Kat Lonsdorf

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President Trump had argued the need to federalize the National Guard against Illinois Governor J.B.

Pritzker's wishes in order to stop what the administration said was unremitting violence against federal immigration agents in the city.

But two lower courts ruled against such claims, and the administration issued an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court back in October.

In an unsigned opinion, the high court ruled six to three against Trump, saying that, quote, the government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws of Illinois.

The decision, which does not set precedent, is one of only a handful of times the conservative court has ruled against the president in the emergency docket in this term.

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Washington.

A three-judge panel voted unanimously for Guard troops to remain in Washington while they examined the larger legality of the deployment.

In a 30-page opinion, the judges write that Washington's unique federal status allows President Trump to largely control the deployment of troops in the city.

They also say the Trump administration is likely to win the overall case.

There have been more than 2,000 troops in Washington since August, both from the district and several Republican-led states.

Hundreds more were added after a targeted attack on National Guard troops killed one and wounded another last month.

But the judges also raised serious doubts about the lawfulness of deployments in other cities, many of which have been stopped after orders by federal judges.

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Washington.

Since the fragile ceasefire took hold early last month, the reported death toll by the Gaza health ministry has continued to climb.

More than 350 of those deaths have been from Israeli strikes during the ceasefire.

Hundreds more have been recently added to the toll as bodies, some buried in the rubble for many months, have been retrieved during the relative calm.

Throughout the war, Israel has repeatedly denied targeting civilians and the accuracy of the figures from Gaza.

The United Nations often cites the Gaza health ministry numbers and says they're credible.

Several international studies have estimated the total death toll is likely much higher.