Trump demands a ‘Thank You’ from Newsom after appeals court delays bid to boot military from Los Angeles - A late-night decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to California Governo

The president deployed California National Guard and U.S. Marines to L.A. over Newsom’s objections, prompting the governor to warn he’s acting like a “dictator.” The state filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the move that's heading for court arguments later June 12.

Democratic politicians have spent the last few months talking about standing up to President Donald Trump in his second term. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is among the first faced with figuring out what standing up actually looks like.

California Governor Gavin Newsom offered some cutting words on social media for President Donald Trump Thursday as he battled to retain command of the state’s National Guard. He might have spoken too soon.

Senior U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer said he was “trying to figure out where the lines are drawn.”

Democrat Gavin Newsom has not been afraid to square off against the president - but this confrontational strategy is not without political risk.

California Republicans have found ways to convince Trump he’s helping the state rather than Newsom before, one expert said.

What the judge rules, and the likely appeals that follow, may alter decades of understanding about the roles of governors and the White House in quelling domestic unrest.

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was unable to get off his a question for Secretary Kristi Noem when officials shoved him out of the room as he screamed “hands off!”. In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, then-California Secretary of State Padilla speaks in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) AP