Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued a curfew in downtown LA on Tuesday during a fifth straight day of fiery protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.

The big picture: The curfew that will be in effect from 8pm Tuesday to 6am Wednesday local time comes as Bass moves to address looting and vandalism that have occurred during the protests and as the Trump administration and Democratic leaders are embroiled in a standoff over a response to the protests. • President Trump has said he used a rare legal provisin to federalize California's National Guard and mobilized some 700 Marines to "restore order," but local and state officials oppose the move and blamed him for escalating the situation.

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