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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee confirmed that the state National Guard will be deployed to Memphis as part of a crime crackdown, with President Donald Trump announcing plans to send federal troops to the city. The move comes as Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris express concerns
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The Trump Administration's recent deployments of the National Guard to cities like Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. have sparked widespread criticism from activists, federal officials, and scholars, who argue that the Guard is being used inappropriately against civilian demonstrations. In June, the Trump Administration deployed the National
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A group of 19 Democratic senators, led by Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, are backing California Governor Gavin Newsom in his lawsuit against President Donald Trump, arguing that the president's use of the National Guard to enforce federal laws without state consent violates the separation of powers doctrine
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President Trump's social media post threatening to declare war on Chicago, dubbed the "Department of WAR," has sparked outrage from Democrats, with Governor JB Pritzker labeling Trump a "wannabe dictator." Trump has downplayed the post, saying he only wanted to "clean up"
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The Trump administration's decision to deploy National Guard troops to quell crime in cities such as Chicago and Baltimore has sparked a debate on the role of the military in domestic law enforcement. A federal judge ruled that the National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles in June
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United States Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin and Senator Tammy Duckworth have introduced seven amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2026 to prevent the Trump Administration from deploying military troops to cities across the country, including Chicago. The amendments aim to curb the President's expansive
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Maryland leaders Governor Wes Moore and Mayor Brandon Scott announced plans to increase public safety efforts in Baltimore, pouring more resources into reducing crime in the city. This move comes after President Donald Trump threatened to send National Guard troops to Baltimore, which the city's leaders strongly opposed.
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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing the Trump administration, accusing the president of violating the Constitution and federal law by sending thousands of National Guard troops into the city without consent from local leaders. The lawsuit claims that the troops, mostly from out-of-state GOP-led states, have been deputized by
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A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's plan to deploy the National Guard in California, ruling that the administration had violated the Posse Comitatus Act by placing the California National Guard under federal control. San Francisco district judge Charles Breyer wrote that the government had overstepped its
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Women who accuse convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of abuse shared their stories at a Capitol news conference, expressing support for Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) and Ro Khanna (D-California) in their push for the release of all federal investigation files on Epstein. Meanwhile, a Justice Department official's request
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have asked a court to block the Trump Administration's order to federalize and deploy an additional 300 members of the California National Guard for 90 days, citing a lack of justification and violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. The
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A US judge has ruled that the Trump administration's deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to Los Angeles this summer was unlawful. The deployment, which was part of a federal crackdown on anti-immigration protests, violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the military from enforcing domestic laws.
