Public safetyFinding
A president should be able to send the National Guard into a state over its governor's objection.
Governors normally command their state's National Guard, but federal law lets a president take control of it in some situations. Since 2025, the use of that power to send troops into cities has been challenged in court.
Tom Cotton
The law is entirely clear. The National Guard, traditionally operating under governors' authorities, can be federalized and can be used by the president to restore basic order and to enforce federal law.
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