There are many reasons — cost, efficient use of personnel and resources, a hallowed democratic tradition of keeping the ...

CHICAGO — Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican ...

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A federal district judge in Oregon seems determined to deny President Trump the power to deploy the National Guard to quash what the commander in chief calls “lawless mayhem” at Portland. Judge Karin ...

President Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops in response to violent protests faces legal challenges from state leaders who call it an overreach. President Trump's decision to deploy ...

The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago sued the Trump administration on Monday over what they called an “unlawful” move to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating tensions between ...

Illinois has followed California and Oregon in filing lawsuits to stop President Donald Trump from sending in hundreds of National Guard troops to Democrat-led big cities.The lawsuit filed Monday by ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson filed a lawsuit Monday to block the Trump administration from deploying hundreds of National Guard troops from Illinois and Texas in Chicago ...