How Trump’s Use of Troops at Home Tests His Powers: QuickTake

President Donald Trump continues to expand troop deployments to US cities, escalating a campaign to assert military power at home with little precedent in US history.

In the first year of his second term, Trump has deployed National Guard troops and other military personnel to Los Angeles,Washington, DC, Chicago and Portland, Oregon, and announced a deployment to Memphis authorized by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, a Republican. The president has suggested he will extend the campaign to other cities, including St. Louis, New Orleans, San Francisco, and New York City. The White House has said the deployments ...