Policy

Judge rules against Trump's Guard deployments, warns of 'national police force'

The ruling from a senior U.S. District Court judge is an obstacle to sending more National Guard troops into U.S. cities.

  • Jacob Fischler, Stateline
Threats

The D Brief: SecDef’s guidance; Israel kills Yemeni PM; Venezuela’s defiance; China’s exoskeletons; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Anything I want to do’; 2,234 Guardsmen in DC; USAF’s boom woes; War Department?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s domestic QRF; New CNO’s priorities; Acquisition shakeups; DIU chief quits; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Trump orders up 'quick reaction force' of Guard troops for law enforcement

Executive order tasks Hegseth with standing up a novel formation for nationwide deployment.

  • Jacob Fischler
Threats

The D Brief: Expect more Guard deployments in US; More leaders fired; Rifles vs. drones; Can AI help fix Humvees?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Pushback in DC; Russia’s new bombardment; Marines’ drone wizards; Key AI platform, DOGEd; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

What National Guardsmen in the nation’s capital need to hear

You have every right to expect a clear mission, an unambiguous chain of command, and appropriate training.

  • Paula Thornhill
Threats

The D Brief: European leaders visit Trump; Summit reax; Armed troops to patrol DC; DOD’s battery plans; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Guard’s DC tasking; China’s reusable rockets; Golden Dome deets; Yemen seizes arms; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Troops in DC to help with ‘monument security,’ ‘area beautification’

Pentagon officials had few details to offer Wednesday about the National Guard’s role in the unprecedented deployment.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: The ‘feel-out’ summit; Vulcan, operational; Costly IT do-overs; Military vs. cartels; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Trump’s DC takeover; Russia’s dramatic advance; China’s AI-propaganda push; Seoul’s shrinking military; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: Troops into DC; Trump to host Putin; Europe wants Ukraine at Ukraine talks; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Automation everywhere’; Ukraine-aid support grows; Guard request, rebuffed; Missing-sailor mystery; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: IG probes Signalgate; USAF’s F-35 plans; DHS hit by China hack; Migrant jail at Bliss; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Masked show-of-force in LA; US restarts aid to Ukraine; Israel’s plans for Gazans; DHS intel chief testifies; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: DOD reviewing weapons to allies; Militarized border grows; Wicker and Rogers on reconciliation bill; NG chief commentary; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Lauren C. Williams
Ideas

How the National Guard’s domestic missions build deterrence

The Guard’s citizen-soldiers and -airmen boost American resiliency, complicating any adversary’s calculations.

  • Gen. Steve Nordhaus and Col. John McRae
Threats

The D Brief: WH, DOD upset by Iran assessment; Comity at NATO summit; Military mission expands in US; AI’s latest natsec problem; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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