Trump's Use of Troops in D.C. Is an Alarming Preview of Militarized Policing: Experts

Trump's use of troops in D.C. is an alarming preview of militarized policing: experts

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Blue State Governors Warn Trump May Use Military to Disrupt Elections

Blue state governors are sounding the alarm that an increasingly “authoritarian” President Donald Trump has designs to disrupt upcoming elections with military assets. J.B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, is exhorting Americans to treat Trump’s stated goals for deploying the National Guard to blue cities like Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Chicago with deep skepticism: “He has other aims other than fighting crime,” Pritzker told Face th…

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Washington DC Sues Trump Over National Guard Deployment

The District of Columbia on Thursday challenged President Donald Trump's use of the National Guard in Washington, asking a federal court to intervene even as he plans to send troops to other cities in the name of driving down crime.

DC Attorney General sues Trump over National Guard deployment

In the US, the Attorney-General of the federal district of DC has sued President Donald Trump and his administration over the deployment of the National...

DC sues Trump over National Guard as Republicans weigh seizing more control over city

GOP is lining up proposals that include letting the president appoint the capital’s attorney general, a position that is currently locally elected