California Governor Asks Court to Block Trump Administration from Using Troops in Immigration Raids
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked a federal court Tuesday to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles, saying the practice would only heighten tensions. Newsom filed the emergency request after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment to LA of roughly […]
Army Birthday Celebration Falls in Shadow of LA Military Deployment, Immigration Policy Protests
This week marks a jarring collision of the military and civilian relationship, one that has traditionally remained carefully apolitical. It’s a week bookended by two high-profile events, both steeped in Trump-era symbolism. Since Sunday, President Donald Trump has mobilized 4,000 California National Guard troops to deploy into Los Angeles amid widespread protests against his sweeping […]
Trump Says All Army Bases Stripped of Confederate Namesakes Will Have Names Restored
All Army installations that were renamed in recent years to sever ties with the Confederacy will have their original names restored, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. “We won a lot of battles out of those forts. It’s no time to change, and I’m superstitious — we want to keep it going,” Trump told a crowd […]
Male Blood Found Where 3 Sisters Were Killed as Search for Army Vet Father Continues
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — Blood discovered at a campsite where three young Washington state sisters were found dead last week belonged to a male, authorities said Monday as the search continued for their father, a former soldier with extensive survival skills. Investigators have been looking for Travis Caleb Decker, 32, since the night of May 30, […]
California Governor Plans to File Lawsuit Against Trump over National Guard Deployment to Protests
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump in response to the administration’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters who took to the streets in Los Angeles. “Commandeering a state’s National Guard without consulting the governor of that state is […]
Supreme Court to Hear Case of Soldier Injured by Contractor's Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up the case of an Army soldier who sued a defense contractor for negligence in a bombing that killed five during a Veterans Day 5K at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in 2016. Former Army Spc. Winston Hencely, who was severely injured in the attack, filed a lawsuit in 2019 […]
Search Expands for Former Army Soldier Accused of Killing His 3 Young Daughters in Washington State
SEATTLE — Authorities have closed a wide swath of popular campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington as they search for a former Army soldier wanted in the deaths of his three young daughters. Dozens of additional law enforcement officers from an array of agencies joined the investigation and search Friday […]
National Guard Troops Arrive in Los Angeles on Trump's Orders to Quell Immigration Protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — National Guard troops have begun arriving in Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump to stamp out protests that have broken out in recent days against federal immigration authorities seeking to carry out deportations in the region. The members of California’s National Guard were seen staging early Sunday at the […]
As World Pride Flows Straight into the Military Parade, DC Officials Say They're Ready for Anything
WASHINGTON — Officials in the nation’s capital generally express full confidence in their ability to handle large, complicated events and huge crowds. As Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith recently put it, “We are really the experts in this space when it comes to crowd management.” That expertise will be publicly put to the test […]
Army Ends Most Barracks Maintenance at Fort Cavazos Amid Federal Cuts
One of the Army’s largest installations has disbanded its teams responsible for routine and preventative maintenance of soldier housing, according to a service spokesperson, a move that comes amid a federal hiring freeze and deep cuts to the government workforce. Fort Cavazos, Texas, home to the 1st Cavalry Division and 3rd Cavalry Regiment, phased out […]