Newsom and local officials have said the federalization of the National Guard and deployment of the military violated the state's sovereignty, was unnecessary and has served to inflame the situation....

an appeals court paused a lower court’s ruling that Trump acted illegally, allowing him to keep California National Guard deployed for now.

“At this early stage of the proceedings, the Court must determine whether the President followed the congressionally mandated procedure for his actions,” wrote Breyer, who is also the brother of reti...