A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump must return control of California’s National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) by Friday afternoon, prompting a lightning-fast appeal that began within minutes.

Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that Los Angeles does not need National Guard troops to bolster city police amid protests against raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, despite violent incidents.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says President Trump is "escalating the situation" by sending troops to L.A., adding fuel to the feud between the two

Pentagon officials said the cost of deploying thousands of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles is $134 million.

Pentagon officials confirmed that deploying the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles would cost $134 million and would last 60 days during a House subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers during testimony on the department’s budget requests.

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

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a judge's order, which was to go into effect on Friday.