Who won Tony Awards for 2025? See the full winners list here

Who won Tony Awards for 2025? See the full winners list here

"Maybe Happy Ending" won big at the2025 Tony Awards, taking home six awards, including the coveted Best Musical at the ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. "Buena Vista Social Club," "Death Becomes Her" and "Maybe Happy Ending" each came into the night with 10 nominations. "John Proctor is the Villain" and "The Hills of California," up for Best Play, both earned seven nods, but lost out to "Purpose" in the top category. Nicole Scherzinger, formerly of the Pussycat Dolls, won Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her Broadway debut role in "Sunset Boulevard." She beat out Broadway legendAudra McDonald, who already shares the record for most Tony Awards ever won by a performer, with six. A win Sunday night would have put her one ahead of Julie Harris and Angela Lansbury. The nod marked the 11th nomination of McDonald's career, also the most by any performer in Tony Awards history. George Clooney,Mia Farrowand Bob Odenkirk, all known more for their film and television work, were eyeing acting accolades at the Tonys this year, but all three went home emptyhanded. Clooney, nominated for his role as Edward R. Murrow in "Good Night, and Good Luck," lost out to "Oh, Mary!" star and creatorCole Escola, who is the first non-binary nominee and winner of Best Leading Actor in a Play. Farrow lost out to Sarah Snook for Best Lead Actress in a Play while Odenkirk saw the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play go to Francis Jue. Cynthia Erivo, who stars in the film adaptations of the smash Broadway musical "Wicked," took on hosting duties this year, kicking off the show with the traditional opening musical number. Sunday's show featured performances from each show nominated for Best Musical — "The Buena Vista Social Club," "Dead Outlaw," "Death Becomes Her," "Maybe Happy Ending" and "Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical" — and the shows nominated for Best Revival of a Musical — "Floyd Collins," "Gypsy," "Sunset Blvd." and "Pirates! The Penzance Musical." The original cast of "Hamilton" also reunited for a performance to mark the show's 10-year anniversary. Below is the full list of winners and nominees. Best Musical "Maybe Happy Ending" — Winner"The Buena Vista Social Club" "Dead Outlaw""Death Becomes Her" "Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical" Best Play"Purpose" — Winner"English" "The Hills of California" "John Proctor is the Villain" "Oh, Mary!"Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalNicole Scherzinger, "Sunset Blvd." — WinnerMegan Hilty, "Death Becomes Her" Audra McDonald, "Gypsy" Jasmine Amy Rogers, "Boop! The Musical" Jennifer Simard, "Death Becomes Her" Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalDarren Criss, "Maybe Happy Ending" — WinnerAndrew Durand, "Dead Outlaw" Tom Francis, "Sunset Blvd." Jonathan Groff, "Just In Time" James Monroe Iglehart, "A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical" Jeremy Jordan, "Floyd Collins" Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlaySarah Snook, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" — WinnerLaura Donnelly, "The Hills of California" Mia Farrow, "The Roommate" LaTanya Richardson Jackson, "Purpose" Sadie Sink, "John Proctor is the Villain" Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayCole Escola, "Oh, Mary!" — WinnerGeorge Clooney, "Good Night and Good Luck" Jon Michael Hill, "Purpose" Daniel Dae Kim, "Yellow Face" Henry Lennix, "Purpose" Louis McCartney, "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayFrancis Jue, "Yellow Face" — WinnerGlenn Davis, "Purpose" Gabriel Ebert, "John Proctor is the Villain" Bob Odenkirk, "Glengarry Glenn Ross" Conrad Ricamora, "Oh, Mary!" Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalJak Malone, "Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical" — WinnerBrooks Ashmankas, "Smash" Jeb Brown, "Dead Outlaw" Danny Burstein, "Gypsy" Taylor Trensch, "Floyd Collins" Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayKara Young, "Purpose" — WinnerTalia Ashe, "English" Jessica Hecht, "Eureka Day" Marjan Neshat, "English" Fina Strazza, "John Proctor is the Villain" Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalNatalie Venetia Belcon, "Buena Vista Social Club" — WinnerJulia Knitel, "Dead Outlaw" Gracie Lawrence, "Just In Time" Justina Machado, "Real Women Have Curves: The Musical' Joy Woods, "Gypsy"Best Revival of a Musical "Sunset Blvd." — Winner"Floyd Collins" "Gypsy" "Pirates! The Penzance Musical"Best Revival of a Play"Eureka Day" — Winner"Romeo + Juliet" "Thornton Wilder's Our Town" "Yellow Face" Best Direction of a PlaySam Pinkleton, "Oh, Mary!" — WinnerKnud Adams, "Enligsh" Sam Mendes, "The Hills of California" Danya Taymor, "John Proctor is the Villain" Kip Williams, "The Picture of Dorian Gray"Best Direction of a Musical Michael Arden, "Maybe Happy Ending" — WinnerSaheem Ali, "Buena Vista Social Club" David Cromer, "Dead Outlaw" Christopher Gattelli, "Death Becomes Her" Jamie Lloyd, "Sunset Blvd."Best Choreography Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, "Buena Vista Social Club" — WinnerJoshua Bergasse, "Smash" Camille A. Brown, "Gypsy" Christopher Gattelli, "Death Becomes Her" Jerry Mitchell, "Boop! The Musical" Best Book of a MusicalWill Aronson and Hue Park, "Maybe Happy Ending" — WinnerMarco Ramirez, "Buena Vista Social Club" Itamar Moses, "Dead Outlaw" Marco Pennette, "Death Becomes Her" David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts, "Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical" Best Original Score Will Aronson and Hue Park, "Maybe Happy Ending" — WinnerDavid Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, "Dead Outlaw" Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, "Death Becomes Her" David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts, "Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical" Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, "Real Women Have Curves: The Musical" Best Scenic Design in a PlayMiriam Buether and 59, "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" — WinnerMarsha Ginsberg, "English"Rob Howell, "The Hills of California" Marg Horwell and David Bergman, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" Scott Park, "Good Night, and Good Luck" Best Scenic Design in a MusicalDane Laffrey and George Reeve, "Maybe Happy Ending" — WinnerRachel Hauck, "Swept Away" Arnulfo Maldonado, "Buena Vista Social Club" Derek McLane, "Death Becomes Her" Derek McLane, "Just In Time" Best Costume Design in a Play Marg Horwell, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" — WinnerBrenda Abbandandolo, "Good Night, and Good Luck" Rob Howell, "The Hills of California" Holly Pierson, "Oh, Mary!" Brigitte Reiffenstul, "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" Best Costume Design in a Musical Paul Tazewell, "Death Becomes Her" — WinnerDede Ayite, "Buena Vista Social Club" Gregg Barnes, "Boop! The Musical"Clint Ramos, "Maybe Happy Ending" Catherine Zuber, "Just in Time" Best Lighting Design in a PlayJon Clark, "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" — WinnerNatasha Chivers, "The Hills of California" Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, "Good Night, and Good Luck" Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, "John Proctor is the Villain" Nick Schlieper, "The Picture of Dorian Gray"Best Lighting Design in a MusicalJack Knowles, "Sunset Blvd." — WinnerTyler Micoleau, "Buena Vista Social Club" Scott Zielinski and Ruby Horng Sun, "Floyd Collins" Ben Stanton, "Maybe Happy Ending" Justin Townsend, "Death Becomes Her" Best Sound Design of a Musical Jonathan Deans, "Buena Vista Social Club" — WinnerAdam Fisher, "Sunset Blvd." Peter Hylenski, "Just In Time" Peter Hylenski, "Maybe Happy Ending" Dan Moses Schreier, "Floyd Collins" Best Sound Design of a Play Paul Arditti, "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" — WinnerPalmer Hefferan, "John Proctor is the Villain" Daniel Kruger, "Good Night, and Good Luck" Nick Powell, "The Hills of California" Clemence Williams, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" Best Orchestrations Margo Paguia, "Buena Vista Social Club" — WinnerAndrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, "Just In Time" Will Aronson, "Maybe Happy Ending" Bruce Coughlin, "Floyd Collins" David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Sunset Blvd." Kristi Noem says "we are not going to let a repeat of 2020 happen" amid L.A. crackdown Magic in the dark: The fantastical worlds of Lightwire Theater Carlos Alcaraz beats Jannik Sinner in epic comeback to win French Open

