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DC lawsuit challenges Trump's National Guard deployment as a forced 'military occupation'

The District of Columbia has sued to stop President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard during his law enforcement intervention in Washington

The Independent UK

DC National Guard troops have orders extended through December, official says

District of Columbia National Guard troops who are deployed as part of President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement intervention in the nation’s capital have had their orders extended through December

The Independent UK

Posse Comitatus Act: What It Means and Why Judge Breyer Struck Down Trump's National Guard Deployment

Judge Charles Breyer struck down Donald Trump's National Guard deployment in Los Angeles under the Posse Comitatus Act. Here's what the 150-year-old law says, why it matters today, and how it limits presidential power over military use.

International Business Times UK

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Federal judge rules Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard illegal, and the reasons are terrifying

You shouldn't use the military against citizens.

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‘I have to give him that’: Stephen King warns Trump might be using death rumors as a smokescreen for more power grabs

King knows a tall tale when he hears one.

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Trump's Tariffs 'Shredded' Decades Of West's Efforts To Wean India Away From Moscow, Says John Bolton

Former national security adviser John Bolton sharply criticized President Donald Trump's tariff strategy on Monday, arguing it has undermined decades of Western efforts to draw India closer and counter China's rise.

Benzinga

Bondi Fires DOJ Employee Over Alleged Gesture Toward Guard Troops

Attorney General Pam Bondi dismissed a Justice Department paralegal on Friday after allegations that the employee made an obscene gesture toward National Guard personnel stationed in the nation's capital.

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Trump’s approval rating plummets to record second term low, new poll says

Gaza, Jeffrey Epstein and National Guard occupation of Washington D.C. all fuel drop in Trump’s support with Republicans

The Independent UK

As Trump threatens more Guard troops in US cities, here's what the law allows

Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, President Donald Trump has openly mused about sending troops to some of the nation’s most Democratic cities — including Chicago and Baltimore — where he claims they are needed to crack down on crime

The Independent UK

Trump suggests more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story

President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago and other big cities as a way to fight crime

The Independent UK

When It Comes to Fighting Crime With the National Guard, Trump Says, He Can Do 'Anything I Want To Do'

The president's plan to promote public safety by deploying troops in cities across the country is hard to reconcile with constitutional constraints on federal authority.

Reason

National guard troops deployed in DC rake leaves and clear homeless camps

Trump turns national guard troops deployed in DC into jacks of all trades

The Guardian - US

Forget MAGA, Trump Is Making America Canada

Turning the National Guard into a nationwide police force betrays the Founders’ vision and erodes the freedoms that make the U.S. exceptional.

Reason

What to know about Iran's Revolutionary Guard

Iran's Revolutionary Guard is a powerful force that answers only to the country's supreme leader

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Hillary Clinton Says Her 2024 Warning Of Troops Patrolling Streets Has Come True In Trump 2.0: 'I Wish I'd Been Wrong'

Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is warning that her prediction of a militarized America under President Donald Trump's second term has come true as National Guard troops patrol U.S. cities under the president's new "law and order" push.

Al Jazeera

When and why has the National Guard been deployed in the US before?

The US reserve military force is activated for federal missions and state emergencies, from disasters to civil unrest.

The Independent UK

National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms

The move follow’s Donald Trump’s orders

The Independent UK

Trump threatens to cut off Key bridge repair money after Maryland governor tells him to keep National Guard out of Baltimore

Trump escalates attacks on nation’s only Black governor as African-American leaders continue to be his favorite targets

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Black influencer says she’s behind Trump’s claim that ‘beautiful African-American ladies’ are begging for troops in Chicago

‘They are wearing red hats, just like this one. But they are wearing red hats. African American ladies, beautiful ladies are saying, Please, President Trump, come to Chicago, please,’ he claimed Friday in the Oval Office.

The Independent UK

Trump mobilizing up to 1,700 National Guard troops in 19 states to widen crime and immigration crackdown

Deployments reportedly set to take place largely in Republican-controlled states

The Independent UK

National Guard may run out of money because of Trump’s repeated deployments

The National Guard is preparing for its fall training programs, but President Donald Trump’s deployments are eating into its operational budget

The Independent UK

Trump battles sinking public image over DC takeover while National Guard pose with tourists

NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump has utterly failed to win over D.C. residents, who aren’t convinced his takeover is anything but a series of photo ops, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

JD Vance booed in DC as he awkwardly greets National Guard at Union Station Shake Shack

Veep was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller, who promised additional resources to DC crime crackdown while calling protesters ‘stupid white hippies’

The Guardian - US

Texas house passes Republican-drawn gerrymandered congressional map after weeks of protest – as it happened

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Six Republican states send 1,100 troops to US capital amid crackdown

Federal agents and National Guard troops flood Washington after Trump calls for aggressive crime-fighting measures.

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