‘Political theater, not for public safety’ | 26 states oppose Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in DC

The Trump administration plans to have a total of 5,000 members of the National Guard in the District as part of a summer surge.

WASHINGTON — A coalition of 26 states is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to deny the Trump administration’s appeal and uphold a lower court’s ruling that blocks the deployment of the National Guard to the nation’s capital. 

The group composed of 23 attorneys general and three governors filed an amicus brief Tuesday arguing that President Donald Trump is overstepping the power of governors who serve as

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