In the high-stakes legal showdown between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump over Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, a U.S. government lawyer argued Tuesday that judges have no power to stop a president from deploying such troops.

George Washington University of Law professor Laura Dickinson said the Trump v. Newsom argument over who has authority over the National Guard is an extremely unusual case.

President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of National Guard troops in Los Angeles has depleted a key wildfire-fighting force as California heads into its most dangerous season for blazes, Governor Gavin Newsom said.

Newsom’s barrage of attacks have left many demoralized Democrats hoping this is the anti-Trump leader they’ve been waiting for, but others wonder whether the governor has chosen the wrong

Former sheriff's deputy Patrick Gipson criticizes Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass for handling of LA riots, blaming delayed National Guard deployment and progressive policies.