Appeals court panel skeptical of California bid to block Trump's National Guard deployment

A federal appeals court panel Tuesday sharply questioned Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D-CA) lawsuit aimed at barring President Donald Trump from federalizing the California National Guard and deploying it to Los Angeles.

Newsom and California officials filed a lawsuit against Trump last week, with U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer issuing a temporary restraining order ruling that Trump must return the California National Guard’s control to the state. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit quickly paused that order pending Tuesday’s virtual hearing.