President Trump has long mused about sending the military to crush protests in blue-state cities. He is now using troops in Los Angeles.

Gov. Newsom argues Los Angeles does not need the military to keep the peace: "To put it bluntly, there is no invasion or rebellion in Los Angeles; there is civil unrest that is no different from episodes that regularly occur in communities throughout the country,

Residents and experts say the response is reminiscent of a longstanding dynamic in the state and around the country.

Georgia Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said on Fox News Wednesday that California’s legal challenge to President Donald Trump and his decision to deploy National Guard troops to that state is “very weak.

President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to break up immigration protests ... is that this escalatory response creates not just legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, but exacerbates ...