Trump’s DC Troop Deployment Allowed for Now by Appeals Court (1)

December 17, 2025, 7:44 PM UTC

A federal appeals court will allow President Donald Trump to keep National Guard troops in Washington in the coming months, finding the administration had shown that it has a strong chance of winning a legal fight over the deployment.

The 3-0 order on Wednesday from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit pauses a federal judge’s rulingthat Trump had unlawfully sent more than 2,000 troops into the nation’s capital. It’s a boost to the president’s effort to mobilize the military in cities led by Democrats while the US Supreme Court considers a separate dispute over his use ...

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