October 05, 2025
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Newsom sues over California Guard deployment to Oregon

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will sue the Trump administration after the federal government ordered 300 California National Guard personnel into Oregon. Newsom says the deployment followed a federal court order that had blocked President Trump’s attempt to federalize Oregon’s National Guard and called the move an unlawful, politicized use of state military forces.

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📌 Key Facts

  • Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on X that he will sue the Trump administration over the deployment.
  • About 300 California National Guard personnel are being sent to Oregon under the federal deployment order.
  • Newsom’s statement cites a recent federal court order that blocked President Trump’s effort to federalize the Oregon National Guard; he called the deployment an 'abuse of the law and power.'