ToplineAn appellate court on Thursday temporarily blocked a federal judge’s order directing President Donald Trump to return control of the California National Guard troops deployed in Los Angeles back to the state’s Governor Gavin Newsom,

Gavin Newsom’s renewed control of the California National Guard didn’t last more than a few hours thanks to a federal appeals court. “The request for an administrative stay is GRANTED,” the court wrote in a short order tonight after the White House and DOJ came up short this afternoon in their bid

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