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1 Year Later, Why Is the National Guard Still in D.C.?

As the National Guard deployment stretches into its second year, questions remain about why the $55 million-per-month show of force is necessary at all.

Reason

Trump lashes out at everyone from Apple and Bill Gates to Walmart and NBC in Truth Social rant

President Donald Trump fumes at corporate donors who supported Center for American Progress, after Democratic think-tank publishes report saying his federal law enforcement surges have been ineffective

The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's review of military families detained under Trump's immigration crackdown

The immediate family members of U.S. troops have generally not been targets of immigration enforcement

The Independent UK

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New Reporting Details Closed Separation Hearings Where a Medical Diagnosis Decides a Service Member's Career

A New York Times report describes closed military separation boards where a gender dysphoria diagnosis in a medical record drives the outcome.

Medical Daily

Trump’s National Guard deployment in DC to cost $1.4B more

The figure offers a glimpse of how much taxpayer money will be spent on a deployment that has been criticized by local officials

The Independent UK

Parents demand answers after 19 cadets at military-run academy fall ill after eating lunch

‘I started feeling lightheaded and dizzy,’ one cadet told local news

The Independent UK

Montana woman says a U.S. National Guard recruiter messaged her. She told him to ‘go bother a high schooler,’ so he got real petty, really fast

Is it okay to be rude to unsolicited military recruiters?

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Trump Denies £170 Million Blizzard Aid To Four Democratic States While Approving £634 Million For Republican-Led States

President Trump denied blizzard recovery aid to four Democratic-led states while approving funds for Republican states, sparking allegations of partisan bias in disaster relief decisions.

International Business Times UK

Democratic-led states face backlash over National Guard deployments in Washington

The National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., has expanded during the country's 250th anniversary of independence celebrations, with troops from Democratic-led states joining the effort

The Independent UK

The family of a man shot by the Tennessee National Guard demands release of video

The grandfather of a man shot and killed by two members of the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis says he wants answers

The Independent UK

DC National Guard is moving out of its longtime HQ to make room for Commanders’ new NFL stadium

The DC National Guard has been headquartered in the Armory for more than 80 years

The Independent UK

'Divorced in a Year': NFL Fans Brutally Troll Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Ahead of Massive 1,100-Guest Wedding Event

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's rumoured event at Madison Square Garden sparks public outrage over alleged taxpayer money use, despite no confirmed wedding plans.

International Business Times UK

SCOTUS papers over the Second Amendment

The Court's conservative majority turns to “history and traditions” to ignore the obvious — again

Salon

DC protester who played Star Wars music at National Guard settles case against the government

Sam O’Hara reaches $50,000 settlement with local government in First Amendment lawsuit over playing ‘The Imperial March’

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Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages

Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day

Reason

D.C.'s Crime Drop Didn't Require a Military Deployment

A new study finds the National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C., cost taxpayers over $300 million and failed to return even $1 for every dollar spent.

The Independent UK

Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents' dinner

A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders

The Independent UK

Florida veteran killed a day after trying to stop fight on basketball court, family says

Robert Shealey Jr.’s family says the slain veteran dedicated a great deal of his time to helping young people

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1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages and conditions

On a spring morning in 1914, miners in Ludlow, Colorado, were celebrating Greek Easter when the Colorado National Guard and a private security agency opened fire on their camp with a machine-gun-equipped armored car called the Death Special.

The Independent UK

National Guard roams Washington with no end in sight to $1 million-per-day deployment

Even with pivotal elections looming this year, that lingering presence is barely mentioned

The Independent UK

Military suicides fell in 2024 but long-term rate for active duty troops still rising, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says fewer American service members died by suicide in 2024

Latin Times

Trump Suggests He 'May Call Up the National Guard' to Assist ICE at Airports

President Donald Trump said he is considering deploying the National Guard to U.S. airports to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.

The Times of India

'I may call up the national guard': Trump rants amid Iran tensions; blames Democrats for immigration, airport chaos

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Democrats of attempting to “create inner chaos” to distract from what he described as a “great military achievement” in Iran, while also escalating his rhetoric on immigration and signaling he may deploy the National Guard to address issues at airports.

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are rekindling their bromance, and it’s getting messy with the TSA disaster

Trump thinks the National Guard can solve anything.

The Conversation

Why the ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ have echoed with public support – unlike the campus of Kent State in 1970

The president announces an aggressive, controversial policy. Large groups of protesters take to the streets. Government agents open fire and kill protesters.

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