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Anne Wernikoff/CalMattersNow in its fourth week, the ongoing federal government shutdown will likely delay food benefits for millions of Californians — prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to set aside $80 million in state support and deploy the California National Guard to assist food banks. -
Ted Soqui/CalMattersIn an extraordinary Sunday night hearing, federal District Judge Karin Immergut temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying federalized troops from any state to Oregon.
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A 19th Century law called the Posse Comitatus Act defines what the military can do on U.S. soil. President Trump broke that law by sending the National Guard to L.A., a federal judge rules. -
Department of Justice lawyers representing the Trump administration returned to court today to repeat their maximalist argument that the president has the authority to commandeer state National Guards troops and that judges have no authority to second guess him. -
California is suing the Trump administration again — this time, in response to the president sending the national guard into Los Angeles over protests.
