This week marks a jarring collision of the military and civilian relationship, one that has traditionally remained carefully apolitical. It's a week bookended by two high-profile events, both steeped in Trump-era symbolism.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said that Trump's mobilization of troops in LA exceeded his authority and ordered the president to return control of the state's National Guard to Governor Gavin Newsom.

WASHINGTON—In response to the Trump administration’s activation and deployment of members of the military for “the protection of federal functions and property” during protests in Los Angeles, Freedom House interim Copresidents Gerardo Berthin and Annie Boyajian issued the following statement:

Sen. Jack Reed brought up the situation in Los Angeles and questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the administration's use of National Guardsmen and Marines to deal with the protests.

Newsom sued Trump in federal court Monday, arguing that Trump’s deployment ... the military domestically for civil law enforcement is reserved for dire, narrow circumstances, none of which is present here,” Newsom said in his lawsuit. Los Angeles ...

Sen. Alex Padilla was removed from a Los Angeles news conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, while a federal judge weighed the merits of military deployments on Thursday.

It feels like we’re participating involuntarily in a stunt to see what happens when the federal government steps in, how far can they go usurping state power or local power, and as a warning to other cities around the country.

Iowa Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird joined 25 other GOP state attorneys general Tuesday in supporting President Donald Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell violent unrest against Trump's mass deportation policies.