Summary
A federal appeals court allowed President Donald Trump to keep National Guard troops stationed in Washington, D.C., for now. This decision temporarily stops a lower court's order that would have required the troops to leave by December 11.
Key Facts
- President Trump wants to keep National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.
- A lower court had ordered the troops to leave by December 11.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit lifted this order.
- The deployment began in the summer and expanded after an incident on November 26.
- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit arguing the president exceeded his authority.
