Donald Trump has retained temporary control of the National Guard in Los Angeles, an appeals court has ruled, in a major blow to California Governor Gavin Newsom. The late-night decision by the 9th U.

The state of California is seeking to stop the president from sending National Guard troops without the governor’s approval.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom had sued Trump in an attempt to block the deployment of federal troops in the city, which Newsom has called a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”

LAPD and the counties of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside have repeatedly shared automated license plate reader data to federal agencies

Newsom filed a lawsuit Monday in response to Trump ordering the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles following protests over his stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws. They were originally called in to protect federal buildings, and the president later ordered the deployment of 700 Marines.

The expanded restaurant guide features a curated list of the best dining establishments from across the state by The Times’ award-winning restaurant critic Bill Addison.

Los Angeles cracks down on looters targeting downtown stores during anti-ICE protests as California pivots away from lenient policies following voter approval of Proposition 36.

The U.S. government has deployed National Guard and Marines in the city where police have used rubber bullets and tear gas — a repeat of June 2013 scenes that flared in Rio de Janeiro three years before the Brazilian city hosted the Olympics.