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Deployment of West Virginia National Guard members in nation's capital can continue, judge rules

By John Raby, Associated Press

A judge on Monday allowed the continued deployment of more than 300 West Virginia National Guard members to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s push to send the military into Democratic-run cities.

Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in D.C. found not guilty of assault

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A viral video of the sandwich tossing made Sean Charles Dunn a symbol of resistance to Trump’s deployment of federal agents to combat crime in the nation’s capital.

Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in D.C. says it was a protest. Prosecutors say it's felony assault

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A man charged with assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent calls it an act of protest. Prosecutors are trying to prove that it was a federal crime.

Courts to hear arguments against National Guard deployments in Memphis and D.C.

By John Raby, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

In Tennessee, a hearing will focus on National Guard deployment to Memphis. Gun-carrying Guard members have been patrolling neighborhoods and commercial areas of Memphis since early October.

Where the latest court battles over Trump's National Guard deployments stand now

By Gene Johnson, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

No National Guard troops are expected to be deployed in Portland, Oregon, for at least several days, after a temporary federal appeals court decision Friday. Meanwhile, a judge in Washington, D.C., is weighing whether to pull more than 2,000 troops…

While wary of Trump's motives, some D.C. residents uneasily back parts of the National Guard deployment

By Gary Fields, Associated Press

The hundreds of National Guard troops still deployed to Washington, D.C., have unnerved some residents. But aspects of the Washington deployment have elicited a measure of approval among some in the city.

Man detained for protesting National Guard in D.C. with Darth Vader theme song, lawsuit says

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A man suing the District of Columbia claims police officers violated his free speech rights when they detained him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone.

WATCH: 'No Kings' rally in DC on nationwide day of protests against Trump administration

By Mike Pesoli, Gary Fields, Associated Press

Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. for “ No Kings ” demonstrations — what the president's Republican Party is calling “Hate America” rallies.

WATCH: Community organizers speak at protest against Trump's DC takeover

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Trump took control of the Metropolitan Police Department in August in addition to deploying hundreds of National Guard troops, saying he was going to “take our capital back” from criminals.

WATCH: 'Take it down,' Trump says about White House Peace Vigil that has stood since 1981

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump ordered on Friday the removal of the blue tent that has stood for decades as a peace vigil across from the White House in Lafayette Park.