It's exceedingly rare for presidents to call up the National Guard in opposition to a governor's wishes, as President Trump did in deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump deployed about 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA this week, against the wishes of LA Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. A federal appeals court Thursday delayed an order requiring the Trump administration to return control of the National Guard to Newsom,

Nationwide protests against President Trump’s crackdown on immigration are putting Democrats in tricky political territory ahead of the high-stakes midterms. After demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids roiled Los Angeles and prompted Trump to call in the National Guard despite California’s objections,