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Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands

As the Trump administration carries out what many observers say are illegal military strikes against vessels in the Caribbean allegedly smuggling drugs, six Democratic members of Congress issued a video on Nov. 18, 2025, telling the military “You can refuse illegal orders” and “You must refuse illegal orders.”

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Judge orders Trump to end ‘illegal’ National Guard deployment in DC but troops aren’t going home yet

The White House immediately hit back, saying Trump is well within his lawful authority

The Independent UK

Tennessee governor to keep National Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office says the National Guard will continue supporting a crime-fighting task force ordered by President Donald Trump in Memphis while state lawyers appeal a judge's order that blocked the troops from operating in the city

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Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Portland and Chicago are being sent home

Hundreds of National Guard troops sent to Portland and Chicago are being sent home and those who will remain will not be on the streets

The Independent UK

Clashes erupt between Druze and Syrian government forces in Suwayda

Violent clashes erupted in Suwayda between the Druze National Guard and Syrian government forces, involving heavy weapons and drones, in the latest major escalation of fighting between the two sides.

Euronews

Newsom ruthlessly trolls Kristi Noem with ‘dog obedience school’ meme

X users criticized the cartoon, writing ‘mocking animal cruelty isn’t funny’

The Independent UK

Trump’s military takeover of US cities has already cost taxpayers nearly $500M

President’s decision to bolster urban law enforcement with federal forces in cities like Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago proving hugely costly, according to a report

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Trump administration permanently blocked from sending National Guard to Portland over ICE protests

A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration failed to meet the legal requirements for deploying the National Guard to Portland

The Independent UK

National Guard will remain in Washington DC at least until February after new orders

D.C. Guard deployment will remain, but could be cut in half if red states quietly back away from Trump’s crime suppression campaign

The Independent UK

National Guard, federal funds and immigration raids: How NYC residents could face Trump’s wrath over Mamdani’s win

Democratic mayor-elect has anticipated Trump’s ‘inevitable’ backlash to his victory

The Independent UK

Homicides keep plunging in Trump's "hellhole" cities

New data show killings dropping dramatically in D.C., Memphis, Chicago and Portland, Ore., where Trump has focused his National Guard plan.

Axios

Hearings to focus on National Guard deployments in the nation's capital and Memphis, Tennessee

Hearings are set in two states over the deployment of the National Guard as part of President Donald Trump's crime-fighting efforts

The Independent UK

Judge again bars Trump administration from deploying troops to Portland

A federal judge in Oregon has once again barred President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon until at least Friday

The Independent UK

National Guard in each state is ordered to create 'quick reaction forces' trained in civil unrest

Military leaders have ordered the National Guard in every state to develop a “quick reaction force” of troops trained to deal with civil disturbances and riots that can be ready to deploy with just hours’ notice

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Pete Hegseth to set up National Guard ‘quick reaction forces’ to quell unrest across all 50 states

Rapid-response units to be trained up in use of batons and body shields to quell civil disturbances in U.S. cities, according to interal memo

The Independent UK

Federal trial to start over Trump's efforts to deploy the National Guard in Portland, Oregon

A federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, is set to begin Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

Forget diplomatic niceties: it’s beyond time Europe denounced Trump’s trashing of democracy in the US

The convention to stay out of allies’ internal affairs does not apply. What happens in America does not stay in America, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

Fortune

When the media missed the message: Benioff clarifies meaning on multiple levels

Every word is weaponized in this day and age. Just look at Marc Benioff, Dreamforce, the National Guard, and San Francisco.

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‘We need this kind of push back’: People show support for Chicago mayor as he speaks against the use of ‘illegal alien’ term

Chicago has been one of those cities that has been in constant conflict with Donald Trump since he began his second term this year. For the last few months, the city’s leaders, including Mayor Brandon Johnson, have stood firm against Trump’s repeated attempts to send in the National Guard to…

Reason

Merkley's Marathon Address Decried Trump's 'Authoritarian Grip'—But Executive Overreach Didn't Start With Him

Trump’s presidency may have amplified executive power, but unless lawmakers roll back those powers—and the bloated government behind them—the next administration will do the same.

The Conversation

Why US activists are wearing inflatable frog costumes at protests against Trump

Three frogs, a shark, a unicorn and a Tyrannosaurus rex dance in front of a line of heavily armoured police in riot gear.

Reason

A Monstrous Misunderstanding of Martin v. Mott: Why the Supreme Court Should Stay Its Hand Rather Than Judge Perry's Temporary Restraining Order

A guest post by Prof. John Dehn.

The Independent UK

Some DC residents, wary of Trump's motives, uneasily back parts of the National Guard deployment

The hundreds of National Guard troops still deployed to Washington, D.C., have unnerved some residents

The Independent UK

Trump flooding San Francisco with border agents in ‘immigration surge operation’: report

More than 100 federal agents, including those from US Customs and Border Protection, are expected to mass outside the city in the next 24 hours

The Independent UK

California National Guard to support food banks due to expected food assistance delays

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will deploy the National Guard to support food banks because of expected delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown

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