According to more than a dozen Guardsmen across four units who spoke to Military.com, none has received formal activation orders, the critical paperwork that not only authorizes their duty status, but also unlocks pay and Tricare health benefits.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom took on President Trump in a fiery speech Tuesday night saying the protests in LA against immigration arrests were relatively peaceful until Trump ordered in thousands of National Guard troops.

University of Virginia Center for Politics Executive Director Larry Sabato says the deployment of troops to the west coast now becomes the focus of headlines.

Trump said Newsom should be arrested. The California governor is initiating a lawsuit against the Trump administration. Their rivalry goes back years.