LIVE UPDATES: LA was under a curfew last night as heavily armed security officers patrolled the downtown streets. Several cities across the US are bracing for more protests today.

State and local officials warned that the National Guard’s presence could escalate protests, while Republican lawmakers blamed state leadership for the clashes.

Horrifying scenes of violence have stretched into a third day and sparked a political war of words between Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom.

The governor is in a showdown with the president over the policing of protests in LA and Paramount – key US politics stories from Sunday 8 June at a glance

Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit against Trump in response to the administration’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters…

Thousands took to the street in Los Angeles in response to Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard against Gov. Gavin Newsom's wishes.

Police fire rubber bullets and teargas while protesters block a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire

California governor Gavin Newsom has sent a direct message to US President Donald Trump as violent clashes continue in Los Angeles. Protesters and the authorities were embroiled…

Trump is "unhinged right now," Gov. Gavin Newsom said, accusing the president of making the situation in LA worse by federalizing National Guard troops.

President Donald Trump said he would support arresting California Gov. Gavin Newsom and called the rioters in Los Angeles 'insurrectionists.'

The US leader accused California Governor David Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of incompetence

"This is a day I hoped I would never see in America," the California governor said on social media.

President Trump said that Gov. Gavin Newsom should be arrested for his governance of California, while Mr. Newsom issued a barrage of retorts online.

President Donald Trump endorsed the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday as the administration authorized the deployment of 700 Marines to Los Angeles to quell…

Protests against immigration raids by the Trump administration spring up in at least nine other US cities.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has clashed in several GOP officials over the hostile LA protests from Vice President JD Vance to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.

LOS ANGELES: This isn’t the image Los Angeles wanted projected around the globe. Clouds of tear gas wafting over a throng of protesters on a blocked freeway. Federal immigration…

Gavin Newsom’s position carries both risks and rewards for a governor considering a 2028 run for the White House.

Protests in Los Angeles over an immigration crackdown enter their fourth day as the governor, Gavin Newsom, condemns the president’s deployment of marines

President Trump yesterday ordered an additional 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 US Marines to deploy to LA after 2,000 troops arrived Sunday, prompting backlash from Newsom

US President Donald Trump claims troops prevented LA from burning during protests, sparking outrage among Democrats and California Governor Gavin Newsom branding Trump…