Reflecting Pool chaos: National Guard patrols iconic site after renovation problems National Guard members and U.S. Park Police are patrolling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool The Independent UK · Jun 22
Suspect in deadly shooting of National Guard troops pleads not guilty to new charges A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, has pleaded not guilty to charges in a new indictment The Independent UK · Jun 16
JD Vance pushed Trump to invoke Insurrection Act to crush Minneapolis protests, book claims VP reportedly urged the president to consider sending in US troops as White House officials feared widespread blowback The Independent UK · Jun 15
Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day The Independent UK · Jun 12
Guadalajara ramps up security and promises safe World Cup after cartel violence scare With the World Cup about to begin, heavily armed police and National Guard officers are patrolling the streets of Guadalajara The Independent UK · Jun 10
A federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the country The Independent UK · Jun 5
D.C.'s Crime Drop Didn't Require a Military Deployment A new study finds the National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C., cost taxpayers over $300 million and failed to return even $1 for every dollar spent. Reason · Jun 4
National Guard deployment has had ‘no measurable effect on violent crime’ in DC - despite Trump’s claims President Trump has frequently credited the National Guard operation with ‘solving’ crime in Washington, even though the evidence is far more nuanced The Independent UK · Jun 4
Temporary Visas No Longer Guarantee Easy Path to Green Cards? Trump's Post-Shooting Review Produces Major Policy Shift' USCIS moves to end temporary visas as an easy path to Green Cards, as a Trump‑era review after a DC shooting reshapes 2026 US immigration rules for Indian and other workers. International Business Times UK · May 22
Trump refuses to rule out troops or ICE at polling stations: ‘I’d do anything necessary’ Trump continues to falsely claim his 2020 election loss was the result of ‘fraud’ and often suggests that the only way his party can lose is through Democratic misconduct The Independent UK · May 12
Pete Hegseth 'Lied' Twice Under Oath About Joe Biden But Might Not Face Any Consequences: Report Pete Hegseth is criticized for false statements about Biden deploying troops and firing military leaders. His actions and claims have been debunked and criticized by insiders and on social media. International Business Times UK · May 4
Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents' dinner A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders The Independent UK · Apr 26
Trump could send 1,100 Afghans who helped in the War on Terror to African nation: report State Department accused of using the Congo as a ‘cover’ to avoid resettling allies and sending them back to the Taliban The Independent UK · Apr 22
Florida veteran killed a day after trying to stop fight on basketball court, family says Robert Shealey Jr.’s family says the slain veteran dedicated a great deal of his time to helping young people The Independent UK · Apr 20
The Conversation · Apr 20 1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages and conditions On a spring morning in 1914, miners in Ludlow, Colorado, were celebrating Greek Easter when the Colorado National Guard and a private security agency opened fire on their camp with a machine-gun-equipped armored car called the Death Special.
The Independent UK · Apr 20 National Guard roams Washington with no end in sight to $1 million-per-day deployment Even with pivotal elections looming this year, that lingering presence is barely mentioned
The Independent UK · Apr 10 ICE released an Afghan interpreter after three months in detention. Now officers have arrested his teenage son After the Trump administration tried to deport his father to ‘near certain death’ in his home country, ICE is coming for his son, senator says
The Independent UK · Apr 1 A former New York prison guard is found guilty of manslaughter in an inmate’s fatal beating A former corrections officer has been found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal beating of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in upstate New York
The Independent UK · Mar 31 Military suicides fell in 2024 but long-term rate for active duty troops still rising, Pentagon says The Pentagon says fewer American service members died by suicide in 2024
The Times of India · Mar 30 US to lift asylum claim pause for countries that are not on travel ban list Following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC, in November 2025, the Donald Trump administration announced a blanket ban on asylum cases as the DC shooter was an Afghan man who had been granted asylum in 2025. The administration enacted a pause on asylum cases overseen by…
The Independent UK · Mar 28 How ICE turned into Trump’s personal police NEWS ANALYSIS: The president cynically leverages fear of ICE violence to pressure his critics to fall in line, Alex Woodward writes
Latin Times · Mar 25 Trump Suggests He 'May Call Up the National Guard' to Assist ICE at Airports President Donald Trump said he is considering deploying the National Guard to U.S. airports to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.
The Independent UK · Mar 25 TSA agents are donating blood and sleeping in their cars as DHS shutdown drags on Some TSA officers have called out of work because they cannot afford to top-up the gas in their car to get to the airport
The Times of India · Mar 25 'I may call up the national guard': Trump rants amid Iran tensions; blames Democrats for immigration, airport chaos US President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Democrats of attempting to “create inner chaos” to distract from what he described as a “great military achievement” in Iran, while also escalating his rhetoric on immigration and signaling he may deploy the National Guard to address issues at airports.
The Independent UK · Mar 24 Ex-prison guard on trial for murder after inmate suffered 69 blows in fatal jail beating Jonah Levi was the first guard to go on trial after 10 were indicted last April