Trump’s Threat to Deploy Troops to Chicago Sparks Fear and Defiance in a City on Edge

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago sent ripples through America’s third-largest city as many residents defended their home against Trump’s escalating rhetoric toward its violent crime, including claims it is a “killing field.” The threat of federal troops stirred a mix of fear, frustration and defiance for residents […]

New York Governor to Deploy 250 More National Guard Troops in Subways

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference in Grand Central Station.

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul has increased the number of National Guard troops in the New York City subway system, she announced Wednesday — doubling down on a controversial deployment that she credits with helping drive down subway crime. “It’s clear to me, as I’ve heard from many people, that the presence of the […]

More Republican Governors Deploy National Guard Troops to Texas Border

Texas Army National Guard patrol the banks of the Rio Grande

The Republican governors of Oklahoma, West Virginia and Nebraska this week joined a growing list of those deploying National Guardsmen to the U.S.-Mexico border to bolster the ranks of the Texas National Guard’s scandal-scarred mission. The roster now includes at least 13 Republican governors who collectively made pledges to send roughly 1,300 Guardsmen to the […]

Reservists Set to Deploy for Europe NATO Mission Following New Biden Order

M1 Abrams tanks during Atlantic Resolve in Poland

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday that will allow the Pentagon to tap into reserve forces for deployment to Europe as part of its long-standing NATO mission on the continent. According to a copy of the order released by the White House, it allows the military to use up to 3,000 reserve service […]