DC sues to block the Trump administration's National Guard deployment to the capital

Washington, D.C., sued the Trump administration on Thursday, asking a federal court to block the president's deployment of National Guard troops to the capital and calling the mobilization an unlawful "involuntary military occupation." The complaint, filed by District Attorney General Brian Schwalb, comes as a federal judge in California ruled this week that the administration's June deployment of federalized troops and Marines to Los Angeles violated a long‑standing law barring most uses of the military for domestic law enforcement.

Schwalb's 52‑page lawsuit contends that President Donald Trump's unilateral ordering of out‑of‑state Guard forces to patrol, conduct searches and make arrests in Washington violates the Posse Comitatus Act and the Home Rule Act, which protects the District's limited self‑governance. "No American city should have the US military, particularly out‑of‑state military who are not accountable to the residents and untrained in local law enforcement, policing its streets," Schwalb said in a statement accompanying the filing.

The White House defended the deployment. A spokeswoman said the president acted within his authority to protect federal assets and...