The deployment of national guard troops to Los Angeles, in response to immigration raids, has prompted sharp backlash as Donald Trump vowed "very strong law and order". Here's what you need to know.

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

The troops that President Trump deployed to Los Angeles are members of a state-based militia that exists in every state and ...

But sending in the National Guard without a governor’s consent is extremely rare. The most recent comparable example comes ...