President Trump has deployed or threatened to deploy the National Guard to U.S. cities. Learn the history and legal authorities of these troops.

Most Guard members serve one weekend monthly while balancing civilian careers now disrupted by contested federal deployments.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., through February, a ...

At President Trump’s direction, Gov. Greg Abbott authorized the deployment of hundreds of troops to Illinois to “safeguard” U ...

No National Guard troops are expected to be deployed in Portland, Oregon, for at least several days, after a temporary ...

A top U.S. military official has ordered the Guards of all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories to form ...

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is taking aim at federal officials over what he calls an “unlawful and indefinite” ...

We should always question why the government mobilizes troops, whether it be to Vietnam, to Iraq, or to the streets of Portland. All U.S. soldiers have the right to communicate with and question ...

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan will retire from her post as adjutant general of Colorado on Saturday with a ceremony that ...

There are many reasons — cost, efficient use of personnel and resources, a hallowed democratic tradition of keeping the military out of domestic politics — why the National Guard and U.S. Army have ...