendy Fry reports.
One resident who had a pending immigration case said he planned to make “no unnecessary trips” between borders. Others — who cross the border every day for work — said they didn’t expect Trump’s executive orders to affect their lives too much, but planned to take the evidence with them at any time. that they were naturalized U.S. citizens.
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CA against Trump: And CalMatters Ana B. Ibarra and Ben Christopher delve into California’s legal battles against Trump’s during his first term to see what might lie ahead. Between 2017 and 2021, the state filed 123 lawsuits against the federal government. Trump won these cases about a third of the time — a lower rate than the previous three administrations.
But experts say things could be different this time: Trump could be more strategic and defend his policy decisions in ways that make it harder to challenge them legally.
On the other hand, a 2023 ruling by the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court that makes it easier for businesses and state governments to challenge federal rules (seen at the time as a victory for conservatives and big business) could ease the way for California’s attorney general. to obstruct the Trump administration.
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