The president has mobilized state-based military forces to U.S. cities over the objections of state and local officials.

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Montana is defending the actions of law enforcement officers who did not have a warrant when they responded to a possibly suicidal Army veteran.

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Mr. Jones was ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to families who lost children in the 2012 shooting in Newtown, Conn.

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