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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 ...

New Mexico’s governor called in the state’s National Guard to address crime issues. Here’s how they’re being used

In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic ...

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 ...

Local group plans protest of Gov. DeWine helping Donald Trump with National Guard troops

A group is planning a protest Aug. 17 against Mike DeWine sending 150 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.

Despite Trump’s tough tone now, things were much worse in Washington when the National Guard was rolled out in 1968

It’s a noticeably different situation than the chaotic one that prompted the biggest military callup in Washington since the ...

Trial over California National Guard deployment concludes as judge questions limits of president's authority

The trial over President Trump's deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to Los Angeles earlier this summer reached ...

400 National Guard members descend upon DC; expanded crime crackdown expected Wednesday night

A National Guard deployment reacheed 400 members in Washington as a federal operation began targeting crime and homelessness ...

National Guard Detained Man Who Assaulted a Park Police Officer, Authorities Say

It was the first such action by the Guard since its deployment in Washington.