The Pour Over Today - LA Protests, Deported Man Returned (& Charged), NCAA Ruling, & More | 06.09.25

Episode Date: June 9, 2025

Today, we’re talking about President Trump deploying the National Guard to quell protests in LA; Kilmar Abrego Garcia being indicted and returned to the U.S. from El Salvador; a judge clearing the way for college athletes to be paid by their schools; and other top news for Monday, June 9th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over Today. Want to support The Pour Over? Choose to pay at tpopod.com  Please support our TPO sponsors! Upside: https://links.thepourover.org/Upside Cru: give.cru.org/pour LMNT: https://links.thepourover.org/LMNT_Podcast CSB: https://links.thepourover.org/CSB_podcast The Table Podcast: https://links.thepourover.org/TheTablePodcast Heaven Meets Earth Podcast: https://links.thepourover.org/HeavenMeetsEarth World Relief: worldrelief.org/prayer MOSH: moshlife.com/TPO Stewardship Investments: stewardshipinv.com

Today's episode is brought to be paid by their schools, and other top news for Monday, June 9th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pour-over today. Here's our quote of the day, The cross is the surest, truest, and deepest window on the very heart and character of the living and loving God. N.T NT Wright. Let's get started with some espresso shots. President Trump took control of part of California's National Guard, deploying 2,000 members who would otherwise report

to Governor Newsom to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles. Protests began Friday night after ICE arrested 44 people across Los Angeles on alleged immigration violations. ICE's acting director, Todd Lyons, said that night over 1,000 rioters surrounded and attacked a federal building and accused the LA Police Department of taking over two hours to respond to ICE officers' request for assistance. The LAPD denied this, saying they responded,

quote, as swiftly as conditions safely allowed, end quote, dispersed the crowd and arrested over 100 people. Governor Newsom said Trump's rare move to federalize California's National Guard is, quote, purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions, end quote, urging protesters to remain peaceful. Yesterday, Defense Secretary Hegsteth said active-duty Marines may be deployed if violence

continues. Even in the face of conflict, believers are called to live with wisdom and humility, cultivating peace even when, especially when, it's difficult. James 3, 17-18 says, But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretense. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who cultivate peace. in peace by those who cultivate peace. Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, is back on American

soil after being indicted. Abrego-Garcia arrived in Tennessee on Friday, where he faces human smuggling and conspiracy charges. Federal prosecutors claim Abrego Garcia used his position in the MS-13 gang to transport migrants, some of whom prosecutors claim he abused, in an international smuggling ring that brought, quote, thousands of undocumented aliens into the US. His attorney, who denies Abrego Garcia was a member of MS-13, called the criminal charges quote-unquote fantastical and criticized the indictment as an abuse of power, not justice. Abrego Garcia entered the US illegally in 2012

and lived in Maryland for 13 years. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled his deportation violated a 2019 court order shielding him from being returned to his native El Salvador. In a divisive political climate, followers of Christ have an opportunity to show that our ultimate allegiance is to Him, imitating our just and merciful Father, root for justice while retaining love for all parties, legal and illegal immigrants, ICE agents, federal judges and prosecutors, and your neighbors, desiring restoration, not revenge.

Isaiah 30 verse 18 says, The Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy. College athletes can now officially, officially get paid by their colleges. A ruling by Judge Claudia Wilkin and three different antitrust lawsuits brought against the NCAA, all of which claimed it was illegally limiting athletes' earning power. The NCAA will pay $2.8 billion in back damages to athletes who competed since 2016, and going

forward each school can pay student-athletes up to a certain limit. For 2025-2026, each school's student-athlete payroll is expected to be capped at $20.5 million. That limit will increase each year over the next decade. Payments from the salary pool are in addition to scholarships and other benefits athletes could already receive. Student athletes can also still sign their own NIL, aka name-image likeness deals, but those will now be monitored by an independent group called the College Sports Commission. called the College Sports Commission. Here's a verse to consider whether or not the judge's ruling gave your bank account a boost.

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President Trump and Elon Musk are in their messy breakup era. It began after Musk slammed the Trump-backed One Big Beautiful bill as a quote, disgusting abomination, that would bankrupt America and quickly escalated. White House aides reportedly scheduled a reconciliation call, but it never happened. On Saturday, President Trump warned of serious consequences if Musk began funding Democratic candidates. On Friday, the Supreme Court granted Doge access to American social security data in a 6-3 ideological line vote.

The order directed the Social Security Administration to provide the access needed for Doge's team to, quote, do their work, prompting applause from the White House. Dissenting Justice Kentonji Brown Jackson said giving Doge, quote, unfettered data access creates, quote, grave privacy risks. 21-year-old Coco Goff became the first American woman to win the French Open in a decade, Coco Goff became the first American woman to win the French Open in a decade, pulling off a three-set victory Saturday over world number one, Irina Sabalenka. Goff fell behind early, but battled back against gushing winds to claim her second Grand Slam. Meanwhile, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz mounted an epic comeback to beat Italy's Yannick Siner on the men's side.

The labor market keeps defying gravity. I'm sorry, you really probably were not ready for that. But back to your update on the economy. U.S. employers added 139,000 jobs in May, more than economists expected. Unemployment held steady at 4.2 percent, wages crept up, and household labor participation, aka the percent of adults in the job game, dipped slightly. The news is likely to cement the Federal Reserve's plan to keep interest rates unchanged for now. The ex-police chief who broke out of an Arkansas prison two weeks ago is back behind bars.

The escapee, serving 80 years for rape and murder, was recaptured just one and a half miles from the prison. Meanwhile, two of the ten escaped NOLA inmates remain at large, one of whom has reportedly been keeping his Instagram up to date, posting at least once since the jailbreak. And that's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening, TPO fam. If you're listening on the Apple Podcasts app, give us a 5-star rating and drop a review.

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