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fromAxios
14 hours ago

House GOP staves off rebuke to Trump over Venezuela military action

Just two GOP lawmakers - Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Don Bacon (Neb.) - ultimately voted in favor of the resolution, led by Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern (Mass.). The vote was 215-215, failing on a tie. It comes just a week after the White House successfully thwarted a similar resolution in the Senate, peeling off enough GOP support to block its advancement.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Fox News Guest Argues Supreme Court Is Inviting' Trump to Deploy the Marines to Chicago

Supreme Court ruling requires using regular Armed Forces before National Guard, potentially forcing deployment of Marines or 82nd Airborne to protect federal agents in Chicago.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

'Make or break moment': Supreme Court is set to rule on Trump using troops in U.S. cities

The Supreme Court is set to rule for the first time on whether the president has the power to deploy troops in American cities over the objections of local and state officials. A decision could come at any time. And even one-line order siding with Trump would send the message that the president is free to use the military to carry out his orders - and in particular, in Democratic-controlled cities and states.
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