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SCOTUS rules Trump can't send National Guard to Chicago without governor's permission

By Steve Inskeep,

Kat Lonsdorf

Published December 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM CST

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The Supreme Court ruled against President Trump on Tuesday, refusing to reinstate, for now, President Trump's ability to send National Guard troops into Illinois over the objections of its governor.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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