Trump lawyers say the president can deploy troops to Washington without the approval of city leaders Photo: AP PHOTO

A federal judge has moved to halt President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, a temporary legal setback to Trump's efforts to send the military to US cities over objections of local leaders.

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US District Judge Jia Cobb, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to enforce the law in the nation's capital without approval from its mayor.

However, she pause

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