Federal Appeals Court Allows National Guard to Stay in DC

A federal appeals court lifted a block on President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington on Thursday.
Three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted the Trump administration’s request to halt a previous judge’s order blocking the deployment.
Thursday’s decision will allow the appeals court to decide whether an extended pause is warranted as it considers the administration’s appeal of the lower court’s decision.
On Nov. 20, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb ruled the National Guard deployment disrupted the capital’s ability to self-govern…. 

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