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A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to halt its ongoing deployment of thousands of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital, ruling that President Donald Trump’s months-long military mission unlawfully encroaches on Washington, D.C.’s authority to direct its own law-enforcement operations. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded …

The Washington, D.C., National Guard will remain deployed in the nation’s capital through at least the end of February under new orders from the Trump administration, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. The formal order, dated Nov. 4, extends an earlier August 11 directive and authorizes Guard members …

A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland until at least Friday, ruling that there was “no credible evidence” protests in the city had spiraled out of control before the president ordered troops federalized earlier this fall. U.S. District …

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can deploy National Guard troops in Oregon over the state’s objections, pausing a lower court’s order that had barred the move and siding with the White House’s broad claims of presidential authority. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the …

The Trump administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to immediately allow the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, arguing that federal agents conducting immigration enforcement face threats and assaults in the Chicago area. The emergency request follows multiple rulings by lower courts — including the 7th U.S. …

Judges across the country — including several appointed by President Donald Trump himself — have repeatedly rejected his sweeping claims that the United States is in the grip of rebellion or foreign invasion, undercutting his efforts to justify extraordinary actions such as domestic troop deployments and emergency deportation powers. The …

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Illinois, dealing another setback to the administration’s sweeping effort to use military forces in U.S. cities under the banner of restoring order and protecting federal property. The ruling by U.S. District Judge April …

Illinois officials filed a lawsuit Monday to stop the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops to Chicago, arguing that the move is unconstitutional and represents a dangerous overreach of presidential power. The complaint, filed in federal court by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on behalf of the state …

President Donald Trump has ordered hundreds of California National Guard troops into Oregon, defying a federal court order and igniting new legal and political battles with Democratic governors who accuse the White House of abusing military power for political ends. At least 200 federalized California National Guard members arrived in …

The Trump administration announced Saturday it will deploy 300 National Guard troops to Illinois, marking the latest flashpoint in a growing standoff between the White House and Democratic-led states over the president’s use of military forces to quell unrest in major cities. “Amidst ongoing violent riots and lawlessness, that local …

President Donald Trump told a gathering of top military leaders Tuesday that American cities should serve as “training grounds” for federal forces as part of his administration’s escalating crackdown on violent crime, describing the situation as “a war from within.” Speaking to dozens of generals and admirals at Marine Corps …

The State of Oregon and the city of Portland filed a federal lawsuit Sunday night seeking to block President Donald Trump’s order to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, escalating a constitutional clash over the president’s use of military force on U.S. soil. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court …

President Donald Trump Monday directed Tennessee’s National Guard deployed to the Democratic-led city of Memphis, following similar actions in the District of Columbia that Trump has said were needed to tackle crime. “We’re going to make Memphis safe again,” Trump said. It’s the latest test of Trump’s presidential powers in …

President Donald Trump announced Friday he will deploy National Guard troops to Memphis, Tenn., saying the move is part of his broader effort to replicate the results of a heavy federal presence he ordered in Washington, D.C. “We’re going to fix that, just like we did in Washington,” Trump told …

After a string of high-profile wins at the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump’s administration suffered one of its toughest weeks yet in the lower courts, as judges across the country blocked key pillars of his domestic agenda and issued sharp rebukes of his use of executive power. In a span …