First Thing: LA police announce ‘mass arrests’ as Newsom intensifies criticism of Trump

Good morning. Los Angeles police have announced they are making “mass arrests” in the city’s downtown area, as people gathered in defiance of an overnight curfew imposed after days of protests against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and military deployment. Late on Tuesday night local time, the Los Angeles police department (LAPD) wrote on X that “multiple groups” continued to congregate within the designated downtown curfew area. “Those...