'Most famously': Trump admin uses George Washington to strike blows for presidential power in appeals court fight over National Guard troops in Los Angeles

Left: Donald Trump (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall). Right: Painting of George Washington (AP…

Trump admin threatens to sprint to SCOTUS if appellate court buys Newsom's warnings about 'dangerous' National Guard 'experiment'

Left: President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General…

'Indefensible on every level': Trump admin pleads for permission to continue immigration arrests in Los Angeles after judge issues 'straight-jacket injunction'

President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he leaves the White…

Appellate court orders Trump admin and Newsom to respond after lone judge suggests reevaluating National Guard ruling that deferred to the president

Left: FILE – Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom presents his revised state budget…

'Must be highly deferential': 9th Circuit rules Trump 'likely' acted 'lawfully' in deploying National Guard but rejects admin's claim of unquestionable authority

FILE – President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump listen to…

‘Necessary to quell the rebellion’: DOJ tells 9th Circuit that Trump can deploy National Guard from every state and can’t be second-guessed by judges

Left to right inset: U.S. Circuit Judges Mark Bennett, Eric Miller, and…

‘Different in kind’: 4-star generals, admirals serving from JFK to Obama say Los Angeles ICE protests don’t warrant deployment of National Guard to California

President Donald Trump salutes as attends a military parade commemorating the Army’s…

‘Turned the constitutional structure upside down’: Trump admin asks SCOTUS to halt ‘indefensible’ court order and permit mass termination of federal workers

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in…

‘Arguments are unavailing’: Trump’s efforts to mass fire federal workers fall flat before 9th Circuit – court rubbishes government claims as ‘flatly contradictory to the record’

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks during a campaign rally…

‘Denied’: Judges issue rapid-fire rejection of Trump admin request to lift block on funding cuts to migrant children aid organizations

Background: FILE — Unaccompanied migrant minors aged 3 to 9, watch a…