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Justin Bieber Says He’s ‘Tired of Transactional Relationships’ in Cryptic Post: ‘That’s Not Love’

Justin Bieber Says He's 'Tired of Transactional Relationships' in Cryptic Post: 'That's Not Love'

thecelebrityfinder/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Justin Bieber wrote that he is "tired of transactional relationships" in an Instagram caption on June 8 Bieber shared other cryptic messages via Instagram on June 7 and June 8, touching on "forgiveness" and "flaws" "I listened to those fools who told me to work harder. And there's no end to trying to earn ur spot in this life because I tried. U have everything u need right now," he wrote on top of a close-up selfie in one Instagram Stories post Justin Biebershared a series of cryptic posts on social media venting about "transactional relationships" and other people's expectations of him. Following a string of Instagram captions focused on"forgiveness"and"flaws,"the two-time Grammy winner anddad, 31, wrote on Instagram on Sunday, June 8, that he is "tired of transactional relationships." "If I have to do something to be loved, that's not love," Bieber added alongside a pair of black-and-white selfies. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) Bieber's insight into his feelings extended to his Instagram Stories, where on Saturday, he posted four selfies and addressed expectations. "This is how I feel after people keep telling me there's more work to do after I've given everything I have to give," Bieber wrote alongside a photo of himself with his hand over his head. "I don't think any of us can handle hearing, 'You just gotta try a little harder and you will be like me.' It's not true." "I listened to those fools who told me to work harder. And there's no end to trying to earn ur spot in this life because I tried. U have everything u need right now," he added. In a follow-up Instagram Stories post, Bieber wrote that "we wanna make our life about work so bad." "But this life is about God. Loving us so we can love each other. Quit making ur life about work [shaking my head]. God will always inspire you to want to work harder," he wrote. "U think if you don't tell people to work hard that they won't. Stop playing God please." "Conditioning will make u feel like u don't know what the f--- u knew," he added in the next post. Justin Bieber/Instagram Bieber wrapped his comments with a message about faith and how "Jesus was always the answer to pain we are all facing." "People still keep making me think if I work hard on myself I'll be better like them," he wrote. "But the harder I work on myself, the more I think about myself. I thought the point was to think about one another? The only thing that helps me think about others to let go, not try harder. Join me in letting go of not trying harder." Justin Bieber/Instagram On Saturday, Bieber also posted a photo of himself having a video chat with wifeHailey Bieber. "that's a man who LOVES his wife," he wrote in the caption. Bieber, who shares9-month-old son Jackwith Hailey, has also been sharing some thoughts about fatherhood on Instagram. The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) In May, the pop star shared acarousel on Instagram, featuring snaps of him balancing Jack on top of his head and sitting down as his son rested next to him on a couch. "Gonna be a good summer 🫶🏼," Bieber wrote in the caption. Summer for the Bieber family comes amid the announcement that e.l.f. Beauty acquired Hailey's skincare company, Rhode, in a$1 billion deal. At the time, a source told PEOPLE that the model and entrepreneur was "incredibly excited about this new step." "She's proud of how far Rhode has come, and she truly believes that teaming up with e.l.f will help take the brand to the next level. The resources and support they're bringing to the table are everything she's been hoping for." They added: "To be acquired and recognized by such a powerful global company feels like such an honor to her. She can't wait to take Rhode global. She also received a generous cash payout as part of the deal." Read the original article onPeople

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Justin Bieber Says He’s ‘Tired of Transactional Relationships’ in Cryptic Post: ‘That’s Not Love’

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Trump deploys National Guard to stop LA immigration protests, defying California’s governor. Why experts call the move dangerous

Trump deploys National Guard to stop LA immigration protests, defying California's governor. Why experts call the move dangerous

