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Republicans eager for Trump to expand use of military on U.S. soil

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

As Trump has stepped up his use of military force, fellow Republicans in Congress have done little but cheer him on.

The District of Columbia sues over Trump’s deployment of the National Guard

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The city's attorney general, Brian Schwalb, said the surge of troops essentially amounts to an “involuntary military occupation.”…

WATCH: Trump says he might send federal forces to New Orleans at Landry’s request

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that New Orleans could be his next target for deploying the National Guard to fight crime, potentially expanding the number of cities around the nation where he may send federal law enforcement.

WATCH: ‘We’re going in.’ Trump vows to send troops to Chicago over objections of local leaders

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to combat crime in Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposition from state and local officials in both cities.

Judge says Trump’s use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal

By Associated Press

The judge in Washington did not require the remaining troops withdrawn, however.

Guard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims

By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

Trump and Pritzker have traded insults for days over a supposed plan that would deploy the National Guard to Chicago and Baltimore, as the administration has done in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Pritzker and city leaders vow to sue,…

Retired major general calls Trump’s National Guard plans ‘unneeded and dangerous’

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

President Trump signed an executive order Monday that said each state’s National Guard units “are resourced, trained, organized and available to assist federal, state and local law enforcement in quelling civil disturbances.” Nick Schifrin discussed the latest with retired Army…

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WATCH: Pritzker says alleged Trump plan to deploy military to Chicago is illegal and un-American

By Joey Cappelletti, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

President Donald Trump’s possible move — targeting states whose governors are among potential White House contenders in 2028 — would be another escalation of presidential power, directly challenging the rights of states and cities to govern themselves.

DC school year starts with parents on edge over Trump’s armed patrols

By Mark Sherman, Ashraf Khalil, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

As schools opened across the capital city, parental social media groups and listservs were buzzing with reports and rumors of checkpoints and arrests.