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Roughly 4,000 National Guard troops were deployed to Los Angeles as anti-ICE protests intensified. The troops were deployed by President Donald Trump, without the authorization of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The deployment has caused an uproar among city, county and state leaders, who say the federal government is overreaching their power. Now, an appeals court has blocked a restraining order directing Trump to return control of the National Guard to California.

A federal court hearing is scheduled for Thursday on whether the Trump administration can use the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles. The governor of California filed an emergency motion requesting the court's intervention after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to L.A. following protests over his aggressive enforcement of immigration laws.

The United States and China have reached a "framework" to implement a trade deal struck between the two sides last month in Geneva. The development comes after two days of meetings between negotiators in London and a phone call last week between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The U.S. and China announced a 90-day d?tente that involved reduced tariffs in May, but both sides had accused each other of running afoul of the deal.

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at a Florida Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to honor first responders. During his remarks, DeSantis also touched on his push to eliminate property taxes and ended by slamming the anti-ICE protects taking place around the country.

President Donald Trump is sending an additional 2,000 National Guard members to help respond to protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids. The Associated Press reported that an initial 2,000 Guard troops ordered by Trump arrived Sunday, which saw the most violence during the three days of protests in the city. The president also deployed 700 Marines to help them Monday.

The Boulder, Colorado terror attack suspect was back in court, this time on a federal hate crime charge following Sunday's antisemitic attack that left 15 people injured. In other news, the bromance appears to be over between Donald Trump and Elon Musk after back-and-forth fighting on social media.

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk?s?relationship imploded this week as their feud quickly escalated. The two angrily posted about each other on social media. During a meeting with the German chancellor on Thursday, Trump suggested that Musk, who left the White House in May after running the Department of Government Efficiency, misses the Oval Office and has "Trump derangement syndrome." Trump later?threatened?Musk's billions of dollars in government contracts and Musk retorted on social media alleging that Trump is "in the Epstein files."

President Donald Trump met with Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Thursday morning in the Oval Office of the White House. During the meeting, Trump spoke on several topics, including his deteriorating relationship with Elon Musk. Trump said he's "very disappointed" in Musk, who exited his top advisory role at the White House and then railed against the president?s sweeping tax and spending package.

President Donald Trump met with Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Thursday morning in the Oval Office of the White House. During the meeting, Trump answers questions on a multitude of topics, including immigration, tariffs and trade.

President Donald Trump met with Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Thursday morning in the Oval Office of the White House. Trump and Merz have communicated on the phone a few times since Merz was elected to office on May 6, with German officials telling the Associated Press that the president and chancellor are building a "decent" relationship.

President Donald Trump participated in a Summer Soir?e event on Wednesday evening on the South Lawn of the White House. At the event, Trump "captivated the crowd with his signature style" and discussed both election hints and promises. He addressed issues such as tariffs and immigration, defending his administration's policies against critics.

President Donald Trump has announced that he is resurrecting the travel ban policy from his first term, which will prevent a dozen countries from entering the United States. The countries included in Trump?s proclamation include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Additionally, there will be heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

FOX 35's Marlisa Goldsmith and Garrett Wymer break down the top news stories you need to know today, including a crane collapsing at a hospital construction site in Merritt Island, killing two workers, according to the Sheriff's Office, a small plane crashing into the Indian River with 2 passengers on board, a Florida State Attorney dropping charges in a controversial taser-point arrest of a CVS worker waiting for a Lyft to take him home from work, and a federal judge blocking part of Florida's new laws restricting kids from social media platforms.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on Wednesday afternoon at the Florida Education Commissioner's Summit in Miami, Florida. At the event, DeSantis said that higher education has lost its way and spoke out about revising tenures at universities.

On Tuesday, a Florida federal judge halted enforcement of a law in Florida that would have barred most social media platforms from allowing young children to have accounts, saying it is a violation of the First Amendment?s protections on free speech. The measure was one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. on social media use by children when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law in 2024.

On Tuesday, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk weighed in on the "Big, Beautiful Bill" the Trump administration and congressional Republicans are working to advance, criticizing it as a "disgusting abomination" due to its projected effect on budget deficits. Musk, who helped launch the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) until his time as a special government employee ended last week and a close ally of the Trump administration, slammed the bill in a post on X.

President Donald Trump held a press conference Friday with Elon Musk to mark Musk?s departure from the White House. Musk, co-founder and leader of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company, is leaving his job as a senior adviser after he revealed his plan to curtail political donations and criticized the centerpiece of Trump's legislative agenda.