President Donald Trumpordered the deploymentof 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles, overriding California Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections in a rare move. This invocation of presidential powers that have remained dormant for decades signifies an escalation that challenges both state authority and long-established standards, some experts and political leaders say. Protests in and around Los Angeles erupted on Friday after federal immigration agents arrested at least 44 people. The arrests come amid Trump'scrackdown on immigration, which has involved waves of raids and deportations across the country. Law enforcement used tear gas and flash bang grenades in an effort to disperse protesters over the weekend, but Trump said local officials had failed to deal with the unrest, and the federal government would "solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!" he wrotein a poston his Truth Social platform. Trump signed a presidential memorandum deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles under Title 10 of the United States Code to "temporarily protect ICE and other United States Government personnel who are performing Federal functions" as well as federal property, he announced in a memo to the attorney general and the secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security Saturday. Title 10allowsthe president to deploy the National Guard as necessary to repel invasion, suppress rebellion or execute laws, which means the National Guard reports to the president rather than the governor. Trump's federalization of National Guard troopsmarks the first timea US chief executive has used such power since 1992, when the Los Angeles riots erupted after four White police officers were acquitted in the beating of Black motorist Rodney King. Dozens of people were killed, thousands injured and thousands were arrested during several days of rioting in Los Angeles. Property damage was estimated at more than $1 billion in one of the worst civil disturbances in US history. However, the deployment ordered by then-President George H.W. Bush, a Republican, occurred at the request of then-California Gov. Pete Wilson, another Republican. It is rare for a president to act without a governor's cooperation or request. In this case, Democrat Newsom has explicitly opposed Trump's deployment order. "That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions," Newsomsaid on XSaturday. "This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust." Trumpearlier Sundayon Truth Social praised National Guard troops he greenlit to quash ongoing immigration protests in Southern California for doing a "great job," despite no evidence the troops were yet on the ground. Minutes after Trump posted on Truth Social, LA Mayor Karen Basssaid on X, "Just to be clear, the National Guard has not been deployed in the City of Los Angeles." About 300 members of the National Guard arrived in Los Angeles later Sunday morning following two consecutive days of protests over immigration enforcement action, Izzy Gardon, communications director for Newsom, told CNN in an email Sunday. The League of United Latin American Citizenscondemned Trump's order, saying the move "marks a deeply troubling escalation in the administration's approach to immigration and civilian reaction to the use of military-style tactics." Democratic Rep. Nanette Barragán of California agreed. "We haven't asked for the help. We don't need the help. This is him escalating it, causing tensions to rise. It's only going to make things worse in a situation where people are already angry over immigration enforcement," said Barragán, who represents the city of Paramount, where troops have been deployed. On Sunday afternoon, aerial footage showedmasses of demonstratorsblocking lanes in both directions of a Los Angeles freeway, disrupting traffic. Bass said at a Sunday evening news conference hundreds of people managed to reach the freeway with thousands more occupying the streets nearby. Protesters took to the streets near an initial protest site at the Metropolitan Detention Center after the Los Angeles Police Department declared the gathering "unlawful." The California Highway Patrol said in a post on X some people were arrested as authorities worked to reopen the freeway. Other federal mobilizations of the National Guard since World War II were made to support enforcement of the expansion of civil rights and ensure public order during the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957; the University of Mississippi in 1962; and the University of Alabama and Alabama's public schools in 1963, according to the National Guard's website. Guard units also came under federal control in 1967 to restore public order during the Detroit riots; in 1968 following the assassination of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; and in 1970 during the New York postal strike, according to the National Guard. Congress first authorized