During Trump's first term, the state sued the federal government more than 120 times — spending more than $40 million — over environmental regulations, immigration, health care and other issues. Trump lost about two-thirds of the cases, per CalMatters.

Trump border czar Homan responds to Gov. Newsom's 'arrest me' challenge amid LA anti-ICE riots, clarifying comments about consequences for impeding immigration operations.

Some vehicles were set ablaze, protesters blocked the 101 Freeway, and a group of them converged on an overpass and threw objects down at police, video footage showed.  Police in riot gear were joined by hundreds of California National Guard troops ordered into action by President Donald Trump.

It will be hard for Gov. Gavin Newsom to maintain his political balancing act after President Trump defied his wishes and sent troops to Los Angeles.

President Trump is criticizing California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling of the protests in the Los Angeles area over the administration's immigration crackdown. Mr. Trump's comments come after he deployed the National Guard to mitigate violence at some protests.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would challenge the legality of President Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment, as protesters clashed with police in downtown Los Angeles.

The Trump administration called the National Guard amid protests over ICE raids in Los Angeles. NBC News Correspondent Jacob Soboroff spoke to both California Governor Gavin Newsom and Border czar Tom Homan on the unrest.

President Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 guard members over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said Trump wanted to create a "spectacle."