Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC

DC Federal Intervention National Guard soldiers patrol at Union Station, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) (Rahmat Gul/AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.

U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb put her order on hold for 21 days to allow for an appeal.

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