presidential mobilization of state militias in 1792, to help repel foreign invasions and suppress domestic insurrections, the Guard's website says. The biggest ever federalization of state militias was made by President Abraham Lincoln, when he called up 75,000 troops to fight the Confederacy and later support Reconstruction. After that, no president federalized state militias to prevent or quell civil disturbances untilthe 1957 Little Rock action, according to the website. What makes this situation different from most past federalizations? To start, the deployment came without a request from the state's governor. The last time this happened was 1965, according to Elizabeth Goitein, co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, a progressive policy institute. President Lyndon B. Johnsonfederalized National Guard troopsto protect civil rights demonstrators in Alabama that year. Protesters who set out from Selma were protected by over 3,000 National Guard troops,according to the National Archives. Theprotest march– the third attempt after previous marches were met with violence from state troopers – was led by Martin Luther King, Jr. and thousands of protesters walked to the State Capitol in Montgomery, where they delivered a voting rights petition to the governor. Goitein described Trump's deployment as "extremely rare" in an interview with CNN's Jim Sciutto. She noted Johnson invokedthe Insurrection Act– a move Trump hasn't taken yet. Asked Sunday whether he was prepared to invoke the law, Trump told reporters in New Jersey it "depends whether or not there is an insurrection." Historically, presidents have federalized National Guard deployment when requested by a governor whose resources are overwhelmed, such as during the LA riots or the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana – or when a governor defies a court order, such as the Little Rockdesegregation case, when President Dwight Eisenhower federalized the National Guard to support the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision. CNN senior national security analyst and former DHS official Juliette Kayyem called the Trump administration's response to this weekend's protests anextreme overreactionand said it is "not rational given the threat we're seeing." "This scenario – some urban unrest handled directly by police and state authorities overruled by a president who is defying a governor – is without modern precedent," Kayyem saidin a post on X. "A democracy does not deploy military for unrest that looks like this," Kayyem told CNN on Saturday. Following Hurricane Katrina, about 7,000 National Guard troops were federalized to support New Orleans; ports and prisons were closed, the police force was not functional, andnearly 2,000 peopledied. "The numbers, when you just compare this to Hurricane Katrina … an entire city and court system underwater, you get a sense of why Governor Newsom and local law enforcement are very concerned," Kayyem said. "The comparison to 2,000 (National Guard troops) for a couple of hundred protesters, you can just get a sense of the sort of reaction that the Trump White House is having," she said. The administration's diminishing of the standards for deploying and federalizing the National Guard under Title 10 is concerning, Kayyem added. "This is part of an overall reaching by the Trump White House to utilize federal military resources in civilian society, without an insurrection, without a major flood, without a major crisis, and in defiance of political leadership." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Trump called in the National Guard soldiers to "address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester" and "violent mobs attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents." Even in the face of violence, disruptions and civil unrest, Kayyem said deploying the National Guard under Title 10 without the governor's cooperation, especially when local law enforcement is already handling safety concerns, is unnecessary. "A car on fire, some unrest, people arrested – those are things that we have seen in our society for a long time. They're not unique, and that is why we have law enforcement," Kayyem said. "If they don't know how to deal with it, they then ask for state resources, and if the state resources are overwhelmed, then the state generally turns to the federal government." In nearby Compton, a vehicle was set on fire where protesters began to gather Saturday, video from CNN affiliateKABCshowed. On Friday, video showed several projectiles being thrown at officers equipped with body armor and protective shields outside a Los Angeles federal detention center. Elsewhere in Los Angeles County, a crowd of protesters in Paramount became "increasingly agitated, throwing objects and exhibiting violent behavior toward federal agents and deputy sheriffs," the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said in anadvisorySaturday night. In response, the department