Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from the National Guard

Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages

Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day

The Independent UK

D.C.'s Crime Drop Didn't Require a Military Deployment

A new study finds the National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C., cost taxpayers over $300 million and failed to return even $1 for every dollar spent.

Reason

Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents' dinner

A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Florida veteran killed a day after trying to stop fight on basketball court, family says

Robert Shealey Jr.’s family says the slain veteran dedicated a great deal of his time to helping young people

The Independent UK

1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages and conditions

On a spring morning in 1914, miners in Ludlow, Colorado, were celebrating Greek Easter when the Colorado National Guard and a private security agency opened fire on their camp with a machine-gun-equipped armored car called the Death Special.

The Conversation

National Guard roams Washington with no end in sight to $1 million-per-day deployment

Even with pivotal elections looming this year, that lingering presence is barely mentioned

The Independent UK

Military suicides fell in 2024 but long-term rate for active duty troops still rising, Pentagon says

The Pentagon says fewer American service members died by suicide in 2024

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Trump Suggests He 'May Call Up the National Guard' to Assist ICE at Airports

President Donald Trump said he is considering deploying the National Guard to U.S. airports to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.

Latin Times

'I may call up the national guard': Trump rants amid Iran tensions; blames Democrats for immigration, airport chaos

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Democrats of attempting to “create inner chaos” to distract from what he described as a “great military achievement” in Iran, while also escalating his rhetoric on immigration and signaling he may deploy the National Guard to address issues at airports.

The Times of India

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are rekindling their bromance, and it’s getting messy with the TSA disaster

Trump thinks the National Guard can solve anything.

We Got This Covered

Why the ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ have echoed with public support – unlike the campus of Kent State in 1970

The president announces an aggressive, controversial policy. Large groups of protesters take to the streets. Government agents open fire and kill protesters.

The Conversation

Furious Democrats float national guard, government shutdown over latest Minneapolis shooting

"I am doing my best to respond to this without a string of expletives," said one House Democrat.

Axios

‘Sprint toward autocracy’: Trump’s first year in office has been a norm-busting, boundary-pushing power play

From gutting federal agencies to funding freezes for Democratic cities and states to sending the National Guard and ICE agents around the nation, Trump has shown himself to be the strongman many didn’t know they were electing president.

The Independent UK

The Insurrection Act is one of at least 26 legal loopholes in the law banning the use of the US military domestically

As protesters and federal law enforcement clashed in Minneapolis in the wake of a second shooting of a civilian on Jan. 14, 2026 by federal agents, President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops to Minnesota in response to protests.

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

US immigration agents shoot two people – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Independent UK

Memphis restaurant owner goes viral after refusing to serve National Guard

A sign posted at the shop says law enforcement agents, including ICE, are not allowed without a warrant

Reason

Photos: What Is the National Guard Doing in D.C.?

Uniformed and armed men and women can be seen all over the city wielding leaf blowers, hoses, and brooms as they do municipal chores.

Fortune

Trump backs down on sending National Guard into Chicago, LA and Portland

“We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!" he said on social media.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times UK

Trump Claims National Guard Intervention Reduced Crimes in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles

US President Donald Trump announced that they are pulling out the National Guard from Chicago, Portland, and Los Angeles. But, he took credit for the decreasing crimes, claiming that the federal government intervention made it possible.

The Independent UK

Trump says he’s dropping his push for the National Guard to patrol Chicago, LA and Portland

The administration has been hit with multiple legal challenges over the presence of the guardsmen

Reason

Is the President Subject to the Posse Comitatus Act?

An issue left unresolved in Trump v. Illinois.

Axios

Winter storm disrupts U.S. holiday travel: Midwest, Northeast face snow, wind threats

Minnesota's governor authorized the National Guard to respond to the storm, as parts of the state face life-threatening conditions.

The Independent UK

Trump’s inner circle is filled with architects of Project 2025. Here are the policies they have implemented so far

About half of the policies in the ultra-conservative manifesto have been implemented by the Trump administration, writes Ariana Baio

Reason

Thoughts on the Supreme Court Ruling Against Trump in the Illinois National Guard Case

The decision is a preliminary "shadow docket" ruling. But it strongly suggests the majority believes Trump's use of the Guard is illegal.

Reason

Refusing To Let Trump Deploy the National Guard in Chicago, SCOTUS Adds a New Wrinkle To the Debate

The justices suggested the president is misinterpreting "the regular forces," a key phrase in the statute on which he is relying.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.