U.S. President Donald Trump can keep his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, according to a court ruling, as protests against immigration raids look set to enter their second week in the strongest backlash since his return to power in January.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday.

The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.

President Trump said he will restore the names of several military bases previously named after Confederate military figures.

An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

California has challenged the administration's move to call up the National Guard over the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom.

The Trump administration has paused immigration raids targeting farm and hotel workers, but the president has called for more ICE raids in cities.

The public fight between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump keeps intensifying, with name calling, insults and accusations traded over television and social media networks.