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,

A federal judge halted President Trump’s deployment of California National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles, finding that he broke the law in ordering them to put down urban unrest without

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

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 ...