DC Ramps Up Fight With Trump Over City Control: The Brief

WASHINGTON OFFICIALS sued President Donald Trump today in federal court over his deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, escalating the fight over the president’s efforts to seize more control over the city’s affairs, Zoe Tillman reports.

• The city contends that the mobilization of more than 2,200 troops since mid-August violates US laws meant to bar the US military from carrying out domestic law enforcement activities — a dynamic that DC officials described as an involuntary occupation. The lawsuit also alleges Trump illegally called in National Guard units from other states.
• “The deployment of National Guard ...