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The immediate authority to deploy the District of Columbia National Guard rests with federal actors in this episode: President Trump issued the initial August 11 presidential memorandum and the Defens...
The president and the federal executive branch have been the explicit driver of the 2025 National Guard deployments in Washington, D.C.: authorities say President Trump issued the August 2025 mobiliza...
Federal authorities and the White House have asserted that the president — as commander-in-chief and the designated commander for the District of Columbia — can deploy and order National Guard troops ...
Available reporting shows multiple legal challenges and court orders over the Trump administration’s National Guard deployments to cities (including Washington, D.C., Chicago and Portland), but the pr...