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

The state of California is seeking to stop the president from sending National Guard troops without the governor’s approval.

Newsom filed a lawsuit Monday in response to Trump ordering the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles following protests over his stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws. They were originally called in to protect federal buildings, and the president later ordered the deployment of 700 Marines.