CHICAGO – The Trump administration has agreed to extend a federal judge’s temporary block on deploying National Guard troops to Chicago while the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to stay the judge’s order.

In a filing Tuesday – two days before U.S. District Judge April Perry’s 14-day temporary restraining order is set to expire – Department of Justice attorneys said they’d consented to a 30-day extension of the order. The Trump administration appealed the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court late last week, and it’s unclear when the high court may rule.

In its filing to the Supreme Court, U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer argued the judicial branch has no right to “second guess” a president’s judgment on national security matters or resulting military actions. The administration maintains

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