President Donald Trump loves conflict. He loves escalation. And he especially loves to attack immigration.
All those elements come together in his deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles, potentially one of the most explosive moves of an extraordinarily aggressive second term. The conflict — with the potential, if not intent, to inflame an already dangerous situation — is heading full bore to Capitol Hill this week.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears for hearings the next three days, after mobilizing Marines late Monday to potentially quell protests, raising the prospect of American troops confronting US citizens on their ...