WASHINGTON — Setting up a rare use of military force on domestic soil, President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Saturday night to send at least 2,000 National Guard troops to respond to protests in Los Angeles set off by his immigration crackdown.

Politics National Guard troops ordered to Los Angeles by Trump find quiet streets and few protests The arrival of the National Guard followed two days of protests that began Frida

The Trump administration is sending 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles after two days of isolated clashes between federal immigration agents and protesters.

Amid President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's bitter online war of words, key posts have been deleted from social media. The most divisive post from Musk alleged that Trump is listed in the files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,

Donald Trump's former allies say the political battlefield is littered with the scorched remains of those who have had a falling-out with him.

I think this argument is just another tactic by Trump and Musk to distract us from the "One Big Beautiful Bill" and the looming loss of medical insurance for millions of Americans,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

The situation has all the elements that the president seeks: a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his agenda.

Large crowds gathered near a federal detention center in downtown Los Angeles Friday protesting immigration raids that had taken place throughout the city.