The Trump administration is fighting with Washington, D.C., over whether it is legally allowed to deploy hundreds of National Guard members in the nation’s capital as part of a monthslong battle, certain to come under heightened scrutiny in the aftermath of Wednesday’s attack on two soldiers. The dispute has risen to the appeals court level, where the Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the court recently to intervene and...

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., remained silent Friday when asked about previous statements she made suggesting that government officials should be prepared to push back on President Donald Trump if he ordered the military to fire on civilians. Slotkin and other Democrats now face a reversal of those worries as the country reels from a shooting Wednesday that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition...