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World War Two memorial in Washington vandalised with bubbles and graffiti

The World War Two memorial in Washington was vandalised with soap and graffiti. Police and National Guard troops responded to the desecrated sacred place of remembrance. Investigators are working to identify the individuals responsible for this unacceptable act. The Interior Department stated the vandalism will not be tolerated by authorities.…

The Economic Times

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

DC residents say they are fed up with Trump’s ‘police state’

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DC residents call Trump’s National Guard extension ‘demoralizing’ as they endure a ‘police state’

Extending the deployment into 2029 will cost about $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate

The Independent UK

How Much Is ICE Costing the U.S. Economy? LA Put a Dollar Figure on Immigration Enforcement Raids

LA County spent months quantifying ICE enforcement's economic toll. Houston and Chicago haven't — but the scattered data tells its own story.

Latin Times

Serve Your Country, Lose Your Family: Military Households Caught in ICE's Net

AP finds ICE has detained over 50 spouses and parents of active-duty troops since 2025, despite a benefit meant to shield military families.

Latin Times

Army veteran sues National Guard for $3M after being detained outside home

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Purple Heart vet sues after National Guard troops detained her as she sat quietly in the front yard of her DC home

National Guard troops seized Anna King, slamming her to the ground and leaving her with injuries that required surgery, according to a federal tort claim

The Independent UK

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

Pentagon: National Guard in DC to cost another $1.43 billion

The Trump administration’s planned deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., through the end of his presidential term will cost $1.43 billion, or $51 million a month, in addition to the amount spent so far, according to a new Pentagon estimate. The new estimate of the costs going forward,…

Roll Call

David Cole's Qualified Defense of the Supreme Court

The prominent liberal legal scholar and former ACLU leader outlines how the Court has often checked Trump, but also critiques it for going against precedent.

Reason

Mexican Authorities Arrest Criminal Cell Allegedly Tied to Los Mexicles, Accused in 24 Homicides in Juárez

The arrests came just days after members of Mexico's Attorney General's Office, with support from the Mexican Army and National Guard, arrested Gerardo León Hill, also known as "El Tokio," the alleged the leader of Los Mexicles.

Latin Times

National Guard officer forged records and stole public money to facilitate secret second marriage

A National Guard officer has pleaded guilty to leading a double life, marrying a woman he met in Mongolia while still married in the U.S. Prosecutors allege Maj. Collin Welch used a government travel card and forged documents to facilitate his actions

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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The Independent UK

Angry Cyprus minister orders probe after detonation of discarded ammunition sparks brushfire

Cyprus' defense minister has ordered a probe into why National Guard engineers ignored regulations and blew up discarded ammunition in the middle of the summer fire season

The Times of India

Quote of the day by John F. Kennedy: 'The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened' and the quiet cost of standing by while your neighbor loses theirs

On June 11, 1963, Alabama Governor George Wallace stood directly in the doorway of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. His goal was to block two Black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from enrolling. Federalized National Guard troops eventually forced Wallace to step aside.

The Times of India

West Virginia flash floods: 2 missing, 500 National Guard troops deployed as torrential rain batters state

Torrential rain triggered widespread flash flooding across West Virginia, leaving at least two people missing, inundating homes and businesses, and prompting a statewide emergency declaration as rescue teams raced to reach stranded residents.

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State of emergency issued in West Virginia after torrential rains pound the state

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Torrential rain in West Virginia prompts National Guard deployment in statewide emergency

Up to seven inches of rain fell, though no fatalities were immediately reported

The Independent UK

Memphis restaurant owner defends not serving National Guard members: ‘I love this country’

The Memphis Safe Task Force has faced scrutiny after fatally shooting at least four people in separate incidents over the last three months

The Independent UK

National Guard deployment to DC will last through Trump's term

President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital is being extended by more than two years and will last until the end of his term

The Conversation

When disaster recovery becomes a way of life: Community disaster fatigue is on the rise with more frequent floods

Flash flooding has been tearing up communities across the U.S., with heavy downpours sending creeks and rivers rushing over their banks from Texas to Kentucky, across the Midwest and into the Mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast. In Missouri, floodwater swept away a home, and National Guard helicopters had to rescue…

The Economic Times

Flash flooding traps hundreds of people in rural US' Missouri

Torrential downpours caused flash flooding in Missouri's Ozark Mountains on Friday. Hundreds were trapped by high waters along the rain-swollen Black River. National Guard helicopters rescued about 200 people from Camp Taum Sauk. Rescue teams also saved over ninety individuals from inundated homes and vehicles. No fatalities were reported as…

The Independent UK

Apache pilots suspended over July 4 beach flyover are reinstated after Hegseth vowed ‘we’ll fix this’

The pilots were suspended after a beach flyover during the annual ‘Salute from the Shore’ event

The Independent UK

Man charged with killing National Guard member is hospitalized after refusing food, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors say a man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, has been taken to a hospital for treatment of a potentially life-threatening medical condition after he refused to eat food in jail

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