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.

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

Thousands of demonstrators chanted “ICE out of L.A.” amid protests against immigration raids. A California challenge to Trump’s L.A. military deployment moves to a courtroom Thursday.

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.

During her acceptance speech at the BET Awards, rap star Doechii sounded off on President Donald Trump amid the Los Angeles protests.

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.

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