What Does the National Guard Do? Why Are Its Troops in U.S. Cities?

The Guard has been federally mobilized around the country at least 10 times since World War II, with presidents using it to ...

Trump’s use of the National Guard sets up a legal clash testing presidential power

President Donald Trump's plan to deploy the military on U.S. soil is sparking conflict with blue state governors that is ...

Trump wants to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago and Portland. Can he do that?

President Donald Trump’s efforts to send National Guard troops into U.S. cities — including Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon; ...

Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois, as Gov. Pritzker calls for end of Trump administration's 'authoritarian march'

Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois, as Gov. Pritzker calls for end of Trump administration's 'authoritarian march' ...

Almost 6 in 10 say armed troops should only be sent to face external threats: Poll

Nearly 60 percent of Americans say the U.S. government should only deploy the military when faced with external threats, according to a new survey. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Wednesday, ...

Lawsuit against Trump’s Washington National Guard deployment exposes country’s deep partisan divide

The case highlights deep divisions over Trump's use of military forces in cities. States that could face their own ...

Legal battle lines drawn over Trump’s National Guard fight

President Trump’s aggressive use of the National Guard in American cities is opening new legal battlegrounds over his push to ...

Texas National Guard fought in two world wars, Iraq and Afghanistan. What's it doing in Chicago?

Guardsmen are citizen-soldiers with jobs and families. President Donald Trump is sending them into blue cities. Here's a ...