California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a brief victory in his lawsuit against President Trump, but an appeals court quickly blocked a federal judge's order.

The original ruling came hours after DHS agents roughed up and handcuffed Sen. Alex Padilla at a press conference held by Kristi Noem

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California after he deployed them there following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.

The Justice Department claims California's request to limit the federal response to violent riots in Los Angeles would "countermand" the president's lawful military directives.

Border czar Tom Homan struggled to explain a 2020 clip of President Donald Trump saying it wouldn’t be legal for the president to call in the National Guard without a request from a governor. In response to demonstrations against federal immigration raids that began in Los Angeles on Friday,