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One civilian injured in crash with D.C. National Guard military vehicle
Luke Garrett A National Guard military vehicle crashed into a car in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, injuring the driver. The incident comes after President Trump ordered hundreds of Guard troops to the District as a part of his D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force. The Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle (MATV) — a military…
National Guard says members patrolling D.C. ‘may be armed’
By Joe Hernandez , Luke Garrett , Brian Mann D.C. National Guard members patrolling Washington as part of the Trump administration’s plan to ramp up policing may soon be carrying weapons, a Guard spokesperson said Sunday. The Army had said last week that Guard members would not be carrying weapons and would not be making…
Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Three Republican-led states said Saturday that they were deploying hundreds of National Guard members to the nation’s capital to bolster the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness. West Virginia said it was deploying 300 to 400 Guard troops, while…
An appeals court backs Trump’s control of the California National Guard for now
By Laura Fitzgerald , Larry Kaplow A California appeals court has ruled that President Trump can maintain control over California National Guard troops in Los Angeles — rejecting at least temporarily Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attempt to take back control of the Guard. It was the latest in a series of court rulings since last week…
Troops arrive in LA as Trump sends National Guard to curb immigration raid protests
By Joe Hernandez , Steve Futterman Members of the California National Guard arrived in the Los Angeles area Sunday morning, after President Trump activated the troops to curb protests against federal immigration raids that occured in and around the city in recent days. Some of the demonstrations, which came in response to a spate of…
Trump orders National Guard into LA after immigration raid protests
US President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen in Los Angeles to deal with unrest over raids on undocumented migrants. His border czar, Tom Homan, told Fox News on Saturday: “We are making Los Angeles safer.” The Californian city saw a second day of unrest on Saturday as residents of a predominantly Latino district…