Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an emergency request to block expansion of what they called the Trump administration's "unlawful militarization."

As protests against immigration raids grip the Los Angeles area, the FBI is searching for a man who allegedly hurled rocks at federal officers.

President Donald Trump made it clear that the 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines aren’t going anywhere, despite objections from Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Mayor Karen Bass issued a curfew for downtown Los Angeles that could last several nights, hoping it will stop vandalism and looting of businesses as protests continue in the city.

House Speaker Johnson would not weigh in on whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be arrested -- a suggestion made by President Trump -- but said the governor should be "tarred and feathered."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says President Trump has the right to send troops to "any state, in any jurisdiction in the country,"

Other Republicans support Trump's decision to deploy National Guard and Marines.

Retired Maj. Gen. William Enyart discusses the Trump administration’s decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles amid ongoing protests.

"If we didn't send in the National Guard quickly, right now, Los Angeles would be burning to the ground," Trump said while taking questions from the Oval Office.

LA city councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez says the deployment of National Guardsmen and Marines to Los Angeles is “only escalating the situation.”

President Donald Trump defended his decision to send the National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quash protests.

The current unrest in Los Angeles is a lot different from the last time a U.S. president called out the National Guard to respond to violence on the streets

Trump was asked by ABC News if he's prepared to use the 1807 Insurrection Act to curb protests against his immigration crackdown in Los Angeles. His answer: "It depends."

Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the cost of the deployment of troops to Los Angeles as part of a crackdown on Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests.

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s testimony on Capitol Hill before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.

ABC News' Jon Karl breaks down the White House's response to the L.A. protests and rising tensions between California Governor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump.

The Trump administration dispatched 700 Marines to the streets of Los Angeles and increased the California National Guard presence to over 4,000, despite Governor Gavin Newsom’s objections. 

Pres. Trump mobilized 700 active-duty marines to Los Angeles in the wake of violent protests over immigration raids.

A California union leader, who has been charged with conspiring to impede an officer during a demonstration over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, was released on Monday.

Their weapons are not loaded with ammunition, a U.S. official said.

Robert McWhirter, a constitutional law expert, discusses the lawsuit filed by California challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to activate the National Guard.

Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré reacts to how the California National Guard is being used during the ongoing protest in Los Angeles

Constitutional scholar Emily Berman talks about the escalating tension in Los Angeles as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement grip the city.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state is suing the Trump administration, claiming President Donald Trump illegally federalized the National Guard.

SEIU President April Verrett joined ABC News Live to discuss the arrest of David Huerta, president of the Service Employees International Union California during LA's immigration protests.

ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce reports on the Trump administration’s response to clashes between demonstrators and authorities over ICE raids in the city. 

President Donald Trump deployed hundreds of National Guard troops to Los Angeles to help address violent clashes between demonstrators and authorities over immigration enforcement operations there.

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

Homeland Security Secretary Noem blamed California Gov. Newsom for the need to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles protests.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the federal government was moving to "take over the California National Guard," and said it would "only escalate tensions."

Speaker Johnson said he's “not concerned at all” over President Trump's order to send 2,000 National Guard troops to respond to immigration protests in LA.

President Trump signed a memorandum "deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to address the lawlessness" in California, the White House said on Saturday.

An ICE raid in the fashion district devolved into chaos, with protesters clashing with law enforcement. 

Protesters clashed with federal agents overnight and into Saturday in Los Angeles as ICE conducted raids in the sanctuary city.

Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $2_7 million to a teenager who was attacked by at least six other young people at a juvenile detention center in so-called “gladiator fights.”

Brian K. Williams, the former deputy mayor of public safety for Los Angeles, faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is advocating for the film and television industry in Los Angeles with a new executive directive.

Actor Anthony Anderson's Encino home was broken into by a burglary crew on Sunday night, according to law enforcement sources.

Lawyers for four of singer Smokey Robinson's former housekeepers filed a lawsuit against the singer and his wife earlier in May.

A California federal court struck down an attempt from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revoke protections for the Joshua Tree under the Endangered Species Act.

The decision was made after attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez made their case to a judge on Friday.

Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, was initially being held on suspicion of vandalism in the wake of the Monday incident at the "Friends" star's Bel Air home.

The music legend is facing allegations of sexual assault, false imprisonment and a hostile work environment after four women have come forward to file a lawsuit against him.

A man crashed his vehicle through the gates of actress Jennifer Aniston's Los Angeles home on Monday, Los Angeles police sources confirmed to ABC News.

The strike could impact non-urgent health clinics, libraries, wildfire debris removal, homeless encampment enforcement and trash pickup services, the union said.

Ellen Pompeo was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles police have released body camera video showing the moment officers shot the wife of the band Weezer's bass player, Jillian Shriner.

The Los Angeles Innocence Project took up Scott Peterson's case in 2023.

Authorities are investigating a jewelry heist in Los Angeles worth at least $5 million.

Lara Spencer reports the buzziest stories of the day in “GMA3” Pop News.