requested extra resources countywide and deployed additional deputies. "LA authorities are able to access law enforcement assistance at a moment's notice. We are in close coordination with the city and county, and there is currently no unmet need," Newsom said in aposton X Saturday night. "Trump is sending 2,000 National Guard troops into LA County — not to meet an unmet need, but tomanufacture a crisis," Newsom said in another post Sunday. Officials from the Trump administration described protesters as "lawless rioters." The Los Angeles Police Department, meanwhile, said Saturday's demonstrations within the city "remained peaceful" and "events concluded without incident." When asked about the LA County Sheriff's Department describing protesters as exhibiting violent behavior, congresswoman Barragán said the violence was not coming from anti-immigration protesters. "(The sheriff) told me the situation in Paramount was under control, the people that were peacefully (protesting) have left. The situation was now across the street into the Compton area, and (these were) the unruly folks — that Saturday night crowd. The people that were there to actually protest immigration were gone," Barragán said. "We agree that if you're being violent, you should be arrested, you should be prosecuted," she added. Because Trump's deployment of the National Guard has occurred in defiance of the governor's request, Kayyem predicts there is a higher likelihood the move will incite conflict. "Our federalized troops are trained to do something, and that something is the use of force. They are not trained to de-escalate a political situation, civil unrest," she said. US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said the National Guard soldiers are in Los Angelesto maintain peace amid ongoing tensionsbetween immigration enforcement authorities and demonstrators this weekend – but the rules of engagement remain unclear. Although Noem said the soldiers are there to "provide security for operations and to make sure that we have peaceful protests," she did not provide specifics about their activities on the ground. Kayyem said if the troops also lack clarity of mission, problems can arise. "Without a definitive mission statement and without rules of engagement … there will be mistakes, and those mistakes will not only potentially harm civilians, they will also potentially harm other law enforcement," Kayyem said. "This is dangerous for the troops … and it's dangerous for a population that, even if you view them as hostile, do not deserve to be put in harm's way because of that hostility." US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsethsaidactive duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized if the unrest continues. "We need an administration that's not going to get to DEFCON 1 (the highest level of US military alerts) every time they see something on TV they don't like," Kayyem said. "Active Marines? That's just unheard of in the kind of situation we've seen." Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard against Newsom's wishes comes on the heel of escalating tensions between the two leaders, with the president consistently targeting Democratic-led California in his efforts to use funding as leverage to enact his agenda. The administration is preparing to cancela large swath of federal fundingfor California, according to multiple sources. Last month, Trumpthreatenedto withhold federal funding from California over a transgender athlete's participation in a sporting event. The administration also recentlycut$126.4 million in flood prevention funding projects, and even before his inauguration Trump repeatedlywent afterthe state's handling of devastating wildfires earlier this year. The president and Newsom have alsopubliclyfeuded for years. "I see these actions as kind of intentionally inflammatory from the White House, because they want this escalation," CNN political analyst Astead Herndon said. "They want this fight with Gavin Newsom, and they want to be able to use the levers of federal power in that fight." "It shows a feature of this administration, which is to use the levers of federal power against its enemies as a means of exerting its own ideological prism," Herndon added. Human rights advocacy organization Amnesty International criticized the "dangerous" deployment of National Guard troops, which the executive director says is "to target and punish those who speak out in defense of human rights." "This is not about protecting communities," the organization's executive director, Paul O'Brien, said ina statement. "This is about crushing dissent and instilling fear." CNN's Brad Lendon, Karina Tsui, Antoinette Radford, Zoe Sottile and Danya Gainorcontributed to this report. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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Trump deploys National Guard to stop LA immigration protests, defying California’s governor. Why experts call the move dangerous

