White House Press Secretary Leavitt briefs: Sept. 9, 2025

President Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt briefed the media at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Leavitt touched upon a variety of topics during the press conference, including President Donald Trumps crackdown on crime, Los Angeles immigration raids and a controversial Jeffrey Epstein birthday book which allegedly includes a note from Trump.

Supreme Court lifts limits on L.A. immigration raids

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the immigration raids in Los Angeles can continue for now, lifting a federal judge's order that had barred agents from making stops without "reasonable suspicion." The Monday ruling is a win for President Donald Trump, who has vowed to conduct record-level deportations of undocumented immigrants in the country.

Fatal Ukrainian refugee stabbing fuels debate on crime in US cities

Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death on a Charlotte, N.C. light rail train last month, an unprovoked attack that President Trump appears to be using to further exemplify the "need" for federal troops to be deployed in other large cities, like in D.C.

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops

The Supreme Court granted a Justice Department request, pausing a federal judge's order that had temporarily prevented agents from stopping people based solely on factors like race, ethnicity, or language.