Tag: national guard
Trump signs executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday tasking his secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with establishing “specialized…
Trump signs executive orders to end cashless bail in D.C. and ban flag burning
Washington — President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to push Washington, D.C., and other localities to…
Trump’s ambition to take crime crackdown national will stoke tensions and legal showdowns
America’s next big showdown is brewing over Donald Trump’s zeal to impose unusual presidential power as he eyes…
Mayor blasts Trump’s threat to deploy National Guard to Chicago
CHICAGO — Chicago's mayor is defying President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the National Guard to the Windy…
Some National Guard units in Washington now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment
WASHINGTON — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have…
Some National Guard units in Washington start carrying firearms as Trump threatens additional cities with deployments
Some National Guard units in Washington start carrying firearms as Trump threatens additional cities with deployments
National Guard now carrying pistols in Washington as troops enter third week deployed to capital
National Guard members are now carrying firearms in Washington, D.C., raising concerns from civil rights groups and residents…
Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says
Donald Trump has “manufactured a crisis” to justify the notion of sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago…
Officials have been planning for weeks to send National Guard to Chicago as Trump seeks to expand crime crackdown
The Trump administration has been planning for weeks to send the National Guard to Chicago, two officials told…
Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago, Washington Post reports
The planning, in the works for weeks, involves several options, including mobilizing at least a few thousand members…
As Trump administration unleashes federal show of force in DC, other US cities on president’s radar push back
As the Trump administration escalates its deployment of troops in the nation’s capital and vows similar moves elsewhere,…
Trump’s DC takeover produces moderate drop in crime — and huge spike in immigration arrests
In the first week after the White House effectively seized control of Washington, DC’s police force and deployed…