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Newsom Sues Trump Over National Guard Deployment Controversy

8/12/2025

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Newsom Sues Trump

California Governor Gavin Newsom is taking a stand against President Donald Trump, filing a lawsuit over the controversial deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles. Newsom argues this move breaches the Posse Comitatus Act and the 10th Amendment. As tensions rise amid immigration protests, a San Francisco trial will decide if Trump overstepped his bounds.

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Newsom Sues Trump

California Governor Gavin Newsom is taking a stand against President Donald Trump, filing a lawsuit over the controversial deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles. Newsom argues this move breaches the Posse Comitatus Act and the 10th Amendment. As tensions rise amid immigration protests, a San Francisco trial will decide if Trump overstepped his bounds.

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