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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that her city doesn’t “need” the military following President Trump’s recent deployment of military troops to Los Angeles amid immigration protests. “We
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
The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit blocks a federal judge’s earlier order to return control of the troops to California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an emergency request to block expansion of what they called the Trump administration's "unlawful militarization."
Several U.S. House members said they received no advance notice about the federal immigration sweeps that began Friday at L.A. worksites and other locations.
AG Kwame Raoul, with 21 states, submitted an amicus brief supporting California against Trump's National Guard federalization.
The divergent approaches taken by California and Texas’ governors shows how the two parties are trying to navigate national politics and the role of executive power.
"The President is looking for any pretense to place military forces ... Johnson also said the California governor should be “tarred and feathered” for standing in Trump’s way. Newsom argued that the Marines are not being deployed merely to guard ...
Mayor Karen Bass and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove were joined by more than 20 members of the L.A. County Congressional delegation and state lawmakers to demand an end to recent ICE raids and the