US President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago, Illinois, citing out-of-control crime, a move that has drawn strong criticism from state and local leaders who call it an abuse of power.

• The deployment follows a confrontation where an "armed woman" was shot after allegedly ramming a car into law enforcement vehicles in Chicago.
• Illinois Governor JB Pritzker criticized Trump's actions, calling it an attempt to "manufacture a crisis" and create a "warzone."
• A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, temporarily blocked a similar deployment of 200 troops, ruling it violated the Constitution and risked blurring the lines between civil and military federal power.
• Trump has also reportedly ordered an additional 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations.