The Democratic governor has mobilized the troops as her party criticizes Trump’s decision to send the force to Washington

Three more Republican governors authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington on Monday, part of President Donald Trump’s escalating show of force that he says is designed to crack down on crime and boost immigration enforcement in the nation’s capital.

Hundreds of additional National Guard troops are headed to Washington, D.C., from half a dozen Republican-led states, bolstering President Donald Trump’s aggressive move to flood the city with soldiers and federal agents in what he says is an effort to fight violent crime.

A federal appeals court blocked New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period for gun purchases, ruling that it likely infringes on citizens’ Second Amendment rights.

New Mexico’s seven-day “cooling off” period for most gun purchases violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.