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President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles in response to protests is driving a new push in Congress to rein in presidential power.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told POLITICO he is drafting new legislation to sharply limit a president’s ability to deploy troops on American soil — a move he says is urgently needed after the White House sent National Guard soldiers and Marines to the country’s second-largest city after raucous but relatively small demonstrations against immigration arrests…
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Democratic senator seeks guardrails as Trump deploys troops to LA
Thomas Paris
07:22
President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles in response to protests is driving a new push in Congress to rein in presidential power. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told POLITICO he is drafting new legislation to sharply limit a president’s ability to deploy troops on American soil — a move he says is
