Los Angeles, June 11 -- California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned President Donald Trump's deployment of the military in Los Angeles as a "brazen abuse of power" in a televised speech on Tuesday, according to The New York Times.

The speech came shortly before an all-night curfew imposed by Mayor Karen Bass took effect at 8 p.m. in downtown Los Angeles, forcing crowds to mostly disperse from areas where police and protesters have clashed for days.

As tensions flared in Los Angeles, protests across the United States also intensified on Tuesday, with larger and more forceful demonstrations reported in several cities.

In downtown Chicago, some demonstrators threw water bottles at police officers and vandalized at least two vehicles. Meanw...