Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D-CA) lawyers argued to a federal judge Monday that the lower court still has some authority to block President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in Los Angeles, despite an appeals court blocking a previous order from that judge,

The contentious case of President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard soldiers in California has reached a new stage as a federal judge ruled California Gov. Gavin Newsom may be granted limited discovery — and the case will remain in its current jurisdiction.

The amount that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing for is nearly the same as the $787.5 million total that Fox News paid Dominion Voting Systems in 2023 for defamation regarding the 2020 presidential election.