Trump's effort to use the military to quell protests received pushback for his staff during his first administration. Now he's trying again.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was asked point blank whether he thinks California Gov. Gavin Newsom should face legal consequences.

LOS ANGELES — California Governor Gavin Newsom has filed an emergency motion in federal court to block National Guard members and Marines from assisting with immigration raids in Los Angeles. “Trump is turning the U.S. military against American citizens,” Newsom wrote on X.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) should be “tarred and feathered” for how he has responded to the violent protests in Los Angeles, while declining to say

Trump issued a memo to deploy troops to areas where protests are occurring or "likely to occur," which may allow forces to operate in other cities.

White House officials later described the situation as a “violent insurrection,” vowing strict legal consequences for those interfering with federal law enforcement. 2,000 National Guard ...

The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles ... some immigrant legal advocates said they had been called because a raid was expected at a nearby ...