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 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 06 Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in D.C. found not guilty of assault By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A viral video of the sandwich tossing made Sean Charles Dunn a symbol of resistance to Trump’s deployment of federal agents to combat crime in the nation’s capital. Continue reading
Nov 04 Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in D.C. says it was a protest. Prosecutors say it's felony assault By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A man charged with assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent calls it an act of protest. Prosecutors are trying to prove that it was a federal crime. 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 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 23 While wary of Trump's motives, some D.C. residents uneasily back parts of the National Guard deployment By Gary Fields, Associated Press The hundreds of National Guard troops still deployed to Washington, D.C., have unnerved some residents. But aspects of the Washington deployment have elicited a measure of approval among some in the city. Continue reading
Oct 23 Man detained for protesting National Guard in D.C. with Darth Vader theme song, lawsuit says By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A man suing the District of Columbia claims police officers violated his free speech rights when they detained him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone. Continue reading