Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow his deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area, as the Republican president moves to dispatch military personnel to a growing number of Democratic-led locales and expand the use of the armed forces for domestic purposes.

The Trump administration filed an emergency petition to the Supreme Court on Friday asking it to lift a lower court’s order blocking the deployment of the National Guard to Chicago. Solicitor General D.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term kicked off last week with culture-war topics and presidential authority on the docket.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared inclined to limit the use of the Voting Rights Act to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters.