President Trump has declared that he wants to send the National Guard into Chicago, a move that would set himself up for a bigger legal challenge and riskier political move compared to his crackdown in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s decision to send the National Guard into the nation’s capital, which the White House has touted as a major success, is protected under the Home Rule Act that gives the president the authority to take control of the District’s police department for up to 30 days.

But the president doesn’t have that authority in sovereign states. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) has warned the president against deploying the National Guard to Chicago, demonstrating a power struggle that’s sure to spotlight how Democrats will handle Trump on the matter.

Trump in early August announced h

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