Nov 26 Watch 2:44 National Guard members wounded in 'targeted' attack in Washington, D.C. By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz, Zeba Warsi, Courtney Norris Two National Guard members were wounded in a shooting near the White House on Wednesday. Investigators say the lone suspect is in police custody. The Guard’s presence in the nation’s capital has sparked political debate and lawsuits over how the… Continue watching
Nov 26 Two National Guard members shot just blocks from the White House By Alanna Durkin Richer, Gary Fields, Associated Press FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said the Guard members were hospitalized in critical condition. Bowser said they were victims of a ”targeted shooting.”… Continue reading
Nov 20 Federal judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in DC By Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital. Continue reading
Nov 17 Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Portland and Chicago being sent home By Julie Watson, Associated Press Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will not be on the streets. Continue reading
Nov 10 Deployment of West Virginia National Guard members in nation's capital can continue, judge rules By John Raby, Associated Press A judge on Monday allowed the continued deployment of more than 300 West Virginia National Guard members to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s push to send the military into Democratic-run cities. Continue reading
Nov 03 Courts to hear arguments against National Guard deployments in Memphis and D.C. By John Raby, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press In Tennessee, a hearing will focus on National Guard deployment to Memphis. Gun-carrying Guard members have been patrolling neighborhoods and commercial areas of Memphis since early October. Continue reading
Oct 29 Federal trial over whether Trump can deploy National Guard to Portland begins By Claire Rush, Gene Johnson, Associated Press A federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, is getting underway. Continue reading
Oct 25 Where the latest court battles over Trump's National Guard deployments stand now By Gene Johnson, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press No National Guard troops are expected to be deployed in Portland, Oregon, for at least several days, after a temporary federal appeals court decision Friday. Meanwhile, a judge in Washington, D.C., is weighing whether to pull more than 2,000 troops… Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: Noem warns National Guard could be deployed after truck-ramming incident in San Francisco By Associated Press Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Friday that her department won’t tolerate violence like the truck that rammed into a Coast Guard station in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday night. Continue reading
Oct 23 Judge blocks National Guard from Chicago indefinitely while awaiting Supreme Court decision By Christine Fernando, Gene Johnson, Associated Press National Guard troops won't be deploying in the Chicago area anytime soon unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes because a judge on Wednesday extended her temporary restraining order indefinitely. Continue reading