The California National Guard remain active on the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Friday after an appeals court put an order from a federal judge to remove the soldiers on hold only hours after it was decreed.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order that required Trump to return control of California’s National Guard to the state.

U.S. President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that he and his team had known about Israel's plans to attack Iran.