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Some National Guard troops in Washington set to carry firearms

The National Guard presence in D.C. is set to increase in the coming days after the governors of some Republican states ...

What the National Guard and federal law enforcement can and can't do in D.C.

President Trump is calling up the D.C. National Guard and federal law enforcement to address crime in the capital.
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National Guard takes new role aiding immigration operations in GOP states

The Trump administration is expanding National Guard support at immigration detention sites. Florida activated troops on ...

Ex-Capitol police chief slams Pelosi, says she rejected National Guard help Jan. 6

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund accused Nancy Pelosi of repeatedly denying his requests for National Guard assistance ...
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What is the US National Guard?

Donald Trump has ordered the mobilization of hundreds of National Guard troops for deployment in Washington, DC as part of ...

Judge weighs whether Trump violated federal law by deploying National Guard to Los Angeles

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending ...
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National Guard helps with massive Afghanistan evacuation

Five Air Guard squadrons are providing lifesaving aeromedical evacuation. Also, 26 Air National Guard C-130 aircraft and 30 crews are providing transport to evacuees within the United States ...

The legal battle over Trump’s use of the National Guard moves to a California courtroom

Lawyers for President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom are set to face off Monday to determine whether the president violated a 147-year-old law when he deployed the National Guard to ...

Sen. Van Hollen says an armed National Guard in DC would be ‘troubling’

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. Chris Van Hollen on “This Week" over President Trump deploying the National Guard to ...