On December 23rd the Supreme Court performed the Christmas equivalent, dealing President Donald Trump a rare and consequential defeat at a time when Americans had other things on their minds. In Trump v Illinois,

President Trump invoked a law called Title 10 to bring members of the Illinois National Guard under federal service over the objections of state and local leaders.

A new move by the Department of Justice signals the end of the battle between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Trump administration over the control of the California National Guard.

President Trump ordered state-based troops to Portland, Ore.; Los Angeles; Washington; and Chicago over the objections of state and local officials.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against President Trump on Tuesday, refusing to reinstate, for now, Trump's ability to send National Guard troops into the state of Illinois over the objections of the governor.

Trump's federalization of the National Guard has sparked a fierce debate across party lines, as Democrats denounce the push as unlawful and beyond the scope of his authority.

Initially federalized in October for 60 days, the 300 Illinois National Guard troops will continue to be deployed through mid-April.

We look at the use of the National Guard by President Trump — as well as the Democratic governor of New Mexico — in cities with higher-than-average crime. How effective can we say the Guard have been?

Members of Congress clashed Thursday over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, with Republicans saying the deployments were needed to fight lawlessness while Democrats called them an extraordinary abuse of military power that violated states’ rights.