Americans are concerned about crime, but don’t broadly support President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to U.S. cities, according to a new NPR-IPSOS poll.
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Trump is deploying the National Guard to Memphis. Experts worry it’s becoming normal
The president signed an order earlier this week to send Tennessee state National Guard troops, along with officials from various federal departments and agencies, into Memphis, in an effort to fight crime. It’s one of several U.S. cities Trump has singled out for such a move, testing the limits of presidential power and military force.
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How Chicago, Baltimore and New Orleans are reacting to Trump’s National Guard threats
Even after a federal court ruled his use of the National Guard in LA was illegal, the president has weighed sending troops to Chicago, Baltimore and New Orleans. Here’s where things stand in those cities.
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Trump’s D.C. takeover has led to more arrests. NPR looks at cases of those swept up
NPR combed through court records and other data related to Trump’s takeover of D.C. police to get a better understanding of who has been swept up in the federal surge and what charges they are facing.
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How Trump could try to deploy troops over states’ objections, according to law expert
President Trump may have conceded it is easier to send troops into states where governors have asked for them, but Georgetown law professor Stephen Vladeck argues Trump could try to get around that.
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President Trump floats deploying National Guard troops to New Orleans
President Trump said the White House is considering whether to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago or a place with a governor who would welcome them, like New Orleans.
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A California judge rules that Trump’s deployment of the guard to LA was illegal
President Trump took control of the state’s National Guard in June and deployed it to Los Angeles to face anti-immigration protestors and assist officers making detentions and deportations.
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Trump delivers pizza to National Guard working on his DC crackdown
President Trump thanked National Guard soldiers and police officers involved in his crackdown on what he has described as rampant crime in Washington, D.C.
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The National Guard has been deployed to enforce the law before. What’s different now?
The National Guard has been deployed many times historically. Experts say the president’s decision to deploy the Guard as a blanket response to crime in D.C. is a departure from its intended mission.
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One civilian injured in crash with D.C. National Guard military vehicle
The military vehicle, which is designed to withstand explosive attacks, collided with a “civilian vehicle” just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
