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The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the president to deploy national guard troops in Illinois.

Lower courts block the order after state and local officials objected.

NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has the latest.

Lawyers for the Justice Department argue that troops are needed in the Chicago area to, quote,

prevent ongoing and intolerable risks to the lives and safety of federal agents.

Trump has been saying that Chicago and several other Democratic-led cities are lawless and need

military intervention to quell protests and protect federal immigration facilities.

He federalized the State National Guard against Governor J.B. Pritzker's wishes earlier this

month. In recent months, Trump has deployed National Guard troops to a number of Democratic-led cities,

often at the objection of local leaders. Legal challenges are making their way through several courts.

This appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court now being the highest.

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Washington.

President Trump appears to be walking

back plans to sell long-range tomahawk missiles to Ukraine that would allow it to strike deep

into Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the powerful weapon would force Russia's

Vladimir Putin to discuss ending its invasion. Zelensky said after the meeting, it is time for a ceasefire and negotiations.

I think we have to stop where we are, and he is right. President is right, and we have to stop where we are.

This is important to stop where we are, and then to speak.

Trump says the ceasefire deal in the Middle East gives the Russia-Ukraine talks momentum and gave

the U.S. quote, a lot of credibility. Trump says he will meet with Putin and Hungary in the

coming weeks to discuss ending the war. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with top

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