A judge questioned the DOJ during a hearing Thursday about whether Trump followed the law when he activated the National Guard in response to recent anti-immigration enforcement protests and riots in Los Angeles.

Following President Trump’s decision to deploy troops into Los Angeles, legal questions are mounting over whether he has the authority to do so. Elevation Global Strategies President Kevin Baron joins Christina Ruffini to react to Trump using "whatever power he has to look strong in these situations.

The legal showdown between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump takes center stage Thursday afternoon in a federal courtroom in San Francisco.

The Justice Department claims California's request to limit the federal response to violent riots in Los Angeles would "countermand" the president's lawful military directives.