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Abrego Garcia’s attorneys still want Trump administration officials held in contempt

Abrego Garcia's attorneys still want Trump administration officials held in contempt

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys are pushing to keep a civil case against the Trump administration alive so they can seek sanctions against officials for allegedly violating orders to return him from El Salvador, wherehe was wrongly deportedearlier this year. After the governmentreturned Abrego Garciato the US on Friday to face federal criminal charges in Tennessee, Justice Department attorneys toldUS District Judge Paula Xinisthat she should pause all deadlines in the civil case while they readied a formal request for her to drop the matter entirely. His return, they argued, rendered the case moot. But his return came just two days after Xinis, an appointee of former President Barack Obama who sits on the federal bench in Maryland, gave Abrego Garcia's attorneys permission to pursue sanctions in the case. She instructed them to make a formal request for sanctions by June 11. The Maryland civil case was brought in late March by Abrego Garcia and his family in an effort to secure his return to the US. "Over the past two months, the executive branch has acted not just in contempt of multiple court orders but with open defiance towards its coequal branch of government, the judiciary," Abrego Garcia's lawyers told Xinis in a filing submitted Sunday. "Two things are now crystal clear. First, the Government has always had the ability to return Abrego Garcia, but it has simply refused to do so. Second, the Government has conducted a determined stalling campaign to stave off contempt sanctions long enough to concoct a politically face-saving exit from its own predicament." The attorneys said the government's suggestion that it has now complied with Xinis' order to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's return so that he can have a redo on his immigration proceedings "is pure farce," zeroing in on the fact that he was flown to Tennessee, not Maryland, to face the criminal charges. The federal charges — conspiracy to unlawfully transport illegal aliens for financial gain and unlawful transportation of illegal aliens for financial gain — were filed in May and unsealed Friday. "This Court continues to have a role 'to ensure that [Abrego Garcia's] case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador,'" his attorneys wrote. "At a minimum, this case remains live to address the status of Abrego Garcia following the disposition of his criminal case given the Government's continuing threat of removal. Even if Abrego Garcia's return to the United States resolved every claim (it does not), this Court still retains jurisdiction to find contempt and impose sanctions." The government deported the father of three in mid-March, violating a 2019 court order that barred his removal to El Salvador because offears that he would face gang violencethere. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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Abrego Garcia’s attorneys still want Trump administration officials held in contempt

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Chris Evans Reveals Details Behind His Romantic Proposal to Wife Alba Baptista: 'I Had Practiced All Week'

Chris Evans Reveals Details Behind His Romantic Proposal to Wife Alba Baptista: 'I Had Practiced All Week'

Lionel Hahn/Getty Chris Evans is opening up about the romantic moment he popped the question to his wife, Alba Baptista TheMaterialistsstar revealed in a new interview that he proposed to Baptista, whom he wed in 2023, in Portuguese "I actually think I screwed it up," he joked Chris Evansalmost "let the cat out of the bag" before popping the question toAlba Baptista! In a new interview, theMaterialistsstar, 43, shared some details about his proposal to Baptista — whom he wed in September 2023 at a private estate in Massachusetts — and how practicealmostmade perfect when the big moment finally came. Speaking withThe Knotat the New York City premiere of A24'sMaterialistson Saturday, June 7, Evans revealed that he proposed to his now-wife in Portuguese, having learned a bit just for the occasion. "Maybe I shouldn't even be saying this. I proposed to my now-wife in Portuguese — she's Portuguese," Evans said. "So I learned how to say, 'Will you marry me?' in Portuguese. And I had practiced all week." Jon Kopaloff/Getty "I had practiced it so much that, while her and I, I'd be making breakfast and you almost just start saying it out loud and you're like, 'Oh God,' " he added, laughing. "That's not just a song that's stuck in my head, it's gonna let the cat out of the bag." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. As Evans explained, he got "really nervous" when it "came time" to ask Baptista, 27, for her hand in marriage. "I actually think I screwed it up," he said. "But I still know it!" Evans and the actress were first publicly linked in November 2022, when a source told PEOPLE that they had been together for a year and thattheir relationship was "serious."The largely private couple made their red carpet debut in 2024 at theVanity Fair Oscar Party. Director Jimmy Warden, who worked with Baptista on her new movieBorderline, spoke to PEOPLE about the pair's relationship back in March, when he and his wife, Samara Weaving, shared that they went on a double date with the actors. "Sometimes you run into people, [and] you're like, 'Oh, this wasn't matchmaking.' You know what I mean? No one was pulling the string. It was just like, 'Oh, these people are exactly right for each other,' " Warden said of the "sweet couple." "He's also the nicest person," the director added of Evans. "And he's the coolest obviously. He's Captain America." Evans has previously opened up about expanding his family with Baptista andbringing another dog into their home. He has also previously alluded to becoming a father at some point during a November 2024 interview withAccess Hollywood. "The title of dad is an exciting one," he said, adding that he'd want to be a "superhero" dad. Read the original article onPeople

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Chris Evans Reveals Details Behind His Romantic Proposal to Wife Alba Baptista: 'I Had Practiced All Week'

Chris Evans Reveals Details Behind His Romantic Proposal to Wife Alba Baptista: 'I Had Practiced All Week' Lionel Hahn/Getty Chris E...

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