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Appeals court judges press government on limits to DC Guard deployment

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A federal appeals court panel held a hearing Wednesday on President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., which has continued for more than a year. Judges questioned government lawyers about whether there are any limits on a president's authority to call up the Guard in the capital. The District of Columbia is challenging the deployment.

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