Trump pulls federalized troops from Democratic cities after string of legal defeats

The Trump administration has withdrawn all federalized National Guard troops from three Democratic-led cities after a string of legal defeats.

The withdrawal was finalized late last month but was not publicly acknowledged by the White House or the Pentagon despite President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth staking much political capital on the deployments, including more than 5,000 troops to Los Angeles, about 500 in Chicago and 200 in Portland, Oregon, reported the Washington Post.