Gov. Kathy Hochul has made it clear that she wouldn't take too kindly to President Donald Trump taking over the New York National Guard like he did in California. But as it stands, Hochul has no legal pathway to prevent such a move and only limited options to dissuade the president from exercising that authority.

Normally, a state’s governor serves as the commander-in-chief of their National Guard force. They can activate members for purposes like responding to natural disasters, assisting with pandemic response and, in the case of New York, providing additional security on public transit. But National Guard troops don't only belong to the state-level military body. Every member is at the same time part of the U.S. National Guard, which is under the control of the president. When a presid

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