This is the week that Gavin Newsom stopped thinking so much.

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.

What the judge rules, and the likely appeals that follow, may alter decades of understanding about the roles of governors and the White House in quelling domestic unrest.

It comes amid protests in Los Angeles after Trump authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to the city.

Governor Gavin Newsom said the U.S. President “manufactured” the chaos in Los Angeles to distract from challenges and seize power.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended President Trump deploying National Guard to L.A., stating Gavin Newsom is "choos[ing] rioters and criminal illegals" over American law enforcement.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is weighing in on the chaos unfolding in the wake of Donald Trump sending troops into Los Angeles, Calif., amid the protests against the president's ICE raids. Since the movie star was the governor of California from 2003 to 2011,

The conservative CNN pundit wasn't impressed with the California governor's dramatic words amid the LA protests.