California Argues in Court Against Trump's National Guard Deployment
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s challenge of the Trump administration’s military deployment on the streets of Los Angeles returned to a federal courtroom in San Francisco on Friday after an appeals court handed President Donald Trump a key procedural win in the case. The hearing comes a day after the 9th Circuit appellate panel allowed the […]
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing
Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be “problematic,” the top U.S. general in Europe told senators Thursday. At an annual hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. Christopher Cavoli was asked about reports that the Trump administration is considering relinquishing the U.S. role as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, or […]
'At What Cost': Guard Chief Argues Border Mission Is Getting in the Way of Warfighting
The outgoing chief of the National Guard is doubling down on his recent criticisms of the service component’s long-troubled security mission on the U.S.-Mexico border, saying it’s a detriment to the Guard’s ability to wage war. “The reason the Guard exists is to fight and win our nation’s wars, period,” Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the National […]