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The District of Columbia’s attorney general sued the Trump administration Thursday over the ongoing presence of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital, arguing the deployment amounts to a military occupation that violates the district’s right to self-rule. President Donald Trump’s deployment of D.C. National Guard troops and units from states …

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is prepared to order federal authorities into Chicago and Baltimore to combat crime, escalating a confrontation with Democratic governors and mayors who insist outside intervention is neither wanted nor legal. Asked in the Oval Office about deploying National Guard troops to Chicago, Trump replied, …

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday aimed at curbing the reach of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops, preemptively challenging President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy them to Illinois. “We must take immediate, drastic action to protect our people from federal overreach,” Johnson, a Democrat, said …

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic expansion of Trump’s use of military personnel for domestic policing. The order calls for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ensure troops …

The Pentagon confirmed Friday that up to 1,700 National Guard troops will be activated across 19 states in the coming weeks to assist the Department of Homeland Security as President Donald Trump pushes forward with his nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration and crime. Documents obtained by FOX News show deployments …

Black civil rights leaders and mayors of several major U.S. cities sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, labeling the move a “federal coup” and an act of “racially divisive politics.” The White House defended the action as a lawful, necessary measure …

President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he is federalizing Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and deploying roughly 800 National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, a move he framed as a decisive step to combat crime but which comes amid federal data showing a sharp drop in violent offenses. …

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is seriously considering taking federal control of Washington, D.C.’s police force and may send in the National Guard to address what he called “ridiculous” levels of crime in the nation’s capital. The president’s comments mark a significant escalation in rhetoric and a potential …

The Trump administration has mobilized 700 U.S. Marines from Twentynine Palms, California, to support National Guard operations in Los Angeles, where mass protests have erupted in response to aggressive immigration enforcement and raids. The move marks a significant escalation in the federal response to civil unrest in California, where tensions …

Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday issued a forceful condemnation of President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to her home city, calling it a “dangerous escalation” and voicing strong support for immigrant rights protesters. “Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos,” Harris …

President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles on Saturday, overruling strong objections from Gov. Gavin Newsom, after a second day of volatile protests and violent clashes between demonstrators and federal immigration officers. The federalized deployment, carried out under Title 10 authority, comes …

U.S. Capitol Police and DC’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency have requested National Guard support ahead of potential trucker protest convoys in and around the nation’s capital. The Department of Defense approved that request late Tuesday night, allotting 700 National Guard troops for service to this matter. Defense Secretary …

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army General Mark Milley says it’s important for service members to understand critical race theory despite Republican claims that the subject is harmful and divisive. At a House Armed Service Committee hearing, General Milley rejected GOP claims about critical race theory and said, “a lot of …

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday thanked the National Guard troops who were deployed at the US Capitol for the past several months as their mission ended at the Capitol grounds on Sunday. “Since the insurrection on January 6, thousands of proud service members, from states …

Nearly five months after being deployed to the U.S. Capitol to secure the U.S. Capitol compound after the Jan. 6 insurrection, National Guard troops were set to leave and turn over security of the area to Capitol Police. Guard troops, their mission ending Sunday, were expected to be leaving on …